Zero Motorcycles has unveiled its 2012 model line, featuring a completely new powertrain that gives its electric cycles vastly improved speed, range and battery life.
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VIDEO: Volvo’s C30 EV gets ready for the road
Volvo has released a series of 10 videos guaranteed to raise an EV geek’s pulse rate to 400 volts.
Car ferries – the latest electric vehicles
What does a zippy two-seater sports car have in common with a plodding oceangoing car ferry? Both are moving into the new century under clean, high-tech electric power. A Scottish shipbuilder has announced plans for the world’s first PHEV ships. Operator CalMac Ferries will use the two roll-on-roll-off car ferries on short routes around Scotland’s… Read more »
Take that, EPA! European regulator confirms Fisker Karma’s 51-mile range
Europe’s regulatory body, the Technischer Ueberwachungs Verein (TUV) released test results showing that the Karma achieved a range of 51.6 miles in electric-only mode.
…and the Volt pulls ahead of the LEAF heading into turn four!
October sales figures have revealed an upset in the EV race – The Chevy Volt had its best month ever, selling 1,108 units
Tesla’s on a roll with strong quarterly results, a sold-out sedan and a projected profit
A wave of good news has buoyed Tesla’s stock price even in the recent choppy market.
VIDEO: Autoweek features the KleenSpeed EV-X11
Autoweek TV’s Mark Vaughn visited KleenSpeed Technologies and took a drive in thier EV-X11 racecar. Very cool! SPECIFICATIONS KleenSpeed EV-X11 EPS ; KleenSpeed Power & Drivetrain / UQM Technologies Motor Controller ESS : KleenSpeed Energy Storage System & Control Interface 4 KleenSpeed Battery Packs 430 Volts 15.4 kW/hrs BMS : KleenSpeed Battery… Read more »
Ford taking reservations for Focus Electric
Ford has released long-awaited details about the 2012 Focus EV, and begun taking reservations in two preliminary markets.
California offers heavy incentives for light electric vans
CARB has announced a new program which offers fleet owners incentives between $10k and $15k per vehicle to buy Ford Transit Connect Electric vans.
Obama agrees to investigation of DoE loans
The Obama administration has agreed to a complete third-party review of all the Department of Energy loans that have recently kept the electric teapot on the boil. Of course, the star of the show will be the half billion bucks that swirled with stinky solar startup Solyndra. Also under the mediascope will be loans to… Read more »