Rei at Daily Kos is currently running an interesting series analyzing the economics and feasibility, as well as current state and future outlooks of electric vehicles. Rei possesses considerable technical knowledge on the subject, and is confident that EVs are the answer, based on well-backed arguments and facts.
The gist of his analysis is The economics […]
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EVs: A detailed analysis
11Jul08GM kills gas guzzler factories
10Jun08General Motors made international news recently by closing four of its truck and SUV plants across the US, Canada and Mexico, as part of a rapid move to embrace the demand for smaller vehicles in the US.
The world’s largest carmaker said it was making the moves “to aggressively respond to growing demand for fuel-efficient vehicles […]
Hyundai’s Tucson Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) was the only FCEV to earn a perfect score at the recent 2007 Challenge Bibendum in Shanghai. The Tucson hereby smashed teams from Daimler AG, GM and Nissan.
“This result once again confirms that Hyundai´s fuel cell technology is among the front-runners in the industry ,” said Kwon Moon-Shik, […]
Daimler Hybrid Buses Flourish
17Dec07Green Car Congress reports that Daimler Buses North America received new orders for their (take a deep breath) Orion VII Next Generation diesel-electric series hybrid transit buses totalling 1′052, bringing the total amount of orders since its launch in 2003 up to 2′600. Major customers include MTA New York City (850 units) and the […]
This post first appeared some time ago on The Mildly Entertaining Blog.
When a friend recently told me about a vehicle that goes by the strange name of the “PAC-Car”, I rather reluctantly read up on it, not expecting much. Minutes later though, I found myself gripped by this fascinating project. The PAC-Car is the vehicle […]
The Electric Car of the future?
13Oct07This post first appeared some time ago on The Mildly Entertaining Blog.
The Tesla Roadster has turned from an electric dream into a production car, and is now (although in very limited quantities due to small scale production) available to be ordered by the public based on a first-come first-serve reservation system.
Here are some (very) impressive […]
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