The CNG Civic GX Returns!
The CNG Honda Civic GX has returned to the Chicago Auto Show this year. Named the 2012…
Regenerative Braking Works for Gas-Powered Cars, Too
Automotive World 12 is currently under way in Tokyo, Japan – a subsidiary of the 4th International…
Toyota Prius Declared Most Reliable Used Car
Need another reason to buy a hybrid? Here’s one – the Dekra Used Car Report (which focuses…
2012 Brings New Electric Bicycles From Yamaha
Yamaha’s electric bikes did well enough this year that Yamaha Motors is expanding their lineup for 2012…
Electric Scooters – Now With Baskets, From Suzuki
Suzuki announced their new electric scooter this week. It’s called the e-Let’s, it’s under-50-cc-equivalent, and it goes…
Honda Reveals New (Electric!) Motocompo Successor
Do you remember the Motocompo? Do you remember the super-awesome Honda of the 1980s? The Honda…
Hino Motors Electrifies Commercial Vans for Tokyo Motor Show
The 42nd Tokyo Motor Show 2011 is (almost) around the corner – and December 2nd-11th is going to see a number of electric and hybrid vehicles shown off. One of the automakers joining the trend is Hino Motors, with a small commercial electric van and the Dutro Plug-in Hybrid.
Nissan Leaf-to-Home: Yes, It’s A Nissan e-Home
Nissan announces a smart home compatible with the Nissan Leaf! Total off-the-grid self-sufficiency! Available soon! …Nissan seems to be talking science fiction at CEATEC Japan 2011, an IT and electronics exhibition held in Chiba this week, but Technology Marketing Director Nobunori Suzuki assures the exhibition attendees and press that the company is quite serious.
U of I’s Ultra-Quick EV Batteries to Last Forever
The University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana is still developing awesomely quick-charging batteries – but now with a little twist. The latest innovation from Professor Paul Braun’s research team looks just like an average Li-Ion battery on the outside, but the cathodes include 3-D nanostructures which allow the battery to rapidly charge and discharge without diminishing capacity in the process.
EVCONN 2011: Mike Picard’s Electric Willys Jeep Conversion
Mike Picard’s cooler-than-yours electric car, based on a vintage Willys military Jeep, was present and accounted…
EVCCON 2011: Electric Opel GT
It’s not easy to make a 1973 Opel GT sexier than it already is – but ripping out the engine to install an electric motor is a pretty good start, and that’s exactly what Texans Charlie and Tamara did! The married couple bought the Opel three years ago, and have been working to make the 70’s coupe into a forward-looking EV ever since.
Austria Mates Parking Meters to EV Charging Stations
Ybbs, Austria has just installed new EV charging stations powered by Wüster power stations, which claim that 100% of electricity to come from renewable sources. Regardless of the source of the power, its distribution is rather clever. Using a system designed by Siemens, Ybbs can now recharge EVs from parking meters.