GreenGT LMPH2: All-Electric Race Car To Attend The 24-Hours LeMans
Swiss automaker GreenGT has recently unveiled an all-electric race car dubbed GreenGT LMPH2, that is planned to take part of an experimental race class of the upcoming 2012 LeMans.
The New Ford Focus Electric Will Feature An Advanced Heating/Cooling System
Ford has announced plans to bring the new Focus electric into the international markets by the end of next year. Besides this, the company claims the new car will have a unique cooling system, in order to keep the lithium-ion battery pack from overheating.
Ford Increases EV Production To More Than 100,000 Units Annually
Ford Motor Company is going to triple its electric vehicle production capacity in North America during 2013, further boosting volumes of its all-new C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid and C-MAX Hybrid, which are planned to for release in 2012.
Dutch Nissan Leaf Drivers Complete 24 Hours Marathon
Two Dutch electric car enthusiasts took their Nissan Leaf for a 24 hour drive just to prove the world that you can go for 779.19 miles in such a vehicle without problems and with the least amount of money spent (they don't have highway taxes in the Netherlands). They said they were doing it out of curiosity.
Nissan & JAF's 5-Ton Diesel Truck That Saves Stranded LEAFs
Now this is not good news for treehuggers, but sort of good news for Tokyo-based Nissan Leaf owners. The company is advertising its all-electric multi-thousand dollar marvel with all of its financial power, but despite that they recently unveiled a 5-ton diesel truck to save stranded drivers who forgot they drive an electric vehicle with a relatively low battery range of 100 miles.
Ion Horse – 140 MPH Wind-Powered Electric Superbike Created By Kingston University
A team at Kingston University London (KUL) wants to attend with their creation, a wind-powered electric superbike, the famous Isle of Man TT circuit...
Mitsubishi i-MiEV's Advanced Battery Could Provide Energy In Emergency Situations
Japanese automaker Mitsubishi announced a few days ago that it plans to develop a device that will enable the owners of its i-MiEV electric car to generate electricity for their domestic appliances using only the vehicle's battery.
Lack of Spare Tire an Issue With Existing and Future Electric Cars
I never though about it, but it seems (and it makes sense to be so) that current electric and plug-in hybrid cars don't feature a spare tire anymore. Every other car on the road has it, and only I can tell a few instances when I was literally saved by the spare tire in my trunk, although it's that small model.
AeroVironment EV Fast Charging Stations To Be Installed Along Oregon's I-5
The Oregon Department of Transportation announced few days ago, that Oregon is planning to equip a portion of Interstate 5 with Level 3 DC fast-charging stations. AeroVironment is the name of the company that will provide these electric-vehicle charging stations which will be installed throughout a 150-mile stretch of highway.
HomePlug's EV Charging Standard Adopted by German Automakers
Several German automakers have reached an agreement towards the future standard for EV charging. Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche and Volkswagen all agreed on HomePlug's Green PHY charging technology, which is able to send data over high voltage cables, simplifying the circuitry.
