Tata Motors Planning to Launch Two New Electric Vehicles in European Countries
The vehicles will first be launched in the United Kingdom as early as September and then in the Scandinavian nations (Sweden, Norway and Denmark). According to the company, both cars are at an advanced stage of development.
Nec's New Rapid Charger for EVs Charges Batteries in Just 30 Minutes
The charger has been installed at the headquarters of PGE, located in Portland, Oregon, where these two companies will make a demonstration by charging Nissan's Leaf electric car.
Fujin Electric Bike Powered by On-Board Solar Panel
A Japanese company called Hama Zero has recently developed a new electric bike, powered by the electricity produced using an on-board solar panel.
Dubbed "Solar...
Mercedes-Benz to Launch 2,000 Vito E-Cell Electric Vans in 2011
The van, targeted for particularly environmentally sensitive areas and for inner-city operations, is based on the long-wheelbase Mercedes-Benz Vito with a typical roof.
Ford Prodigy: The 80 MPG Diesel Hybrid Car Built in The 1990s
So it's possible to build an 80 mpg (2.3 L/100km) car, with all the accessories it needs, and still claim it can't be done. This pisses me off. The Ford Prodigy concept, unveiled in 2000 at the NAIAS (North American International Auto Show) in Detroit, featured such savings and, above all these, it was a hybrid!
Electric Car Wireless Charger from Evatrans to Launch in April 2011
Evatran has found a new way to charge your electric car without bothering with a plug and a cord. The company presented their new wireless charger at the Plug-In 2010 conference in San Jose, California, this week.
Chevy Volt to Use AFS Trinity's Ultracapacitors for Better Acceleration / Regenerative Braking
Hybrid and electric cars both have regenerative braking systems, which transfer the energy otherwise lost as heat back into electricity, by switching the motor's function from its normal one into an electricity generator when the driver pushes the brake pedal.
Porsche Going to Make Electric Sports Car: Not Yet, Though
It's been a while since Porsche made an electric car, just like I wrote a week ago, after admiring the creator's first EV at the Technical Museum in Vienna. Just like then, nowadays the Porsche car company (acquired by VW) is preparing to take off on the track of electric cars, and releases press announcements and teases us with concepts of what their first sports electric car is going to be.
14 Year Old Teen Converts 1972 Volkswagen Beetle Into Electric Car
Who would have imagined that a 14-year-old boy will convert his grandpa's 1972 Beetle into an electric one? After almost a year of building...
Singapore to Have First Hydrogen-Electric Bus Powered by Fuel Cells and Batteries
Researchers at Beijing's Tsinghua University and NTU unveiled the first hydrogen-electric bus that will be from now on Singapore roads. Dubbed GreenLite, this eco-friendly bus only emits clean water and has zero carbon emission. Compared with other conventional buses, GreenLite does not run on fossil fuel and is powered by a combustion engine, which makes it very quiet.
