BMW Intends to Release Their Own EV by 2013
Posted by Ovidiu in Electric Vehicles on April 22, 2010
The world’s leading luxury car maker, BMW, said Thursday it intends to launch its first all-electric urban vehicle in 2013, two years earlier than planned.
The firm’s “Megacity” car “will be an emission-free city vehicle for metropolitan areas around the world,” the Munich-based firm said in a statement. Read the rest of this entry »
Sahimo Electric Car: 568km on 1 Liter of Hydrogen
Posted by Ovidiu in Fuel Cell Vehicles on July 6, 2009
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 the rest of this entry »
Toyota Planning Fuel Cell (Probably Prius) Car by 2015
Posted by Ovidiu in Fuel Cell Vehicles on June 28, 2009
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 the rest of this entry »
Maya 300 Electric Car by ExxonMobil will Cost $20,000
Posted by Ovidiu in Electric Vehicles on June 28, 2009
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 the rest of this entry »
Nissan to Unveil EV Prototype on August 2
Posted by Ovidiu in Electric Vehicles on June 28, 2009
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 the rest of this entry »
Riversimple Urban Car: 6kW Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car to be Unveiled Next Week
Posted by Ovidiu in Fuel Cell Vehicles on June 12, 2009
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 the rest of this entry »
Renault-Nissan to Implement Battery Swapping System Soon
Posted by Ovidiu in Electric Vehicles on June 12, 2009
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 the rest of this entry »
Chinese Company Making 4×4 EV with 250 Miles Autonomy
Posted by Ovidiu in Electric Vehicles on June 10, 2009
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 the rest of this entry »
VW Continues to Pursue Fuel Cell Technology in Long Run
Posted by Ovidiu in Fuel Cell Vehicles on June 9, 2009
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 the rest of this entry »
Paris Retrofits Hybrid Buses With Ultracapacitors
Posted by Ovidiu in Hybrid Vehicles on April 16, 2009
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 the rest of this entry »