Peugeot iOn Electric Car to be Launched by the End of This Year
Peugeot is planning to launch a new electric car, called iOn, by the end of this year, more precisely at Christmas. The electric vehicle's battery pack (produced by Lithium Energy from Japan), needs only six hours to be fully recharged from a 220v socket.
Toyota Yaris Hybrid to be Produced in France
In Europe, hybrid cars are not sold very well, compared to diesels. Toyota officials said that by the end of 2020, the company plans to add the hybrid option across its entire lineup.
Mitsubishi Proposes Highway Mobile Chargers for Electric Vehicles
The Vehicular Technology Conference, hosted in Ottawa, Canada, next week, will be the place where Zafer Sahinoglu at the Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and his colleagues will present an innovation aimed to patch the issues electric cars and their limited battery range have: the mobile battery charger.
BMW Unveils Two New Hybrid Electric Cars and has Green Plans for the Future
Korea will be the country where BMW will introduce its most eco-friendly conventional vehicle, the 320d EfficientDynamics Edition, by the end of next year. The German car maker has officially launched other two new hybrid electric vehicles.
Ford Focus Electric's Battery Will Feature Heating/Cooling Before Charging
Ford wants to implement cooling/heating mechanisms for the batteries they will include in their future Focus Electric. The engineers at Ford designed a thermally conductive liquid that circulates throughout the battery.
Some Diesels Cleaner Than Electric Cars, Swiss Researchers Say
European cars often get a fuel economy of about 42 mpg, with some newer models even getting 60 mpg or more. The technology adopted for electric cars, on the other hand, uses mainly lithium ion batteries, made of metals extracted from mountains by using complex chemical processes that not only generate CO2, but also pollute the environment and help to deforestation.
Hyundai i-Blue Concept to Become Reality in 2012
Hyundai plans to become a leader in the field of electric and hybrid vehicles. So far the company has revealed numerous concepts and production vehicles. Among them is the 2007 Hyundai i-Blue, a zero-emissions concept car powered by hydrogen and by the last generation of fuel cell technology that the automaker has.
Infiniti M35 Hybrid Sedan To Be Unveiled At Los Angeles Auto Show
Infiniti is believed to unveil the much expected M hybrid sedan at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. The M35 Hybrid uses a 3.5-liter motor and can work solely on electric power in certain driving conditions, according to the manufacturer.
BYU's New Electric Streamliner Sets 139 MPH Speed Record
After six years of design and building, a team of student engineers at the Brigham Young University have recently unveiled their new electric streamliner (a special racecar designed for straight-ahead speed).
Honda Jazz Hybrid to be Launched in September
Honda has announced that a new Jazz Hybrid motor will be launched at the Paris Motor Show in September, marking the first time a parallel hybrid vehicle has been available to B-segment consumers.
