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AAA French electric limousine from 1919
An expensive, slow car with poor fuel economy, the French AAA from 1919/1920 only stands out for being the first alphabetically. But there is also a brochure with technical data, a comparison with a petrol car, and a side view drawing of the six-seater saloon. Plus the emblem. That's all there ...
Ford Experimental Gas Turbine Truck
In the mid-1960s, Ford finally unveiled its large experimental gas turbine truck as the vehicle of the future, suitable for the new highways stretching over 65,000 kilometres across America, facilitating travel to every corner of the vast continent. The gas turbine was compact, powerful and could ...
Arbel Symetric, a sumptuous catalogue for an impossible car
In 1958, young French women distributed a lavish catalogue – measuring around 70 centimetres when open – at the Pré-Catélan in Paris, in the heart of the Bois de Boulogne, and at the Geneva Motor Show from 12 March onwards. The catalogue featured a unique new car, the Arbel Symetric, which was ...
500.000 charging points in European Union territory
Last week saw the European Union achieve a watershed milestone for the uptake of sustainable transport in Europe. The European Alternative Fuels Observatory (EAFO) confirmed that 500.000 EV charging points were installed on the European Union territory! ...
Alternativ Mobil - history of E-Mobility from 1881 up to today
The most comprehensive and illustrated book on electric vehicles from 1881 to the present day, written by the two authors Volker Christian Manz and Halwart Schrader, is now on the market, published by Olms Publishers, currently only available in its original German version. The most complete book ...
Alternativ Mobil, history of e-mobility
Das große Buch über die Geschichte der Elektromobilität von den Anfängen bis heute, "alternativ mobil", das ich zusammen mit dem deutschen Autor Halwart Schrader geschrieben habe, steht kurz vor der Veröffentlichung. 440 Seiten mit mehr als 750 Fotos sind es insgesamt.
The great ...
Dutch Solar Team Eindhoven presents solar powered mobile home
Solar Team Eindhoven presents the world's first solar powered mobile home called Stella Vita. The vehicle generates enough solar energy to live and drive on. With this, the students are taking the next step towards a sustainable future. On 19 September, the solar house on wheels will hit the ...
Lightyear’s solar car prototype drives over 440 miles on a single battery charge
The Lightyear One is the world’s first long-range solar electric vehicle; the prototype drove over 440 miles on a single battery charge of 60 kWh. Lightyear achieves an important technology milestone by demonstrating long-range performance at test track. ...
Venturi Antarctica, zero emissions polar exploration vehicle
Monegasque high-performance electric vehicle constructor Venturi is set to unveil the next generation Antarctica on World Environment Day (5 June). The world’s first ever zero emissions polar exploration vehicle will be deployed at Princess Elisabeth Antarctic research station in December. ...
Lightyear Solar Car will come before end of year
The Lightyear solar car, an electric saloon packed with solar panels built into its body, will go into production before the end of the year. The company has just completed a successful funding round of $48 million, which will help bring the first small series of units to production ...
Volta Zero to make its French debut on customer tour
The Volta Zero, the first purpose-built full-electric large commercial vehicle, will make its French debut at a series of high-profile customer and supplier events, starting in Paris on Monday 15 February and running for four weeks. ...
Airspeeder - world`s first electric flying racing car
“The unveiling of the world’s first full-sized electric flying racing car is a landmark moment in the dawn of a new mobility revolution. It is competition that drives progress and our racing series is hastening the arrival of technology that will transform clean-air passenger transport, ...
Green Scout - electric six-wheeler all-terrain amphibious from Russia
This six-wheeler ATV specially developed for hard work outside the roads comes from Moskow. It is completely eco-friendly using six electric motors. It is also amphibious. The Green Scout is currently looking for investors to be built in small production. ...
Pininfarina Battista 1900hp tested by Nick Heidfeld
Legendary racer and Automobili Pininfarina Test and Development Driver Nick Heidfeld has taken the new Battista hyper GT on track for the first time as part of the ongoing prototype development at the Nardò Technical Center in Italy.
Heidfeld has played a ...
Sono Solar presents new prototype at CES 2021
Sono Motors, the Company that seeks to revolutionize the future of solar-powered transportation, successfully unveiled the next frontier for its polymer-based Sono Solar Technology at CES 2021. Remarkably, the Company surprised live session participants with the first prototype for ...
Urban Aeronautics will provide first CityHawk flying vehícle
Urban Aeronautics Ltd., a leading Israeli aerospace, announced it has reached an agreement to provide four CityHawk VTOL aircraft to Hatzolah Air for emergency medical service (EMS) applications, company executives announced. ...
The Ocean Cleanup scale up and tackle most polluting rivers
The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch non-profit developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, and Konecranes, a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses™, announced today a partnership to design, manufacture, and service The Ocean Cleanup’s Interceptor™, which is ...
The AC Cobra Series 4–electric
The true close relation to this exciting new supercar, the latest model in the rebirth of AC Cars, the Cobra Series 4 – electric, is none other than the much-loved AC Cobra 378 Superblower MkIV, the launch of which was a famous steppingstone on AC’s road to recovery and ...
The new Hispano Suiza Carmen Boulogne on the road
Hispano Suiza has launched a second model, the Carmen Boulogne, a sportier evolution of the iconic Carmen. The Carmen Boulogne is a fully electric and exclusive hypercar designed, developed and manufactured in Barcelona (Spain), of which only five will be made. ...
The Evovelo project Mö does not continue
We regret to announce that, after almost 8 years of development and efforts to offer a simple solar autonomous alternative to private transportation, we have decided not to continue with the evovelo project. Due to the enormous difficulties in raising funds and the current climate ...
Skoda and the czech electric vehicles
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 name Helvetia. But he was sent to Prague to take up the position of general manager of Krizik companies. He built ...
The Eternal Cycle: Speed fights with volts and watts
Speed 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 ...
The Hawa electric van from 1923 takes its first steps
After 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 has gone well. After a few minor adjustments, the car began to move, slowly but surely. But the same thing happened as with the first ...
Czech MW Motors presents electric 4x4 Spartan
Based 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 of a robust all-terrain vehicle for any work with an electric propulsion with its good torque and ...
The Eternal Cycle - Women driving electric vehicles
In 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, ...
Morris JE Electric - an icon unveiled
Morris Commercial, the UK-based automotive engineering and manufacturing start-up, unveiled its stunning new battery electric light commercial vehicle (LCV), the Morris JE. The JE made its debut appearance at The Design Museum in London, hosted by members of the management team alongside suppliers ...
Grove, Historical name for hydrogen future - Geschichtlicher Name für Wasserstoff-Zukunftsauto
Chinese's new brand Grove Hydrogen Automotive (from Wuhan) prepares a great future for hydrogen-powered cars...using a unique historical name. Welshman Sir William Grove introduced the embryo of the fuel cell, the best technological component for hydrogen propulsion, in ...
Drako Motors presents most powerful GT Electric Car
Silicon Valley manufacturer Drako Motors introduces its first limited electric supercar, a culmination of a decade of unrelenting design, engineering and track development. The GTE is a four passenger ultra luxury supercar with a 1.200 HP quad motor architectura with 8.800 Nm of combined wheel ...
QEV Technologies develops for Chinese brands
The catalan QEV Technologies, also responsible for the electric drivetrain of Hispano-Suiza Carmen, exhibits at the Shanghai Motor Show three electric cars developed and produced in Spain for Chinese clients, the Arcfox GT, GT Race and the Zedriv ...
350.000 Electric Kilometers with the Quantino48Volt
The Quantino48Volt, built by the nanoFlowcell holding from Liechtenstein, has more than 350.000 kilometers covered till today. Every single kilometre driven is a testament to the technical stability of the flowcell-based 48-volt low-voltage electric drive. Furthermore, the QUANTiNO ...
Pininfarina 1900 HP Battista in London
The most powerful car that will have been designed and built in Italy highlights the beauty of electrification – the first poster car for the electric vehicle (EV) generation. Automobili Pininfarina’s 1,900 hp Battista hypercar has arrived in London – and it’s pure electric. ...
Avial Bikes presents new ebike
After successful testing of the first prototype, a team of startup Avial Bikes enthusiasts presents its new ebike model, made on the basis of a patent pending frame, assembled from profiles made of aircraft-grade aluminum. As in most aircraft fuselages and wings, the frame elements ...
Bugatti Bébé II - coming back to an electric car concept
The emblematic company Bugatti, today part of the Volkswagen Group and therefore in German hands, has presented its Bébé II, a replica of the legendary Type 35 Grand Prix in three-quarter size. With this model, Bugatti resumes its incursion into electric vehicles, since between ...
120 years ago: the first car reaches 100 km/h - an electric car
On April 29, the Belgian Camille Jenatzy presented himself again on the track of Achères in France to beat the speed record in his car, the "Jamais Contente", a curious vehicle with a large cigarette silhouette, equipped with two electric motors from Postal-Vinay ...
Walker electric buses in Spain
Not much is said about the history of electric vehicles in Spain, but step by step we are discovering stories about them. The company "Transports Eléctrics Interurbans SA" of Girona (TEISA) entered the bus transport business in 1920 with two American buses from the company ...
Piëch Mark Zero represents the new Electric Era
Innovation meets sports car feeling. A study of the new electric sports car Piëch Mark Zero combines typical sports car attributes and innovative technologies with a timeless and attractive body. It’s the first of a family of products to be brought to market by Piëch Automotive ...
Goodyear Golden Sahara, first autonomous car
In collaboration with Klairmont Kollections, Goodyear unveiled the restored Golden Sahara II at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show. An iconic custom car of the 1950s and 60s, the Golden Sahara II was one of the first concepts of autonomous vehicles and was ...
Irizar ie-Truck, the electric truck from Spain
Irizar goes one step further in its commitment to sustainable urban mobility and incorporates the Irizar ie truck into its range of zero-emission products. This innovative electric truck responds to different market needs and makes it possible to circulate in cities and urban environments without ...
HysetCo, electric mobility with hidrogen
Air Liquide, Idex, Société du Taxi Électrique Parisien (STEP) and Toyota have joined forces to promote the development of hydrogen-based mobility with a joint venture called HysetCo, representing an unprecedented milestone in the promotion of a hydrogen-based society in France and in the ...
And this will be the new Lucid
The American start-up Lucid Motors likes to build this exclusive electric limousine starting in 2020; this car looks like a serious competitor of the Tesla. Lucid Motors has recently received a large injection of capital from the Saudi Arabian State Fund, which participates in the ...
Piëch Mark Zero, new electric car brand
Several new brands will be presented at the Geneva Motor Show (Switzerland) this year - 7 to 17 March - new electric cars. There will be everything, supersports, luxury limousines, SUVs, city vehicles and a very long etc... We can already anticipate that this show will be very "electrified". ...
Citroën is re-inventing itself with Ami One Concept
Citroën is perpetuating 100 years of innovation and boldness dedicated to the freedom of movement at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, with the presentation of Ami One Concept, a disruptive all-electric ‘object’ that places digital technology at the heart of a new urban mobility experience, offering ...
Die Jubiläen die wir dieses Jahr feiern sollten
Das Jahr 2019 soll ganz im Zeichen der Elektromobilität stehen; man erhofft sich einen starken Durchbruch des reifen Angebotes von Elektrofahrzeugen aller Art, sei es PKWs, Lieferwagen oder Busse. Das Angebot ist gross, es gibt schon etwas für fast alle Geldbörsen – und auch ...
110 years of long-distance road trips with electric cars
An all-electric Kia e-Niro Crossover has completed a major 3,741-kilometre road trip from Lisboa to Katowice (Poland), delivering a message to delegates of the 24th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP24) about the importance of transitioning to more sustainable forms of ...
American Route 66 Electric Vehicle Museum gets 12 more vehicles
The Historical Electric Vehicle Foundation and the Route 66 Electric Vehicle Museum announce the gift of twelve electric vehicles of historic significance from the prestigious collection of the Peterson Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California. This is by far the largest single ...
Lohner Stroler, Pedelec with history
If there is in the market an electric bicycle Pedelec with history, this is the Lohner Stroler of Austria, one of the most elegant electric bicycle on the market from a brand, which already stood out in the creation of electric vehicles since the late nineteenth century, more than ...
Electric vehicles, a bridge from the past to present and future
It's official, at least on paper: the electric car will replace the gasoline car. This is what the Spanish executive says, make it 2040 when you can no longer sell cars that are not electric, and make it 2050 when the circulation of any vehicle that pollutes is prohibited. In this report I will ...
The swiss bubble-car Microlino will be built in Germany
The Swiss company Microlino, which has been developing one of the most spectacular electric city cars for some time, has decided to accept a third important partner by the hands of the German company Artega, which will produce this model from January 2019 in a factory in Dellbrück. At the same ...
The Mö starts production
The Spanish Mö is a solar bio-hybrid vehicle for the everyday commute. production of this so special vehicle will start in some days in Málaga. The company is working hard to prepare the launch, as this is a complex task in which several teams must coordinate to work together: design, ...
Venturi Antarctica, first zero-emissions vehicle for hostile terrain
The VENTURI Antarctica, the first electric polar exploration vehicle, was presented at the Prince’s Palace in Monaco on Friday. Initiated by H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco through his Foundation, this unique project seeks to make available to the scientific community in Antarctica a ...
Spanish company Silence presents electric scooter SO1
Silence, the company specialized in the design and manufacture of 100% electric motorcycles, innovates again with the launch of the new S01 scooter with performance comparable to 250cc and controllable from a personalized App. ...
Hispano-Suiza comes back with a 100% electric super car
Spanish great automobile brand, Hispano-Suiza, founded in 1904 by Damian Mateu, returns to the world of automobiles when it presents at the International Motor Show in Geneva (Switzerland) in March 2019 a 100% electric supercar. With it not only returns one of the most charismatic national brands, ...
Chevrolet Camaro eCOPO, 100% electric
One of the big surprises at the SEMA Show 2018 in Las Vegas - an exhibition of custom cars and their accessories - was the Chevrolet Camaro eCOPO, a drag beast that does not have a powerful V8 engine as expected, but a powerful electric motor - 100% electric - of more than 700 hp. Logically, it does ...
Zapp, the new high-performance scooter
Zapp, a new scooter manufacturer headquartered in the UK, unveiled a fully electric, high-performance scooter powered by a pair of cutting-edge, lightweight lithium-ion batteries and a maintenance-free air-cooled ...
My histories of electric vehicles go worldwide
This is the publication of one of my stories of electric vehicle history published in Ucrania in the newest issue of a magazine called ECO DRIVE. This magazine is published in Ucranian and Russian. I admit that I do not understand anything, until it is difficult to identify my name with these ...
Arc Vector - a different road
Arc is a ground-breaking electric motorcycle company which takes a different road to any other. Launching at Milan’s EICMA show on November 6, its neo café racer Vector is designed for spiritual and physical adventure, taking a detour from the norm in search of fresh terrain and new frontiers. ...
Dendrobium Hypercar D-1
The new British electric hypercar maker Dendrobium Automotive Limited recently made its UK public debut to huge acclaim within the stunning surroundings of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England. The unique, all-electric Dendrobium D-1 wowed the guests at the ultra-exclusive 2018 Salon Privé ...
Ultraviolette - electric motor bike from India
Few of us could imagine that this attractive electric motorbike will come from India, from the new start-up Ultraviolette Automotion. But it seems that the companies has also got the money to start a production at the end of 2019. ...
Linkker - electric city buses with lowest energy consumption
The Finnish manufacturer with headquarters in Berlin (Germany) offers different versions of its urban bus 12L that surprise for its unique technology, a perfect symmetry of lightweight materials, perfect monitoring and above all a supermodern driveline, which combines high power with a very ...
Forgotten Stories
The third of my books about electromobility "HISTORY OF ELECTRIC CARS" is just going to the printer these days. The first chapter of this new book, titled "WHEN PETROLEUM FAILED" tell you the stories about the development of electric vehicles in Spain starting from 1936 on - revealed a lot of ...
130 years of E-Mobility - exposition at German PS.Speicher
PS.Speicher in Einbeck (Germany) is much more than a museum, it is - a journey to discover "the wheels that keep us moving", an exhibition and theme park which invites the whole family to learn and to marvel. There are a lot of vehicles of all ages and many thematic exhibitions that change ...
Robotic system for recharging EVs
Experts from the Technical University of Graz (Austria) have developed the prototype of a robotic recharge system for automobiles, using the robotic systems in the recharging station, offering that the connection to electricity is automatically coupled to any electric car, identificating the model ...
Hanergy and Bluecar working on solar electric cars
Hanergy Holding Group, a pioneering multinational clean energy company has announced that its subsidiary, Donghan New Energy Automotive Technology Co Ltd, inked a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Bluecar, a subsidiary of France's Bollore Group to mark the beginning of new era in ...
Citroën E-Mehari and its new fan
A little bit of summertime: the Spanish model Lucia Rivera Romero sponsored the new Citroën E-Mehari, the 100% electric version of the legendary Méhari del 68, on the beautiful island Ibiza, posing with the car selecting hers favorite corners. Enjoy the attractive lines - both from the car and the ...
Vinfast, Vietnamese car company
A brand-new Vietnamese car company, a country that never caused revolution on this branch, is developing its own range of vehicles to be given their public debut at the Paris Motor Show in October, as these cars in short time will also goes to the European markets. ...
Hummingbird launches worlds lightest electric folding bike
Hummingbird, the British bicycle manufacturer behind the world’s lightest folding bike, has broken new ground with the launch of an electric edition. Weighing in at 10.3 kg, it is the lightest folding e-bike available on the market. ...
Pininfarina, newest electric car brand
The new brand of electric cars, Pininfarina, will soon present a range of luxury and high performanced electric vehicles - one more in this new market that promises so much. The name refers to the renowned Italian coachbuilder, but the company is now in the hands of Mahindra & Mahindra, a large ...
Dendrobium D-1 all-electric hypercar to be produced at a new UK plant
The new company Dendrobium Automotive Limited, established in the United Kingdom, will prepare this high-performance electric car, a vehicle concept created by the Singapore company Vanda Electrics, for a limited series production. The car will be presented on August 30 in the Salon Privé at the ...
And now the ultimate proposal: Alieno Arcanum from Bulgaria
The offer of super-super cars is in a crazy spiral, each time born more risky, powerful and, I believe, increasingly uncontrollable proposals. And many of them in the field of electric vehicles. The ultimate proposal comes from Bulgaria, not precisely a country with an important automobile ...
Electric buses: presentations already in 1898/1899
I do not intend to downplay the global presentation of the 100% electric Mercedes-Benz Citaro bus, which took place on July 10, 2018. I just want to remember - without downplaying everything that happens today in this field - that in 1898/99 - that is 120 years ago - there were several global ...
Nobe, a new-age lovely electric car
On a three-wheeled chassis and edged with the chrome of America’s muscle days, this new-age take on an antique design is a reminder of a time when cars weren’t just a daily commuter but a work of art to boot. Nobe may take you back sixty years, but “we’re proud of that, but ...
Sono Sion, the German solar car ready to be built
The German start-up Sono Motors continues preparing its electro-solar car for a mass-production, which could start later this year or in 2019. What is relevant about this compact car are its 330 solar cells integrated in its body, which help to recharge the batteries constantly through the power of ...
Unter Strom
With the title of "Under electric current" a special exhibition about the history of the electric vehicle was shown at the Pantheon in Basel / switzerland, the first (but not the only) exhibition of which we are aware, since until today nobody had dedicated to the more than 125 years of the electric ...
New branch of elegant EV from Czech Republic
The new company MW Motors, from the Czech Republic, offers an electric car with classic lines from the fifties / sixties - in fact very elegant -. combined with electric technology at least curious, since it uses four electric motors in the wheel hubs, just as Porsche did in 1900. ...
NanoFlowcell seeks industrial land for Quant-City
Research and development company nanoFlowcell Holdings is seeking to build a pilot facility in Europe for production of its nanoFlowcell technology and the complementary bi-ION electrolytes as well as the associated application technology. nanoFlowcell Holdings has already entered into discussions ...
Spanish Army and USAF Units give the Bultaco Brinco a Test Ride
Invited by the SEADA, the Morón Air Base in Seville was the site of a historic event in which representatives of more than 10 Armed Forces and Security Forces had the opportunity to ride existing Bultaco Brinco models, and prototypes ...
QEV Technologies from Barcelona prepares electric Jeepney
The slogan of QEV Technologies is to create clean and healthier cities and countries through the implementation of standard and universal rapid charging infrastructures in cities and the promotion of electric vehicles that allow their development. Recently they are also in charge of equipping the ...
AeroMobil presents electric flying car
The advanced engineering company AeroMobil from Bratislava (Slovakia) announced the extension of its planned product range with the launch of the AeroMobil 5.0 VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) concept for shared mobility. Together with the AeroMobil 4.0 STOL (short take-off and landing ...
DID YOU KNOW: Hydrogen engine and fuel cell invented in the 19th century
William Cecil and Sir William Grove were the precursors of the hydrogen engine and the fuel cell as early as 1820 and 1841 respectively, and thanks to this invention the Apollo XI spacecraft could reach the moon. ...
Rolls-Royce and the future of luxury mobility
Two years ago in 2016, Rolls-Royce rewrote the rulebook for the future of true luxury mobility by presenting the Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100 – codenamed 103EX – a radical vision of effortless, autonomous, connected, spacious and beautiful luxury mobility, as personal as each individual customer. ...
EVTEC and GOFAST, fast charging without cooled cables
In order to be future-proof and ready for new, faster-charging electric vehicles, EVTEC has developed a new cable type that allows permanent charging at 150kW, without liquid cooling of the cable. With the EVTEC patented solution, the cable remains handy as usual. In fact, the outer dimensions are ...
Presentación of the book about electric cars "Silent and Clean"
On Saturday, February 24, was presented at the CLASSICAUTO 2018 fair in Madrid (Spain), the second book of the series "History(s) of the Electric Car", with the title "Silenciosos y Limpios". In the presentation, guided by the director of Motor Clásico (the Spanish Classic Motor Magazine) Jesús ...
London taxis have to be electric
The most advanced electric black taxis in the world are already on the streets of London so that all new license taxis have to have zero emission capacity in the future. The company LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company), formerly London Taxi Company, owned by the Chinese company Geely, has done a ...
The History of Electric Cars will be presented at ClassicAuto Madrid 2018
The electric car is not an invention of our time, as it seems to be current. Its fascinating history, dating from the late nineteenth century, is documented by the journalist and historian Christian Manz in the first two titles, The Pioneers. 160 km / h and 307 km of autonomy (1870-1906) and Silent ...
Anniversaries of electric cars / Jubiläum der Elektrofahrzeuge
In the national newspapers, the typical reports starting a new year are concerning what brand and what car model will celebrate an anniversary in 2018 ... but they never talk about the anniversaries of electric cars. And as nobody does, we do it.
In den Zeitungen und Zeitschriften ...
Electric Bus-System from Vectia - Elektrischer Linienbus von Vectia
The Spanish company Vectia, subsidiary of the CAF Group, has developed its own fast charging system for buses, and the first line of these characteristics is already operating in Valladolid.
Die spanische Firma Vectia, zur CAF-Gruppe gehörend, hat ihr eigenes Schnell-Ladesystem für ...
Stratingh & Becker electric vehicle from 1835
The Dutch professor Sibrandus Stratingh and the instrument maker Christopher Becker, after surprising with a steam tricycle in 1834, presented months later this all-electric tricycle equipped with one of the first batteries. ...
Electric bus in Barcelona 1900
In the historical documents of the Spanish company Hispano-Suiza the information was found, that the first electric bus of the antecedent company Emilio de la Cuadra, presented in Barcelona in 1899/1900, did not work satisfactorily, despite the fact that three Swiss experts tried everything. A ...
Thor unveiled their fully electric truck
Electric trucks are already on the lips of everyone, and, above all, in the United States there are already several companies preparing vehicles for this new market, which promises to be very buoyant. The Californian company Thor Trucks will have its heavyweight ready for 2019. ...
Hydrogen makes sense
Takeshi Uchiyamada, president of the board of Toyota, says that the future of electric vehicles is hydrogen, since it is the best accumulator of the large amount of electricity that is lost when using recyclable energy systems, be it solar, wind or biofuel. ...
Vanderhall Edison 2, electric three-wheeler from America
The American company Vanderhall, manufacturer of two very attractive tricycles, expands its range by an all-electric model, called Edison 2 - a very well-chosen name - and in order to offer in the market of electric vehicles something very unique, a two-seater three-wheeler that guarantees great ...
Tesla presents electric truck and - surprise, a new Roadster
Tesla has just presented how his electric truck will be, and, as a great surprise, the company also presented a new Roadster, as was the first Tesla that could be purchased. As it is not surprising, the performance of their vehicles continue to surprise and leave the entire competition speechless. ...
Silent and Clean 1905-1936
At the end of this month will be available Volker Christian Manz's second book "Historias del Coche Eléctrico" (History of electric cars), entitled "Silenciosos y limpios" (silent and clean), covering the period from 1905 to 1936. The society received nearly 120 years ago a sustainable ...
Kalashinikov produce an electric motorbike
The Russian manufacturer of one of the most destructive weapons, the badly recognized machine gun Kalashnikov, finally plans to offer something more useful for the future, an electric motorbike. It stands out mainly for its robustness, which is not a bad beginning. It is based on a motorcycle of the ...
Siemens creates a zero-emission eHighway in California
Siemens and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) are conducting a one-mile, zero-emission eHighway demonstration in Carson, Calif., near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Three big-rig trucks hauling freight are running along the stretch of highway that uses Siemens ...
Spanish Irizar presents electric city tram
At this year's Busworld fair we are featuring the world premiere of our articulated 18 metre Irizar ie Tram which extends the current supply of electric vehicles to articulated vehicles with opportunity charging; next to it will be the well-known, tried and tested sector benchmark, the Irizar ...
New Bultaco Albero electric
The Albero is all about fun and getting you places in the big city, and with zero emissions along the way. The new Bultaco Albero represents a novel concept in urban mobility, offering a unique, safe and fun experience, featuring electric drive and green riding, taking you anywhere in the city. ...
Henry Ford and the electric car
In my second book of the history of electric cars "Stories of the Electric Car", with the title "Silent and clean - electricity against water and oil" 1905/1936 ", about to leave the printing press, we publish a report entitled Thomas Alda Edison and Henry Ford believe in the electric that speaks of ...
Detroit Electric in the new book Silent and Clean
In my next book "Silent and Clean" The electricity against water and oil (1905/1936) from the saga "Histories of Electric Cars" - on the way to be published in the next days - I dedcicate a story to the American company Detroit Electric, one of the greatest company of electric vehicles. ...
The most advanced electric taxis for London
The world’s most advanced electric black cabs will appear on the streets of London as they enter the final phase of testing ahead of the January 2018 deadline for all newly licensed taxis to be zero emission capable. These are the new LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company), formerly London Taxi ...
DID YOU KNOW: Spanish King and Queen used electric vehicles
In 1896, Queen Maria Cristina of Habsburg and Lorraine used an electric carriage developed by the Spanish engineer Ramón Gabarró y Julién in London, an elegant carriage carrying batteries weighing only 100 kilograms. Years later, in 1904, King Alfonso XIII was seen using an electric car of the ...
Düsenspeed, swiss E-Bikes with passion
The Swiss Düsenspeed is a passionate and innovative start-up in the field of electromobility, design and manufacture of new and ambitious high-tech applications prototypes. Based on its competence in machine- and shipbuilding and in processing wood and fibre composites, the company like to offer ...
DID YOU KNOW: The origin of Formula E dates from 1896
The first book I wrote about "The History of the Electric Vehicle" called "The Pioneers - 160 km/h and 307 km of range (1870/1906)" is full of surprising information, full of stories about the electric cars, true and contrasted, but sometimes a little bit different to what the general books of ...
Proterra Coach sets world record
Proterra announced it has set a world record for driving the longest distance ever traveled by an electric vehicle on a single charge at the Navistar Proving Grounds in New Carlisle, Indiana. Proterra’s 40-foot Catalyst E2 max coach traveled 1,101.2 miles this month with 660 kWh of energy storage ...
Tacita presents new T-Cruise electric Motocycle
The Italian manufacturer of electric motorcycles Tacita has announced that it will present a new model in October 2017, its sixth electric motorcycle. It will be the T-Cruise, a derivative of the off-road version suitable for cities. ...
Talks with the children
Short but interesting talks about the origin of the electric car and the present time here in the islands with a very attentive and lively audience: children from different schools and clases, aged between 8 and 13 years, frankly the best audience. The vast majority of them are convinced that once ...
Borgward Isabella, an iconic name for a new EV
The German/Chinese brand Borgward wants to revive a very symbolic and traditional name, Isabella, in its time an elegant car, with sedan and coupe body, well known in the fifties and sixties in Germany. The brand presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA-Germany) the concept of its ...
Detroit Electric shows sketches of new EV
K-based electric vehicle start-up, Detroit Electric, presents the first outline sketches of some of its future models; styling images show side-profile silhouettes of three models that the Leamington Spa-based electric vehicle manufacturer will develop and introduce over the next three years: a ...
DID YOU KNOW: The Baker Torpedo from 1902
The first book I wrote about "The History of the Electric Vehicle" called "The Pioneers - 160 km/h and 307 km of range (1870/1906)" is full of surprising information, full of stories about the electric cars, true and contrasted, but sometimes a little bit different to what the general books of ...
Dethleffs e.home, the electric motorhome
The German company Dethleffs has recently presented a fully electric motorhome, which stands out for unique solutions such as 31 square meters of ultra-thin solar panels and PCM plates that accumulate the heat of the day to distribute it in the interior at night. ...
CrosS - new electric bike from Otocycles
The Barcelonean company Otocycles, manufacturer of attractive electric bikes as there is the mistic OtoR, the classic OtoK and the Cafe Racer, is ready to build the new CrosS, inspirated in what could have been your first bike, fusing these memories with new ...
aCar - the electric all-rounder
An electric car for Africa, custom-designed for the needs of the population there, that strengthens rural structures and helps drive the economy: Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and partners have been working intensively towards this goal for four years. They will present ...
Kadler: design concept for sale
The welknown Kadler Studio, an industrial and transportation design studio placed near Warsaw (Poland), put for sale it latest creation, a very attractive small city electric car with four seats. This car was thought to have a 100 kW electric motor that drives the rear axle and a battery pack of 45 ...
StreetScooter Work XL extend range of electric vans
Deutsche Post DHL Group and Ford presented the first of their jointly produced electric delivery vans, called the StreetScooter WORK XL, based on a Ford Transit chassis fitted with a battery-electric drivetrain and a body designed and built to Deutsche Post DHL specifications. ...
MC2 Chopper from Singapore
The bicycle is constantly re-invented and the amount of ideas and concepts that get funding through the pages of Crowdfunding is frankly impressive. MC2 from Singapore creates an assisted chopper bike, which stands out for its unusual design and posture. ...
Ruffian, a German design ebike
The electric bicycle market is growing dramatically in all countries, not only in China, where several millions of them are sold every year, but also in many European countries. Driving an electric bike is fashionable. It is not surprising therefore that people create also very peculiar versions, of ...
Bollinger revealed all electric sport utility truck
The all-electric sport utility truck from Bollinger with its aluminium architecture uses front and rear mounted electric motors of 270 kW (360 HP), had a massive 472 lbft of torque, gets from 0-60 km/h in only 4,5 seconds with a high speed of 127 miles per hour. With the 100 kWh battery pack it goes ...
The electric Lucid Air sedan goes up to 378 km/h
The luxury electric sedan of Chinese-owned Lucid Motors - based in California (United States) - has reached 378 km/h on a test track, demonstrating the high performance of its model that will soon be presented as a Chinese alternative to Tesla. ...
Another solar car - The Sono Sion will be presented at Sion
The solar car from the German start-up Sono Motors will be revealed at Sion / Switzerland on July 27th. The Sono Sion is a medium-sized car that will take solar panels built into the body structure to add autonomy. The car will cost between € 12,000 and € 16,000 (without the batteries) and will ...
Blue cruiser - solar energy with an extraordinary design
The University of Bochum (Germany) and the big consortium thyssenkrupp presents the result of a development partnership, the blue.cruiser, a four-seater sports coupé with most attractive body, only receiving the energy from the sun. This car will run on the World Solar Challenge in Australia in ...
Stella Vie, the electric solar car
A group of students from the University of Technology in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, have clear that the future of E-Mobility will be the electro-solar car, as it does not need a large infrastructure of battery recharging stations. It is no longer a dream, alone, as they demonstrate with their ...
The striking Dubuc Tomahaw for 2018
The evolution of the Dubuc Tomahawk, probably the fastest electric sports car in the world, continues. Its enthusiasts manager and technicians speak of 588 kW (about 800 hp), an autonomy that exceeds 550 kilometers and an acceleration of only two seconds from 0-100 km/h. ...
Neematic FR/1 extreme performance electric bike
With its 20 kW peak power brushless motor, lightweight mid-drive aluminum frame and hardcore off-road suspension, the FR/1 is the perfect fusion of MTB and dirt bike. Riders can reach top speeds of 100 km/h, a range of 50 to 100 km and experience great handling whether they’re climbing uphill or ...
HISTORY OF ELECTRIC CAR
Did you know that Ferdinand Porsche invented in 1899 the electric motor located in the hub of the wheel? That the first car that reviewed the incredible speed of 100 km/h was an electric car - in 1899? That between 1896 and the 1920s there were electric taxis in almost every major ...
Harley-Davidson Livewire
Despite the fact that the Harley-Davidson electric motorcycle project has been going for two years, the latest news tells us that the mythical brand really intends to move forward with this project. Bill Davidson has confirmed in an interview that for the next few years the brand will present new ...
The new Karma Revero, available in USA
The American company - no, it's now Chinese - Karma Automotive announces that you can buy your Revero model. The four-door sports car has a powerful electric motor and a four-cylinder petrol engine, from BMW, as a range-extender. Its price is around $ 130,000 and, for the moment, is only ...
Workhorse presents its electric pick-up
The American company Workhorse, located in Ohio, has two important references to create its new electric vehicles: first lives in a city that has a long history in cars and electric vans, and second it intends to overtake the company Tesla, which with so much publicity will also enter the market for ...
Proterra starts with autonomous bus programm
The Californian company Proterra, builder of electric buses for different services - including long distance, as they can reach a range of between 250 and 350 miles - are now starting together with other partners an autonomous bus programm.
Proterra is a leader in the design and manufacture of ...
Furion, hybrid motocycle with rotary engine
The French company Furion Motorcycles presents a hybrid motorcycle merging a Wankel rotary motor of 125 hp with a 55 hp electric engine, creating in this way a powerful and agile big motorcycle with 180 hp of power and a minimum consumption of less than 4 liters a 100 kilometers. Its creators ...
Vauxhall Ampera-e, best range in a mid-size electric car
Opel is launching the Ampera-e first in the countries that already have some form of EV infrastructure in place or countries that have shown ambition to become EV leaders. The Ampera-e is on sale now in Norway, the most mature electric vehicle market in Europe. Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland ...
Mitsubishi A from 1917 remake with hybrid technology
The American brand of Japanese Mitsubishi will give new life to its first automobile made in 1917 as ecological revival, by equipping a replica with the hybrid technology plug-in of its Outlander all-terrain. This idea, this time to celebrate a centenary, is also reflected in an interesting project ...
Vintage Electric Bikes presents Emory Outlaw Tracker
The Californian company Vintage Electric presents the Emory Outlaw Tracker, born with an exciting collaboration inspired by tastemakers, misfits, hard workers – the Outlaws!, the Emory Motorsports. California-born and California-built. Through quality, speed and style this one sets out to be the ...
Chinese Lynk presents its electric cars
The new Chinese LYNK & CO, a brand from Geely Auto Group, a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group - the owner of Volvo Cars and London Taxi Company - presents its 03 Concept at the Shanghai Motor Show. Its products are designed and engineered in Sweden and will be sold globally, starting with ...
General Vehicles Company Nueva York 1911
The Americans were great pioneers in trucks and electric vans, manufacturing for many years a range of products very useful for any transport. Here we present a picture of the General Vehicle chassis from Long Island City, New York, 1911, a solid chassis with electric motor in the rear, with chain ...
1,000 electric kms in Quantino Flow Cell
It's an early evening in late December when representatives of the nanoFlowcell development department meet in Zürich with engineers from a leading Asian car maker. The occasional technology updates with industry are generally far from routine, but this particular evening should be a very ...
Kreisel Evex electric for 1 millon euros
Austrian manufacturer Kreisel, an expert in batteries and components for electric cars, presents its first fully electric sports car, built in conjunction with the German manufacturer EVEX, a company dedicated to rebirth old glories. In this case, the first supercar Kreisel presents the Porsche 910, ...
History repeats itself
These days, studying the long history of the electric car, I realize that the history comes back and repeats itself again. As the sages say, we do not advance, we only move in constant circles, in samsara - and by reading the stories of the evolution of the electric car, one realizes that it really ...
City eTaxi by German ACM
The German company Adaptive City Mobility (ACM) has presented its City eTaxi at the German Cebit Fair (March 20-24), a light three-seater vehicle designed for urban traffic, which aims to enter the market for light electric taxis of the future, but not limited to this utility. It is a project ...
UrbanX - new single electric wheel for bicycle
Creating a bicycle wheel with built-in motor, to be able to use it on any type of bicycle, is not a new idea, and there are already some models on the market. But it still looks like an interesting business. A good example of this is the new UrbanX from Singapore, a company looking for funding ...
Uniti from Sweden, a new E-Mobility concept
The Swedes want to re-invent the car, to be electric, and, after a successful crowdfunding campaign, the start-up Uniti has joined the multinational Siemens, preparing together the launch of a new city car, a new concept of clean urban mobility, which will be manufactured in series from next year ...
Jaguar I-Pace on the road
Jaguar has unleashed its first electric vehicle – the Jaguar I-PACE – onto the streets for the first time. Driving on the streets of London’s famous Olympic Park, the electric performance SUV concept previews Jaguar’s first electric vehicle, the Jaguar I-PACE, which will be revealed in late ...
Hybrid Kinetic Electric Sedan from Pininfarina
With the H600 Pininfarina is proposing an elegant, refined and comfortable eco-sustainable luxury sedan, a perfect combination of pure design and environment-conscious technology. The car, developed and manufactured for Hybrid Kinetic Group, fits a hybrid drive system with turbine range extender. ...
Bentley EXP 12 Speed 6e electric
The EXP 12 Speed 6e is a concept to show that Bentley is defining electric motoring in the luxury sector, with the appropriate technology, high quality materials and refinement levels you’d expect from a true Bentley. This concept enables us to engage with luxury customers and gather feedback on ...
Artega-Touring, two works together
Artega, the German sports car manufacturer, has commissioned Italian Touring Superleggera with the design of their next all-electric ultimate sports car. The Artega Scalo Superelletra is the preview of the series version to be delivered from spring 2019 on; the production is strictly limited to 50 ...
Vandra Dendrobium: debut at Geneva Motor Show
The covers have come off Singapore's first-ever hypercar, the Dendrobium, which has made its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show. The brainchild of Singapore electric mobility experts Vanda Electrics, Dendrobium is a two seater all-electric sports car concept, ...
Techrules Ren, the Turbine-Recharging Electric Vehicle
Techrules is debuting the final production design of its first series hybrid supercar at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show. ‘Ren’ is the first production vehicle from the China-based automotive research and development company, and features its proprietary Turbine-Recharging Electric Vehicle (TREV) ...
Stromer ST1 X, from Switzerland
The Stromer ST1 X is a tipical Swiss built electric bike, perfectly suited to your individual city style and packed full of innovations. You can choose fresh colours and an app for your smartphone to be able to be always connected to your e-bike. ...
NIO, electric autonomous super racer
NIO, a next-generation car company, announced the fastest ever autonomous lap at the Circuit of the Americas Race Track in Austin, Texas. On February 23, the NIO EP9 drove autonomously without any interventions, recording a time of 2m 40.33s (two minutes, 40.33 seconds) at a top speed of 160 mph. ...
Elextra, new electric family sport car
Four seats, four doors, four-wheel drive and a sprint from 0-100 km/h in less than 2.3 seconds; these are the parameters of a new electric supercar that will be shown at the nex Geneva Motor Show in March. The supercar is designed in Switzerland, but will be built in Germany in not more than 100 ...
Iris eTrike from Sinclair
The nephew of Sir Clive Sinclair, inventor of one of the smallest electric car in the eighties, continues the work of his uncle and presents the Iris eTrike, an electric trike with body and pedals, so the driver can combine using the pedals with the small electric engine helping. This very useful ...
Quant 48V - 300 km/h
It took a long time. The development team at nanoFlowcell Holdings had worked for several years to make fuel cells directly controllable. Having finally succeeded in achieving direct variable control of a fuel cell in October 2016, the company now wants to demonstrate the potential of direct fuel ...
Pininfarina and Hybrid Kinetic presents an eco-sedan
The wellknown Italian coachbuilder Pininfarina designed and manufactured a new luxury sedan concept, with pure design and eco-firendly technology, for the Hybrid Kinetic Group, a company owned by the Chinese millionaire Benjamin Yeung Yung, incorporated in Bermudas and headquartered in Hongkong. The ...
Electric Taxi Dron from Ehang
The dream of every drone manufacturers is to be able to make vehicles suitable for human transport. The Chinese company Ehang has succeeded: it is currently testing its model 184, which works fully automatic and can carry two people from a distance of about 40 to 50 kilometers. The first state that ...
Bultaco Linx, the fourwheeler from the legendary brand
At the Motorcycle Show in Milan (EICMA) in November 2016 the legendary Spanish brand Bultaco, known for its range of electric motorbikes Brinco, has presented a sports car par excellence, without windshield and without side windows, with a 400 hp engine to bring the spirit of motorcycles to a car, ...
Car2Go growing in car-sharing business
Car2go keeps growing. In financial year 2016, the market leader in flexible car sharing grew its customer base by 43 percent to 2.2 million. A car2go is rented every 1.4 seconds somewhere in the world. Berlin remains the largest car2go city, with 175,000 customers. ...
ZEV presents LRC Trike
The ZEV LRC has become well known, respected, and regarded as the top performing electric motor scooter in the world. Constant work on brakes, handling, range, and speed have made it the world class leader. Now, based on customer request, the company has introduced the ZEV LRC trike after several ...
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES: THREAT OR OPPORTUNITY FOR URBAN MOBILITY?
According to a new position paper from UITP (the International Association of Public Transport), autonomous vehicles (AVs) will lead to a dystopian future of even more private car traffic on the road unless they are put to use in shared fleets and integrated with traditional public transport ...
Faraday reveals it FF91 electric car with 1050 HP
Faraday Future branch is revealing its FF91 at las Vegas, the most powerful and quick electric car to be on the market in 2018. The company already accept reserves. With this car it will be demostrated the electric car will have a great future, as it arouses many sensations and restlessness; for ...
Electric Taxi and battery changes
Fascinating this rapid change of batteries in the Eucort Taxi in Barcelona in 1943, as shown by this RTVE film. But they were not the first Spanish electric taxis between the civil war and postwar; and we also bring here two photos of a change of batteries back in 1906 - just as effective. ...
Lucid Motors will built supercar in Arizona for 2018
Lucid Motors, the California-based start-up with Chinese capital, has chosen the town of Casa Grande in Arizona to build a modern factory to produce its supercar from 2018 on. The company, formerly known as Atieva, is a specialist in components for electric vehicles, especially referring to the ...
Nikola One Truck revealed
Nikola presents his new super truck One in Salt Lake City, a Class 8 truck. The Nikola One utilizes a fully electric drivetrain powered by high-density lithium batteries. Energy will be supplied on-the-go by a hydrogen fuel cell giving the Nikola One a range of 800 - 1,200 miles while delivering ...
Genovation GXE, only 75 to be built
Some weeks ago the American company Genovation had beaten a speed record with a sports car based on a Chevrolet Corvette, completely transformed into an electric vehicle. It reached 330 km/h. Now this model will be produced in limited series of only 75 units to sell it to a very select public. ...
NextEV presents NIO, the fastest electric car
The electric car company NextEV unveiled its brand, NIO. This visionary electric car brand will help users rediscover the ‘joyful lifestyle’ of car ownership by creating inspiring vehicles that deliver superior performance, a new benchmark for aesthetic design and unique user experiences. ...
Techrules presents GT96 supercar at Geneva Motor Show 2017
The sensational electric supercar Techrules GT 96 will be revealed in March 2017 at the International Motor Show in Geneva, as confirmed by the manager of the company. Matthew Jin, technical director of the Chinese company, is very enthusiastic and says that they are perfecting the design with the ...
Jaguar reveals I-Pace Concept, the electric SUV
The Jaguar I-PACE Concept previews a production car that will hit roads in 2018. It will be the smartest five-seater sports car; a performance car, a family car and an SUV all in one. Its groundbreaking design, true Jaguar performance and competitive range and charging times will make it the first ...
The Spanish Loryc with Opel Adam components
Charly Bosch, father of the rebirth of the charismatic majorca brand Loryc and the transformation of its new model - classic style - in an electric vehicle, has announced that the car will use a lot of componentes from Opel/Vauxhall Adam, the best to meet the requirements of homologation and weight. ...
nanoFlowcell in action, first ride of the Quantino by journalists
We're at the TCS proving grounds in Hinwil not far from Zurich. The soft clouds of morning mist are gradually evaporating beneath the rising autumn sun. During the night, the wind blew away the film of water left on the test track by the previous day's rain. The weather promises ideal ...
2 CV Paris from Luca Agnelli
The welknown Italian bicycle designer Luca Agnelli just created a new iconic vehicle combining the back end of a 1929 Doniselli Duomo with the front end of 1980 Citroën 2 CV. A new cargo tricycle, electric-assist by a Bafang hub motor, is born. ...
Greyp, the e-bicycle to be transformed into a motor bike
Nowadays it's really difficult to differentiate between an electric bike and an electric motorcycle or a moped; the Croatian company Greyp (a división of welknown Rimac branch) demostrate it with the new versión of their G12 electric bike, so powerful that it has to be clasified as a Moped. ...
Market for hybrid and electric buses up to $132 billion in 2026
By Dr Peter Harrop and Mr Franco Gonzalez
Electric Buses 2016-2026
Forecasts, Technology Roadmap, Company Assessment
The market for medium and large hybrid and pure electric buses will be over $132 billion in 2026 ...
Rinspeed Oasis at CES Las Vegas
With his new “Oasis” concept vehicle, Swiss car visionary Frank M. Rinderknecht has created a memorable character role in the narrative of the evolution of personal transport. Quasi as a lone voice in the wilderness, he makes a bold statement against the notion of a city jungle requiring ...
The EV Supercar GLM G4 unveiled
Just like a powerful lightning of innovation coming from Japan, the preview of a new EV luxury sport car has been unveiled. The new GLM product line signs a fresh start into the automotive upmarket scenario, introducing a high-end electric car international player. ...
BIL, the last km solution
At the IAA 2016 in Hannover (germany), the French company Libner presents definitily their concept for the "last kilometer solution", the response to the growing problem of logistics and delivery, namely the last kilometer in urban areas and cities hyper centres, without administrative and ...
Riese & Müller Delite with DualBattery
The German company Riese & Müller from Darmstadt, specialist for E-Bikes, is one of the first company to use the new double battery pack presented some days ago by Bosch. This DualBattery system puts double the capacity into the pedelec drive, with a range of more than 180 kilometers. ...
Mate from Denmark, the most affordable eBike
Funded through the crowdfunding place Indiegogo the new electric folding bike Mate from Denmark will go into production as soon as possible: the Indiegogo campaign has accumulated nearly 2 millions of dollars for the production, 2.500% more than expected. ...
Opel/Vauxhall Ampera-e promises 400 km range
We are back with new informations about the Opel/Vauxhall Ampera-e electric car (Chevrolet Bolt in the USA), to be presented at the Paris Motor Show in October. In accordance with the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC, the current standard for range comparisons between different vehicles) the new ...
Evoke new electric motorcycle project
Evoke Electric Motorcycles brought on Jans Slapins as the head of design on Evoke’s next model, codenamed Project Kruzer. Project Kruzer is Evoke’s 2nd generation electric motorcycle, with a 50kw motor and 300km of range from its 15kwh battery pack. ...
Proterra Catalyst E2 more than 600 miles on a single charge
Proterra, the leading innovator in heavy-duty electric transportation, unveiled the newest addition to its fleet of zero-emission vehicles: the Catalyst E2 series, named for its unprecedented Efficient Energy (E2) storage capacity of 440 – 660 kWh. Last month, an E2 series vehicle achieved a new ...
The high-voltage traction systems of modern EVs
In the "flowmagazine", the online magazine published by the company nanoFlowcell of Liechtenstein, they speak about the danger of high voltage in the new high-powered electric cars, which can reach 600 volts, almost three times more than what is needed in our house sockets. This high voltage can be ...
Nikola, the electric supertruck, will come very soon
The new American company Nikola Motor Company has announced that on December 2 will present the first unit of its electric super truck One; ie, which so far has only existed on the computer, with striking images and amazing specifications, will come true, much faster than expected. And yes, it is ...
Daimler BDNT presents Denza 400
Daimler extends its portfolio of new energy vehicles (NEV) with the introduction of the DENZA 400, the company’s “Made in China, for China” electric vehicle from Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co., Ltd. (BDNT). The DENZA 400 offers upgraded battery, electric motor and electronic control ...
Mercedes-Maybach 6, sensational electric coupé
Every August classic car fans from around the world converge on Pebble Beach in California for a very special beauty contest. This gathering of magnificent classic cars is the perfect place to premiere the exclusive Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6, a sensational luxury-class coupé. The 2+2‑s eater is a ...
Doohan iTank, tilting electric threewheeler
The Chinese company Doohan has been crowdfunded through Kickstarter the production and sales of its new three-wheeled electric tilting motorcycle. In the absence of several days for complete the Kickstarter Crowdfunding Campaign, the company has already raised twice the required background ... the ...
Audi eROT, shock absorber system generating energy
In the mobility of the future, the recuperation of energy plays an increasingly important role, including in a car’s suspension. Audi is working on a prototype called “eROT,” in which electromechanical rotary dampers replace the hydraulic dampers used today for an even more comfortable ride. ...
Forza presents the VII hydrogen racing car
With 70 passionate and talented students from mostly the TU Delft Forze build the first hydrogen-electric race car. The goal of the team is to promote the use of hydrogen in race cars. The VII is the newest creation prepared to set new world records. ...
Eliica KAZ, an electric eight-wheeler
published in 2004:
KAZ means peace in Japanese, and the concept the Keio University offers for a future car is much more than a simply idea who future cars will be: the KAZ breaks all the known ideas and demostrate clearly that an electric car can be very exciting and quite more efficent than ...
4 days left: the countdown for the Storm
After 2 years of preparation, the moment is finally here. 23 students from Eindhoven University of Technology will start the greatest challenge they have ever faced: in 80 days around the world on a self-designed electric motorcycle. During this ultimate adventure the batteries are exclusively ...
Nissan BladeGlider, Cutting-Edge E-Mobility
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd unveiled the working prototype of its futuristic BladeGlider vehicle in Rio de Janeiro, with Williams Advanced Engineering playing an important role in the car’s creation as Nissan’s technical partner, combining zero-emissions with high-performance in a revolutionary sports ...
Sono Motors presents Solar Car Via Crowdfunding
The Munich-based start-up company SONO MOTORS presents a prototype called Sion, that they have been developing over the past four years, online on the crowdfunding platform Indiegogo. Thanks to the integration of solar cells, the Sion recharges itself and can provide surplus energy for all common ...
Atlantic Electric Trucks 1912-1920
We found in Spain an original catalogue of the electric trucks from Atlantic (Atlantic Electric Vehicle Co, Newark, NJ 1912-1921). This catalogue is in Spanish with the stamp of the Spanish dealer, A.G. Gunnison from Barcelona. We are looking now for more informations about the Atlantic trucks sold ...
Question: recharge or refuel? A crossroads for electric mobility
The german company nanoFlowcell based in Liechtenstein continues with the development of its flowcell batteries. These batteries doesn't need a charging station or to be pluged in a home socket, than to be refueled by the biION electrolyte-liquid, which can theoretically be ...
Mercedes-Benz presents electric truck
Daimler presents its first 100% electric truck up to 25 tonnes for future urban transport. Two engines with an output of 2 x 125 kW, while the peak torque is 2 x 11.000 Nm - after torque conversion by the gearing - gives a considerable level of performance and driving dynamics. This truck will be ...
Electric Car Exceeds 100 km/h in 1899
This record reached in November 1899 by the Belgian Camille Jenatzy was held for three years, before it was broken by another ecological car, a steam car. The gasoline car still took many months until it could compete with the other propulsions. ...
Olive Robotics from Iran presents intelligent suitcase
Wow, this is amazing. From distant Iran comes the Olive Suitcase, a smart briefcase that not only accompanies his owner without physical contact, but also becomes a kind Segway, ie an electric two-wheeler handled by moving the body. I mean, the guy for (almost) all: he takes your computer and your ...
Taking a Car2Go electric smart in Madrid
Talking about Madrid and sustainable mobility is talking about private vehicles sharing. In the two wheels (light) mobility a bicycle service we will talk about in next articles, on the other hand electric car mobility offers different options, the most visible: CAR2GO. ...
Kyburz eRod: electric fun drive on all roads
The Kyburz eRod is the epitome of a (legal) roadworthy sports car. It cuts no corners when it comes to technology and how it handles, meaning it offers maximum driving fun for those keen motorists among you. The powerful electric drive ensures it has that thrust when you need it for raw driving ...
Commute Case, the self-propelled briefcase
Commute-Case ™ (U.S. Patent Pending) is an incredibly unique, dual function, battery powered, self-propelled briefcase / commuter vehicle, you can actually ride! It is used as a single person mover; an "IN-BETWEEN URBAN DAILY TRANSPORT" to get you quickly from your daily commuter train, bus, ...
Monty Hall and Sustainable Mobility
"Let's Make a Deal" is the name of a very famous tv game show where you choose. You have 3 doors, two of them hide goats, one of them hide a car. A very nice paradox to think about and perhaps a way to be able to say ... " aye! everyday you learn something new " But better we talk about it and ...
Nissan develops SOFC-Powered vehicle system
Nissan is currently researching and developing a Solid Oxide Fuel-Cell (SOFC)-powered system that runs on bio-ethanol electric power. The new system—a world first for automotive use—features an e-Bio Fuel-Cell with an SOFC power generator. SOFC is a fuel cell utilizing the reaction of multiple ...
Snikky Bike, a new concept of modern urban drive
A new proyect coming from Montreal (Kanada) presents in the crowdfunding Kickstarter the Snikky Bike, an electric bike with a bicycle wheel on front, and a smaller motor wheel on the rear, with a standing position to ride this vehicle. This project must be funded till the end of this month. ...
Super 73, classic design with modern tecnology
Still a project to seek funding on Kickstarter crowdfunding website, this fat bike will soon be a reality: the young team behind this concept of a bicycle with low and wide wheels in the style of the bicycles used by Charlie's Angels of the seventies seventies already earned more than $ ...
Ecoship, the world`s greenest cruise ship
Since we opened a branch of Prestige Electric Car on the Canary Island Tenerife we cannot stop speaking about ships, vessels and other marine vehicles with alternative propulsion. Here we present the most exciting project for an alternative cruise ship, called to turn into the flagship of the ...
New ultralight electric motorcycle from Airbus
From home décor to medical prosthetics, robotic parts to aircraft interiors, 3D printing is the future of manufacturing. APWorks, a 100% subsidiary of Airbus Group, has worked at the forefront of additive layer manufacturing (ALM) and advanced materials since its launch in 2013. APWorks produces ...
Pope Waverly and Victor 1906 to be auctioned
The USA-built centegenarian duo - an elegantly-named 1906 Pope Waverley Victoria Phaeton and 1907 Victor High Wheel Electric Runabout - come to sale at Historics major summer auction at Brooklands Museum, Surrey, UK on Saturday, June 11, at an estimate of 30.000 to 40.000 pounds. ...
Emerald Van to be built in US and UK
The United States Postal Service announced the advancement of Emerald Automotive in the quest to build their Next Generation Delivery Vehicle. In an official notification letter received from the USPS, Contracting Officer Delores Waters writes, “After full review, the Postal Service has determined ...
From Russia: The Mirrow Provocator to be at Mondial Paris in October
The start-up from Russian Alexander Malyshev presents the first prototype of the Mirrow Provocator not in 2017 as previously estimated, than in October 2016 at the Mondial de l'automobile Paris. In Paris the compnay likes to show the electric version of the ...
Ukrainian Electric Taxi from Synchronous
From Ucrania comes this singular electric taxi project, using wood and leather in the luxerious interior, an electric induction engine, lithium-ion batteries offering a range of between 130-160 kilometers, solar panel to guarantee electricity inside and a certain retro-futurism in the design ...
Schaeffler shows future-oriented bio hybrid pedelec
The German automotive and industrial supplier presents an innovative micro-mobility concept, a solution how to envisages future urban mobility and also a vehicle to be used on future cycle tracks, connecting different cities. ...
Tevva electric test trucks lap the world
Tevva Motors’ prototype development vehicles have just achieved a combined total distance of 27,000 miles, a landmark achievement for the next generation electric, range extended commercial vehicle. The distance has been covered in less than six months by three prototype vehicles built by the ...
New street-certified versions of Bultaco Brinco
Now, the Bultaco Brinco range expands to meet all needs and for all kinds of riders. The Bultaco Brinco R, the trailblazer of the innovative MOTO BIKE concept, has been on the market for less than a year, and is already being rounded out by three new versions, all of them street-certified: the ...
GeoOrbital wheel for electric bike
The Patent Pending GeoOrbital wheel is an evolution of the orbital wheel. it has no central hub. The center of the wheel is ocupied by a non-rotating three arms module, containing the brushless 500 watt engine, the removable Panasonic Lithium-Ion battery and the electronics. The three rubber roller ...
Morgan presents electric Threewheeler
The EV3 looks at the world of zero emissions motoring from an entirely different perspective, what if an all-electric vehicle was bespoke, hand crafted and exhilarating to drive? The EV3 embraces new technology, delivers responsible driving excitement and continues to celebrate traditional British ...
BAIC Arcfox-7, exciting chinese-spanish sportcar
The Spaniards are able to develop very unique sport cars is a historic true (remember only the Hispano-Suiza and Pegaso); but that the Chinese collaborate with Spaniards for the development of exciting electric cars of the future is a whole scoop. The BAIC Arefox-7, developed jointly between BAIC ...
Car2go goes to China
Car2go, the car-sharing that is getting so popular in Madrid, expands to China. Car2go, a company of the German consortium Daimler has opened the first electric car rental in Chongqing with a fleet of 400 units. CHONGING is a metropolis of more than 30 million people. ...
The bubblecar revives with electric Microlino
The first series of 500 units of the little Microlino, the revival of the welknown Isetta of the fifties, but now fully electric, is already reserved. Microlino will start to sell the in 2018; if there are no changes, until 2019 no more vehicles are available. Will it be a new success for the ...
An open interface for charging electric buses
European bus manufacturers Irizar, Solaris, VDL and Volvo have agreed to ensure the interoperability of electric buses with charging infrastructure provided by ABB, Heliox and Siemens. The objective is to ensure an open interface between electric buses and charging infrastructure and to facilitate ...
Ducati-Bianchi presents new E-bikes
Advanced technological content, style and Italian design are the distinctive features of the 2016 range of Ducati branded bicycles created by Bianchi, confirming the synergy and the common values of these two iconic Made in Italy brands. There are many new and additions including E-bike models. ...
Loryc Electric Speester with EU-Approval
The Loryc Electric Speedster, a new replica from Palma de Mallorca, has got now the European approvals, so it can be driven in every country. This 100% electric car, with a body that remember the older Loryc built in Palma de Mallorca in the Twenties, is perfectly prepared for the future and the ...
Rimac presents Concept One hypercar at Geneva
The Geneva International Motor Show 2016, which opens its doors to the public on March 3, emerges as the hall of electric and hybrid miracles as they predict some presentations of unique electric car from companies not so well known in the automotive world. Apart from a Chinese company with a ...
Chinese Supercar from Techrules in Geneva
Concerning the terse news, at the 86th Geneva International Motor Show (3rd to 13th March for public, 1st March for press) the Chinese company Techrules will present a concept supercar with an innovative range-extending turbine recharging technology. ...
Quantino with nanoFlowcell technology at Geneva Motor Show
As the first street-legal low-voltage EV of the QUANT series, the QUANTiNO with nanoFlowcell® powertrain is premiering in its “near standard” configuration at the 2016 Geneva International Motor Show (March 3rd -13th). Following further pre-production tests during the first half of 2016, ...
Evoke debuts first smart electric motorcycle at EV Taiwan
Evoke Electric Motorcycles is set to debut the 1st smart electric motorcycle at EV Taiwan, April 6th 9th, 2016. Dubbed the Evoke Urban 2.0, the electric motorcycle will feature on-board navigation, GPS positioning, a massive touch display and features that will make it safer and easier to ...
Aston Martin DBX Concept in Paris
Aston Martin DBX Concept, for the first time presented at last Geneva Motor Show (2015), was created to defy conventional thinking about the luxury GT segment. The car was also exposed in Paris at the Exposition and Design Concept Cars Automobile (27 to 31 January 2016), and although it is not known ...
The Italian/Shanghai company ICONA presents NEO in Europe
The company ICONA, founded by Italians but located in Shanghai, specializes in design and development of prototypes. After launching in 2015 in Shanghai the prototype of an electric city car for tomorrow, this model, called NEO, is presented in Paris at the Exposition and Design Concept Cars ...
Tevva Motors developed an electric range extended drivetrain
Tevva Motors has developed a new environmentally friendly, low emission solution for back-to-base fleets. Currently being tested on UK roads with three separate vehicles – one of which is in daily use with logistics operator UPS – the electric range extended drivetrain has the ability to reduce ...
Faraday Future revealed EV concept and factory plans
New California-based manufacturer Faraday Future revealed its FFZERO1 concept car at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The car is based on their own new "Variable Platform Architecture (VPA), a unique system developed for electric vehicles that combines structural stability with ...
World premiere of Volkswagen BUDD-e
Volkswagen is opening a gateway to the future at the CES in Las Vegas. The time machine: a zero-emission vehicle - the avant-garde BUDD-e minivan. The first model based on an equally new and progressive Volkswagen technology matrix for electric vehicles. ...
Rinspeed Etos, Future here I come
The Rinspeed “Ʃtos” celebrates its world premiere at the CES, January 5 to 8, 2016, as part of the exclusive Harman event in the Muse Hall of the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. Its European premiere will be at the Geneva Motor Show starting March 1.
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Hotzenblitz from Germany
This is not the latest creation of an attractive electric car from a new company still unknown, but a strong commitment to early nineties of the last century of a silent and attractive future car with all its well-crafted details. The German Hotzenblitz was too good to be true and was born to ...
Hotzenblitz, where are you
This is not the latest creation of an attractive electric car from a new company still unknown, but a strong commitment to early nineties of the last century of a silent and attractive future car with all its well-crafted details. The German Hotzenblitz was too good to be true and was born to early. ...
Citroën E-Mehari
We already knew it, or at least we guessed: Citroën finally unveiled in Paris - on the occasion of COP 21 - the electric version of its new Mehari project, a car-based on C4 Cactus, but totally convertible ... and now, in collaboration with the great French group Bolloré, also electric. ...
Sunnyclist – one of the greenest vehicle ever built
A team of Greek specialists developped the Sunnyclist, an autonomous, green and economical vehicle, a tricycle with electric engine and photovoltaic roof, looking for production facilities on the crowdfunding platform Indiegogo.
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The new Karma with BMW hybrid powertrain
Since closing the production of singular Fisker Karma en 2012, the declaration of bankrupty of Fisker in november 2013 and the sold out en february 2014 to the Wanxiang America Corp. of Chinese capital, exist the compromise to relaunch the car under the brand name Karma en 2016. Now, the company ...
First Detroit Electric SP:01 rolls of the assembly line
The first production Detroit Electric SP:01 has rolled off the line at the company’s Leamington Spa manufacturing facility. The new SP:01 is destined for one of Detroit Electric’s export markets to be delivered to the EV company’s first customer.
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Honda presents Clarity Fuel Cell at Tokyo Motor Show
The Clarity Fuel Cell, Honda’s new hydrogen fuel cell vehicle was just presented at the Tokio Motor Show. The Clarity Fuel Cell is the world’s first production hydrogen fuel cell vehicle sedan to house the fuel cell stack and drivetrain system under the bonnet.
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Loryc back... with an electric sport car
The charismatic Loryc brand from Mallorca is back. Starting in 2016 the island will offer a new car with this same designation, a purely electric car which keeps the tradicional parts of the Loryc from the twentieth, a speedster body, its sporty style and the traditional Latin character. Invisible ...
Artega is back, with electric engine
The German sport car Artega, made between 2010 and 2012 at 153 units, all with V6 engine from Volkswagen, is back. The company, again in the hands of its original owner, now proposes a purely electric drive for this two-seater sportcar, and a very limited production to ensure uniqueness.
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Toyota Mirai can be ordered
Nearly 1,900 people have raised their hand for a Toyota Mirai, exceeding the expected initial production run of the hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle. The Mirai order request portal, which went live just two months ago, is now directing customers to a wait list, as production catches up to this ...
New Volvo Cars on innovative architecture
Volvo Cars is to extend its range of compact cars into new segments on its highly-innovative Compact Modular Architecture (CMA), a smaller but equally advanced version of Volvo’s acclaimed Scalable Product Architecture (SPA). The company’s first car on CMA is expected to be launched in ...
Rinspeed Ʃtos You’ll never drive alone!
Personal autopilot and drone on board. Gambler and show paradise Las Vegas: For the first time ever, Frank M. Rinderknecht, boss of the Swiss powerhouse of ideas Rinspeed, celebrates a world premiere outside his native Alpine country and presents the hybrid sports car „Ʃtos“ at the CES 2016 in ...
Thunder Power EV
Since Tesla has relinquished its patents related to high-performance batteries and a powerful hardware / software for their cars, ambitious new projects appears promising unique powered high performance sports cars.
At the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, the Taiwanese company Thunder ...
Porsche Mission E
September 15th, 2015
In presenting the Mission E at the IAA in Frankfurt, Porsche is introducing the first all-elec trically powered four-seat sports car in the brand's history. The concept car combines the unmistakable emotional design of a Porsche with excellent performance and the ...
ZF Smart Urban
July 6th, 2015
Extremely maneuverable, locally emission-free, and networked with driver and environment: With the Smart Urban Vehicle, ZF is demonstrating the potential inherent in intelligently networking individual chassis/driveline and driver assistance systems, and is presenting an ...
EV4 Polish electric 4 wheel bicycle
This information comes from Jack Skopinski from Poland:
Since birth I live in Europe in the Polish capital of Warsaw. Moving within Warsaw, which from year to year is becoming more and more jammed, I lacked alternative means of transport, which could easily get around street jams. I could simply ...
