Posts Tagged electric car

BMW Megacity Sketch Revealed: Sleek Lines Breaking An EV Apart From Older Models

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Electric Vehicles on July 5, 2010

BMW has been recognized as a good car manufacturer, but for now it lacks electric vehicles. Only their plans could make us look at the brighter and cleaner side of their logo: the MegaCity EV, whose existence as a concept had been revealed a few months ago.

772 Miles In a Tesla Roadster, Across the UK

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Electric Vehicles on June 28, 2010

High mileage electric cars are considered to be a thing of the future, because, with today’s average driving style, no electric car is able to run for more than two hundred miles on a single charge. That is the Tesla Roadster, the first EV that broke the ice, launched in the age of performance-driven gasoline engines.

Best Hydrogen Storage Solution Using Ammonia Borane, Invented by Purdue University Researchers

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Energy Storage, Hydrogen Power on June 16, 2010

Purdue University chemical engineers have invented a method of storing hydrogen and releasing it safely without the need for high-pressure tanks, only by using the fuel cell’s dissipated heat.

BBC Show To Broadcast 4,000-mile Europe Tour in a Think Electric Car

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Electric Vehicles on June 8, 2010

Media has influenced people’s minds since its birth. That’s why BBC, one of the largest media trusts worldwide, is trying to resuscitate the idea using an electric car in the minds of those who thought they could only fuel with gasoline. The documentary will be called “BBC Electric Ride”, and will be broadcast on Radio 4 starting June 19.

Holland to Have Europe's First Commercial EV Charging Station in Leeuwarden (Preparing for LEAF?)

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Electric Vehicles on May 27, 2010

Holland has been targeted as the first European country that will sell Nissan’s Leaf, the first mass-produced electric car with an affordable price (under $30,000). It is logical, then, that Holland is also the first European country to adopt fast-charging EV stations.

Modified Daihatsu Mira EV Breaking Record With 627 Miles on a Single Battery Charge

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Electric Vehicles on May 25, 2010

The world’s longest electric car trip has been 555.6km since last November, and has been performed by the Japan Electric Vehicle Club. The same organization now achieved 1,003 km on a single charge (indeed, with 40 km/h), around a race track.

Electric Nissan Leaf to Be Sold for Under 30,000 Euros Starting December

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Electric Vehicles on May 19, 2010

The electric car that caught most of the attention from the press lately is Nissan Leaf, presented as being the first mass-market electric car. The Netherlands will be the country that Nissan is going to sell it first, probably because of the country’s green orientation. The unveiling will take place in December this year.

Plug-in Electric Fiat 500 Displayed in Vienna by FEV

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Electric Vehicles, Hybrid vehicles on May 13, 2010

FEV showed off their LiiOn-drive (modded) Fiat 500 at the Vienna Motor Symposium last week. It is a plug-in hybrid that was presented at the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit last year.

Advances in Highly-Competitional Washer/Dryer Motor Industry May Benefit Electric Vehicles

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Electric Vehicles on May 10, 2010

Competition (even if at times or war) has always been the mother of technical advance. Just like those who invented variable-valve timing engine designs to reduce fuel consumption, electric appliances companies are now competing against each other to make more and more efficient and powerful electric motors for hair dryers/washers. All these could benefit the auto industry, eventually.

Volkswagen Test Drives Golf Blue E-Motion Electric Car on The Streets of Berlin

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Electric Vehicles on May 4, 2010

Not wanting to stay behind their competition (such as Renault-Nissan), Volkswagen is beginning to develop pure electric cars. Their new Golf Blue e-motion has been presented by Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, member of VW’s development board, and the German minister of transportation.

Deutsche Bank Estimates EV Batteries Price Will Drop 50% In Next Decade

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Car industry, Energy Storage on March 10, 2010

People tend to think electric cars will be more expensive and unaffordable than their petrol/diesel relatives. Furthermore, people usually expect high maintenance costs, because of the batteries.

Small Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Show Potential in Central and Eastern Europe

Posted by Cristi in Electric Vehicles on March 7, 2010

Nobody would have ever though that Central and Eastern Europe would have the technology or financial resources to build a super car or a zero emission vehicle. This is why we are now astonished as the Hungarian company called Antro developed a hybrid car that is also able to run on solar power.

EMC Launches Affordable Electric Vehicle Based on Dacia Logan

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Electric Vehicles on February 7, 2010

The world’s first electric Pick-up, EMC (Electric Motor Cars), built on a Dacia Logan platform, brought to the U.S. by Envision Motor Co., has been presented by Des Moines Motors, an ex-Chrysler dealer.

Panasonic to Equip Tesla Motors' Future EVs With Their Batteries

Posted by Cristi in Electric Vehicles, Energy Storage on January 12, 2010

Just few days ago, Tesla Motors announced that they will start the collaboration with Panasonic for the development of the next generation battery cells for the EV.

Protoscar Makes Waves Before Geneva Motor Show With Lampo II Electric Vehicle

Posted by Cristi in Electric Vehicles on January 6, 2010

Switzerland can finally brag with their most expensive sports car: Protoscar has just finished the development and manufacturing of a 1 million Euro electric sports car prototype called Lampo.