VoltAir Electric Airplane Presented At Paris Air Show 2011
Hybrid and electric cars are just the first step in the electrification of everything that moves us. VoltAir, presented at last week's Paris Air Show, is the next-generation electric airplane that may carry us between continents by 2035.
Student-Built Ultra-Efficient Car Does 1,980 MPG
The annual Mileage Marathon Challenge near Leicester, England gathered a group of students from several schools and universities this year. The surprising thing is they weren't the ones cheering in the stands, as you may imagine â€Ã¢â‚¬Å“ they were actually the ones driving the models they had designed in class!
Farewell, Tesla Roadster! Musk Concentrating on Making The New Model S & Model X
Tesla Roadster was for many the car that brought back the electric car dream that set with the crushing of GM's EV1 back in 2003. Now, the production of Roadsters is seemingly coming to an end, as Tesla Motors announced they'll be focusing more on the future Model S sedan and Model X crossover they've been bragging with for the past few months.
DA36 E-Star: World's First Hybrid Electric Airplane Debuts at The Paris Air Show
Dubbed DA36 E-Star, the two-seater airplane made its maiden flight on June 8 at the Wiener Neustadt airfield in Vienna, Austria. As company officials said, the E-Star could reduce fuel consumption and emissions by 25%, compared to an equivalent aircraft from its class.
Honda Starts Selling Shuttle And Shuttle Hybrid Versions In Japan
Honda has recently released the two new versions to its existing Honda Fit car series on the Japan auto-market, namely the Fit Shuttle and Fit Shuttle Hybrid.
New 2012 Prius V Plug-In Hybrid Features Neat EV-Only Mode and Much More
Toyota has been keeping people waiting for their new plug-in Prius for a long time now. Consumesearch drove a prototype of the Prius V set to enter the market in 2012 and made a list of the enhancements it will feature compared to a present-day non-plug-in Prius.
World's Shortest Range EV Features New Li-Ion Capacitor As Power Source
FDK Corporation in collaboration with Takayanagi Co Ltd has developed a new single-seater electric vehicle. The electric car is also equipped with a lithium ion capacitor that, according to the two companies, is able to charge it in under a minute. This could be the reason why the car has a range of just 5 km per charge.
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.
Prius V Wagon Demand Higher Than Expected, Toyota Ramps Up Production
I know it may sound strange, but Priuses have been from the beginning designed for family guys, and the fact that now Toyota is about to release the Prius V wagon is no wonder.
