Green Cars News
DECEMBER 1, 2009
Despite being a pioneer in the electric car field, the firm saw its image tarnished particularly by safety concerns when a test by Top Gear Magazine, following Euro NCAP specifications, found that occupants could suffer “serious or life threatening” injuries in a 40mph crash.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 28, 2009
The MiEV runs on a lithium-ion battery pack that can be charged in seven or so hours on a 240-volt line. They are either glorified golf cart city cars like this one or they are only for the very wealthy like the Tesla. Now popular in Europe, Think Global meets all European and US federal motor vehicle safety requirements.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
There are companies that are reinventing the lead-acid battery to make it more competitive with lithium-ion and nickel metal hydride in terms of storage capacity versus weight, durability, and cold weather performance. In the U.S. Firefly Energy is the most prominent of these companies. Email us directly at greeninc@nytimes.com.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
One wonders if the recent headway at MIT in building lithium ion cells using ?virus? You guys go ahead and buy your 40 mile per charge GM golf cart. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 Forget the black helicopter conspiracies. based technology will actually achieve any economy in production. Interesting in any case.
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