Electric car
TH!NK Changes Hands; Russian Investor Pockets EV Firm
Post-declaration of bankruptcy, TH!NK, the Norwegian car maker, has been acquired by Russian investor Boris G Zingarevich. Though not so familiar a name in the automotive arena, Zingarevich is a prominent international technology entrepreneur in several businesses. Since 2002, he has been the principal investor in the Ener1, a foremost American automotive lithium-ion battery manufacturer. Boris G. Zingarevich chairs the board ...
MUTE EV Concept Heads for Frankfurt Show
It appears that Frankfurt Motor show has some interesting green tinge this year as well. The glad news is that the Technical University of Munich is ready to show its MUTE concept at the Show this September The MUTE is a two-seater compact car which boasts of a super-futuristic body and runs on a fully electric power train. This prototype will ...
Nissan Leaf EV to Add Seat Warmers as Standard
All you out there know Nissan Leaf is one of the forerunners in the plug-in vehicle segment. But then, you also would agree it’s not all perfect either. So as many customers think, something is indeed amiss with the Nissan Leaf. The Nissan Leaf has its flaws, but which car doesn't have one? It's still a great car considering that it's ...
Suzuki Going Electric with Every Van
Suzuki is also thinking of going electric, at last. The idea may have just occurred to Suzuki after the launch of the rival ‘Mitsubishi’s electric Minicab i-MiEV’. Though a bit late, Suzuki’s electric plan is one good sign of things to come. Suzuki, however, doesn’t seem to be in a hurry. They have reportedly started experimenting with the battery-powered Every Van ...
Car2Go Carsharing Program Heads for San Diego
Daimler plans to include an EV in their Car2go line up. The blueprint is to use the 300 Smart Fortwo Electric Drive vehicles to expand Daimler’s current Car2go program. Car2go is a simple car sharing program initiated by Daimler which had come useful to many city commuters. Though not a very new initiative, the program starring the Fortwos already exists in ...
Chevrolet Volt Spearheading New York City’s Green Drive; 50 EVs Added to NYC Fleet
It’s a high voltage effort aimed at cutting down on air pollution, carbon emissions and gasoline consumption. As many as 50 Chevy Volts will join the City of New York fleet. With the new addition, the Volt electric cars will be the first electric car to be used by the New York City Police Department. The NYPD already uses electric scooters ...
Audi A1 e-tron tops Silvretta Electric Car Rally
German luxury automaker Audi has once again grabbed the title of overall winner in the Silvretta Electric Car Rally conducted in Austria's Montafon region. If it was R8 e-tron's who garnered the title for Audi in 2010, it was chance of the Audi A1 e-tron to follow the ‘tradition’ in 2011. But another Audi participant of the rally, a Q5 fuel ...
Gordon Murray’s T.27 Electric Minicar Gears Up for Production
It seems Gordon Murray's latest project T.27 electric minicar is gearing up for production. T.27, the battery-powered version of Murray's lightweight, three-seat T.25 city car is all set to enter the production cycle by late 2011. As part of this, Gordon Murray has revealed specs for the T.27. Let’s check. The 7.9-foot long T.27 features a 12 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack ...
Nissan Leaf Posts Record Pikes Peak Hill Climb
The electric vehicle sector is definitely on a high. Agree? If you don’t, we suggest you read this piece of info that clearly states that the electric vehicle segment has got a further boost of confidence with a prestigious feat at the 89th Pikes Peak Hill Climb event. And to top it all, Nissan Leaf rode in to history with ...
Toyota to sell G-Station chargers in Two Models From July Onwards
In what could be seen as a awesome boost to green, Toyota has unveiled its duo of G-Station plug-in vehicle charging systems. The G-Station chargers feature a contact-less smart-card recognition setup. It and can connect via the Internet with the Toyota Smart Center, which utilizes the Windows Azure platform. As you know, it is a cloud computing system from which ...
