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Enertia Electric Motorcycle Test Ride Video 2008-11-26 22:10:55
You might remember the Enertia ElectricMotorcycle
- we covered it a while back here at ZoomiLife. The Enertia is a 100% electric motorcycle with a single-charge range of about 45 miles and a top speed of about 50mph and is available for purchase from Brammo Motorsports.
Nissan Wants to Build Electric Car that Recharges Itself 2008-11-26 17:25:39 Nissan Denki Cube Concept Car
Alright, I'll admit that the title is a bit of a teaser since Nissan hasn't actually produced a model of a car that does those things yet. So no, you won't be able to buy any kind of an “infinity machine” from Nissan anytime soon. No, what Nissan is doing is researching recharging units that use neither the existing electrical grid nor gasoline or diesel burning Read more:Build
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Chevy Volt to Have Artificial Engine Noise 2008-11-26 02:05:31
You can thank the lawyers for this concept. Chevrolet's new Volt, the hybrid-EV coming out next year, will have “car sounds” added. Yep, the worry that blind or deaf people won't hear it (yeah, they said “deaf people won't hear it”--you can't make this stuff up) and will get hit by a motorist, who will in turn sue Chevy
for making a car that's too quiet, caused the thinkers at General Read more:Artificial
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Dodge EV Smokes Challenger in 1/4 Mile 2008-11-25 22:19:48
“Hey, that thing got a Hemi?”
Ya, it does and it's still slower than the electric. The LA Times featured a video from Dodge
's marketing buildup to the LA Auto Show held earlier this month. The video features a Dodge Challenger
with a 6.1L Hemi racing a Dodge EV (electric). In both runs, the EV clearly smokes the Hemi. Read more:Smokes
The Tesla Roadster Gets An Overhaul 2008-11-25 20:32:53
I know that I've touted the Tesla a lot and tend to use it as a benchmark for other electrics, but there's a reason for that: it rocks. Why? Because it goes fast, does so for a long time, and looks cool. My biggest beef with it is its price tag, but that's neither here nor there. Read more:Overhaul
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Battery Life Breakthrough Could Increase Li-Ion Capacity by 1000% 2008-11-25 16:32:52
In what could potentially be a revolutionary breakthrough for everything from laptops to electric cars, a South Korean team of researchers have made a major discovery in Lithium-Ion battery technology. A team of researchers at South Korea's Hanyung University, led by professor Cho Jaephil, has claimed a discovery that could extend lithium ion battery energy capacity by up to 1000% or more. Read more:Battery Life
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The Subaru R1e and G4e Electric Cars 2008-11-24 19:44:09 The Subaru
R1e Electric
Car
Quietly, Subaru has been working on some electric vehicle concepts. Without the hoopla of GM or the immediate green cred of chief rival Toyota, Subaru has been carefully working out the details and bugs for its newest line of electric cars.
Swedish Biker Babe Does Electric Motorcycles 2008-11-23 16:14:39
What could be hotter than a Swedish
blond biker babe? How about one who does electric conversions of those motorcycles? Ooooh ya!
Meet Eva Hakansson and her Electrocat. She's self-described as a “hardcore EV geek.” She built Electrocat with her father, Sven, and it's the first documented street-legal electric motorcycle in Sweden. The bike started life as a 1990 Cagiva Freccia C12R, but Read more:Biker
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Better Place To Build EV Infrastructure in California and Oregon 2008-11-23 14:47:28 Better Place
, based in Palo Alto, California
, has announced deals with both the State of California and the State of Oregon
to install a network of electric car power stations throughout both states. These should be ready to go by 2012, which is when most experts are predicting that population centers in those states will have a large population of electric vehicles (all electrics, hybrid-electri Read more:Build
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Miles Electric Vehicles Introduces XS500 Electric Sedan 2008-11-22 16:35:05
Want a normal-looking car that's all-electric and can actually do highway speeds and longer ranges? Maybe you also want it to cost less than $35,000 and seat five? All of this assumes you don't work for the government (Condoleeza Rice) or have your own TV show (Jay Leno) so that you can afford a Tesla Roadster. Read more:Electric
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Stackable Rental Electric Cars Coming Soon? 2008-11-21 18:49:55
People's imaginations have few boundaries. Ideas are prolific and sometimes mind-boggling. The arena of electric cars is no different. How about an electric rental car that “stacks” to save space when it's not being used? Read more:Coming Soon
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High School Homework: Convert Saturn SP1 to Electric Car 2008-11-21 18:49:43
"How's the homework going, Junior?"
"Not bad, dad. I just finished putting the lithium-ion battery pack into the project car. I sure hope I pass my driver's test next week so I can take it out for a test run."
"Sure, son, I wouldn't worry abou...wait a minute! Battery pack? Test drive?" Read more:Convert
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The Electric Car Company of Long Beach 2008-11-20 22:31:43
Ever wonder if you can get an all-electric Hummer, Bentley estate car, or Cadillac Escalade? The price would probably require your first born and a long-term covenant with the Devil. Right? Maybe not.
The Electric
Car Company of Long Beach
sells every electric get-around vehicle you can imagine and has all of the above-mentioned models and many more. They're golf carts, but still... Read more:Long Beach
Electric Mini Field Trials Applications Open! 2008-11-20 14:02:47 Electric
Mini Coopers! Electric Mini's here! Get yer Electric Mini!
Alright, Austin Powers Fans, it's time to go apply to get in on the field trials of a new Electric Mini Cooper. Applications
open today and are available only until December 10. Wait a minute, though, don't go there yet. You've got to qualify first. Read more:Field
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Fisker’s Karma Electric Hybrid Sedan 2008-11-19 14:25:05
Fisker made some big splashes when their Karma Electric
Sedan, which definitely gives Tesla's Roadster a run for its money in style, debuted in a big way at a Detroit auto show. The car, designed by the famous Fisker Design Group in Irvine, California, in that incarnation was a hybrid-electric four-door sedan-styled sports car. It got rave reviews in several automotive magazines. Read more:Hybrid
Mercedez-Benz Announces S400 Hybrid Sedan 2008-11-18 17:55:03
Jumping on the hybrid vehicles bandwagon, Mercedez-Benz has released their S400 BlueHybrid
to the European market and will be introducing it in North America in 2009 as the 2010 model. They claim it will be the world's most economical luxury sedan with a spark-ignition engine.
Meet the Nexter (Not To Be Confused With Geekster) 2008-11-18 15:02:47
Imagine a VW bus (the classic ones) that's been smashed sideways so it only seats one in a row. That's basically what the Nexter looks like. Only with alloy wheels to make it more “hip.”
Dean Kamen’s Deka Revolt Electric Car Runs on Any Fuel 2008-11-17 22:02:28
You might remember Dean Kamen as one of the inventors of the Segway Scooter. Kamen is now New Hampshire's newest auto manufacturer. Although he's only built one car, and that is a hybridized Think City Car from Think Global. Regardless the 2008 DEKA Revolt is up and running. Read more:Electric
The Self-Stabilizing Electric Bicycle 2008-11-16 15:08:49
Training wheels be damned! You too can ride a bike without having to learn to balance it first.
I don't remember when I learned to ride a bicycle, but I do remember wrecking mine more than once. In fact, looking back, I'm amazed I managed to get through childhood intact, let alone without any major broken bones or serious debilitating injury. Brain damage doesn't count, so back off. Read more:Electric
Bamgoo: The Bamboo Electric Car 2008-11-15 16:20:33
Researchers at the Kyoto University in Japan have built a car whose body is made entirely of bamboo. The car, which is a 1-seater electric, is called the BamGoo. It weighs in at only 60kg (about 133 pounds) and will run for 30 miles on a single charge. Read more:Bamboo
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BG’s C100 to Become First Mass-Produced Electric Car Available in USA 2008-11-14 21:45:23
While all the big automakers have been touting their coming-soon plug-in hybrids - you'd have to be under a rock not to have heard of the Chevy Volt or the Toyota Prius Plugin - a little-known automaker is getting set to quietly release the first mass-produced, inexpensive all-electric car onto the US market. Read more:Become
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The Neodymics Cyclemotor Electric Bicycle Conversion Kit 2008-11-14 19:56:14
It's not often you find something like this. By “like this” I mean...well...something on the market that looks like a high school science project. That's the best way to describe this contraption.
The Neodymics Cyclemotor is a one-piece electric motor and battery unit that you attach to the front handlebars and forks of your bicycle to provide an instant electric propulsion unit for it. Read more:Conversion
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The Helios Concept Car Recharges Itself and Powers Your House Too 2008-11-14 03:16:45
Kim Gu-Han of Universitat Dulsburg-Essen, Germany, wants to build a solar-powered car that can not only recharge itself while sitting, but also run your house with its extra juice. The car concept, which he calls the Helios, is a four-wheeled, off-road vehicle that looks basically like a dune buggy. It's open cockpit design, prominent roll bar, and four large wheels and tires make it look like i Read more:Concept
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Johnathan Goodwin: Green Conversion Genius 2008-11-14 02:41:20 You might have heard of his project with Neil Young called the Linc Volt, a 1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV convertible they converted to electric. Maybe you've seen the Hummer he converted to run on biodiesel, ethanol, propane, or hydrogen? Could be you heard of the 1965 Chevy Impala he converted on MTV's “Pimp My Ride” to run on biodiesel. You know, the one that beat the Lamborghini in the Read more:Conversion
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Neil Young’s LincVolt - an Electric 1959 Lincoln Continental 2008-11-13 12:16:34
Maybe you saw him on Letterman talking about it. Perhaps you've seen it on the news. If you haven't heard of it, you're in for a treat. Neil Young
, the geezer-rock specialist, has put together a team to build a car that can get 100mpg and travel in style. The basis is a 1959 LincolnContinental
Mark IV convertible. Read more:Electric
The 8-Wheeled Eliica Electric Car 2008-11-12 12:26:36
It's possible to be so goofy-looking that you're actually cool. The Eliica is a Japanese electric car prototype that's been around since 2003. It's so goofy, it's cool. The Electric
LIthium-Ion CAr (ELIICA) was designed by a team at Keio University in Tokyo, led by Professor Hiroshi Shimizu.
Boost Your eGo (Electric Bike, That Is) 2008-11-11 12:06:07
One of the most fun, retro-style electric bicycles out there is the eGo Cycle 2, which comes in three models: standard, LX (deluxe), and SE (deluxe, deluxe). The basic specs on all three models are the same, it's the amenities that separate them. Prices start in the $1200 range and these bikes are available nearly world-wide both online and by mail order, with local dealerships in some areas. Read more:Boost
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The Tesla S - 4-Door Luxury Electric Car 2008-11-11 04:34:20
The Tesla Model S
Tesla is all the talk in American electric vehicles, with their ground breaking Tesla Roadster, which is based on a stretched Lotus Elise platform. The car company has announced a new model, this one a four-door sedan of all-original design, to be ready for pre-order in 2009 and available in late 2010. Read more:Electric
, Luxury
Zapino: ZAP’s Electric Scooter 2008-11-09 17:12:46
If you prefer traditional, but more modern-styled scooters, then the Zapino electric scooter will appeal to you for sure. For the urban or close suburban commuter, the around-towner, or people who need a small, low-cost get-arounder for their RV or similar use, it's hard to beat the Zapino. And for the ladies out there? It's available in pink! Sold yet? Read more:Electric
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