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Boom Motors launches its first Corbett-14 electric scooter 

Electric Vehicles India

It has 30 litres of under-seat storage, and a tracking app that shows you the consumption of petrol you saved, the number of trees you saved, CO2 reduced, accident and theft detection and a parental mode with a speed limiter. ” Also, read related article: Omega Seiki Mobility unveiled its first electric scooters Zoro and Fiare.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The trouble is you then have to stop right away, which brings about some pretty strong regenerative braking action, something that Chrysler needs to work on before making the Circuit available for sale. In California, 20% of our electricity comes from zero CO2 renewables (sun, wind, geothermal), another 20% from zero CO2 hydro, and only 20.1%

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The introduction of affordable noise management systems offers multiple benefits to manufacturers and consumers alike, achieving eco-friendly optimization of vehicle weight reductions and improved CO2 emissions. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. Follow us on Twitter!

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) I also wrote an article about cars and what’s good and not good. So why has Oregon become a hotbed of activity for electric vehicles all of a sudden?

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