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Toyota reinforces its position as an environmental technology leaderToyota is using the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show to reinforce its position as an environmental technology leader with three concept cars, one near future, one mid term and one way out there. Near Future… Based on the Toyota iQ, the FT-EV III (Future Toyota – Electric Vehicle III) is a 4-seater electric vehicle concept suitable for short-distance trips. Toyota is developing EV technology with the aim of launching a vehicle suitable for short-distance travel in 2012. Equipped with a lithium-ion battery, the FT-EV III achieves an estimated cruising range of 65 miles on a fully charged battery (under the Japanese JC08 test cycle). ...mid term… The FCV-R (Fuel Cell Vehicle – Reality & Revolution) concept, measuring 4.7 metres in length, is... [more] SEAT unveils its first all-electric carSEAT is working on its first electric car designed, developed and manufactured in Spain. The firm is unveiling the prototype Altea XL Electric Ecomotive, a totally electrically-driven zero-emissions car, as well as the prototype Leon TwinDrive Ecomotive, a plug-in hybrid. Over the next few months the Spanish car maker will make available units of both models to government institutions in Catalonia and Madrid for use in their vehicle fleets. This will provide SEAT with valuable information on use of the cars for assessment with a view to mass production of electric vehicles in the medium-term. SEAT envisages the launch of its first electric plug-in hybrid car in 2015, to be followed a year later by an all-electric vehicle. SEAT's st... [more] |
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Foldable electric car debuts in Europe
The commercial version of two-seater foldable electric car that driver and passenger enter through a pop-out windshield was officially unveiled this week in Europe. The car, called Hiriko, is powered by four in-wheel motors that each turn a full 90 degrees.
Electric-Car Use to Reach Tipping Point in 2015, Better Place’s Ofer Says
Better Place LLC, a U.S. startup developing charging stations for electric vehicles, predicts the “tipping point” for electric car use will come as soon as 2015, Chairman Idan Ofer said today.
Electric Car Dreams Go Sour In No. Indiana
A Russian investor who recently purchased the bankrupt parent of the Think electric car company has been silent about its future. And government-backed Indianapolis battery-maker that was to supply Think declared bankruptcy on Thursday — The view from inside Think City's plant here is the worst nightmare for politicians betting on electric vehicles to drive job growth: 100 cars, most of them not ...
Elkhart's electric car bet sours
A Russian investor who recently purchased the bankrupt parent of the Think electric car company has been silent about its future. And government-backed Indianapolis battery-maker that was to supply Think declared bankruptcy on Thursday The view from inside Think City's plant here is the worst nightmare for politicians betting on electric vehicles to drive job growth.
Radnor EAC delves into electric car infrastructure
Radnor Township commissioner Elaine Schaefer was behind the digital dashboard of the silver Chevy Volt, ready to roll quietly out of the Radnor Municipal Building lot onto Iven Ave. In the passenger seat was Thomas Chevrolet rep Amy Ercolani.
Better Place Says 2015 May Be Electric-Car Tipping Point
Better Place LLC, a U.S. startup developing charging stations for electric vehicles, predicts the “tipping point” for electric car use will come as soon as 2015, Chairman Idan Ofer said today.
Is The Lit-Air Battery Finally the Electric Car Breakthrough?
Electric cars seem like such a good idea. After all, isn't anything electric, almost by definition, better than anything that's not?
Foldable electric car to take to European streets
Meet Hiriko, a new electric car that can fold to one-third the size of a Smart car. But its Spanish and American designers may face an uphill battle selling it to the European public.
Focus: Tech bet sours for Elkhart, Ind., as electric carmaker Think, battery firm Ener1 fall into bankruptcy
A Russian investor who recently purchased the bankrupt parent of the Think electric car company has been silent about its future. And government-backed Indianapolis battery-maker that was to supply Think declared bankruptcy on Thursday — The view from inside Think City's plant here is the worst nightmare for politicians betting on electric vehicles to drive job growth: 100 cars, most of them not ...
Strike 2 for the DOE: Electric car battery maker files bankruptcy
Indiana-based electric car battery manufacturer Ener1 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Thursday. The battery maker received over a quarter of the federal stimulus money granted to projects in the state of Indiana under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act fo 2009, a state which was the second highest recipient of federal stimulus money.
