Electric Vehicle News

Seagen sails past 3GWh tidal energy milestone

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:32:00 +0000

A tidal energy generator off the coast of Northern Ireland has been hailed as the first in the world to produce more than 3GWh of electricity, marking a major milestone for the UK's fledgling marine...

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2012 Ford Focus Electric fast on the draw

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:13:00 +0000

Top speed is OK … if you’re a racecar. If you’re an electric car, the speed that’s more important is charging time. In this regard, the new 2012 Ford Focus Electric has some bragging rights....

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Toyota Le Mans HYBRID [in-car] EV Mode pit exit and on-track

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:40:00 +0000

Toyota Motorsport TS030 HYBRID LMP1 2012 Le Mans Challenger testing @ Paul Ricard. The in-car video features a demonstration of pit exit using EV mode.

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Demand for Li-Ion batteries explodes by 447%

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:31:00 +0000

Global production of lithium-ion batteries will almost quadruple in 2012 to feed growing demand generated mostly by plug-in vehicles according to research firm IDC Energy Insights, Framingham...

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Better Place Plans Electric-Car IPO Within 2 Years,

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:36:00 +0000

Better Place LLC, a U.S. startup developing charging stations for electric vehicles that started putting cars on the road this week, expects to go public in the next two years, Chief Executive...

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Bosch reaffirms plans to step up EV, internet investments

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:14:00 +0000

Robert Bosch, which posted an 8.8 pc increase in 2011 sales to 51.4 billion euros, said it will intensify its activities in electromobility and internet-based services. The world’s largest...

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Toyota Racing Unveils 2012 TS030 HYBRID Le Mans Race car

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:29:00 +0000

Toyota Racing today announced more details of its forthcoming FIA World Endurance Championship participation, including an intention to race two cars in specific races. The new team, which is...

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PG Elektrus Lotus Based Electric Sports Car

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:41:00 +0000

As production of the Tesla Roadster drawing to a close, German Bicycle manufacturer PG has revealed a Lotus Elise based electric sports car called Elektrus which they say will be manufactured in...

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Rolls-Royce 102EX Phantom EV Test Drive [video]

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:02:00 +0000

Rolls-Royce revealed the 102EX "experimental electric" almost a year ago at the 2011 Geneva Auto Show. Equipped with a 71 kWh lithium-ion battery which sends power to two electric motors that develop...

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Electric DeLorean DMC-EV Test Drive [video]

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:23:00 +0000

Texas-based DeLorean Motor Company is looking to redefine the iconic DMC-12 conceived by John Z. DeLorean over 3 decades ago. While its pop-culture status as the "Back to the Future car" will never...

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The First Continental U.S. Mitsubishi EVs Get Delivered

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:45:00 +0000

It may have been quietly rolling around Japan for a few years now, but Mitsubishi’s first mass marketed fully electric vehicle is now on continental American soil. John and Jean Malanaphy of...

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First batch of Renault Fluence ZE Better Place cars hit the road [video]

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:39:00 +0000

A four-year venture in the making, the first fleet of several dozen Better Place Renault Fluence ZE electric cars drove in a procession down Tel Aviv’s Ayalon on Sunday afternoon. About 100...

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Honda Begins Deliveries of 2013 Fit EV [video]

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:15:00 +0000

Honda delivered a 2013 Fit EV battery-electric vehicle to the city of Torrance today as one of the first major steps in the Honda Electric Vehicle Demonstration Program, a prelude to the retail...

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Honda's Cumulative Worldwide Hybrid Sales Reaches 800,000 Units

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:05:00 +0000

Honda have announced that cumulative worldwide hybrid vehicle sales surpassed 800,000 units as of the end of December 2011. This milestone was reached 12 years and 2 months after the start of sales...

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McLaren's F1 Successor to be 800 hp Hybrid

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:30:00 +0000

The fact that McLaren is currently testing the successor of the iconic F1 hypercar is no longer a surprise. According to carmagazine.co.uk, the replacement for the McLaren F1 will be powered by an...

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Toyota Prius V Wagon Sales in 10 Weeks Top GM Volt Total for 2011

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:08:00 +0000

Toyota scored a quick victory in 2011 as U.S. deliveries of its Prius v wagon in 10 weeks topped sales of Chevrolet Volt plug- in hybrid for the entire year. Toyota sold 8,399 of the hybrid wagon,...

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First pictures of Toyota's Le Mans petrol-electric hybrid LMP1 Race Car

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:53:00 +0000

Toyota's all-new 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours contender hit the track for the first time last week for three days at Paul Ricard. The driver line-up is believed to be Alex Wurz, Nicolas Lapierre and...

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Peugeot ends Le Mans programme with immediate effect [video]

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:37:00 +0000

Peugeot has announced that it will end its endurance racing programme with immediate effect. The French manufacturer had been Audi's main rival in sportscar racing, running the variants of its...

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ABB installs UK’s first privately-owned DC rapid-charging station

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:02:00 +0000

ABB today announced that it delivered the UK's first privately-owned direct current (DC) rapid-charging station for electric vehicles. The charger was installed in Retford, Nottinghamshire, and has...

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Toyota's Hybrid Le Mans car tests for first time

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:06:00 +0000

Toyota's all-new 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours contender hit the track for the first time last week. The Japanese manufacturer's petrol-electric hybrid LMP1 coupe was shaken down over three days at Paul...

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First all-electric BMW ActiveE delivered in US [video]

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:41:00 +0000

BMW has delivered the first all-electric ActiveE in the US and began the next chapter in its electromobility strategy. Ludwig Willisch, President and CEO of BMW of North America presented the keys to...

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Hands-on look at Nissan's electric utility vehicle [video]

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:59:00 +0000

CNET's Wayne Cunningham has a look at the Nissan ENV200 Concept at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show.

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London To Start Wireless Recharging Trial

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:51:00 +0000

Fifty electric cars will begin tests of a wireless recharging system in London starting later this year. The tests are being conducted with the support of Transport for London and Mayor Boris...

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Vauxhall Ampera electric car now on sale

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:32:00 +0000

The Vauxhall Ampera order books are now open. Customers buying Vauxhall's new Extended-Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) will be supported by a 23-strong dealer network and will be appointed a...

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Lola-Drayson Launch 850 hp Formula E world championship EV racecar

noreply@blogger.com (tsport100) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:14:00 +0000

Drayson Racing Technologies and Lola Group today unveil the much-anticipated electric-powered Le Mans prototype racing car, the Lola-Drayson B12/69EV, at the 2012 Low Carbon Racing Conference at the...

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