When reading the specs it almost sounds too good to be true. 220+ MPG Gas-Electric Hybrid sporting 600+ hp with movable aero parts to alter the vehicles downforce. Hybrid Technologies also has an electric-only version in the works with a 150 - 180 mile range. A drivable prototype should be ready by September ‘08. Read more details @ Popular Mechanics
Mitsubishi is planning to launch its Miev and other electric models in India soon. They will be equipped with lithium-ion batteries capable of charging to 80% capacity in 30 minutes, have a top speed of 55 Mph and can go 90 miles on a full charge. The Miev has already been launched in Japan and Hong Kong and has since been a success. Read More Here
Electric cars or safa tempos are becoming very common these days on the roads in Nepal. A fossil fuel vehicle costs 10 cents/Km compared with 7 cents/Km for every electric vehicle. As oil prices go higher that gap in savings will increase even further. Most of these vehicles are electric buses and tour buses. Although they cost $13,500 for each vehicle there are already 650 on the road today and people are already noticing a difference it has been making in Nepal’s heavily polluted city of Kathmandu.
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A nice change from electric cars (not that we get tired of them)…the Czeers MK1 is a sweet solar powered electric boat. This beautiful aquatic vehicle is capable of speeds of 30 Knots (34Mph). It seems like a very smart idea going right to solar instead of just electric boats seeing that most boats sit in direct sunlight most of their life. You could basically boat to your hearts content and never feel guilty or hurtin’ on the wallet. Of course we’d love to have more details such as batteries, motor, price and other geeky stuff…but we do not. If we get more we will certainly update the posting.
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If your in the market for an electric all-american car then AMP has the car for you. The AMP Saturn Sky which has a 0-60 time of 5.7 seconds, top speed of 90 Mph and can go 150 miles on a full charge. After the cost of the Saturn Sky and conversion cost ($25,000) the total cost is $50,000. This isn’t a bad price considering the Tesla is around $100K. If they’re still available you can purchase them online here - www.ampmotorworks.com .
Not to be outdone Ian wants his electric supercars to be the fastest cars in the world. Although his Wrightspeed X1 outpaced a porsche carerra, Lamborghini and a Ferrari, there is one car it did not. The 16 cylinder monster Bugatti Veyron which has 1001 hp. Ian’s new project, the Wrightspeed SR-71 will challenge the Bugatti (and any other car that thinks its fast enough) with an estimated 0-60 time of 2.5 seconds. Unlike the X1 the SR-71 will be available for purchase. Read more on this story here
Liberty Electric Cars Ltd will be producing an electrically converted Range Rover 4×4 said to have a range of 200 miles. The company will also be converting other large luxury favorites using their unique electric drivetrain platform. Some of the models will carry on-board, range-extending generators for those weekend trips. Liberty plans to convert thousands of luxury cars into silent and efficient vehicles while still retaining what their owners love the most…safety, comfort and four wheel drive. Prices should range between £95,000 and £125,000 Read More Here
Tesla’s chairman Elon Musk mentioned in a conference today that Tesla Motors will be going public before the end of 2008. New technology can be risky when it comes to pleasing Wall Street. History has shown that investors sometimes buy tech stocks for the hype or for emotional reasons and then when the math adds up the stocks eventually spike down and level off. Elon also mentioned that the majority of new cars 30 years from now will be pure electric. We sure hope you’re right about that Elon. Good luck on opening day!
Yup thats right…we’re not the only ones with gas problems. So what do you do when the Israelis put a damper on your gas? Burn cooking oil…what happens when the cooking oil well runs dry? Convert to electric of course and thats just what Fayez Anan did. Using 32 batteries and getting a range of 120 miles per charge, Gazans are begging him to convert their cars to electric. His conversions run around $2,500 each and up depending on the type of vehicle.
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Its now officially official…Chevrolet has announced that it will launch the new chevy volt on Nov 2010. Everything about the Volt has been exciting as far as concept, design, ideas and so forth. The launch date does seem like a long time considering many electric cars are being launched well before 2010. We wonder why they would wait so long and how much market share Chevy has or will lose because of such a late introduction. You would think a big car company such as GM would step it up and put more efforts towards getting a car like this to market and try to gain people’s attention before other companies steal their market share.
