All the stories tagged with ev
Mitsuhoka Himiko electric car has 550km range
02/06/2011, Fancy an electric vehicle that has a range which surpasses that of most petrol-based vehicles? Well, what was once the stuff of dreams is now a reality with TGMY turning the Mitsuhoka Himiko Mazda roadster into an electric vehicle that [...]
Smart Fourtwo Electric Vehicle to Join Hertz Rental Fleet Next Week
12/06/2010, Hertz will be offering the Smart Fourtwo all electric car for rent in select markets starting next week. Eco-conscious renters in New York, San Francisco, and Washington DC can start renting the vehicle starting on December 15th. The Smart Fourtwo [...]
China might see battery-replaceable electric vehicle in the near future
11/09/2010, China is looking to roll out a battery-replaceable electric vehicle sometime down the road, with said electric vehicle being dubbed “C71 EV”, where it will retail for around $44,974 after conversion in that part of the world when released next [...]
HaloIPT Launches World’s First Market-ready Wireless Charging System For EV
11/01/2010, Electric Vehicles (EVs) have taken one step forward in terms of usability as a start-up business, HaloIPT, has recently launched what it touts as the world’s first market-ready wireless charging system for electric cars. The system is making its debut [...]
Wireless Charging Systems For Electric Vehicles Being Developed
10/25/2010, While electric vehicles (EVs) are great eco-friendly modes of transportation, having to plug them in to juice up the battery is always a hassle. Of course, thanks to the advancement of technology, it might not become an issue in the [...]
Concept: El-Assist Charges EVs On The Move
10/18/2010, One of the issues surrounding electric vehicles (EVs) is that they may have issues traveling for long periods, due to the need to recharge often. Now an industrial designer has come up with a unique EV charging solution that can [...]
GM’s Voltec EV Charging Station May Set You Back $2000
10/07/2010, Electric vehicle fans will be happy to hear that GM has just announced its own 240V Voltec home charger, getting into the game of Volt-compatible EV chargers. The good news is that the unit will only set you back $490, [...]
Hyundai BlueOn is company’s first electric car
09/10/2010, Hyundai, the motoring giant from South Korea, has just unveiled its maiden electric car model to the world, known as the BlueOn in order to grab onto the coat tails of its Japanese rivals in this market segment. Having invested [...]
Frito-Lay Moving Delivery Fleet to Electric Power
09/09/2010, Chips and snacks maker Frito-Lay has announced that it is shifting its delivery fleet of trucks over to electric power. The company has been focused on green energy on many of its brands. Its Sun Chips brand chips are said [...]
Portable charging stations for electric vehicles
09/06/2010, Electric vehicles are great in doing their part by reducing your carbon footprint, but you can be sure that filling up its ‘tank’ when empty isn’t as simple as going to the nearest gas station. That could very well change [...]
AMP Equinox lasts the distance with 150 mile range
08/20/2010, The Equinox from AMP aims to break new ground in the electric vehicle market, where it is made possible by turning a stock Chevrolet Equinox into an all-electric people mover. Its gas engine has been taken out, while its fuel [...]
Tata Motors to offer new electric vehicles in Europe next year
08/16/2010, Tata Motors, the corporate giant from India, is tipped to roll out a couple of electric vehicles (EVs) in select European countries before March 2011 is over. According to Tata Motor’s vice chairman Ravi Kant, the EVs scheduled for launch [...]
New battery technology could reduce EV battery pack costs by a mile
08/16/2010, One of the costlier parts in electric cars would be its battery pack, and we bring you good tidings of a new form of battery technology which could potentially reduce an electric car battery back cost by up to a [...]
