Shelby SuperCars to Develop the World's Fastest EV
Shelby SuperCars, the makers of the â€Ã…“World's Fastest Supercar†the Ultimate Aero, have announced their plans to produce the world's â€Ã…“fastest EV†this summer, with the development of a hybrid motorhome.
MIT Students Building Electric Car That Charges in 10 Minutes
Radu Gogoana, a Romanian student from MIT (I'm proud of Romanian students, btw, I am Romanian), leading a team of other students have an ongoing project aimed to build an electric car able to drive 200 miles on a single charge and charge in about 10 minutes. As you can see in the video below, they use A123's batteries.
Arab Oil Company Acquires 4% of Tesla Motors
I don't want to cross the decent border of believing in a conspiracy theory, but when the oil business is threatened these days, it's normal that oil magnates wouldn't sit back and watch electric cars and alternative energy providers take their piece of meat from right in front of them.
Sahimo: Hydrogen Powered Car Consuming 1L/568 km!
Something truly amazing comes from Turkey: some students from Sakarya University just released a prototype of what seems to be a car - but...
Solar-Powered Electric "Bluecar" from Pininfarina
From Spring 2009, French battery/supercapacitor manufacturer Bolloré and Italian car designer Pininfarina have finally reached the production line with their five-door hatchback electric Bluecar, and have started accepting online orders for it.
Future Th!nk Electric Car Will Feature Specially Designed Gearbox
Th!nk, the electric car from Norway, has started a relationship with Oerlikon Graziano, who makes gearboxes. So, they designed a special gearbox, the only one at this time made specially for electric vehicles. With this gearbox, th!nk wil have the most efficient transmission system, would not waste energy on useless rpm, and run quietly.
Automatic Electric Car Battery Swapping System by Better Place
I was talking in an earlier article about the possibility of electric car battery swapping systems installed on the roads, instead of gas stations. Mercedes did some testing back in the 70's, and concluded that a battery swapping system was both inefficient and dangerous if it would have been implemented with the technology existing at the time.
Biofuels Run Your Car 81% Farther If Converted to Electricity
I know my opinion doesn't matter to those who matter, but it rather matters to me and probably to you, my reader. Since I saw what electricity could mean to the car industry and how it can revolutionize the way and what cars consume energy, I totally changed my mind about biofuels and other burnable liquids or solids. They are here, are working, but not for long - at least I hope so.
Electric Cars Coming from China
As many producers announce their hybrid or electric cars, it's a more obvious sign that the future is for electric cars.
There is a competition to be the first one to produce electric cars and have them on the road.
China is trying to get on the track for this and they will try to produce 500 000 electric cars in the next two years. It might not sound much, but compared to the 2100 produced last year, it's a great evolution.
Movito: World's Most Versatile Electric Scooter
Tai Chiem from Melbourne, Australia, has conceived the concept of an electric scooter, named Movito, somewhat different than the others existing on the market. It is different because of its versatility and refreshingly new approach of a millenium-old technology.
