EVs

  • Current Race Leader and Winner of the South African Solar Car Challenge 2008, the Tokai Challenger

    Cape Town in South Africa has just hosted the end of a journey of almost 2,500 miles on solar, hydrogen or electric power. The race, the South African 2010 Solar Challenge, was won by Japan's Tokai Challenger, a solar-powered vehicle with a top speed of 100mph which has previously won the 2009 Solar Challenge. The solar cells powering it are more often found on satellites and the Tokai Challenger certainly has more than a hint of spacecraft about it. Perhaps that's why traffic police in the region managed to pull it over twice. It can't be often they see a shiny, silent, three-wheeled car...

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    Lance Armstrong Takes Delivery Of His 2011 Nissan Leaf

    Anticipation for Nissan's 2011 Leaf electric car is beginning to reach boiling point but for those who've put down deposits in the last few months, waiting for the car brings a mixture of frustration and excitement, like a kid on Christmas Eve trying to get to sleep before Santa arrives. Our own...

  • SEAT IBE Concept from the 2010 Paris Motor Show
    2010 Paris Motor Show: Skoda, SEAT Reveal New EVs

    As you might have already gathered, the Volkswagen empire is rather big. Owning Volkswagen (obviously) and Audi and having a large stake in Porsche, they're one of the biggest and most profitable car companies on the planet. Two marques you don't see Stateside though that also play a big part in...

  • 2010 Jaguar C-X75 Concept, released at 2010 Paris Motor Show
    UPDATE: 2010 Paris Motor Show: Guide To Electric Vehicles

    The 2010 Paris Motor Show is upon us and amongst the supercars and superminis lie a veritable feast of electric vehicles. Whilst we've known about many of the cars due to be shown for a little while now, for many it will be the first opportunity to see the newest EV concepts and production cars up...

  • 1912 Edison Electric Car. Image: Sunday Express
    Thomas Edison's 1912 Electric Car Gets A Chance To Shine

    American-born Thomas Edison might be best known for coming up with one of history's most significant inventions, the lightbulb, but the inventor had other bright ideas too. Just over a decade into the 20th Century, Edison also turned his hand to electric cars, as part of his vision to make the...

  • Renault Kangoo Express Z.E. electric van
    2011 Renault Kangoo Express Z.E: Value For Money EV Van

    Renault may not have much of an impact to U.S. motorists, but thanks to their partnership with Nissan, they have a large part to play in the future of electric vehicles. The French company has been a market leader in the European light commercial vehicle (LCV) market since 1998, so it's only...

  • Citroen Survolt Concept at Le Mans

    We've speculated before on the future of hot rodding in the world of electric cars, but one aspect that's already taking off is electric vehicle racing. We've seen Think having a crack with the City EVCup, and the TTX GP is becoming a popular series for electric motorcycles. And it was a TTX GP bike, the Mavizen TTX02 that lined up last week next to Citroën’s stunning Survolt concept car on Thruxton race circuit in the South of England, the fastest road course in the U.K. Riding the TTX GP motorcycle was series leader Jenny Tinmouth, with Belgian Le Mans driver Vanina Ickx...

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    Seven Noises We Want To Hear Coming From EVs

    When EV fans were told that manufacturers would have to fit noise generators to warn pedestrians of impending danger, they heaved a collective sigh of disappointment. One of the electric car's biggest unique selling points, that of near silent travel, had been taken away. Except that it hadn't...

  • Saab 9-3 ePower EV
    Saab's First Electric Car Unveiled: Saab 9-3 ePower EV

    Saab have had a rough time of late. Mismanagement and poor guidance under General Motors led to an uncompetitive product line and when GM pulled the plug, Saab momentarily disappeared from the scene. Luckily though, Dutch supercar manufacturer Spyker stepped in and the company is due for...

  • Motive Industries Kestrel EV
    Motive Industries Reveals Design For Hemp-Bodied Kestrel

    Sit back, relax, and take in the official design and specifications for the Kestrel, the hemp-bodied EV engineered by Canadian firm Motive Industries. We looked at the benefits of the environmentally friendly hemp construction last month, an avenue Lotus have also explored with their 2008 Eco Elise...

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    Hemp-Bodied Motive Kestrel EV Unveiled, Promises High Efficiency

    We've seen numerous electric vehicle startups come and go over the years, but few came out of the gate with a product as attractive--in a cute, cuddly way--as the Motive Industries Kestrel EV. The performance it promises is also solid for its intended city-car market. With a curb weight just under...

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    GM Moving To Own 'Range Anxiety' For Chevy Volt Campaign?

    Range anxiety—that's the worry that people feel as they approach an electric car's driving range—has long been a bit unbecoming to discuss among fierce electric-vehicle advocates; but looking out at the general market, it's one of the most significant barriers against widespread...

  • diesel and AdBlue fillers in Audi Q7 TDI

    Could a compound in urine be used to generate electricity, even for vehicles? It's a possibility. According to a report, two postdocs at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, are generating electricity with a new type of fuel-cell prototype—one that uses urea, or carbamide, a compound that's present in urine. Over the past couple of years, several automakers have started to use a small tank of liquid urea solution, called AdBlue, to help reduce nitrous oxide (NOx) emissions—in vehicles including Bluetec versions of the Mercedes-Benz ML-Class, R-Class, and GL-Class, as...

  • 2009 Volkswagen E-Up! Concept
    Volkswagen Predicts 500 Mile Range For EVs By 2020

    Volkswagen is intent on becoming the world’s leading automaker by 2018 and that means being the top dog in every segment, including hybrid and electric vehicles. In fact, the automaker is so serious about its electric car efforts that it recently announced plans to start building its own electric...

  • 2011 Nissan Leaf ordering process
    My Nissan Leaf Won't Be Here Until...April?

    Patience is a virtue when it comes to ordering a 2011 Nissan Leaf--especially if you're not in one of the five markets Nissan's chosen to launch the car late this year. On April 20 of this year, I was one of those electric-car geeks scanning my email every 15 minutes, waiting for the official...

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    So, Can You Drive the 2011 Nissan Leaf Cross-Country?

    If you're studying the notion of going on the grid for your automotive "fuel," you're probably curious just how you'll integrate an electric car like the 2011 Nissan Leaf into your life. You think you'll be able to handle the estimated 100-mile range just fine--but what about longer trips? While...

  • 2011 Nissan Leaf
    2011 Nissan Leaf: Waterboarded For Your Safety

    However strongly you feel about torture testing in other situations, it's necessary when it comes to car safety. Without crash tests, cold- and hot-weather testing, and some pretty creative destruction, the cars of today would be a lot more perilous. For the 2011 Nissan Leaf electric car, the...

  • Coulomb Technologies CT-500 electric vehicle charging station
    Coulomb Brings Its EV Charging Stations To The Home

    Coulomb Technologies, one of the most successful companies rolling out rapid roadside charging stations for the new generation of plug-in vehicles debuting this year, announced today that it has adapted its technology for use in the home. Interestingly, residential chargers are where many of...

  • Mitsubishi MiEV

    With the 2011 Nissan Leaf and 2011 Chevrolet Volt arriving this fall—if you're so lucky to be one of the top names on the list—the electric vehicle buzz is about migrate from social media platforms and signup lists to real dealership showrooms.

  • 2011 Nissan Leaf
    VIDEO: 2011 Nissan Leaf EV Navigation System Demo

      When the 2011 Nissan Leaf goes on sale later this year, each copy of the first mass-market electric car on earth will come with a navigation system. Nifty spiff--and an integral part of the Leaf experience. High Gear Media took a quick drive in a 2011 Leaf prototype today in San Jose, while...

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    2011 Nissan Leaf Misses June 30 Deadline

    We've been keeping you in the loop as High Gear Media--well, me in particular--angles to be among the first to drive and own the 2011 Nissan Leaf electric car. Since Nissan opened up the ordering process to potential buyers earlier this year, the company's been aiming to release more specifics on...

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    2011 Smart Electric Drive: Mercedes Price, Maybach Exclusivity?

    Want to be among the first to lease a 2011 Smart Electric Drive? You’re probably too late, as the brand only plans to make 1,500 of them available globally.

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    2011 Smart Electric Drive: Better Than The Gasoline Fortwo?

    The electric revolution is underway. With testbed vehicles including the Mini E, and big-name models like the Ford Focus EV and Nissan LEAF on the way within a year or two, it's no longer a question of whether electric cars will come back.

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    Automakers Agree On Minimum Noise Levels For Electric Cars

    Although the relative silence of hybrid and all-electric vehicles have made them the choice of gangsters for drive-by shootings, the rest of the world is less than enamored with the difficulty involved in hearing one coming--especially when trying to cross the street. One of the biggest opponents...

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