electric van Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 30 Nov 2017 07:12:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Renault is GreenFleet’s Electric Vehicle Manufacturer of the Year https://www.greenoptimistic.com/renault-greenfleet-electric-vehicle-manufacturer-of-the-year-20171130/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/renault-greenfleet-electric-vehicle-manufacturer-of-the-year-20171130/#comments Thu, 30 Nov 2017 07:12:24 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=64816 Every year, the UK-based magazine, GreenFleet, recognizes the achievements of low-carbon vehicles sector through an awards event of the same name. In the 2017 GreenFleet Awards held last 23rd day of this month at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, the automaker company Renault was selected as the Electric Vehicle Manufacturer of the Year. The editor of […]

The post Renault is GreenFleet’s Electric Vehicle Manufacturer of the Year appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/renault-greenfleet-electric-vehicle-manufacturer-of-the-year-20171130/feed/ 1 64816 Electric Van Races Tesla and Wins (video) https://www.greenoptimistic.com/edna-electric-van-20160723/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/edna-electric-van-20160723/#respond Thu, 21 Jul 2016 20:17:29 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=60270 An electric van produced by a Silicon Valley startup, Atieva, has raced a Tesla and a Ferrari California, in California, and won. Edna, as they called it, is the company’s first prototype. Now based on a Mercedes Vito, Edna packs 900 horsepower and an all-wheel drivetrain. Well, the guys from Atieva have seemingly attracted talent […]

The post Electric Van Races Tesla and Wins (video) appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/edna-electric-van-20160723/feed/ 0 60270 Nissan to Start Producing the e-NV200 Electric Van by 2014 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nissan-e-nv200-20120523/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nissan-e-nv200-20120523/#respond Wed, 23 May 2012 18:52:03 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=24668 Just like Tesla Motors, Nissan is taking the next step in their electric car sequel. Borrowing the front part from the Leaf and the rear from an already successful taxi called NV200, the company led by Carlos Ghosn has announced its decision to roll out yet another electric car, the e-NV200. The e-NV200 is basically […]

The post Nissan to Start Producing the e-NV200 Electric Van by 2014 appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nissan-e-nv200-20120523/feed/ 0 24668 Via Motors and PG&E Unveiling Extended-Range Electric Trucks, Vans and SUVs https://www.greenoptimistic.com/via-motors-erev-suv-truck-van-20120110/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/via-motors-erev-suv-truck-van-20120110/#respond Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:22:04 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=21903 GM seems to have hit the right button when it comes to electric cars, or, at least, extended range EVs. Or so thinks Bob Lutz, former GM executive, who now joined VIA Motors, a company whose aim is to rebuild America’s most loved trucks, SUVs and vans, but propel them by an electric motor instead […]

The post Via Motors and PG&E Unveiling Extended-Range Electric Trucks, Vans and SUVs appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/via-motors-erev-suv-truck-van-20120110/feed/ 0 21903