A new era of transportation is fast approaching.  The evidence: almost every major car manufacturer has plans to develop hybrid and electric vehicles. Honda (NYSE:HMC) is the latest to reveal its intention to introduce both a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and also electric vehicle into the U.S. market by 2012. 

A new study of drivers of electric cars finds that "range anxiety" is less prominent than many feared. These drivers prefer to charge their car at home rather than at public charging stations.

Toyota seem to continue to strive to become a leader in technological innovation in the field of environmentally friendly cars. And cute car Toyota Future Electric Vehicle, or abbreviated as FT-EV, an example, which you can physically see in Indonesia International Motor Show.

According to a recent report by Nissan, most consumers signed up to buy the 2011 Nissan Leaf are already electric vehicle owners or hybrid drivers. In short, early adopters are mainly enthusiasts who already know the ins and outs of driving electric. But what about the general public?

Congress is considering the Electric Vehicle Deployment Act (who thinks of these names anyhow?). It proposes to spend about $12 billion over the next decade for research, subsidies and incentives, all to foster the creation and purchase of ec's...

Initial results from a long-term study of electric vehicle use has revealed that drivers use the cars in a similar way to their petrol equivalents and have shown little evidence of falling victim to much-feared "range anxiety."

How long should you expect a plug-in car battery -- the most expensive part of the vehicle -- to last before dwindling storage capacity or other problems leave you longing for a replacement?

Honda has acknowledged that while it feels the fuel-cell electric vehicle is the holy grail of future car technology plug in electric cars are important in the now. Details are sparse at the moment, but Honda's commitment to electric vehicles includes the development of an electric car which it aims to bring to market in Japan and the U.S. by 2012.

Honda Motor is working on a hybrid car that can be recharged at home and an all-electric vehicle, both for release in about three years, the Nikkei business daily reported. Honda is also considering building hybrids in the United States, the paper said. Conventional hybrids are cars that can charge

Electric car called Jonelis is based on Ford Connect model. Ford�¢ï¿½ï¿½s body was changed, most of original parts was either changed either strongly modified.���  Instead of standard engine electromobile is equipped with an electric, three-phase motor.