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Nice Micro-Vett e500: All-Electric Fiat 500 Debuts in London
Europe's Car of the Year, the Fiat 500 has obtained an all-electric powertrain thanks to the chaps over at the UK based company Nice that specializes on electric vehicles. Produced to order in Italy by Micro-Vett, the first all-electric 500 will be produced in a limited number of units. Details are still scarce but Nice supports that the e500 is equipped with a lithium-ion polymer battery and that it has a range of around 75 miles or 120 km in typical city driving while its maximum speed is 60 mph or 96 km/h. Nice also says that the e500 comes with the full range of Fiat options and extras along with a full Fiat warranty.
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Paris Preshow: Jaguar's Micro-turbine-powered C-x75 Supercar Concept
To celebrate the big 7-5, Jaguar has rolled out its XJ220-inspired 780-horsepower C-X75 RE-EV (range-extended electric vehicle) concept. Power for this looker is supplied by electric motors working in conjunction with "micro gas-turbines",...
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Volvo Goes All-electric With C30 Bev Prototypes
In addition to the market introduction of a diesel-electric plug-in hybrid in 2012 (details here), Volvo is also working on a pure electric model with the C30 BEV, which stands for 'Battery Electric Vehicle". The Swedish automaker has built a small...
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Hyundai I10 Electric: World Debut For Mini Ev At Frankfurt Show, Goes On Sale In 2010
This is our first look at Hyundai's all-new i10 Electric that will be making its world premiere at this month's Frankfurt Motor Show. The zero emission electric mini is not a concept but a production ready vehicle that is scheduled to go on sale...
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Nice Ze-o: £14k Electric Minivan Coming To London Show
This is the first official picture of the Ze-O, an all-electric minivan from the UK basec car company, NICE. Making its global debut at the British Motor Show next week, the no-frills mini MPV was styled in Europe and manufactured by NICE’s partners...
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Fiat Readying Petrol & Diesel-electric Hybrid Cars And Vans
The Fiat Group that includes the Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Lancia brands is working on a new petrol and diesel-electric hybrid system that is set to enter production by 2011. Alfredo Altavilla, CEO of Fiat Powertrain Technologies, told ANE, "We are still...
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