May 22
Written by: Aaron Turpen
Published on May 22nd, 2009 in Electric Cars
A group of electric vehicle experts from several different perspectives have come together into a consortium of professionals to aid the electric and alternative-fueled vehicle industry. With expertise at all ends of the spectrum from R&D and manufacturing to distribution and sales, the EV Professional Network aims to facilitate faster integration for car makers and sellers in the electrics market.
Given the relatively new EV industry and the startup-sized companies that make up its core, it was only a matter of time before a group like EV Pro Network was formed. It’s good to see great diversification and experience in this non-profit, though. Too often these groups (especially in the tech sector) pop up heavy on sales and marketing.
Read More: New Non-Profit Virtual Consulting Group for Electric Vehicles: EV Professional Network
Nov 14
Written by: Aaron Turpen
Published on November 14th, 2008 in Electric Cars
Kim Gu-Han of Universitat Dulsburg-Essen, Germany, wants to build a solar-powered car that can not only recharge itself while sitting, but also run your house with its extra juice. The car concept, which he calls the Helios, is a four-wheeled, off-road vehicle that looks basically like a dune buggy. It’s open cockpit design, prominent roll bar, and four large wheels and tires make it look like it has “off road” written all over it.
Read More: The Helios Concept Car Recharges Itself and Powers Your House Too
Nov 8
Written by: Aaron Turpen
Published on November 8th, 2008 in Electric Cars
The company is Think Global and the CEO, Jan-Olaf Willums, is the driving force behind it. That and the new electric car, called the Think City, which debuted in its production concept at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year.
Read More: Think City: The Norwegian Electric Car That’s Coming to America
Nov 6
Written by: Aaron Turpen
Published on November 6th, 2008 in Electric Cars
The Chinese company Changan Automotive Group (Ford Motor’s China partner), has partnered with Electrovaya in Canada to ship a test-run of thirty all-electrics to Canada before year’s end. The deal, which was struck in May, has Changan shipping shells of its popular BenBen model 4-door to Canada, where Electrovaya will fit them with electric motors and batteries.
Read More: Chinese-made Changan Electric Car To Hit Canada Before Year’s End
Oct 30
Written by: Aaron Turpen
Published on October 30th, 2008 in Electric Cars
Who Killed the Electric Car? General Motors, of course, that’s what the movie said. Right? Well, those GM EV1s are now quite the collector’s item. Most of them were returned to General Motors and destroyed, since they were leased (not owned) and at the end of the lease, they were still GM’s property. Because the car was a financial failure and because the oil crunch of the 80s was very much over, there wasn’t much call to continue making an electric car. So GM discontinued the series.
Read More: Used EV1 Sells for Almost Half a Million Dollars
Oct 29
Written by: Aaron Turpen
Published on October 29th, 2008 in Electric Cars
To Australia, anyway. They’re to be wind-powered, available in select cities such as Westminster, and are a combined effort of three Australian firms. Better Place is partnering with AGL and Macquarie to pull together the resources needed to make this happen.
Read More: Wind-Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Coming Soon
Oct 29
Written by: Aaron Turpen
Published on October 29th, 2008 in Electric Cars
With the resurgence of electric vehicle mania, but with costs for these vehicles still high relative to their gasoline counterparts, much of the focus on these cars in America has been in high-end (and costly) sports cars. Considering the requirements of a great speed demon, it’s little wonder electric is catching on so fast. I know I’m not the only one looking at converting my gasoline powered car to electric, and many car companies like Shelby are doing the same.
Read More: Supercars Go Electric With the Aero EV
Electric dirt bikes are hitting the mainstream with KTM, one of the leaders in race bikes, announcing their plans to roll one out in about two years. The bike’s current specs are pretty competitive, at 29.5 foot pounds of torque and lithium-ion batteries supplying about forty minutes of race-condition power.
Read More: KTM’s Race Ready Electric Dirt Bike
Oct 27
Written by: Aaron Turpen
Published on October 27th, 2008 in Electric Cars
London’s famous black cabs may be going electric soon. The current cabs are made by a company called Manganese Bronze, which is owned by the Chinese company Geely and they have been in talks with the UK’s government for conversion of the fleet of cabs to electric.
Read More: London to get Fleet of Electric Taxi Cabs
