PLUGSHARE APP ALLOW USERS TO FIND PLUG-INS FOR THEIR VEHICLE

One of the big concerns around all electric vehicles is what happens if I run out of juice away from home? They can't run the the local store and buy a few dozen packs of batteries and throw them into the vehicle.

A new iOS app will help take the worry out of where to plug in. Plugshare allows users to find plugs that people are sharing with others. Also, if you have a plug to share, it will broadcast your location to others in need. Of course there are some privacy settings if you are so inclined to use them. The company behind Plugshare promises an Android version is "coming soon".

VOLVO TO UNVEIL DIESEL ELECTRIC HYBRID IN GENEVA

Current gasoline-powered hybrids can barely manage to keep ahead of small diesels in the mpg wars that will shape our future transportation structure, but in theory a diesel hybrid would rule the roost -- for the moment, at least. That's what Volvo will be showing off in Geneva shortly, promising a whopping 124MPG from the V60 plug-in diesel hybrid it announced a few weeks back. The car uses an internal combustion engine driving the front wheels and an electric one to spin the rears, meaning 2WD efficiency but AWD grip -- and a combined 285hp to handily blow the doors off any Prius that dares step up at a streetlight. Volvo is saying the car will take about five hours to charge on a standard household outlet and that you'll be able to monitor that status from your iPhone. Check it out in the video below.