Ford Mustang Mach-E’s Sci-fi Drive SoundsThe all-electric Ford Mustang Mach-E sounds like a sci-fi fantasy – so much that it inspired Detroit-based electronic music artist Matthew Dear to…02 September 2020
THE ID.R IS BACK: VOLKSWAGEN ELECTRIFIES GOODWOOD411 days after the record-breaking drive up Tianmen Mountain in China, the fully-electric race car returns to action at Goodwood SpeedWeek…02 September 2020
Skoda Enyaq IV And The History Of Czech Electric VehiclesThe Skoda Enyaq IV electric is now ready, and it is a vehicle that promises to be a real trendsetter in the market. It is a great bet of the Czech brand towards the electromobility. The Enyak IV is also taking part in the Tour de France. A few weeks ago the Skoda company spoke publicly about its history in the field of electric vehicles, showing photos of its first models. This is a good moment to increase this information and to talk about the previous and subsequent Czech electric vehicles, with some data full of surprise.The first Czech electric car appeared in 1900. It was a model developed in Switzerland by Jacob Fischer, who wanted to manufacture it in Switzerland under the brand…02 September 2020 / V. Christian Manz
The Visitor: Trucks For Cape Juby In MoroccoUnder the name of "The Visitor" I will occasionally publish reports on the history of the automobile and commercial vehicle that are not related to the topic of electric vehicles. We start today with "Trucks for Cape Juby in Morocco", which I hope you will like.A high command of the Spanish protectorate Cape Juby in Morocco, a small strip of landscape close to the Canary Islands, but on the African continent, in 1933 commissioned a company of London to ask for the possible supply of large trucks with diesel engines suitable for African roads. The Betancor company contacted the Armstrong-Saurer, Crossley, Foden and Yorkshire companies. The answers together with their…07 August 2020 / V. Christian Manz
LONDON TO BRIGHTON VETERAN CAR RUN GETS THE GREEN LIGHT FOR 2020The Royal Automobile Club has announced that the RM Sotheby’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run will be going ahead as planned on Sunday 1 November…28 July 2020
Electric Car In Spain 1894The American Max Kite, looking for the history of the railway station Serón at Almeria (South of Spain), sends us this photograph of a unique car…25 July 2020
Lightyear, The Solar Car For Tomorrow - Coming SoonExactly one year ago we all got up at ‘crazy o’clock’ to witness history in the making: the unveiling of Lightyear One. Now fast forward 12…25 June 2020
Skoda And The Czech Electric VehiclesThe first Czech electric car appeared in 1900. It was a model developed in Switzerland by Jacob Fischer, who wanted to manufacture it in Switzerland…17 June 2020
The Evovelo Project Mö Does Not ContinueWe regret to announce that, after almost 8 years of development and efforts to offer a simple solar autonomous alternative to private transportation,…17 June 2020
The Eternal Cycle: Speed Fights With Volts And WattsSpeed records with electric vehicles tumble every year, and even with volts and watts it is getting faster and faster. Although this data is not usable, as the record-breaking vehicles have little in common with today's electric production vehicles, the races nevertheless help to improve components, motors and batteries and ... above all, they also give the electric vehicle the flair of speed, the emotions that come from the gut, which we in the world of automobiles, especially when they are environmentally friendly now, always need. That was already the case before!The first automobile to break through the dreaded speed of 100 km/h was an electric vehicle. And this already in 1899!…28 March 2020 / V. Christian Manz
The Hawa Electric Van From 1923 Takes Its First StepsAfter investing many hours in the restoration of this electric van from the 1920s, this Hawa EM3 has now realized its first road test. And everything…26 March 2020
Czech MW Motors Presents Electric 4x4 SpartanBased on a 4x4 of Russian origin, the UAZ Hunter, the new Spartan of MW Motors is a fully electrified model, which tries to offer all the advantages…25 March 2020
Volkswagen E-Bulli, Between Past And FutureVolkswagen Commmercial Vehicles now offers the e-Bulli, a classic multi-purpose van produced between 1950 and 1969 in Germany - and until 1975 in…25 March 2020
The Eternal Cycle - Women Driving Electric VehiclesIn automotive history only the ladies who drove gasoline cars are ever mentioned, but there were also many female drivers of electric vehicles in the last decade of the 20th century. In the first years of the new century, numerous advertisements appeared showing women driving electric vehicles, elegantly dressed, stylishly in silent and easy-to-handle cars that drove off immediately, and did not need a crank to start them. And were also very clean.Numerous were these ads in the social press of America. First and foremost in Harpers Magazine, McClure's (one of the first magazines that took care of well-researched journalism and reported social grievances and dubious deals of…06 March 2020 / V. Christian Manz
