TheGuardian asked: The Guardian’s environment website editor, Adam Vaughan, takes to the road in two of the newest electric vehicles on the market: the Renault’s Fluence ZE and the Vauxhall Ampera
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Unicorn Heads & Electric Cars! – Cheap Cool Crazy
START asked: On this week’s Cheap Cool Crazy: a unicorn head you can wear, a miniature arcade cabinet for your iPad, and an electric car from Tesla that will let you ditch the gas station forever! Do you geek out over gadgets and go crazy for gear? Then join IGN’s Naomi Kyle as she presents three sweet products that’ll have …
Read More »Mitsubishi i Electric Car -Video Review
kbb asked: FOR MORE AUTOMOTIVE NEWS VISIT: www.kbb.com Mitsubishi is set to throw its hat in the electric car ring with a new model called the “i”. The vehicle is based on the i-MiEV currently sold in Japan and Europe. For American tastes the name was shortened to a single lower-case letter while the vehicle itself was lengthened and widened …
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ABCNews asked: Imagine a world without oil. Shai Agassi and his company are making it a reality. *Subscribe: bit.ly
Read More »Electric Cars Face Issues in US
VOAvideo asked: US car company General Motors has made some tough business decisions regarding its electric-powered Chevrolet Volt. Some analysts are wondering what this means for the future of electric cars in America. VOA’s Carolyn Presutti takes us for a spin to find out.
Read More »Electric cars star at Frankfurt
ReutersVideo asked: Sept. 16 – The Frankfurt motor show sees a charge from electric vehicles – from a lightweight urban mini to a 1000hp supercar. The unveiling of cars for such differing clients is indicative of the growth in the electric car market. Stuart McDill reports.
Read More »WORLDS FASTEST street legal ELECTRIC CAR
tsport100 asked: Worlds fastest street legal ELECTRIC CAR 1972 Datsun 1200 Whtie Zombie. This car is based in Oregon… there are something like 18 hydro electric power plants in that state!? Hydro actually generates 58% in Oregon (In Washington it’s over 70%) and coal less? than 7%.Only about 15% of the energy from the fuel you put in your tank …
Read More »New Electric Cars Are Better
SuperiorMind asked: Just showing off some of the cool new electric cars and putting to rest some of the myths out there. When people think of electric cars, typically they think of older ugly slower models, lead-acid batterys, and BS propaganda they’ve read slamming the “electric cars”(as though they all carried the exact same attributes) The battery technology has changed(and …
Read More »Electric Cars: Why Aren’t We Buying?
There are more and more electric car options for the consumer this year. But sales may not be happening. Why is that? bill asked: Americans are just not buying into the idea that was supposed to relieve pain at the pump. The electric car was meant to be a breakthrough in the automotive world, but as 11 News reporter Chris …
Read More »Electric cars take off in Norway
AFP asked: They speed past gas guzzlers in traffic, ignore congestion charges and get city centre parking for free. In a country’s whose wealth is fuelled by oil, Oslo has become the world capital of the electric car. Duration: 01:58
Read More »What Will It Take To Lift-off Electric Cars With Consumers?
This is an interesting post on ZD Net today about the electric car industry and the things the big car makers are doing (or not doing) to create a wider market for their electric cars. This week, seven of the auto manufacturers with a vested interest in the electric vehicle market got together to say that they will standardize around …
Read More »Electric Car Documentary
Mike Koenigs is a successful Internet Marketer and video entrepreneur. He bought a Tesla electric car with his money earned from his successful business. In the video he shows what buying a Tesla has meant to him and how he aims to get his life off the grid. “Life With Tesla” Check it out and comment bellow as to what …
Read More »Hybrid Gas Electric Car
parry asked: A hybrid-electric vehicle, or HEV, combines an electrical energy storage system with an occupied means of generating electrical energy, usually through the consumption of some type of fuel. Each type of HEV has its own operating quality and chosen design practices, as well as advantages and disadvantages. The development of interior ignition engine vehicles, especially in automobiles, is …
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Jose Marc Castro asked: Many people believe that hybrid electric cars have opened the marketplace for pure electric cars as well as increasing demand for hybrid vehicles. But what exactly is a hybrid electric car and what can it do for you? Hybrid vehicles A hybrid vehicle is one which integrates both traditional internal combustion engine power with that of …
Read More »Electric Cars – FAQs
Richard G Watson asked: If I charge up an electric vehicle, won’t I be simply transferring my pollution to a power station? Yes! You will, but fortunately not nearly as much. Even though there is a loss of electricity between the power station and your home, it is still vastly more efficient to power an electric car. The Tesla roadster …
Read More »Advantages & Disadvantages of Electric Cars
Charles Cridland asked: With the price of oil soaring and gasoline prices rising as a result, the desire for alternative fuels is higher than ever. Electric cars are one alternative mode of transportation that eschews the use of gas. Electric cars have both advantages and disadvantages as an alternative mode of transportation. Advantages of Electric Cars Electricity is everywhere and …
Read More »Toyota Electric Cars
Stan Soliday asked: Toyota electric cars are ahead of the curve most of the time. Now is no exception. Let’s take a look at the history of the Prius. Over ten years ago auto makers were subjected to market pressures that basically killed the electric car movement. If you need more information on that, see the “Who Killed the Electric …
Read More »Sneak Preview of New Electric Car Movie
In 2006, thousands of electric cars were destroyed by the companies that built them. Today, less than five years later, the electric car is back...with a vengeance.
Read More »Electric Car Designs – What Is Missing?
Terry Bolton asked: There are yearly contests for engineering students, as well as high school students that can enter their electric car designs that promote the development of this automotive technology. Despite the fact the electric auto has been manufactured, and forgotten there is a continuous push for more optimal designs that can utilize battery or solar power to move …
Read More »The Benefits of Electric Cars
Daniel Collins asked: The increasing concern about the state of the environment has seen gas-guzzling automobiles become a target of much dispute. It’s no secret that the carbon-emissions being pumped into the environment every second by diesel-driven cars is having a major detrimental effect, which is why solutions like electric cars are becoming more popular. Electric cars offer transport driven …
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