Possible Preview of a Future Electric BMW?
Few people know about Magna. Magna is an Austrian car company that recently showed the MILA EV concept, an electric car. What is the connection with BMW?
Nissan Makes Fast Electric Car Charging Network in Arizona
Arizona is the testing ground for a new electric car charge network Nissan is going to develop.
The project is being created with ECOtality and Pima government association and is going to provide the electric support for the new electric cars Nissan will lauch in the US next year.
Mercedes Says They Tried EV Battery Swapping and It Didn't Work
I happen to be an electric car enthusiast. I like the idea of driving clean and having silent power underneath me. It's been talked about project Better Place lately, as being a system who uses a battery swapping infrastructure. IBM and the Danish government have involved in such a project and found it reliable. Mercedes, on the other hand, says they have tested the system in the 70s and found out it's not so safe.
TH!NK Electric City Vehicle Will Move Production to U.S.
Norwegian EV maker TH!NK has come up with a new plan to manufacture their plastic-body city cars in U.S.
Namir: The World's Fastest Hybrid Car
A few days ago, the Geneva Motor Show was the event where we could see the hybrid that can travel 187 mph (almost 301 km/hour), or 2,000 km without recharging or refilling.
Nissan Quits Hybrid & Hydrogen Cars: Pursues Battery Powered
Though some say electric cars will keep away from our daily usage for the next couple of decades, Nissan people have decided they will not pursue the same trend with the majority, and will switch from hydrogen or hybrid cars to purely electric ones (battery powered).
Almost-Overunity Motor Generator Recovers Back EMF
Every electric motor has a force that opposes the propelling electromagnetic field inside it, called "Back EMF". Thane Heins succeeded to recover this back-EMF and, instead of letting it cause resistance, he transformed it into useful power. This claim has brought him opposition for many years from the scientific community, because it seems to violate Lenz's law.
Reva Electric Car Company Plans New Model This Year
Reva Electric Car Company has started the development of the second model after the small Reva. The new car will be on the market this year and the company has big plan to "conquer" new markets overseas.
First American GM Hybrid Sold in the US Cheaper than Prius
Saturn Aura is going to be the first hybrid GM is launching on the US market, as a direct competitor for Toyota Prius. Only in 2006, Toyota sold 107,000 Prius units, creating a big popularity of the hybrid.
DIY: Easily Convert Any Bicycle Into Electric With GreenWheel
MIT engineers have been developing and are now testing an upgrade to the old bicycle that can be easily installed and that can transform your foot-powered 2-wheeler into a full-electric vehicle (or hybrid, if you use your own force).
