dimanche 7 septembre 2014

Ten Fun Facts about Elio Motors and Its 84 MPG, $6,800 Vehicle Launching in 2015

Ten Fun Facts about Elio Motors and Its 84 MPG, $6,800 Vehicle Launching in 2015: "Startup transportation company Elio Motors is due to launch a vehicle in 2015 that will get 84 MPG and sell for just $6,800. The enclosed three-wheeled vehicle prototype is currently on a nationwide tour and is generating significant customer enthusiasm. So far, more than 34,000 people have reserved a spot in line."





vendredi 11 juin 2010

Chinese Man Creates World’s Cheapest Electric Car - Auto Motto

Chinese Man Creates World’s Cheapest Electric Car - Auto Motto: "Zhang created this electric vehicle by putting together all kinds of salvaged parts and materials."

dimanche 6 décembre 2009

Denmark and Better Place in Ambitious Test for Electric Cars - NYTimes.com

Denmark and Better Place in Ambitious Test for Electric Cars - NYTimes.com: "COPENHAGEN — Is saving $40,000 at the showroom enough to get drivers behind the wheel of an electric car? With a program in the works to add easy access to charging stations, Denmark is about to find out."

mercredi 2 septembre 2009

As hybrid cars gobble rare metals, shortage looms | U.S. | Reuters

As hybrid cars gobble rare metals, shortage looms | U.S. | Reuters: "LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Prius hybrid automobile is popular for its fuel efficiency, but its electric motor and battery guzzle rare earth metals, a little-known class of elements found in a wide range of gadgets and consumer goods.

That makes Toyota's market-leading gasoline-electric hybrid car and other similar vehicles vulnerable to a supply crunch predicted by experts as China, the world's dominant rare earths producer, limits exports while global demand swells."

dimanche 30 août 2009

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Hampshire | UK team breaks steam car record

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Hampshire | UK team breaks steam car record: "A team of British engineers has broken the longest-standing world land speed record in California."

jeudi 13 août 2009

Roadster helps Tesla Motors turn first profit - Aug. 7, 2009

Roadster helps Tesla Motors turn first profit - Aug. 7, 2009: "NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Tesla Motors turned profitable for the first time in July, when the electric car manufacturer shipped a record 109 vehicles, the company said Friday."

lundi 10 août 2009

MG Midget

MG Midget: "An electric car for personal transportation . . . infinite MPG . . . zero pollution"

dimanche 12 juillet 2009

Technology Review: Nanopillar Solar Cells

Technology Review: Nanopillar Solar Cells: "Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have made a new kind of solar cell by growing an array of upright nanoscale pillars on aluminum foil. They make bendable solar cells by encapsulating the entire cell inside a transparent, rubbery polymer. The design, the researchers suggest, could lead to solar cells that cost less than conventional silicon photovoltaics."

mardi 30 juin 2009

Renault-Nissan investit dans des voitures �lectriques

Renault-Nissan investit dans des voitures électriques: "L'alliance Renault-Nissan se tourne vers des voitures plus vertes alors qu’elle a indiqué avoir investi 1 milliard d'euros pour son projet de véhicules électriques."

jeudi 18 juin 2009

Sainsbury's Rolls Out Kinetic Energy Generator | GreenBiz.com

Sainsbury's Rolls Out Kinetic Energy Generator | GreenBiz.com: "The new system, which has been developed by U.K. startup Highway Energy Systems, works using plates that move when vehicles drive over them, creating enough kinetic energy to drive a generator. The technology is expected to produce 30kW of energy an hour without causing any disturbance to motorists as they drive over the plates."

mardi 2 juin 2009

Stronach veut fabriquer des voitures �lectriques au Canada - D�tail d'article

Stronach veut fabriquer des voitures électriques au Canada : "Le président du conseil de Magna International, Frank Stronach, souhaite fabriquer en série des voitures électriques au Canada d'ici trois ans."

vendredi 22 mai 2009

Technology Review: Revisiting Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Technology Review: Revisiting Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: "'Compared to existing technologies used in electric vehicles, the plan is to increase driving distance at least 5 to 10 times,' for a given-size battery, says Thomas Weber, CEO of a subsidiary of BASF called BASF Future Business."