Posts Tagged ‘electric cars’

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    Mitsubishi Brings Two Electric Cars in 2012 Pikes Peak
    Mitsubishi will bring two electric cars in the Electric Class of the legendary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Mitsubishi will be aiming for victory in the Electric Class with the i-MiEV Evolution, a specially-prepared competition version based on the ‘i’ electric car. Mitsubishi will also be bringing production ‘i’ electric car that has been...
    by at May 20th, 2012 at 02:05 am
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    ‘Wind-Powered’ Electric Car Build by Chinese Farmer
    A 55-year-old Chinese farmer has invented a wind-powered electric car that he believes could revolutionize China’s auto industry. Tang Zhenping has spend around US$1,600 for three months using scrap parts from a motorcycle and electric scooter to create an electric car which can be charged via the large fan at the front of it. When the electric car reaches 40mph...
    by at May 16th, 2012 at 11:05 am
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    Hertz on Demand to Operate EV Car Sharing Club in England
    Hertz On Demand, Hertz’s global car sharing club, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chargemaster plc, a supplier of electric vehicle charging solutions, for the launch the operation of an electric vehicle car share scheme in Oxford, England. The program is designed to appeal to residents, visitors, and business people, who will be able to reserve...
    by at May 16th, 2012 at 03:05 am
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    Seoul, Los Angeles Win E-Visionary Award for Support of Electric Cars
    The City of Los Angeles and Seoul won the E-Visionary Award from the World Electric Vehicle Association for their ”strong support of clean, efficient and sustainable modes of transportation, and for making electric drive a reality in the everyday lives of their citizens.” The E-Visionary has been awarded to cities or organizations since 2002 for their efforts...
    by at May 10th, 2012 at 07:05 am
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    Continental Makes Electric Cars Even More Efficient
    Smaller, lighter, and more powerful – those are the attributes that characterize the latest generation of power electronics, developed by the international automotive supplier Continental for electric drive train applications. In figures, the highly integrated module has a continuous power of 20 kilowatts at a weight of only eight kilograms and just five liters of space....
    by at April 29th, 2012 at 11:04 pm
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    Coda to Make Electric Cars with China’s Great Wall
    Coda Automotive said Tuesday it plans to produce affordable electric cars with China’s Great Wall Motor Co. to be sold under the U.S. company’s name worldwide starting in 2014. Designed for the North American, Chinese, and European markets, this co-developed electric car is intended to be the most affordable EV on the market, comparable to entry-level internal combustion...
    by at April 24th, 2012 at 02:04 pm
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    IBM Battery 500 Project Gets Two New Partners
    IBM announced that two industry leaders — Asahi Kasei and Central Glass — will join its Battery 500 Project team and collaborate on far-reaching research with the potential to accelerate the switch from gasoline to electricity as the primary power source for electric cars. As partners in the Battery 500 Project, Asahi Kasei and Central Glass bring decades of...
    by at April 20th, 2012 at 10:04 am
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    Two UK Hospitals to Offer New Free Charging Scheme for Electric Cars
    The electric and hybrid car market in the United Kingdom is taking a little while to take off, and despite the high prices of gas in the UK currently, there still seems to be reluctance amongst car drivers to make the switch.  In fact, 2011 saw only about one thousand electric cars sold in the country in total, and that was even with the British government offering incentives...
    by at April 15th, 2012 at 12:04 am
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    Audi Developing e-sound for e-tron Electric Cars [video]
    Audi has developed e-sound for its R8 e-tron electric car, saving absent-minded pedestrians from an unfortunate encounter with this battery-powered road rocket. In a series-production Audi, a combustion engine currently supplies the music. The motor in an electric-powered e-tron is not an option, as it is too quiet and its high frequencies are not exactly melodious. Audi’s...
    by at April 8th, 2012 at 12:04 am
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    Magna E-Car Forms Battery JV with Hyundai Heavy Industries
    Magna E-Car Systems (Magna E-Car) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) agreed to form a joint venture named MAHY E-CELL to develop battery cells and battery packs for hybrid and electric cars. Under the agreement, HHI and Magna E-Car will jointly conduct engineering, design, development and testing activities with the goal of preliminary validation of battery cell and battery...
    by at April 5th, 2012 at 12:04 am
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