Something truly amazing comes from Turkey: some students from Sakarya University just released a prototype of what seems to be a car… but a car that consumes no more than a liter of hydrogen in a range of 568km (355 miles)! Read more…
June 28th, 2009 Toyota Planning Fuel Cell (Probably Prius) Car by 2015
Toyota’s vice president Matasami Takimoto, asked about the company’s plans on releasing new zero-emission technologies at a recent shareholders’ meeting in Aichi Japan, said that they have plans to release a fuel cell-based car in 2015, not disclosing further details. Read more…
June 28th, 2009 Maya 300 Electric Car by ExxonMobil will Cost $20,000
Oil companies involve more and more in the EV industry, as perspectives for this industry’s evolving are more and more bright. For example, ExxonMobil launches the Maya 300 – a Li-Ion battery powered small car that is built to have the looks and feel of a standard gasoline-powered one. Read more…
June 28th, 2009 Nissan to Unveil EV Prototype on August 2
Nissan has already promised that they will unveil an electric car prototype. Well, now we find out it’s scheduled to be presented in August. It is a medium-sized five door powered by Li-Ion batteries. The debut will be made at the Tokyo motor show. The HQ from Yokohama, Japan, will be opened on August 2. Read more…
June 12th, 2009 Riversimple Urban Car: 6kW Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car to be Unveiled Next Week
The Riversimple Urban Car will be no more impressive than a Smart, at a first glance. At its size, it will weigh 350kg and will need far less energy than other cars. The project is financed by the grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, and the car is set to be unveiled next week. Read more…
June 12th, 2009 Renault-Nissan to Implement Battery Swapping System Soon
With Better Place considering seriously the option of on-the-fly recharging, through EV recharging stations, Renault-Nissan announces that they will too use the same recharging system for the vehicles they will release soon. Read more…
June 10th, 2009 Chinese Company Making 4×4 EV with 250 Miles Autonomy
Zhong Tai Electric Car - courtesy Times UK
Despite the economic downturn taking place during recent months, the Chinese auto industry prospers in areas that U.S. manufacturers, such as G.M., with a hundred years of global dominance only has small dreams (see Chevy Volt). Read more…
June 9th, 2009 VW Continues to Pursue Fuel Cell Technology in Long Run
Pursuing fuel cell technology seems like a good deal to many car manufacturers, including Volkswagen. Even if president Obama has cut funding for fuel cell powered cars, it looks like VW still experiments, on their own expense, fuel cell technology. Read more…
April 16th, 2009 Paris Retrofits Hybrid Buses With Ultracapacitors
Although they’re not as appetizing as cars, buses or any other public transport system are mostly ec0-friendlier than an average car, even if their consumption reaches enormous figures (compared to a small automobile). Read more…
April 16th, 2009 London to Be Equipped With 100,000 Electric Cars Until 2015
London mayor Boris Johnson announced the decision to transform the city into the electric car capital of Europe. He said he wants to bring 100,000 electric cars on the streets of the capital and to build an infrastructure of 25,000 charging points in car parks, shops and public streets. Read more…