Geneva Motor Show Archives – The Green Optimistic

Top 6 Hottest Electric Cars at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show

Ovidiu Sandru — Sun, 06 Mar 2016 20:51:23 +0000

The 2016 Geneva Motor Show promised a lot, and almost delivered. Here are a few sparks that caught my eye while being there on the first day when regular visitors were allowed. For some reason, green tech blogs with over 2.1 million pageviews a year are not considered “press” by the distinguished organizers of the Geneva […]

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QUANT e-Sportlimousine Concept Features Redox Flow-Cell Battery

Benji Jerew — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 19:44:59 +0000

Another advance is coming in electric vehicles, as exemplified in the QUANT e-Sportlimousine Concept, powered by a flow-cell battery system. The redox flow-cell battery, developed and perfected by nanoFLOWCELL, in Germany, has a couple of distinct advantages over the current-best rechargeable battery technology, lithium-ion. First, the flow-cell battery, at 600 Wh/kg, has at least 200% […]

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VW’s Electric E-Up! to be Sold in EU, Not US

Benji Jerew — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:07:55 +0000

A new electric vehicle debuted on Thursday at the Geneva Motor Show, the Volkswagen E-Up!, that isn’t going to be sold outside of Europe. The new Volkswagen E-Up! will start sales in the EU early next year, and hopes are high for the little electric vehicle. It isn’t a sporty car by any means, seating […]

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Belumbury Dany and Lallo Concepts Customizable, Frugal, and Fun?

Benji Jerew — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:06:15 +0000

Ask the nice people on the stage at the Geneva Motor Show how much the Belumbury Dany and Lallo concepts are worth, and you’ll get an answer as clear as the unconventional names of the concepts themselves. The best answer you can get is, “30,000€ with all the options,” which equates to about $39,000. Options, […]

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McLaren P1 Hybrid Supercar Concept at Geneva Motor Show

Benji Jerew — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:12:23 +0000

The McLaren P1 is a plug-in hybrid electric supercar concept and McLaren’s answer to the Ferrari F150 at the Geneva Motor Show. Hybrid vehicles may have gotten their start with the fuel-sipping and not-particularly-sporty Toyota Prius and Honda Insight hybrid electric vehicles, but they haven’t stayed that way. Electrified vehicles have been getting bigger and more powerful, including full-size trucks and even […]

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