Remove Automobile Remove Lithium Ion Remove London Remove Miles
article thumbnail

Tata Motors Indica Vista EVX wins small passenger EV category at RAC Future Car Challenge

Green Car Congress

The Royal Automobile Club’s new initiative was staged as part of the 2010 LBVCR weekend to actively promote and demonstrate environmentally-friendly energy technologies. The Tata Indica Vista EVX completed the 58-mile journey from Brighton to London at an energy cost of £1.35 (US$2.18). Click to enlarge.

Future 244
article thumbnail

Daimler buys stake in Tesla

Green Cars News

The two companies have already been working closely to integrate Tesla’s lithium-ion battery packs and charging electronics into the first 1,000 units of Daimler’s electric smart car. Among others the lithium-ion pouch-cell battery developed by Daimler and especially designed for automotive applications is of interest to us.

Buy 88
article thumbnail

BMW unveils the production i3 in New York, London and Beijing; efficiency, dynamics and a supporting ecosystem of services

Green Car Congress

In a simultaneous—and video linked—unveil in New York, London and Beijing, BMW introduced the production version of its i3 battery-electric vehicle on Monday. The crossover point for the i3 vs. the 118d is at about 50,000 km (31,000 miles), Dr. Weber said. (In The production version of the i3. Click to enlarge.

BMW 247
article thumbnail

Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

Cars That Think

liter V-8 shrieking, as technically advanced as any automobile engine ever. kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack (with 84 pouch-style cells courtesy of SK Innovation ) that’s laser-welded behind two racy sport seats. The result is Ferrari’s fastest road car ever, peaking at 339 kilometers per hour (211 miles per hour).

Plug-in 92
article thumbnail

Driving the VW e-Golf; strategy, assembly in Wolfsburg, Braunschweig battery plant

Green Car Congress

As the number two OEM in the automobile business in the world, it only makes sense for us if we see a certain volume behind it. The power electronics module controls the high-voltage energy flow between the e-motor and the lithium-ion battery (between 250 and 430 V depending on the battery voltage). Soeren Hinze.

Batteries 356
article thumbnail

GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A PUMA runs on lithium ion batteries, can reach 35 miles per hour, and can travel up to 35 miles between charges. In the Hawkins Electrical Guide, copy right 1928, there is a entire chapter on electric Automobiles. One of them is bringing out a nice looking 4-passenger electric with a 110 mile range.

GM 48
article thumbnail

Tesla 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting transcript: June 13, 2024

Teslarati

That is the equivalent of 51 billion miles driven by ICE vehicles, an increase of about 18 billion avoided ICE miles since 2022. million miles driven, compared to the U.S. vehicle fleet of one accident per 670,000 miles driven. Just say “okay, with each release, how many miles do you drive before you have to intervene?”

Tesla 114