Over in sunny LA, Tesla has taken the covers off of its third car model - the Tesla Model X.

Following the original electric vehicle from the Silicon Valley startup - the Tesla Roadster - and the Model S, the Model X is an SUV that is designed...

The 2011 Frankfurt motor show's theme was clear to see: urban mobility. And while Audi and Opel brought very cool and interesting sub-car concepts, the one that deserves your greatest attention is the VW Nils.

Why? Because this isn't concept...

Pocket-lint is no stranger to electric vehicles. We got hands-on with the Nissan Leaf ahead of its UK launch last year, and also took the £1.6 million Citroën Survolt up Goodwood Hill as part of the Festival of Speed this summer.

But we've...

6am Saturday. Not a time I’m familiar with. Yet here I am, speeding towards Goodwood, as I’ve a date with a rather special car. 

Three hours later, and it’s clear the car hasn’t read the script. I’m in the passenger...

Pocket-lint visited the Goodwood Festival of Speed motor show in Chichester, West Sussex, UK, yesterday and was treated to the first public showing of the Chevrolet Mi-Ray mid-electric hybrid concept sports car outside of Asia.

In addition,...

London mayor Boris Johnson has unveiled plans for electric car owners to charge their vehicles across the capital by subscribing to a city-wide scheme. The drivers will be able to pay a one-off £100 annual fee in order to use any of the charging points.

However,...

Okay, so it’s a concept, but by wow is it a sexy one. You’re looking at the Smart ForSpeED (yeah, we know) concept car by Smart to show just what an electric vehicle could look like in the future.

Pretty looks aside, the car can...

After years of talking, BMW has launched a new "i" sub-brand in Munich on Monday, specifically aimed at people living in cities. The German firm has settled on the simple letter "I" for a new range of clean, high-tech vehicles and mobility services.

In...

An electric Rickshaw is due to hit the streets of Japan, which looks to move with the times whilst retaining a variety of traditional elements.

The eco-friendly, electric-powered rickshaw has been manufactured by the Yodogawa group in Japan...

If you thought that wireless charging was just a small scale operation, and only suitable for pocket-sized devices like your smartphone, then think again because over in Vegas at CES 2011 Pocket-lint witnessed a demo of a car being charged without...

Govecs Scooters are all set to tread the tarmac of the UK's roads as the official launch details have now been revealed.

Coming in two varieties, the Go S1.2 and the Go C1.4, both of these electric scooters "offer high-end, robust design and...

Nissan is looking to take the EV into the mainstream with the Nissan Leaf, which Pocket-lint took for a spin recently over in Lisbon.

But the Leaf isn't the sole focus of the Japanese car giant's EV aims, as it has also released details of...

Ultra Motors has announced the launch of the new A2B electric bike range, describing it as a "top-choice alternative to cars and public transport".

Aimed at those fed up with the daily grind of commuting, there are two models - the A2B...

Segway, maker of the much mocked "Personal Transporter" is to join forces with American car manufacturer General Motors on a new electric vehicle.

The funny-looking effort is dubbed the "Puma", that apparently stands for "personal urban...

Boris Johnson has signalled his intent to put more electric vehicles on London's roads. At the first meeting of the London Electric Vehicle Partnership, Boris, car-makers and London boroughs signed up to a plan to develop infrastructure and incentives...