The Japanese manufacturer Mazda together with Think Global, EnerDel, and Itochu (Japanese conglomerate), together with others is testing electric cars which are powered by solar-generated electricity. The Mazda Demios is the car chosen for the tests. The testing is in... (Continue reading)
Reunion Island to became a Laboratory for mass testing French Electric cars. French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Tuesday that he intends to turn the French overseas territory of La Reunion (Fr) into the world’s first site for the mass use... (Continue reading)
Tata’s new Electric Car is called Indica. This EV is scheduled to be launched in Norway in 2009 and India in 2010. You can drive the car on the highway, the car is a four-seater, with enough room for luggage... (Continue reading)
LiFePO4 was identified as a cathode material for rechargeable lithium batteries by John Goodenough‘s research group at the University of Texas in 1997. Because of its low cost, non-toxicity, the high abundance of iron, its excellent thermal stability, safety characteristics,... (Continue reading)
Tata Motors plans to introduce the electric version of its Indica hatchback, the ‘Indica ev’ in Norway in 2009 and a year later in India. The low cost cars, now going electric, it’s pretty cool. Its going to be the... (Continue reading)
Here is a video from CNET website about a new feature in the Tesla Electric Car. The car has a built in a little touch screen which help to control battery charging. It shows up to the driver the range... (Continue reading)
Mercedes is developing a 100% luxury (what else?) car referred to as the “S-Class.” It will be manufactured luxury to mid-size and will run on a lithium-ion battery. The lithium-ion battery pack is stored under the hood. The driver will... (Continue reading)
BYD, China’s biggest battery maker, isn’t wasting any time carving its niche in the new world of electric cars and plug-in hybrids. It all started with the F6DM plug-in hybrid sedan, followed by the smaller and less expensive F3DM plug-in... (Continue reading)
The corean auto producer Hyundai presented at the Chicago auto show their future car. Fuel cell powered car with electric engine. The i-Blue shows a significant step towards commercialization of Hyundai fuel cell vehicles. It’s already the third-generation fuel cell... (Continue reading)