EVs Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 28 Sep 2018 12:12:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Volkswagen’s ID Electric Car offers 3 battery sizes, starting less than $30,000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/volkswagen-id-electric-car-battery-sizes-starting-less-than-30000-20180927/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/volkswagen-id-electric-car-battery-sizes-starting-less-than-30000-20180927/#respond Fri, 28 Sep 2018 12:12:12 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=67208 The Volkswagen ID Electric Car is anticipated to be a Tesla Model 3 rival. Although, no car company, including Volkswagen,  has yet to produce an electric car that truly rivals an equivalent Tesla. Let’s take a closer look at the ID sedan that has no official yet. The new electric car will offer customers a […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/volkswagen-id-electric-car-battery-sizes-starting-less-than-30000-20180927/feed/ 0 67208 1907-Founded Detroit Electric Gets Second Life https://www.greenoptimistic.com/detroit-electric-20170911/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/detroit-electric-20170911/#respond Mon, 11 Sep 2017 21:01:39 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=64227 Not all success stories unfold quickly, and some can last for over a century. The story of the original developer of the electric car may be a good example. Having been started in 1907, Detroit Electric sold 13.000 electric vehicles between its inception and 1939. While the company did shut down sometime after 1942, it […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/detroit-electric-20170911/feed/ 0 64227 Chinese Kindergartners More Knowledgeable About Electric Cars https://www.greenoptimistic.com/chinese-kindergartners-knowledgeable-electric-cars-20160607/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/chinese-kindergartners-knowledgeable-electric-cars-20160607/#respond Tue, 07 Jun 2016 19:58:11 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=60053 Not many were introduced to electric cars as early as kindergarten. Yet, in China, Tesla is providing an educational program for kindergartners to learn about green transportation. Children will learn the differences between electric and gas powered vehicles. Compared to the United States where fossil fuel concerns are mainly focused on profits, China is providing […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/chinese-kindergartners-knowledgeable-electric-cars-20160607/feed/ 0 60053 Oman-Based Company to Develop All-Electric Vehicle Capable of 2,236 Miles / Charge https://www.greenoptimistic.com/oman-electric-vehicle-capable-2236-miles-charge-20100622/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/oman-electric-vehicle-capable-2236-miles-charge-20100622/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:24:41 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=8109 The chief executive officer of Noor Majan, sultan bin Hamad al-Amri, offered no explanation when we might see this wonder vehicle or how the unnamed car will achieve such stupendous range. The only thing he said is the car would be equipped with an 800-horsepower electric motor.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/oman-electric-vehicle-capable-2236-miles-charge-20100622/feed/ 1 8109 Ford Estimating 25% of Their Fleet to be Electric or Hybrid by 2020 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ford-fleet-electric-hybrid-2020-20100304/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ford-fleet-electric-hybrid-2020-20100304/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:52:42 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=6776 Ford recently disclosed their long term plan coming to align with governmental laws related with fuel efficiency: by 2020, at least 25% of Ford's new cars will be either electric or hybrid vehicles. In North America, 7 of 10 vehicles will be gasoline-electric hybrids, such as the current Fusion hybrid version.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ford-fleet-electric-hybrid-2020-20100304/feed/ 1 6776 New York City Increases EV Sales to 70,000 New Cars by 2015 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-york-city-increases-ev-sales-to-70000-new-cars-by-2015-20100114/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-york-city-increases-ev-sales-to-70000-new-cars-by-2015-20100114/#respond Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:57:00 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=6248 We all know that one of the industries that pollute the most is the automotive industry. With several millions of vehicles on the roads, that consume every day millions of tons of fossil fuels, the air in the megacities becomes more and more unbreathable.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-york-city-increases-ev-sales-to-70000-new-cars-by-2015-20100114/feed/ 0 6248 Panasonic to Equip Tesla Motors' Future EVs With Their Batteries https://www.greenoptimistic.com/panasonic-tesla-battery-20100112/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/panasonic-tesla-battery-20100112/#respond Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:14:33 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=6191 Just few days ago, Tesla Motors announced that they will start the collaboration with Panasonic for the development of the next generation battery cells for the EV.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/panasonic-tesla-battery-20100112/feed/ 0 6191 Protoscar Makes Waves Before Geneva Motor Show With Lampo II Electric Vehicle https://www.greenoptimistic.com/protoscar-makes-waves-before-geneva-motor-show-with-lampo-ii-electric-vehicle-20100106/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/protoscar-makes-waves-before-geneva-motor-show-with-lampo-ii-electric-vehicle-20100106/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:23:36 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=6053 Switzerland can finally brag with their most expensive sports car: Protoscar has just finished the development and manufacturing of a 1 million Euro electric sports car prototype called Lampo.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/protoscar-makes-waves-before-geneva-motor-show-with-lampo-ii-electric-vehicle-20100106/feed/ 1 6053 Solar Charging Station for EVs and PHEVs by Toyota https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-charging-station-for-evs-and-phevs-by-toyota-20091229/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-charging-station-for-evs-and-phevs-by-toyota-20091229/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:23:59 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=5939 By April 2010, Toyota will put in place around 21 charging stations for plug-in hybrid vehicles(PHVs) and electric vehicles(EVs)in Aichi Prefecture . The most interesting thing about these stations is the fact that they are charging themselves using solar power.

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