article thumbnail

EV range roundup, Fiat 500e battery swapping, Morgan 3-wheel electric sports car: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Some EVs do exceed EPA range figures at 70 mph. And Ample’s battery swapping tech is getting put to the test on a car-sharing fleet of Fiat EVs in Spain. Stellantis is testing EV battery. Britain’s Morgan splits the difference between a vintage sports car and an Aptera with its latest prototype.

Aptera 134
article thumbnail

DS Automobiles and PENSKE AUTOSPORT unveil the DS E-TENSE FE23 Gen3

Green Car Congress

DS PENSKE presented its DS E-TENSE FE23 car ahead of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship season nine official test, which will take place at Valencia (Spain) between 13-16 December. According to the supplier, the Gen3 batteries are among the most advanced and durable ever made.

article thumbnail

Think Receives Pan-European Homologation Certificate for TH!NK EV; MOU for 550 Units to Spain

Green Car Congress

Think signed an MOU for 550 units for Spain. Spain’s Industry Ministry is supporting the introduction of EVs in Spain, and is aiming to install electric car infrastructure in several cities, as well as subsidizing the government, municipal and private purchase of smaller EV fleets. Tags: Electric (Battery).

Spain 150
article thumbnail

Bultaco brand returning to market with electric two-wheelers

Green Car Congress

The Rapitán & Rapitán Sport will be powered by a 40 kW air-cooled brushless induction motor delivering 125 N·m (92 lb-ft) of torque, and a Li-ion battery-based energy storage system. Maximum speed is 145 km/h (90 mph) and expected range is 200 km (124 miles) in the city; 110 km (68 miles) on the highway; and 140 km (87 miles) combined.

Market 290
article thumbnail

Fraunhofer researchers using student e-racer to demonstrate novel sensor and battery management systems

Green Car Congress

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS are using an electric race car designed by electrical engineering students from the e-racing team at the Hochschule Esslingen University of Applied Sciences ( E.Stall ) as a platform to showcase novel solutions for electronic sensor and battery management systems.

Battery 271
article thumbnail

SEAT delivers EVs and PHEVs to Barcelona for 6-month trial

Green Car Congress

SEAT—the Spain-based member of the Volkswagen Group—earlier this year delivered three electric-drive cars to Barcelona City Hall: two Leon TwinDrive Ecomotive plug-in hybrids, and one Altea XL Electric Ecomotive, an all-electric zero-emissions car. SEAT is involved in other projects to promote electrical motoring in Spain.

PHEV 236
article thumbnail

Honda begins European demonstration program of EV-neo electric scooter

Green Car Congress

Honda will begin a European demonstration program of the battery-electric EV-neo scooter in conjunction with Barcelona City Council (Spain) beginning in July 2011. The EV-neo’s newly developed battery cooling system uses a specially equipped cooling fan. kW motor and a 0.9 The motor has rated output of 0.58 hours at 25°C.

Honda 277