Hurricane Sandy’s devastating damage seems to include 16 Fisker Karmas that were parked in Port Newark, New Jersey.
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VIDEO: Jay Leno gives Model S a thorough workout
In the latest episode of Jay Leno’s Garage, our favorite TV personality and auto enthusiast takes an in-depth look at Tesla’s Model S, which he introduces as “the car they said would never be produced” and “the electric car that doesn’t look like an electric car.” Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen gives Jay the grand tour,… Read more »
Fiat to launch electric 500E at Los Angeles Auto Show
Rumor has it that it will have a 75 kW, 100 hp electric motor powering the front wheels, and will be sold only in limited quantities.
Fleet of 50 BYD electric minicabs to start trials in London
Chinese automaker BYD and London minicab operator greentomatocars have signed a memorandum of understanding calling for BYD to supply 50 e6 electric vehicles to greentomatocars, which operates about 300 minicabs in Cool Britannia’s capital (“minicabs” are ordinary cars used as cabs, as opposed to the city’s famous diesel-powered black taxicabs). The new zero-emission taxis are… Read more »
CalBattery’s new Si-graphene anode triples Li-ion battery capacity
California Lithium Battery, a finalist in the DOE’s 2012 Start Up America’s Next Top Energy Innovator challenge, has announced the record-setting performance of its new “GEN3” silicon graphene composite anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Independent test results in full cell LIBs reveal an energy density of 525 Wh/kg and specific anode capacity 1,250 mAh/g. In… Read more »
VIDEO: LEAF motors made in Decherd, Tennessee
The American-made LEAF is getting closer to reality every day. Nissan has released a new video of the amazing machinery that builds its eMotor, a high tech marvel with more than a mile of copper wiring inside. It takes more time to assemble an electric motor than a gas engine; Nissan says it takes about… Read more »
Ford’s new C-Max Energi can cruise in California carpool lanes
Buyers of the 2013 C-Max Energi are eligible for a $3,750 federal tax credit and, in California, a $1,500 rebate.
ABB launches new AC and DC fast charging station
The new charger supports the CHAdeMO standard, and features an attached AC charging cable. It is now on sale throughout Europe.
Study finds that drivers will charge off-peak if it saves them money
A two-year study that examined the charging behavior of 142 households with plug-in vehicles. The PHEVs averaged 68 mpg and used 27 megawatt-hours of electricity.
IPC’s new bi-directional Battery Converter offers vehicle-to-grid capability
Ideal Power Converters (IPC) announced that the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has successfully demonstrated vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capabilities using IPC’s bi-directional Battery Converter. V2G allows vehicles to exchange power with the electricity grid, providing benefits such as local peak demand reduction. IPC’s wall-mounted Battery Converter is based on a hardware platform… Read more »