Electrek

JUNE 3, 2023

Many of the fun and strange electric vehicles that we cover in this running Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column serve more utilitarian purposes , but this week’s find is all about the fun. And since these electric go-karts come with two seats, you’ll be able to share the fun!

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

If you were waiting for a smaller, cheaper Toyota electric car, you may have to keep waiting. Toyota has no current plans to launch a cheap EV despite demand building. Toyota’s European product development boss, Andrea Carlucci, told Autocar that battery costs make a cheap EV unlikely. The post A cheap Toyota EV?

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

How did it all start? I knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC. Having enough electric charge to last a 5-15 minute in silence in a traffic jam. During reversing, the Prius is powered only by the electric motor.

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Electrek

JUNE 19, 2021

Back when your wildest fantasy was running your own cute little sandbox construction site, ordering toy trucks and cranes to move around loads of dirt all willy-nilly like those tiny drivers weren’t getting paid by the hour? more… The post Awesomely Weird Alibaba EV of the Week: Cheap electric backyard construction vehicles!

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Electrek

DECEMBER 29, 2022

One of my favorite things about the electric vehicle industry is just how much diversity there is in the designs and types of EVs hitting the market. As Electrek ‘s resident tester of all things not-cars, I was fortunate enough to get behind, on top, and inside of some interesting and far-out forms of electric transportation.

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EV Central

AUGUST 11, 2023

Of the many minor miracles that Tesla managed when creating actually desirable electric vehicles – as opposed to the turgid turbine-like twaddle of their predecessors – the ability to get prodigious amounts of torque to the ground without frying tyres, or scaring drivers, is perhaps not given enough credit.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

I’ll admit that most of the wacky cars and other assorted vehicles that I find for the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column are largely just for fun. They’re all about having the coolest, weirdest or craziest personal vehicle on the block.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Potential Motors has unveiled its all-new Adventure 1 Overlanding van, and the Toyota Hiace has met its match. But now, a Canadian startup is attempting to create a better electric experience. The van has a dual motor all-wheel-drive setup with 604 horsepower and 737 pound-feet of torque.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 6, 2024

Well after cruisin’ for another proverbial bruisin’ in the Alibaba electric car catalog, I stumbled upon a variant of it that seems to have a truck’s rear end tacked on the back. Meet this week’s Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week! The mullet haircut is ever-deserving of a spot on the list, in all its glory.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

British firm Swindon Powertrain has developed an electric conversion kit for the classic Mini. Available to order now and scheduled to ship in December, the kit includes one of Swindon's own electric motors (with peak output of 160 horsepower), mounted to a Mini front subframe with purpose-designed brackets.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 24, 2023

For all that’s new, the car still has a lot of carryover underneath, and you can feel it, for better and worse. The steering does feel artificial, which is common with most cars these days thanks to electric power steering systems, but it’s appropriately heavy and accurate. Still, it’s a fun feature. It’s not perfect.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Credit Suisse says the Inflation Reduction Act will have such a tremendous impact on renewable energy that the US may see the levelized cost of electricity from renewable sources fall to less than 1 cent per kWh hour by 2025 after factoring in all tax and production credits. Now, before we get all gaga over […].

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Spark Powered

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Ultimately, it shows a way to all-but unlimited clean electricity. If you are excited about electric vehicles, this is great news. One of the biggest complaints about electric cars is that they supposedly require the increased consumption of coal and other fossil fuels to power them. And that future is all electric.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have identified two main challenges for renewable biofuel production from cheap sources: lowering the cost of developing microbial cell factories; and establishing more efficient methods for hydrolysis of biomass to sugars for fermentation. That is in line with our research too.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2021

add an electric motor to a bicycle —a project that involved a considerable outlay of money and many hours in a machine shop behind a lathe. Purpose-built electric bikes and e-bike conversions using hub-motors are now commonplace. It uses an "outrunner" motor designed for electric skateboards. Fast forward a dozen years.

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My Energi

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The UK’s original smart charger just got smarter The world’s first solar-compatible smart electric vehicle charger, the zappi from myenergi, can now integrate with Octopus Energy’s Intelligent Octopus Go tariff, enabling EV drivers to minimise their home charging costs with access to six hours of low-cost energy every night.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 2, 2022

Most of the new electric vehicles arriving on the market aren’t cheap. But the two-door Mini Cooper SE is a rare exception, and one of the three cheapest electric vehicles.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Cheap, small, and made in Europe ­– Renault has hit the sweet spot with the latest announcement of its new electric city car, set to replace the popular yet quirky little Twingo e-Tech. That is, if market realities don’t spoil all the fun. more… The post Renault is promising a sub-$22K electric car ­– can it deliver?

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2021

add an electric motor to a bicycle —a project that involved a considerable outlay of money and many hours in a machine shop behind a lathe. Purpose-built electric bikes and e-bike conversions using hub-motors are now commonplace. It uses an "outrunner" motor designed for electric skateboards. Fast forward a dozen years.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Six months after unveiling the EQS 680 SUV – Mercedes-Maybach’s first all-electric model – the ultra-lux sub-brand has shared US pricing… and it’s not cheap. That said, this is the top-tier version of the all-electric SUV from a brand that is already known for its utmost quality and performance.

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EV Central

MARCH 25, 2024

Volkswagen has confirmed it is hatching an all-new entry-level replacement for the Up city car that will be priced from less than €20,000 ($A33,000) when it arrives in 2027. 2all concept previews sub-$40,000 electric hatchback for 2025 Confirming the ID.1 2all concept previews sub-$40,000 electric hatchback for 2025 Confirming the ID.1

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 27, 2022

I love electric vehicles, but they’re sure not cheap. For many people, a clean used EV is all that they can afford, and that usually costs almost as much as the cheapest new gas-powered cars. Understandably, this keeps many people with low incomes out of the EV game, and it keeps many people globally (who […].

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

According to Automotive News , Hyundai is plotting to introduce a specially adapted battery-electric version of the small combustion-powered Hyundai Casper SUV it already sells in South Korea. Read more: An electric Hyundai Casper? litre and slotted in a battery-electric powertrain. Just build it!

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Almost every day there is a new announcement about hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks. Even with all the information, there are a lot of unanswered questions. Battery electric trucks should be the baseline for hydrogen fuel cells electric vehicle (HFCEV) comparisons, rather than any internal combustion engine alternative.

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Electrek

MAY 13, 2023

Electric surfboards aren’t anything new. I’ve enjoyed covering modern electric surfboards for at least half a decade on Electrek and they’ve been around in more primitive forms since the early 2000s. But one common thread that has run through nearly all e-boards so far is the astronomically high price they carry.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Sydney, Capital of New South Wales Australia is planning on using existing electricity infrastructure to make cheap, low speed charging available to all. .

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EV Central

MARCH 17, 2024

Chinese-owned MG is hatching a cheaper sibling to its current all-electric MG 4 that will share tech but be priced from less than €20,000 ($33,000) when it makes its debut in 2025. Also in the pipeline is an all-electric ZS SUV and an MG 4-based wagon. READ MORE: Park that Toyota Yaris! READ MORE: Park that Toyota Yaris!

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Teslarati

JULY 29, 2022

Long-range all-electric trucks like the Tesla Semi will not come cheap. That’s higher than the cost of a comparable diesel-powered Class 8 truck, so the Tesla Semi would have to be very compelling to convince drivers and fleet owners to make the switch to electric.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 4, 2024

The automaker now states a range of 440 miles for the luxurious electric pickup, increasing the originally advertised 400-mile range. Chevy’s new range estimates give the Silverado EV an edge over all its competitors, including the Ford F-150 Lightning, Rivian R1T, and Tesla Cybertruck.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

In the likely case of only a gradual return to previous higher prices—which Lux calls the “cheap oil” scenario in its analysis—then electric vehicle (EV) sales will dip by 20% for a number of years, while plug-in hybrid (PHEV) sales will dip by about 14% during that same period, the research firm found.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Volkswagen has provided an update on its Golf blue-e-motion electric vehicle ( earlier post ), now scheduled to arrive on the market in 2014. In the lowest stage (D), the car sails as soon as the driver’s foot leaves the electric pedal—now the Golf blue-e-motion moves with very low drag. Tags: Electric (Battery).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2016

volts, so only 8% of the electrical energy is turned to heat. With the nanolithia battery] we have overcharged the battery for 15 days, to a hundred times its capacity, but there was no damage at all. All of this is accomplished without adding any expensive components or materials, according to Li. volts to 0.24 —Ju Li.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Intelligent Power Generation (IPG) will demonstrate the impact of Flameless Ceramic Turbine technology in UK electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, following a £1-million contract from Highways England.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Automakers join forces to lobby for extending electric-car tax credits. And California preps for half a million electric cars. All this and more on Green Car. A new report shows that building new renewable power can be cheaper than running old coal plants.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 10, 2024

Hertz is starting to sell some of its Tesla Model 3s and they are going for pretty cheap – as low as $14,000 with the used EV tax credit. Obviously, the reason those Model 3s are listed so cheap is due to their high mileage over a short period of time and the fact that people are a lot less careful with rental vehicles.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

What would it take to convert a Saturn SC2 to electric? The information on web sites is all over the place. Some want $5,000.00 for a kit while another

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 8, 2022

Back in November 2019, I wrote about my choice to replace the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 originally fittet on my Tesla Model 3 with all-season Michelin CrossClimate+ tyres (I recommend reading that article to learn more about my choice of tyre size etc.). After 30 months and 85,000 km (53,000 miles), these tires were ripe […].

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