Remove Aptera Remove Articles Remove Battery Remove Wind
article thumbnail

Tech: Aerodynamics Is the Key To EV Range

Clean Fleet Report

Every kWh/m of energy consumption that can be shaved makes the car cheaper (needing fewer battery cells to go the same distance), lighter (less battery weight) and more efficient (less weight means lower rolling resistance). The more streamlined the car, the longer the range for the same battery. A note on C d values.

Range 76
article thumbnail

Wireless Charging of EVs Being Tested

Get Electric Vehicle

I am excited to write this article because today we are dealing with such a thrilling topic and it is wireless charging…. When current travels through the coils of wire in the base unit, they operate as main winding and generate a magnetic field. Electric vehicles are pushing this even more. The Coolest Thing Ever. Not The First One.

article thumbnail

2010 Aptera 2e First Drive and Video on Inside Line

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Featured Specs Battery-powered electric drivetrain Three wheels; 0.15 Thats the beauty of the 2010 Aptera 2e electric vehicle — you can speed away from the scene and the cops wont know it, with just a quiet hum as the electric motor winds up and a feeling of satisfaction as the torque presses you deep into the seatback.

Aptera 64
article thumbnail

Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

If the hybrids engine starts operating, at higher speeds or throttle demands or lower battery levels, the control system automatically stops the external synthesis. Other than sports car wanna-bes, modern cars are so quiet that you hear tire/wind noise much more than engines. I have stated the same before.

Hybrid 30
article thumbnail

Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

How Real, How Soon, and What Must Happen Next,” which concludes the costs of creating an automotive market dominated by electric and hybrid cars are prohibitively high for the foreseeable future – as high as $49 billion for Europe alone (along with another $21 billion for battery-charging infrastructure). Volt will survive and prosper,” G.M.’s

Volt 42