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▶ Roding Roadster Electric Created by Siemens [Video]
With two RUF 997s, a Porsche Cayenne and an Orange County Chopper under their belt, Siemens definitely have the experience and the necessary resources to turn anything they want into something powered by electricity. The Roding Roadster, which originally featured a straight-six turbocharged engine sourced from BMW... Continue Reading →
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❐ The 2Wheela - Fresh Take on Modular Urban Transportation [Photo Gallery]
People steal ideas from other people and that’s a fact. Such people don’t realize and appreciate the greatness that comes with making something that we take for granted, in a different, better way than we do it normally. For instance, why does a car have to have 4 wheels all the time? With modern techn... Continue Reading →
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Tesla Begins Model S Customer Deliveries to Begin June 22
Tesla is officially beginning customer deliveries for its new Model S all-electric BMW 5-Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class rival. The first cars are to be presented to their owners at an invitation-only event set to take place at the Tesla factory, in Freemont, California. As previously reported, they have finished... Continue Reading →
Bosch to Begin Production of Automotive Batteries in Europe by 2016
Bosch is the world’s largest automotive components supplier, and being such a big name, we need to take note whenever they have something to announce. This time, it’s their announcement of future manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries destined for EVs within the next 4 years, according to German magazine ... Continue Reading →
Obama Administration to Drop Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Backing
It has become obviously clear that the people who ‘rule’ us don’t really have our best interest at heart. They seem to make decisions based on whoever is whoever’s pal. The Obama administration in the US declared its full support of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle development and the creation of th... Continue Reading →
Ford Focus Electric to Hit Dealerships Soon
The Ford Focus Electric is one of the nicer EVs out there, mostly because of its striking similarity to the standard Focus. There are no huge badges shouting out its eco credentials - it just goes about its business with no fuss, no weird name or awkward design. According to Automotive News, California, New Jersey... Continue Reading →
Electric Motorcycles Destined for US Police
The image of the American traffic cop, with his aviator glasses and typical attitude has been pounded into our heads by movies, cartoons, ads etc. However, it may be a thing of the past, as Zero Motorcycles has designed a new electric motorbike specially for police use. The Zero DS Police Motorcycle has everything... Continue Reading →
Zero Motorcycles Offering First 25,000 Miles of Electricity Free
Zero Motorcycles, the Santa Cruz-based electric motorbike manufacturer, have announced that they will be offering the first 25,000 miles-worth (40,000km) of electricity in the form of a pre-paid Visa card, for all motorbikes bought this year.The company have calculated the average cost of the electricity and have got... Continue Reading →
Nissan Reveals Quick EV Charging System for French and Dutch Owners
Nissan have officially unveiled their first EV Quick Chargers in Holland and France. The first step was to literally donate 400 units, in order to accelerate the development of the local EV infrastructure. The Direct Current Quick Chargers are capable of charging the battery of a Nissan Leaf to 80% in around 30 mi... Continue Reading →
AMP Electric Vehicles Open First Dealership in Cincinnati
Founded in 2007, AMP Electric Vehicles modifies the Mercedes-Benz ML and the Jeep Grand Cherokee, by replacing their standard engine and drivetrain with an all-electric variant. They claim they are making the world’s only all-wheel drive all-electric SUVs - and they are. Underneath the body of either of the ... Continue Reading →
▶ GasGas TXT-e Electric Trial Motorbike in Action [Video]
Trial bikes are definitely a lot of fun. Their riders are (and need to be) extremely fit and coordinated individuals without the fear of broken bones. One such rider is Frenchman Thierry Raoul, who has been let loose in a proper trial environment in the GasGas TXT-e (prototype) electric motorbike. With its very l... Continue Reading →
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▶ Chevrolet Volt Can Save You from Zombies in New Ad [Video]
Why is it that more and more TV series, video games, movies and commercials are using zombies as a pretext for their plot line? Are ‘they’ preparing us for impending doom and apocalypse, or have ‘they’ just run out of clever ideas. The Chevy Volt, a great car, is being marketed to possible ... Continue Reading →
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Electric Rolls-Royce 102EX Scrapped
The Rolls-Royce customer is discerning, well-mannered and well-dressed man sitting at the corner table with a glass of Martell. Sadly, nowadays the likes of 50 Pence or Diddly Puff ride in the back of Rollers and the clientele has changed. For the same reason (declining quality of the clientele), apparently Rolls ... Continue Reading →
EVs Now Tax Exempt in the Indian State of Maharashtra
Maharashtra is the second-most populous state of India, with a population 112-million and a territory 307,731 km2 (118,816 square miles). It is also one of the states which contribute the most to the nation’s GDP, so it’s a very important region to India. The state government of the state has issu... Continue Reading →
Green Vehicles Could Dent UK Government Revenue
We genuinely live in dark times. Just take a really good look at the world and the state it's in. Despite governments around the world claiming to promote greener motoring, do you really see that happening? No, you don't and the electric car could gain a lot more ground with more than just this ‘appar... Continue Reading →
UK Study Says Businesses are EV-Reluctant
A recent UK study of 1000 businesses, carried out by ALD Automotive, revealed that 60% of company drivers would not swap their conventionally powered car with an electric one. The main disadvantages pointed out by the questioned drivers were the limited range of the current generation of EVs (78% thought so), with... Continue Reading →
Tesla Model S Reportedly Exceeds Range Expectations
With their first car, the Tesla Roadster, the Silicon Valley-based manufacturer claimed it was at its 2008 model was at least twice as energy efficient as a Toyota Prius. With battery technology, and EV related stuff in general, having come a considerable way in the last 4 years, the company’s new offering, the... Continue Reading →
▶ Battery Swapping - The Way into the Future for the EV [Video]
Well, according to California-based company Better Place (BP), it can and does, in Israel. The mission of BP is to create a proper infrastructure for EVs, but aside from what we’ve already heard about charging stations and whatnot, BP is planning a different approach. The clever idea is battery swapping, whi... Continue Reading →
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▶ SAE ‘Formula Hybrid’ Won by Birgham Young University Team [Video]
Hybrid made their way slowly but surely into our daily lives, now so many manufacturers are offering a hybrid, if one was to buy a hybrid, the choice would be confusing. Hybrid powertrains have made their way into some racing-oriented cars as well. So to is the case with a Birgham Young University team of aspiring... Continue Reading →
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In-Road EV Charging on the Go - On Its Way
The biggest hurdle faced by today’s EVs is the bulky batteries they have to carry around everywhere they go. Not only are batteries, even the most modern of them, extremely heavy, but also expensive to manufacture and relatively inefficient. Their inefficiency is not necessarily due to our technology, but to co... Continue Reading →
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