Archive for the ‘Electric Vehicles’ Category

MINI E Electric Car Is Trendy in New York

Tuesday, January 6, 2009 13:32 No Comments

The applicants list who want to drive the Mini E electric car is increasing, the number of those interested of this model is four times bigger than the cars number.
At the Mini E model presentation, BMW announced that only 450 of these units will run on the New York streets.

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First Zero Emission Bike That Will Charge in 5 Minutes

Monday, January 5, 2009 15:03 2 Comments

Those from Honda comes with a new eco proposal for a greener urban transport: the zero emission bike, called E-Dream. The electric engine,  20kW EL-1, is one of the most energy efficient from its class and the bike can reach 60 km / h.

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In January Toyota Will Present a New Electric Concept

Saturday, December 27, 2008 7:28 No Comments

Toyota has announced that it works on a new electric vehicle. The concept will be presented next month at NAIAS (North American International Auto Show), which will take place between 11-13 January 2009.
The company has made public only a picture with the concept, unfortunately only with its logo. The electric vehicle (EV) will join [...]

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World Premiere: iChange, A Zero-Emission Electric Car

Sunday, December 21, 2008 2:33 No Comments

Rinspeed will launch at the Geneva Motor  Show (from 5th March 2009), another  zero-emission electric car called iChange. The car will be a “1-2-3-seater”, powered by an electric motor of 130 kw.

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Video: World’s Fastest Zero-Emission Electric Kart

Friday, December 19, 2008 11:37 No Comments

World’s fastest zero-emission electric Go-Kart was built by an engineer. The Go-Kart reaches speeds up to 60mph, it has an Alltrax AXE-7234 controller and an ES-33 motor. The engineer will enter to the records book with this car because the electric engine propels the vehicle to speeds in excess of 100kph. Six Optima D34 Yellow Top [...]

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Three Green Cars From Mercedes Benz in 2009

Friday, December 12, 2008 15:35 No Comments

Another famous car producer makes itself friend of the environment: the first three green cars from Mercedes Benz will be presented at the Detroit Auto Show in 2009. The Mercedes Benz promise that it will show to the public a BlueZero range of “green cars”.

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Is The Electric Car a Feasible Solution?

Monday, December 8, 2008 12:27 1 Comment

In the last time have come out more and more hybrid cars and fully-electrical vehicles. Their performance increase from year to year, we have even a super electric Roadster able to make a competition with any sport car that is on gas. But a question lingers on the lips of all: is the electrical vehicle [...]

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Hawaii Will Be The First Island With 100% Electric Transport

Friday, December 5, 2008 9:37 No Comments

Hawaii will be the electric cars paradise until 2012, said the Electric Company representatives. The battery charging will be made through a “intelligence” network of chargers.
The network’s project uses the latest technologies in the field of electric transport, coupled with a Internet network aimed to follow up the few tens of thousands of rechargeable [...]

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Opel HydroGen4 Make Its First Appearance in Europe

Monday, December 1, 2008 13:51 No Comments

General Motors will begin a series of tests in Europe with the new Opel HydroGen4, a vehicle which is powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
The environmentally friendly model will be tested in the first stage at Berlin, and then the new companies to use HydroGen4 services. Important names such ADAC, Allianz, Coca Cola, Hilton, Linde, Schindler, [...]

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The First Electric Mini Comes Out on the Streets of Berlin

Friday, November 28, 2008 5:52 No Comments

The new Mini electric vehicle will start the public tests in Berlin at the beginning of 2009. The British auto manufacturer will introduce in the German capital, a fleet of electric models ready for tests.
Mini E, the first electric version of the British model, has already been tested at the Los Angeles Auto Show [...]

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