It is November 10th, generally an uneventful time in weather and world history, but some of you will remember it is the day that the Edmund Fitzgerald ore freighter sank in Lake Superior. It was the largest ship to ever sink on the …
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It seems that nowadays everyone is talking about green power and there are so many different facts being thrown about in terms of electric-powered cars. If you are thinking about having your own electric car you first of all need to know that there are different types to choose from but the main thing they [...]ShareThis
The car you see above is the new plug-in electric car jointly developed by design house Pininfarina and battery company Bolloré. The first production versions of the car will roll off the production line in 2009, built by the Pininfarina-Bolloré joint venture in Turin. While we’ve seen Pininfarina badges on many cars such as the Hyundai Matrix, this is the first time we’re actually going
The NICE Car Company is working with Italian company Tazzari to sell a new electric car called the Tazzari ZERO in the British market. The car is said to have been designed and developed in Italy and is constantly referred to as “all-Italian” in the press material - Tazzari is obviously hoping to inject some excitement into what is actually something small, easy to maneuver, clean and effic
Once again, Japanese automakers claim title of "best future technology." This time with Nissan Nuvu. Very little is known about concept yet, the Japanese have not even submitted an image. The company said only that it will be a compact urban electric for up to three passengers. Car comes with several solar panels that charge batteries during the drive. Auto landing has a 2+1 formula. The model
Mike Borbely likes his Canadian-made Zenn electric car so much he’s planning to install solar panels on his garage roof so he can charge it for free. “The Zenn really takes care of the lion’s share of my commuting needs,” said Borbely, a 45-year-old home designer from San Jose, California. He drives the boxy two-seater, which has a top speed of 25 miles (40 kilometers) an h
A electric car project developing by Kyoto University Venture Business Laboratory. Their aims, according to their website, is to"studying development of new and sophisticated devices using nano-technology, under the theme of “the approach at the atomic or molecular level to develop advanced electronic materials”. Today, environmental and energy fields are expected for much more improvement in
If you thought green tech was the next dot com, then this investment seems to confirm it. Aptera Motors, the California based electric car start-up, secured funding from Google.org on Tuesday and sealed a $24 million in a series C round by Thursday.
Aptera, which plans to use the capital for its manufacturing plant, has set the end of this year for the release of its all-electric Typ-1, a two-sea
The best way to beat the rising costs of conventional fuel is to replace your petrol/diesel car with an electric car.Reading the headlines about the soaring fuel prices, Chetan kumar Maini must have given a self-satisfied smile. Chetan kumar Maini is the one who introduced the first plug-in electric car, Reva Maini, to India.The tremendous increase in prices has established a superior place for Re
...an interesting note in the article from Greenwich Time is the length of time required to charge up the Roadster's battery. They note that charging the battery from a normal household outlet could take up to 30 hours. The Roadster's battery has a capacity of 53kWh. Tesla quotes a charge time of 3-3.5, but that is based on charging from a 220V 80A circuit. If, on the other hand, you plug the
Ways to deal with the large amounts of greenhouse gases produced by those cars in inner city areas has been a major concern for environmental lobbyists for some time. The car hire industry has been one of the major points of discussion, as has the way in which we use our cars. In Europe especially [...]
Electric carThe General Motors EV1 had a range of 160 mi (260 km) with NiMH batteries in 1999.The Toyota RAV4 EV was powered by twenty-four 12 volt batteries, with an operational cost equivalent of over 165 miles per gallon at 2005 US gasoline prices.Ultra-light design by IWKREVA is the most highly selling electric car in the world.[1]An electric car is a type of car that utilizes electric motors
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Okay, the science nerds in the audience didn’t exactly let us know that we’ve entered the age of commercial superconductors, but apparently Sumitomo Electric has built a Toyota Crown Comfort that’s powered by a superconducting engine. Cooled by liquid nitrogen to -200° C, apparently all this madness nets you an extra 10% gain [...]
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Okay, the science nerds in the audience didn’t exactly let us know that we’ve entered the age of commercial superconductors, but apparently Sumitomo Electric has built a Toyota Crown Comfort that’s powered by a superconducting engine. Cooled by liquid nitrogen to -200° C, apparently all this madness nets you an extra 10% gain [...]
Ford (F) wants the Feds to help it build and market an electric car. The vehicle manufacturer argues that if Congress does not give incentives to citizens who...
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Toyota’s planned petrol-electric hybrid Camry won’t be the only low-emission car on the market when it hits the streets in 2010, and it may not even be the lowest emitter.
But the introduction of electric power into local manufacturing is seen by experts as laying the groundwork towards finally developing an all-electric car in the next 20-30 years.
While, for now, clean-burning diesel
In an interview Monday, Mr. Ghosn said Nissan decided to accelerate development of battery-powered vehicles because of high gasoline prices and environmental concerns, not just because of the need to meet stricter fuel-economy standards.“What we are seeing is that the shifts coming from the markets are more powerful than what regulators are doing,” he said.Mr. Ghosn said Nissan envisioned a br
Ian Hobday, who has a background in international sales and marketing that spans careers with BASF and Arch Chemicals, where he was managing director of the global coatings business, has joined newly created Liberty Electric Cars.One of his earliest tasks will be to oversee the launch of the world’s first zero emission Range Rover. Liberty Electric Cars Ltd is developing an unique electrical
With the cost of gas going up and no signs of stopping everyone is looking for a way to pay less for gas. Enter the Chevy Volt Electric Car. Chevy has been working on their electric car they have properly named Volt. What makes this car unique from hybrid electric cars is that it only [...]
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Neil Young, the rocker who provided some of the soundtrack to Vietnam-era protests, is trying to change the world again - with his car.
Young has teamed up with Johnathan Goodwin, a Wichita mechanic who has developed a national reputation for re-engineering the power units of big cars to get more horsepower [...]
Politicians on both sides of the aisle make claims for the need of a U.S. energy policy. Yet, all they have given us is a slightly raised fuel economy standard for automobiles and a nebulous list of items, some ridiculous and others unattainable. They include subsidies for ethanol, coal, landfills and nuclear industries. All of which have dire negative aspects and are couched around our supposed &
The process of building an electric car is—as one Silicon Valley venture capitalist put it—not a matter of “bolting an electric motor to a chassis.” That’s even truer for a hybrid that plugs in for a jolt of extra power. It takes lots of money, talented people and the right materials. Even with all the ingredients, it is not always a smooth road. Take the latest news rocking the relative
When new and established car companies are hesitant to come up with eco-cars, a new Indian venture is planning to showcase an electric hybrid car at the Paris Motors Show scheduled to be held in October.Argentum Motors, India’s largest automobile contract manufacturer has asked a French automotive design company to develop an electric car. The French company Heuliez is a leading design company b
Eden Project Green Car Show: Newly formed Liberty Electric Cars Ltd is investing 30 million GBP in the re engineering of large luxury cars and 4 x 4s into emission-free, high performance electric vehicles. The company will design and manufacture a unique electric drive-train platform to power a wide range of large vehicles, which will [...]
The Nissan Denki Cube may provide the platform for Nissan's production electric car.(Credit: CNET Networks) For all of the buzz surrounding General Motors' Chevy Volt, it now looks like Nissan may well be the first major automaker to market with an electric car in the United States. ...
A Parker businessman is hoping growing concerns over rising gas prices and global temperatures will lead consumers to his front door.
S.T. Tripathi, owner of Colorado Auto Connection, 10510 S. Progress Way, #100, in Parker, recently became one of only two distributors in the country to offer a fully electric plug-in car approved for the highway.
“I’m looking forward to this,” Tripathi said. “I want to put this town on the map of the world.”
The car, which is called the Current, may sound like a dream for motorists. It requires no gasoline, no oil changes, no tune-ups, produces zero greenhouse gas emissions and costs approximately two cents per mile to drive.
Read more about the Current by clicking here.
Tripathi has been working feverishly on getting the car i
BMW is poised to give the go-ahead to a tiny Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) that will help to revolutionise city-centre driving. The rear-engined city car could be called Isetta and will first arrive in American showrooms in 2012. The project was created because of new Californian regulations (soon to be copied by 12 other US states) which require big car makers to sell between a few hundred and a few thousand ZEVs every year from 2012. However, global sales of the new model are also likely, because BMW has decided that the concept will be ideal for sale in cities all around the world. Indeed, many European cities have already established low-emissions zones. BMW chief Norbert Reithofer recently said the company “would be obliged to sell a Zero Emissions Vehicle under the US regula
Almost exactly one year ago we posted on the little G-wiz electric car, we'd found on London's streets. Now we've discovered that the Norwegian electric car project, Th!nk, is about to enter into production of its City model. The company hopes to produce 1,200 cars in its Aurskog, Norway, plant this year. Meanwhile Th!nk apparently has secured financial backing from US partners and are planning to set up a plant in California, too. It has been a bumpy road for Th!nk since the first prototype was introduced in 1991. The TH!NK City model (in its fifth incarnation above) first entered production in 1999, when the Ford Motor Company was a major shareholder and sunk some USD 150 million into the operation. Ford pulled out after four years, and the company was more or less put to pasture. Norweg
Hello Folks !!!Big car manufacturers each more get involved to build Zero Emissions Vehicles. That was happened at BMW manufacturer! This constructer will build a small electric car called Isetta, it’s a city car. This car will be created because of some regulations of some US states. We have been seeing some of big car manufacturers have in their first plan to build these kind of vehicles, countries each more are obligating car manufacturers to build a few hundred number of ZEV cars each year.Source & Image: autocar
Norwegian automaker Think Global said Monday it planned to sell low-priced electric cars to the masses and will introduce its first models in the U.S. by the end of next year.
The battery-powered Think City will be able to travel up to 110 miles on a single charge, with a top speed of about 65 mph, the company said. It will be priced below $25,000.
Oslo-based Think said venture capital firms RockPort Capital Partners and Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers had made investments to fund its entry into the U.S. under the auspices of Think North America.
“This is not a toy,” said Wilber James, RockPort managing partner. “This is a serious car that we expect to sell.”
Think North America is likely to be based in Southern California, the investors said, and the cars it
Miles Electric Vehicles donates all-electric, low-speed ZX40S advanced design car to Ball State University at its ‘Earth Day on the Green’ celebration at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 22.
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WARREN, Michigan (AP) — The lithium-ion batteries to be used in General Motors’ Chevrolet Volt electric car will soon be installed and tested in specially-equipped versions of the Chevrolet Malibu, the company said.
This will allow the automaker to test the batteries in actual driving situations, the company said during a media event in the Detroit suburb of Warren.
According to GM’s plans, the Volt will be produced as a mainstream electric vehicle that can be recharged by being plugged into a household outlet. It will have a small gasoline engine that will be used only to recharge the vehicle’s batteries if they run down while driving.
Because of the extreme power demands involved in driving a car in the real world, the vehicle would be powered by lithium-ion batte
Shai Agassi's innovative grid of battery supply for electric cars is now set to be launched in Denmark as well. This is a leap forward for electrical cars. In Sweden emissions from cars and trucks increased by nearly 3% last year even though more people tend to buy cleaner cars. To reduce the emissions significantly we probably need to go electric.clipped from www.iht.comCOPENHAGEN, Denmark: Denmark's DONG Energy A/S and a Silicon Valley-based startup firm on Thursday said they would install an electric car network in the Scandinavian nation with some 20,000 recharging stations.The grid, which is set to be in place by 2011, will be operated by Project Better Place, an initiative by Israeli-American entrepreneur Shai Agassi, using excess power from DONG Energy's wind turbines.A fleet of ba
We've been hearing a lot about Hybrid and All-Electric cars with high mileage promises for quite some time now. But looks like finally the long wait is over as one of them succeeds to move from R&D to actual production! Aptera has officially unveiled two vehicles (which look more like mini-planes to me!) that could change the future of automotive design, and is ready to find its place on California streets by end of 2008! Modestly-priced at 26,900(all-electric) and 29,900(plug-in-hybrid),...
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California’s once-ambitious, always-controversial plan to require automakers to sell electric cars faces a vote this week that, advocates say, would effectively gut the program.
Thursday, the state Air Resources Board meets in Sacramento to consider a plan to cut the number of pure electric vehicles that carmakers would be required to sell over the next few years from 25,000 to 2,500.
When the state enacted this zero-emission vehicle mandate in 1990, it called for 10 percent of new-vehicle sales from big automakers to be all-electric by 2003, or about 100,000 cars or more a year. That requirement was eventually delayed by several years and reduced to the current level.
At the board’s request, the ARB staff revisited the mandate and produced a 52-page proposal that concluded bat
Time and time again, it has happened. Why do we resist change so much? Why do we say no to the things which could benefit our society? This rhetoric has been going on since as far back as the 1920’s.
Why did it fail then? Personally, and the quickest response… it was the 1920’s. Do you [...]
SACRAMENTO – California’s air-quality regulators may wish to lay to rest the legend of who killed the electric car.But a proposal going before the Air Resources Board on Thursday fails to sway critics convinced that the state continues to retreat from its once-lofty goal of seeing thousands of electric cars on the roadways.
“They’re backing down,” said Bill Hammons, president of the Electric Vehicle Association of San Diego. “It’s a total collapse.”
A staff report recommends that the board greatly reduce the required number of purely electric vehicles that automakers offer for sale and instead focus on more readily available and less expensive hybrids that would still cut pollution dramatically. It’s a difference that would save the auto industry more than
Nissan’s been quite tight-lipped about it — but if the photos appearing this morning on SuperNissans.net are accurate, there’s a “Denki Cube Concept” heading for a New York auto show stand in the very, very near future.There’s been word that Nissan would show the electric car concept here in New York — where The Car Connection is on the scene to report live from the show floor and other events, starting this evening. Now the fan site has photos of what is thought to be the concept. (We won’t run them here, but official pics are on the way.)The Denki Cube (”denki” means electric in Japanese) is based on the compact Cube city car. We drove the last generation at a Nissan event in San Francisco some time back, and being fans of the Honda Element, enjoyed its foxy, boxy pro
I saw Who Killed the Electric Car? last night. It has been getting good reviews and I concur. It is well done. The blame is not one group; the blame can be spread around and is. The movie starts out by laying out the history of the EVs including how they were taken off the road. Then it goes back and asks the title question and goes suspect by suspect.They are the consumers, the battery tec
The common knowledge that electric cars look weird will surely change once they get a chance to see this electric convertible car. With the sporty look that can only accommodate the driver and one passenger, people who emphasize on speed without emissions are sure to love this vehicle. Using nickel zinc batteries to run on, it can be upgraded later on if the battery life of this electric car lacks the amount of useful life to keep the Electrum Spyder running.The Electrum Spyder is an exciting 2 passenger convertible all electric freeway flier that will be available in limited production. Powered by a 300 vdc system, the Spyder provides an effective range of up to 150 miles on a full charge using nickel zinc batteries, standard in all of our vehicles. As with all of our Electrum series th
No Blaise it is not a lie !!Battery electric vehicles(BEV) are the only available vehicle technology to offer "zero emissions". If the energy required to charge up a BEV is derived from a rooftop photo voltaic arrays then no emissions are created in the process and hence "zero emission".A part from generating zero emissions it also offers the luxury of creating your own energy for free, something that big Oil and Governments don't like :(Even when powering from the grid typically off peak, net emissions are drastically reduced because emissions from internal combustion engines are eliminated and it is easier to reduce emissions at the smoke stack rather than rely on dubious anti pollution equipment on cars.
So the electric car is an economically viable vehicle and takes out the many different parts that an internal combustion engine needs. However, to say that it is a "zero-emissions" car is a lie: the greenhouse gas emissions are merely moved from the tail-pipe to the smoke stacks of coal plants. How the country handles this energy problem whether it be the use of wind, solar, or nuclear energy would be an interesting topic. I liked that little clip with the anecdote that Clinton told, and I found it funny that Al Gore was mentioned as well. The suppression of this option really made me sad and slightly suspicious regarding that administration and this program.
After celebrating the dawn of a brand new year, Miles Electric Vehicles can have their post-celebration! The group just won the “Electric Car Company of the Year” title from GoodCleanTech - a 2007 Weblog Awards Finalist and an environment-friendly blog. The award was given last December 30, 2007.
“In a brand new field of EV market entrants, one company continues to stand out and truly deserves to be called electric car company of the year,” wrote GoodCleanTech on its site. “Miles Automotive… will undoubtedly break through the clutter by spearheading environmentally friendly, affordable personal transportation.”
According to my source, Miles Electric Vehicles struggled last year as a privately apprehended group. Just a small number of MILES’ 2007 highlights were the enhancem
by: Terry BoltonThere are yearly contests for engineering students, as well as high school students that can enter their electric car designs that promote the development of this automotive technology. Despite the fact the electric auto has been manufactured, and forgotten there is a continuous push for more optimal designs that can utilize battery or solar power to move a vehicle.El Car Designs Do Not Differ that much from ConventionalElectric cars look like conventional cars aesthetically, both when it comes to exterior and interior. The same great and pretty designs are available, and friends and family will hardly be able to tell the difference. However, some new and simmering are emerging even today that promise better efficiency because unlike conventional cars which essentially only
He probably has shares in some bio-fuel. That is the dilemma with electric cars, there is very little money to be made once the car is sold. As long as greed rules society I don't think we'll see it get a fair shake.I am not surprised about the silence on the batteries, I didn't even know about the electric car until seeing "Who killed the electric car". Big business, the government, and the media have failed us on this one.
The Israeli government has announced its support of an electric car initiative named "Project Better Place". The initiative is headed by Shay Agasi, a former senior VP in the software giant SAP. The initiative has already raised approximately 200 million dollars from strategic investors.The innovative strategy adopted by the company is to create a business model very much the same as the one used by cellular companies. The company will deploy a vast network of charging stations across countries which will enable it to sell cars cheaply with binding, long term, recharging contracts.This strategy will be complemented by its implementation in small, island like countries such as: Japan, Denmark, Hong Kong and Israel.In my opinion this will be a very interesting initiative, well worth observing. The potential benefits of this initiative are obvious to everyone - reducing green house gas emissions and, of course, reducing global dependency on fossil fuels and the countries that produce them
Yes this is a good question that I would like to know the answer too.An equally appropriate question is why is Al Gore still silent on this front ?? From what I have read and heard from Al Gore, I have not heard anything about reducing greenhouse gas emissions from petrol vehicles by replacing them with zero emission technology such as electric vehicles. Perhaps he has shares in the oil companies. I don't know.Also why has there been so much silence regarding the hoarding of suitable NiMH battery intellectual property that was ear marked for the 2nd generation GM EV1 and was subsequently swollen up by an Oil company(Chevron) only to be shelved so that nobody else could use it !! See http://www.ev1.org/chevron.htmThere seems to be lots of talk from politicians regarding tackling climate change but everyday we wheel out our gas guzzling petrol vehicles and it's business as usual whilst mega tonnes of greenhouse gases are still being emitted and nothing gets done except more cheap talk
After watching “Who Killed The Electric Car?” documentary, I’m beginning to question about how much we depend too much on oil. Oil prices increasing rapidly like a world record breaker and this really makes me sick. People use petrol everyday to make their transportation really works and people just can’t live without it. Doesn’t matter it is a public transportation or not but it still use petrol. Not only that pollution is a major effect when using petrol and how can we breathe when you walk in a major city fills with smog in the air. So we all know that oil will never last in this mother earth and they are tons of research to search for alternative energy in order to replace oil. But for me the best solution is electric as an alternative energy. It is renewable and it is free when your home using solar panel. That is so cool.
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In the Panasonic OXYRIDE SPEED CHALLENGE in Japan a soapbox type car reached top speeds of 122km/h using 192 AA batteries.The AA powered car is now in the Guinness Book of Records listed as the world's fastest car using standard dry cell batteries. The aerodynamic vehicle measures 3,3m in length and 0.78m in width and 0.56m in height.The weight of the small electric car is 38kg.This is a neat experiment, but I am not quite sure about the benefits in bringing more efficient electric cars to the market.More details and many photos can be found on Watch Impress (Japanese).
I am REALLY impressed with Bill Richardson's announcement that he and Albuquerque Mayor Chavez snagged the Tesla electric car factory and its 400 jobs for Albq.! That's just huge. In a time of declining manufacturing in most places, we're adding factory jobs in New Mexico! And Bill Richardson deserves some of the credit...he has been tireless in working on offering attractive packages for industry to locate or stay here. Eclipse Aviation, maker of the first Very Light Jet, now employs 1,000, with more on the way. In addition, Utilicraft is going to start building their "overnight express freight feeder" aircraft in Albq. next year.I see Richardson as being able to point to all of this during the campaign...how many jobs has Clinton, Obama, or Edwards brought to their states? Hmmmmm- MCDetails on Tesla Motors factory announcement here
ePower Synergies Inc. is a “designer, developer, and manager of transportation systems for sustainable eCommunities.” The company would like to offer Niagra Falls tourists the chance to rent a ZENN Neighborhood Electric Vehicle. According to The Buffalo News, Brian M. Klumpp Jr., vice president of marketing and sales for ePower, thinks electric vehicle rentals would be "a great way to help attract people to this neck of the woods." Local Tourism Advisory Board member Debora Krieger pointed out that "Earth's Favorite Vehicle's" 35-mile range would leave ZENN drivers attempting to nip across the border into Canada stranded somewhere between Lewiston and Niagara Falls. What then? Ever the pragmatist, Mr. Klumpp Jr. said they'd tow 'em back.
{mosgoogle right}KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said Friday he believes environmentally friendly electric cars will dominate the future as automakers join the fight against global warming.Nissan and French alliance partner Renault are already developing its first electric car in Israel that it hopes to mass market by 2011, he said.However, the group is also working on other advanced vehicles including hybrid engines and hydrogen fuel c [...]
According to The Economic Times, your local Audi will be singing the car body electric 2018. In fact, Audi chairman of the board Rupert Stadler says he expects diesel and battery technology "to dominate" automotive propulsion in the next five to ten years. "By then we will offer cars without exhaust emissions," Stadler promised, revealing his evil plan to transfer all the carbon burning stuff to power plants. When asked if he felt Audi was "falling behind" rivals Mercedes and BMW in the whole lithium-ion battery-powered hybrid thing, Stadler claimed Audi has a greater [flux] capacity for research than its German competitors. So... Stadler claimed "electric cars offer great opportunities, which we have already seized on." Ooooh. We LIKE hints. But then we
Please read before screaming. Earlier today our man Wilkinson posed a very good question. Can our (in many cases) ailing power grid cope with EVs? Now, I'm lucky. I live in Los Angeles where DWP supplies the juice. DWP's union (wisely) refused to go private when out-on-his-ass former Governor Gray Davis was using Enron to help privatize most of California's electrical production. Long
