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Electric Vehicle technology is still quite expensive nowadays, and that's mostly down to the crazy-high cost of good batteries. It seems that before wider acceptance is to occur, it is down to small limited-production manufacturers to make the really interesting electric cars, leaving mainstream names to tackle the problems of cost, packaging, safety and financial feasibility.
- Renault's New Zoe Electric Hatch Video Reviewed
The two main downsides of buying and owning an electric vehicle are still the high acquisition cost and limited range, and while the Renault Zoe is not a perfect car, it at least crosses one of those negatives off the list. We are talking about the price,...
- Ford Teams Up With Best Buy Canada To Offer Home Charging Station For Ev And Plug-in Hybrid Owners
One of the main problems of owning an electric car or a plug-in hybrid is where and how to recharge its batteries. Ford of Canada promises to offer a simple solution to owners with a home charging station, which will be supplied and installed by Best...
- Frankfurt Show: Renault Fluence Z.e. Electric Sedan Concept
Renault revealed a total of four electric vehicle concept cars in Frankfurt including the two-seater Twizy Z.E. mini, the Zoe Z.E. small coupe, the Kangoo Z.E. and the Fluence Z.E. ompact sedan. All of the prototype models use similar technology to the...
- All-electric Citroen C1 Ev'ie Launched In Britain
A new, pure electric version of Citroen's C1 minicar has gone on sale in the U.K. Dubbed C1 ev'ie, the zero-emission four-seater is the work of Electric Car Corporation Plc. (EEC), a British firm that converts standard C1s into electric-powered...
- Hybrid System Costs To Drop More Than 65% Over The Next Decade
As with any goods that pass the "tipping point" and become mainstream consumer products, manufacturing costs for automotive hybrid systems are bound to drop over the next few years. A report from JPMorgan Chase & Co that was released yesterday says...
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All-Electric Westfield iRacer Silently Takes to the Track [w/Video]
Electric Vehicle technology is still quite expensive nowadays, and that's mostly down to the crazy-high cost of good batteries. It seems that before wider acceptance is to occur, it is down to small limited-production manufacturers to make the really interesting electric cars, leaving mainstream names to tackle the problems of cost, packaging, safety and financial feasibility.
Small manufacturers have a very wide assortment of off-the shelf parts which are of high quality and offer great performance for the buck – take the iRacer, which is made by Westfield in the UK, for example.
Read more »- Renault's New Zoe Electric Hatch Video Reviewed
The two main downsides of buying and owning an electric vehicle are still the high acquisition cost and limited range, and while the Renault Zoe is not a perfect car, it at least crosses one of those negatives off the list. We are talking about the price,...
- Ford Teams Up With Best Buy Canada To Offer Home Charging Station For Ev And Plug-in Hybrid Owners
One of the main problems of owning an electric car or a plug-in hybrid is where and how to recharge its batteries. Ford of Canada promises to offer a simple solution to owners with a home charging station, which will be supplied and installed by Best...
- Frankfurt Show: Renault Fluence Z.e. Electric Sedan Concept
Renault revealed a total of four electric vehicle concept cars in Frankfurt including the two-seater Twizy Z.E. mini, the Zoe Z.E. small coupe, the Kangoo Z.E. and the Fluence Z.E. ompact sedan. All of the prototype models use similar technology to the...
- All-electric Citroen C1 Ev'ie Launched In Britain
A new, pure electric version of Citroen's C1 minicar has gone on sale in the U.K. Dubbed C1 ev'ie, the zero-emission four-seater is the work of Electric Car Corporation Plc. (EEC), a British firm that converts standard C1s into electric-powered...
- Hybrid System Costs To Drop More Than 65% Over The Next Decade
As with any goods that pass the "tipping point" and become mainstream consumer products, manufacturing costs for automotive hybrid systems are bound to drop over the next few years. A report from JPMorgan Chase & Co that was released yesterday says...