So you’re zipping down the highway in your new, sleek, hydrogen-powered ZeroFuel car and you suddenly see the fuel gauge glowing red. Uh oh.
Well, no matter. Those two cups of coffee and that 44oz Big Gulp you had and that are coming back to haunt you will save the day.
How?
Read More: ZeroFuel: the Hydrogen Car Powered by Used Big Gulps and Coffee
If you remember Dale Vince, the self-proclaimed King of Wind Power in the UK and founder of Ecotricity, then you’ll probably recall that he had a rather egocentric plan to build a “Wind Powered Car.” In reality, it was an electric car concept that would be charged by power from the wind turbine grid.
Read More: The “Wind Power Car” Lives, Breathes, and Burns Rubber
Shaped very similar to the iMiEV, this car made its debut in 2008. Since then, the Maya 300 has been undergoing road and technology testing and is now ready to hit the streets at large.
Read More: Electrovaya Announces New Maya 300 NEV
Tesla has announced that they expect to be profitable before the end of July, as was expected and announced in February. While some questioned that the company would ever become profitable, battery sales greatly augmented pre-sales and purchases of the Tesla Roadster. New deals with Daimler and others didn’t hurt either.
Read More: Tesla Moves Towards Profitability Despite Lawsuit By Former CEO
The first of the electric Mini Coopers (called the Mini E) from BMW have been hitting the streets throughout the U.S. in recent weeks. One of the most notable of the first rollouts is the ones leased by the LA County Sheriffs Office.
Read More: Electric Mini E’s Hitting the Road…and Blogs
The Progressive Automotive X Prize begins this month, with judging on the 136 official entries starting soon. To get in, these cars had to meet specific criteria, not the least of which is the ability to get at least 100mpg. The hardest to meet, however, is commercial viability. The vehicle must have a plan for mass production.
Read More: Automotive X-Prize Competitors’ List Release: 136 Entries
Mitsubishi launched the series production of the iMiEV on June 5 and along with it came pictures of the actual production model for the little car. The first batch of cars are to be leased to fleets in July (commercial and governmental) and consumer vehicles won’t be available until next year, and then only in Japan.
Read More: Mitsubishi Releases iMiEV Final Production Model & Photos
Built in France by Lumeneo, the SMERA is a tiny electric car that sells for about 24,500 Euros ($33,000USD). The little EV debuted at the Geneva Motor Show in 2008 and has made some touring around Europe. The car is now available in France and will soon be available throughout the European Union.
Read More: Lumeneo SMERA EV Now on Sale in France, Soon to Hit All of EU
A lot of exciting news has happened regarding corporate partnerships and alliances over the past week or so. Volkswagen and BYD, Daimler and Tesla, and others. Car makers are entering the new era of auto manufacturing by taking a lesson from the tech sector: you can’t do it all alone anymore.
Read More: BYD Gains VW As Partner, Ford May Follow - Other Partnerships Also In the Works
While Tesla might have been the first to get into the news for their electric car’s recall, ZAP Motors came in right after them. The Tesla Roadster’s problem was with a Lotus-made rear hub. For Zap, the issue is brakes.
Read More: Tesla Not Alone: Zap Gets a Recall Too
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