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 »
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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.
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.
High-tech cabs hit the mean streets of New York City
New York City will put the city’s first EV taxis on the streets in early 2012.
Polaris building an EV empire in the small-vehicle world
Polaris Industries, the king of off-road vehicles, has made a hefty investment in electric motorcycle maker Brammo, the companies announced this week. It’s a strategic move for both players, as Polaris gains access to Brammo’s battery and powertrain technology to develop EV versions of their ATVs and snowmobiles, and Brammo gets the cash and distribution… Read more »
Farewell to electric car pioneer Bob Beaumont
Bob Beaumont, the creator of the CitiCar, passed away Monday at the age of 79. As the owner of an auto dealership in the 1960s, Mr. Beaumont wondered why a country that could build a battery-powered lunar rover was so dependent on gasoline that an OPEC oil embargo could cripple its economy. He founded a… Read more »
Nissan debuts an all-electric commercial truck
Still think EVs are just glorified golf carts? Get a load of the big boxy truck that Nissan just exhibited at the 2011 Tokyo Truck Show. The e-NT400 Atlas Concept is an EV based on Nissan’s workhorse Atlas F24 commercial truck that includes components borrowed from the LEAF. With an electric motor and a lithium-ion… Read more »
Test fleet of Audi A1 e-tron PHEVs hits the road in Munich
20 of Audi’s new A1 e-trons will take to the Autobahnen and Strassen around Munich, Germany in a major fleet trial jointly sponsored by Audi, Munich Technical University and the local electric utility. Part of the financing comes from the German Ministry of Transport, which has provided 10 million Euros for pilot EV projects in the region. The power… Read more »
Volvo to sell first V60 diesel PHEV in 2012
Volvo’s V60 Plug-in Hybrid, a sporty wagon that debuted at this year’s Geneva Auto Show, will go on sale in Europe in 2012, the company announced this week.
$20,000 EV components giveaway winner announced
EVTV has announced Brandon Hollinger of Lancaster, PA the winner of the “Build Your Dream Car” EV components contest. The prize was awarded on Spetember 24, 2011 at the Electric Vehicle Conversion Convention – EVCCON – in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Hollinger was one of ten finalist voted on by EVTV’s viewers over the past year…. Read more »