Ultra low energy required, high fun and exercise
Cargo bicycles are a great way to get around, do some shopping, catch some fresh air, exercise the legs, contribute to our city being a nicer place to live, etc.
Brammo teases Empulse electric motorcycle details, previewing what might be the Empulse RR bike for the 2013 TTXGP
Brammo first unveiled the Empulse in July 2010, at the time of that years Laguna Seca FIM e-Power race. The bike was originally going to be on sale in 2011, but due to a design change Brammo decided to push back Empulse production to begin in 2012. In 2011, in…
Jeremiah Johnson to race in TTXGP North America, 2012
Over on Facebook, Jeremiah Johnson (a pro AMA Racer) announced he had applied and been approved to race in the 2012 TTXGP North America season. Johnson, in addition to being an AMA Pro, has been interested in electric motorcycles for several years. I met him in 2009 when the TTXGP…
Brammo teases Empulse electric motorcycle details ahead of May 8 unveiling
The long-awaited Brammo Empulse electric motorcycle is due to be unveiled on May 8 in Los Angeles, after design changes forced more than a year’s delay from the original production date in 2011. In July 2010, electric motorcycle maker Brammo enticed us with the unveiling of the Empulse, a high…
Audi designing the “e-tron sound” for upcoming electric supercar
Audi’s upcoming electric supercar, the Audi R8 e-tron, promises to not only be an exciting electric car, it will have a unique sound thanks to an engineering effort to craft an artificial sound signature that supposedly says “Audi”. The last couple years a small controversy has dogged electric cars development.…
Fisker Automotive reveals the Fisker Atlantic (Nina) in New York
Fisker Automotive’s long awaited new car, the Fisker Atlantic, was revealed today on the eve of the New York Auto Show, continuing the company’s tradition of extended range electric luxury cars it is a family-oriented car meant to be compared with the Audi A5 or BMW 3-series. Today, on the…
Planet Subaru showing a solar powered electric Subaru Tribeca on April 1
The dream of solar powered electric cars may finally be here, says Planet Subaru in Hanover MA, whose news release dated April 1, 2012, describes a prototype electric Subaru Tribeca with solar panels on the roof for completely emissions free driving. One of the dreams in electric cars is tying…
Zipcar adding Chevy Volt and other electric cars in Chicago
Following car2go’s deployment of electric cars in San Diego, Zipcar is adding five Chevy Volt’s and up to 20 other electric cars in its Chicago car sharing fleet. Zipcar announced recently the company would be adding a selection of electric cars to its Chicago fleet, beginning with five Chevy Volt’s…
Electric vehicle fast charging stations coming to Chicago by 350green
350green is building, in Chicago, what will be the largest electric car fast charging network in the U.S., along the Illinois Tollway, the Chicago airports, and other areas in and around Chicago. On Thursday Illinois Governor Pat Quinn announced an agreement with 350green and the Illinois Tollway to launch the…
EVI Inc announces initiative to sell over 500 electric delivery trucks in California
Electric Vehicles International (EVI-INC) announced today a goal of deploying 500 electric delivery trucks in California over the next two years, piggy-backing on Gov. Jerry Brown’s executive order last week calling for the expansion of electric truck and car usage. Electric Vehicles International (EVI), a Stockton CA based electric truck…
Electric airplanes, ships, cars, trucks and more discussed in Silicon Valley this week
At the Electric Vehicles, Land, Sea and Air conference this week in Silicon Valley, researchers and engineers met to discuss a wide range of electric vehicle applications and technologies. Electric vehicles are more than just the electrified cars we most frequently cover. This week in Silicon Valley, IdTechEx held the…
A123 Systems to spend $55 million replacing defective battery packs
A123 Systems announced today company engineers had found a manufacturing flaw requiring the company replace, costing the company $55 million, a large number of nanophosphate lithium ion battery packs manufactured by the company for five electric vehicle manufacturers. A123 Systems announced this morning the company had discovered a manufacturing flaw…
Electric car fast charging controversy clouded by California’s new plans
Yesterday California apparently made a big endorsement of the CHADEMO DC Fast Charge standard, a potentially ill-fated decision depending on a decision expected from the SAE J1772 committee this summer. Yesterday Gov. Jerry Brown announced California had settled a lawsuit with NRG, and that part of the agreement was for…
California settles energy crisis lawsuit, enabling NRG to build electric car charging network
California’s Gov. Jerry Brown today announced a settlement with NRG over its role in the California Energy Crisis, in turn NRG gets to own and operate a massive electric car charging network. California’s electric vehicle infrastructure goals received a huge jump start today following a $120 million settlement with NRG. The deal, which is…
Fisker teases long-awaited Project Nina ahead of New York Auto Show
A teaser sketch of Fisker’s Project Nina was released yesterday, the car is the first of a long-awaited line of plug-in hybrid electric cars, and the company has announced it will give the public “a glimpse of the future of” the company. Yesterday, Fisker Automotive quietly released a teaser photo…
