Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

The GWKulla, a short, curvy compact, runs on lithium-ion batteries and can go 160 kilometers (99 miles) when fully charged, the company says. Another notable battery car, though its producer decided to skip the Shanghai show, is a super-low-cost, two-seat mini electric car that Chinese parts producer Wonder Auto Technology Inc.

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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. The Think City was short-lived in the States with production halting in 2002 after just 1005 cars had been assembled. Now popular in Europe, Think Global meets all European and US federal motor vehicle safety requirements.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

"On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). One wonders if the recent headway at MIT in building lithium ion cells using ?virus? based technology will actually achieve any economy in production.

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