Nissan Leaf Electric Car Leapfrogs
2009-08-17 17:35:00 Nissan is really trying to go full bore with its new Leaf electric car. It will allow you to go up to 100 miles on a single charge. But will people buy it? Nissan will be putting a lithium ion battery into the Leaf. Now, before you groan. Nissan is cutting the size in half while also increasing power and range twice. Pretty impressive. The batteries will take around 16 hours to recharge, unless you are doing a higher power charge, like the video below demonstrates. They are also saying that it will be competitively priced, whatever that means.
MIT Electric Car May Outperform Rival Gas Models
2009-07-23 14:47:00 From Slashdot: Inside a plain-looking garage on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's campus, undergraduate Radu Gogoana and his team of fellow students are working on a project that could rival what major automobile manufacturers are doing. The team's goal is to build an all
Electric Car Alarm
2009-07-22 19:18:00 anyone can give me an idea for this mini project..? Design an automatic car controlled using the M68000 processor. The car has 4 switches to simulate acceleration, braking, car direction, car horn and headlights
Coda Electric Car The Future?
2009-06-12 07:07:00 Coda - The small guys are growing and growing. A small private electric-car company.Name: Coda Automotive, a new breed of cars started by Miles EV. The Company been selling low-speed electric vehicles in China for some years. The Coda sedan was disclose last week in Santa Monica, Calif. It is based on the Saibao, a gas-powered car built by the Hafei Automobile Group, a state-owned company in China. The chassis was originally developed by Mitsubishi [which licenses it to Hafei]. Hafei Motor was incorporated with government approval on September 20, 1994 as a foreign joint venture company with assets of 4.4 billion . It occupies an area of 1,050,000 and has a floor space of 350,000 . Further upgrading accomplished enabled welding, painting and final assembly operations to support two production lines running in parallel with an annual output of 300,000 units.The Coda Electric Car has a lithium-ion battery system with a 33.8-kilowatt-hour-battery pack. The sedan cruises about 90 to 120...
Electric car batteries as storage for solar and wind energy production
2009-06-07 18:05:00 With the introduction of more electric cars, one will need more electricity. The technologies to produce it are coal and gas, hydro, nuclear, solar, and wind. The last two are the most acceptable but are the least predictable. You cannot order more wind or sun at peak demand hours. There is som
Electric Car Hoax?
2009-04-26 15:44:00 Proton and Detroit Electric claim that their electric cars will be on sale next year, will cost around $25,000, will have a top speed of 120mph, and will have a range up to 200 miles. If so, this would be a monumental breakthrough and could put electric car production into high gear. Are these relat
Bee.One Electric Car to be Tiny, Cheap, and Cute
2009-04-21 22:33:00 From Engadget: British start-up Bee has just dropped some details on its forthcoming uber-affordable electric car, the One. This five-door affair will have a top speed of around 80 miles per hour, with a maximum range of 200 miles before needing a recharge. The car will ru
GM Lobbies for Electric Car Plug Standardization
2009-04-20 16:38:00 From Autoblog: Anyone with a cell phone, laptop or just about any other electronic device knows that battery chargers seldom work among different models - even when they are from the same brand.The SAE J1772[TM] Task Force is working to ensure that a similar scenario doesn't play o
The Electric Car Dream
2009-03-20 16:17:00 A friend sent me an email with this link in it. It describes a new effort to get away from using petroleum as a means of energy for our personal transportation needs. Check it out. I think the idea has great merit and it looks as if it may actually get off the ground worldwide. I also think there wi
Wind Turbines for an Electric Car
2009-03-18 16:15:00 im a senior in high school. im taking an engineering class where we have to create anything that is needed, just as an engineer would. Our idea is to create a self sustained electric car. We have a few issues though and are looking for advice. First, we have researched that by placing wind
Best Motor for an Electric Car
2009-02-10 09:17:00 i want to built an electric car to carry 2 people what motor its the best to use?
Shelby announces world's fastest electric car
2009-01-22 20:17:00 From Crave: The gadget blog: Shelby is working on an electric version of the 2009 Ultimate Aero supercar.(Credit: Shelby SuperCars) In conjunction with the release of its 2009 Ultimate Aero at the Abu Dhabi International Motor Show, Shelby SuperCars announced details of an elect
Electric Car Tech or Detroit Bailout?
2008-12-18 14:26:00 Detroit automakers say they need billions of dollars in bailout money or they face firing millions of workers across the industry. The U.S. government is reluctant, but there may be another easy source: the $25 billion Congress earmarked for the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Progra
Chrysler Gets into Electric Car Race
2008-09-23 22:20:00 From CNET News.com: Struggling automaker Chrysler on Tuesday unveiled a line of electric cars scheduled to start shipping at the end of 2010. The surprise announcement brings Chrysler in direct competition with General Motors, which last week showed off the Chevy Volt, an exten
The Electric Car in America (Part 2)
2008-09-22 13:00:00 Tesla Motors is in new kid on the block in a neighborhood that's all-electric. A manufacturing start-up, the California car company is building mass-production capabilities for its all-electric vehicle, the Tesla Roadster. Back in Detroit, General Motors is planning to release its own version of an
The Electric Car in America (Part 1)
2008-09-15 15:55:00 Earlier this year, Tesla Motors began production of its all-electric powered vehicle, the 2008 Tesla Roadster. Nestled in the hills above California's Silicon Valley, Tesla Motors is far from Detroit and America's Big Three automakers. Yet Tesla is traveling along a road that General Motors took onc
AC or DC Electric car?
2008-08-20 06:00:00 I`m planning to turn one of my cars to Electric. It`s an old Toyota Corolla Station. I have tried to sort out the avalanche of info on Electric car conversions but still need some good advise. Maybe some background info could help to paint a clearer picture of my situation. Normally i drive tw
Hybrid Electric Car
2008-08-05 05:18:00 Hybrid Electric Car: A Promising Technology for a Promising Future for the Environment A hybrid-electric vehicle, or HEV, combines an electrical energy storage system with an occupied means of generating electrical energy, usually through the consumption of some type of fuel. Each type of HEV has its own operating quality and chosen design practices, as well ...
Batteries Enable All-Electric Car
2008-06-09 15:25:00 By using 18 high-tech batteries, university students and their mentors turned a conventional gasoline car into an all-electric automobile. Combined with a battery-management system, a battery charger, and other components, each of the lithium phosphate rechargeable batteries comes with a built-in co
Who killed the electric car?
2008-06-06 00:15:00 It was among the fastest, most efficient production cars ever built. It ran on electricity, produced no emissions and catapulted American technology to the forefront of the automotive industry. The lucky few who drove it never wanted to give it up. So why did General Motors crush its fleet of EV1 electric vehicles in the Arizona desert?Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4 Part 5Part 6
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Neil Young and his Electric Car project
2008-06-03 16:19:00 Anti-establishment rocker Neil Young and mechanic Johnathan Goodwin are working on converting Young’s gas guzzling 1959 Lincoln Continental into an electric car. Young has already invested $120,000 into the project. Young has teamed up with Johnathan Goodwin, a Wichita mechanic who has developed a national reputation for re-engineering the power units of big cars to get more horsepower but use less fuel. The two are looking to convert Young’s 1959 Lincoln Continental convertible to operate on an electric battery. After several decades Young has realized that you might inspire people with music but you are rarely going to change them. He seems himself and Goodwin changing the world if they can help the electric car go mainstream. “You know, I thought long ago you could change the world by writing songs,” he said. “But you can’t change the world by writing songs. Oh, you can inspire a few people, get some of them to change thei...
Neil Young and the Electric Car
2008-06-03 15:46:00 Anti-establishment rocker Neil Young and mechanic Johnathan Goodwin are working on converting Young’s gas guzzling 1959 Lincoln Continental into an electric car. Young has already invested $120,000 into the project. Young has teamed up with Johnathan Goodwin, a Wichita mechanic who has developed a national reputation for re-engineering the power units of big cars ...
Neil Young feels driven to work on electric car
2008-06-02 07:29:00 WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Neil Young, the rocker who provided some of the soundtrack to Vietnam-era protests, is trying to change the world again - with his car. Young has teamed up with Johnathan Goodwin, a Wichita mechanic who has developed a national reputation for re-engineering the power units of big cars to get more horsepower ...
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What is An Electric Car?
2008-05-29 14:18:00 An electric car is an automobile that uses energy from battery packs. These battery packs are rechargeable. This allows them to be run totally independent of gas and petroleum. This gives individuals the ability to totally, bypass the pump, save money, while being much better for the environment. Hybrid vehicles use this technology in part. They ...
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An Electric Car You Can Buy Today: The $20K TRIAC EV
2008-05-27 21:07:00 TRIAC Electric Car. Range: 60-100 Miles. Cost: 2 cents per mile This little number has been getting some good press lately (see EcoGeek and Inhabit), and for good reason: it’s the first...
By: Green Options
Kurrent the two seater electric car
2008-05-27 00:00:00 American Electric's Kurrent is a two-seater electric car. It was designed in Italy and built in the US. Kurrent costs less than 2˘ per mile to operate and that?s five times less than a ?fuel-efficient? SUV. The Kurrent Electric Car is available starting $9800. More pictures after the break. [via TechFresh]
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AMP Electric Car, Hype Or Hip?
2008-05-25 00:32:00 The quest for a usable and affordable electric car has been the quest of many companies. To date no-one seems to have quite managed. In fact some of the schemes seem to border on scams. the ZAP is a great example. They managed to not only scam the customers, but also dealerships. I am always ...
Hybrid Electric Car: A Promising Technology for a Promising Future for the
2008-05-21 00:00:00 A hybrid-electric vehicle, or HEV, combines an electrical energy storage system with an occupied means of generating electrical energy, usually through the consumption of some type of fuel. Each type of HEV has its own operating quality and chosen design practices, as well as advantages and disadvantages. The development of interior ignition engine vehicles, especially in ...
Nissan to launch Electric Car in Japan by 2010
2008-05-18 10:49:00 Carlos Ghosn, chief executive of Nissan, recently said in a statement that Nissan is aiming to launch an electric car in the Japanese and US market by 2010. Nissan aims to offer their electric cars globally by 2012, in their long term plan. In this world of rising gas prices and pollution, Nissan Electric Cars would also be able to meet the stricter ...
San Francisco: Electric car city?
2008-05-15 03:05:00 San Francisco: Electric car city?Venture trying to get all passenger vehicles in Israel to run on batteries rather than gasoline could extend its plans to the city by the Bay. http://ne-ws.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-994457-1-54.html?part=rss&subj=n..-.
San Francisco: Electric car city?
2008-05-15 02:55:00 San Francisco: Electric car city?Plans to electrify all of Israel's cars could be coming to San Francisco. htt-p://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-9-944571-54.html?part=rss&sub-j=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20-60;
Renault?s electric car debuts in Tel Aviv
2008-05-12 00:39:00 It could be the quickest vehicles to go from concept to a public, drivable prototype in automotive history. As previewed, "Israelis got a first demonstration Sunday of the electric car that developers hope will revolutionize transportation in the country and serve as a pilot for the rest of the world," began the report in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. A parking lot in Tel Aviv hosted the demonstration of the Project Better Place/Renault collaboration. Acceleration was said to be impressive and the silent drive familiar to proponents of electric vehicles was noted in the silver, normal looking sedan. The car is expected to have a range of 125 miles, more than sufficient for most drivers in a nation that's no more than 60 miles wide and 260 long. Haaretz reports that several hundred cars will begin appearing on Israel roads in 2009, with sales to begin in late 2010. [Haaretz]
Zenn Electric Car
2008-05-09 22:55:00 I want one of these suckers so badly but it’s illegal to drive them in Canada. The ZENN (zero emission, no noise) car is 100% electric. Made in Canada this little 2 seater is sold in the US, Mexico and EU but Transport Canada has yet to approve it. What’s the hiccup? Find out here: www.cbc.ca/national/blog/specia-l_feature/green_rush/zenn_car_u-pdate_1.html addthis_url ...
lightning electric car
2008-05-08 20:58:00 The UK’s first electric sports car. Nice, eh? I still wish we could have one that looks exactly the Bugatti Veyron Pur Sang, below (*drool*). © Justin for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | 6 comments | Add to del.icio.us digg Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under All, Marine and Mobile.
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Audi to build electric car in 5 to 10 years
2008-05-07 15:33:00 In an interview published Sunday, Rupert Stadler, Audi’s Chairman told Welt am Sonntag that Audi is planning on releasing an electric car within 10 years. Without providing additional details, Stadler said: “Electric cars offer great opportunities, which we have already seized on”. Asked if was not lagging domestic rivals Mercedes and BMW in the development ...
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Pininfarina to unveil its electric car this Autumn
2008-05-06 23:38:00 It has been a while but there is finally news of the Pininfarina / Bolloré electric car project. First the good news. According to Channel 4 it will be sold in America as well as Europe and Japan. The bad news? There is no bad news, only more juicy tidbits like; the concept will debut at the Paris Motor Show in October and once we get our heads around that, the production model reveal is scheduled for the Geneva Auto Show in the Spring. Like that? There's more! The supermini with Pininfarina badging (not pictured above) should seat four and cost in the neighborhood of €15,000. That's $23,295.75 in American greenbacks at today's exchange rate.Although it will be powered by the Bolloré battery from France it will be innately Italian with the Pininfarina-designed coachwork sculpting being performed at its San Giorgio factory. That facility is now used to build the Spider and Brera for Alfa Romeo but that production work will be moved to its Bairo facility. There is a...
bentley continental dc electric car
2008-05-05 16:50:00 It make look like a Soap Box Derby Racer, but it’s SO much more than that. For godssakes, it’s a Bentley! Bentley GreenPower via Wired © Justin for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us digg Who's linking ? Technorati BlogPulse Google Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under All, Marine and Mobile.
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Electric Car Idea
2008-05-05 14:45:00 I have been toying with the idea of converting the high tension voltage coming of the HT coil going to the spark plugs during idle/low loads to Direct current (high amperage low voltage). This is to electolyze the water to generate hydrogen and oxygen. the hydrogen will be piped suitably to the cyli
NICE predicts electric car sales increase under new London mayor
2008-05-05 06:26:00 Now that the city of London has voted out "red Ken" in favor of Conservative candidate Boris Johnson, it is expected that the congestion charge scheme may undergo some changes. One electric car company, NICE (No Internal Combustion Engine), is showing no fear and is sounding positive about the future with their new mayor. They are even predicting increased business in the coming year. Julian Wilford, co-founder of the London-based company, states, "We know that Boris recognises the many benefits of owning an electric car," in a press release that extends an invitation to the politician to give their shop a visit as well as discuss their upcoming plans. Perhaps they read his "colorful" opinion piece in the Telegraph in defense of that other London-centric electric car, the G-Wiz. And what of those future plans? They plan on adding yet more models to their already-varied vehicle line-up which includes the Vectrix and Mega Multi Truck. For more a more detailed look into the future hit ...
Electric Car Company Aptera Releases Guided Factory Tour [Video]
2008-05-03 00:51:00 Electric and hybrid electric car manufacturer Aptera has been turning heads since the first announced their space-age looking Typ1 prototype. The sub $30,000 electric version of the Typ1 has a range...
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Pininfarina raises capital for electric car project
2008-05-01 18:36:00 In partnership with French industrial group Bollore and Indian automaker Tata, Italian design house Pininfarina is preparing to launch its new electric minicar by 2010. Initial production of the car, which will be sold across Europe, Japan and in the United States, is scheduled to begin at 2,000 units, mounting up to peak manufacturing at 15,000 vehicles annually by 2012. Italian design houses like Pininfarina and Bertone, however, have been struggling to make ends meet. While the latter struggles to emerge from bankruptcy, Pininfarina is raising 100 million euros in capital for the new electric car project by selling shares. The Pininfarina family will be selling an undetermined part of its 55 percent majority stake to some of the biggest names in the Italian automotive industry: Piero Ferrari, the scion and vice-president of the Maranello-based sportscar-maker; Alberto Bombassei, chairman of Brembo brakes; and the Marsiaj family, founders of seatbelt manufacturer Sabelt. [Source:...
The Th!nk electric car enters production.
2008-04-29 10:43:00 Almost exactly one year ago we posted on the little G-wiz electric car, we'd found on London's streets. Now we've discovered that the Norwegian electric car project, Th!nk, is about to enter into production of its City model. The company hopes to produce 1,200 cars in its Aurskog, Norway, plant this year. Meanwhile Th!nk apparently has secured financial backing from US partners and are planning to set up a plant in California, too. It has been a bumpy road for Th!nk since the first prototype was introduced in 1991. The TH!NK City model (in its fifth incarnation above) first entered production in 1999, when the Ford Motor Company was a major shareholder and sunk some USD 150 million into the operation. Ford pulled out after four years, and the company was more or less put to pasture. Norwegian investors, however, supplied fresh funds in 2006, and now they are ready to start production again. If the Th!nk lives up to its promises it could be a serious competitor to the Smart city c...
By: Smart Stuff
Charge your electric car batteries in the house
2008-04-25 18:31:00 The thing that sucks about electric cars is that they need to be plugged in every day. Most people don’t have a plug in their garage or their driveway. That being the case, you are going to have an extension cord mess somewhere. That won’t be a problem with the MIRA HAV, an electric car that’s ...
By: SlipperyBrick
Indian clock maker to challenge Tata Nano with electric car
2008-04-15 21:57:00 The Tata Nano made headlines as the world's least expensive new car and it's now facing a new challenger that's battery powered. The Ajanta Group is better known for making clocks but they also build electric scooters and bikes. The Gujarat-based Ajanta wants to get into the car business with an electric vehicle that's cheaper than the Nano. Ajanta group director Jaysukh Patel seems to think they can just transfer their electric bike technology to a car and produce 70 percent of the parts in-house, saving money. That seems a little unrealistic - even in India - unless what they are planning is closer to a neighborhood electric vehicle than a real car. For a price under $2,500 the car will almost certainly be relegated to lead acid batteries and very short range. It will be interesting to see how Ajanta's new EV compares to the Reva G-Wiz which is also built in India. Gallery: Tata Nano: The People's Car[Source: Times of India]
Breaking: Tesla sues Fisker over electric car design
2008-04-15 18:32:00 You know how it goes, whenever there’s reek… Tesla Motors is reportedly suing Fisker Automotive for larceny inside design ideas. like rumors indicated earlier this week, Henrik Fisker apparently was hired forward Tesla to diction their upcoming Whitestar sedan. (Read the full post about ‘Breaking: Tesla sues Fisker over electric car design’…)
Finnish project aims to create open source electric car conversions
2008-04-12 19:33:00 A project in Finland is aiming to use the power of open-source to gather a critical mass of people interested in converting cars to electric power. The idea is get enough people who are interested in doing the project so that the cost can be brought down to a point where it becomes affordable. Whether the target of 500 orders is sufficient make the cost of a converted Toyota Corolla comparable to the price of the original car is debatable. It seems like they would need much larger volumes than that to achieve economies of scale. The open-source part of the project involves bringing interested and skilled people in to contribute to the engineering and development of the conversions kits. If people would donate their time that would certainly reduce a lot of overhead cost, but there are no guarantees that you could actually get the right people involved to make this viable in any kind of reasonable time frame. After all, most open-source software projects take many years to finally re...
That Blissfully Quiet Electric Car Might Just Kill You
2008-04-12 03:37:00 GET A CLUE: Congress spending your tax dollars to study quiet autos From the department of unintended consequences, we now have a bill before Congress that would address one of the biggest problems with electric cars: They’re too quiet. It’s not just blind pedestrians who have to worry. An ongoing study from the University of California at ...
Tesla Roadster - Electric Car
2008-04-11 12:02:00 Tesla Motors Electric Car Piece on the Tesla Roadster Tesla Roadster The unveiling of the tesla motors electric sports car.Tesla Ele...
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Ajanta to challenge Nano with electric car
2008-04-11 03:59:00 There is competition for Tata’s Nano from Gujarat. The new entrant in the small car sector is the Morbi-based world famous clock-maker Ajanta group. The company is planning to manufacture an electric car at its unit at Samkhiyali in Kutch district and market it at a price lower than Rs 1-lakh Nano. Ajanta group director Jaysukh ...
Screw Gas - Build an Electric Car
2008-04-09 00:00:00 Screw price gouging oil companies and their $4 per gallon gas. We don't need you anymore! With these seven incredibly awesome tutorials, you too can be on your way to a gas free commute. Learn to design, wire, and build your own electric vehicle. |
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