Doble, May Be The Best Car Of The WorldWhat car could offer the elasticity of a Packard Twin Six, the power of a Hispano-Suiza, the smoothness of a Rolls-Royce, and a virtually lifetime…12 January 2026
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
5,6 Millions Electric Car WorldwideAccording to the German Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Centre (ZSW), the total number of 100% electric, plug-in and range-extender vehicles - cars…15 February 2019
First Electric Fire Truck For EuropeJust two years ago, three innovative companies from Austria came together to create a totally different vehicle for firefighting service. A fully…06 April 2018
Beer Brewers With Electric TrucksThe American Anheuser-Busch beer brewer today announced it has placed an order for 40 Tesla semi-trucks as part of a company-wide strategy to employ…12 December 2017
The First Hybrid Car Comes From SpainIt seems that the first automobile combining an electric with a combustion motor, that means, the first hybrid drive, comes from Spain, only when all the dates we find are correct. It seems so.In the information gathered about the origin of the Spanish Hispano-Suiza, the main character is the…22 October 2015 / V. Christian Manz
World’s First International Electric Vehicle Museum Opens In ArizonaThe Historic Electric Vehicle Foundation (HEVF) opened it’s first International Electric Vehicle Museum in Kingman, Arizona on August 15th, 2014 in…09 September 2014
Bra, Corset, Bodice … And The Car What has the underwear of the women, their way of dressing and modulating of the feminine figureto do with the cars? Seemingly not much, not to say…16 March 2014
American Beauty: The Electric CarThe electric car has great future prospects. That’s what politicians predict in the hope that this propulsion concept could give new impetus to the stagnant economy. The proposals aren’t new at all; they even have their origin in the time when the car was in its early stages of development. If…08 March 2013 / V. Christian Manz
Die Geschichte Der Elektroautosenglish translation see above Nikolaus August Otto, Erfinder des Viertakt-Gasmotors, war schon 1899 davon überzeugt, dass der Elektroantrieb seine Erfindung eines Tages ergänzen würde. "Es handelt sich dabei um etwas ganz Grosses", sagte er. Jetzt soll es also soweit sein, doch es ist schon der siebte Versuch, Elektrowagen in Serie zu produzieren. Vielleicht klappt es nun - 134 Jahre nachdem das erste komplett fahrbereite Elektrodreirad von Gustave Trouvé auf der Elektrik-Messe in Paris stand. Im Jahr 2015 werden mit etwa einer Million Einheiten mehr Elektroautos am Strassenverkehr weltweit teilnehmen als je zuvor.Der erste Versuch Die Ausgangslage war für alle Kontrahenten…00 00 0000 / V. Christian Manz
