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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Chevrolet Camaro EV – OK, so early reports suggest Detroit’s next EV muscle car will be a bit different – it’ll have four doors, for a start – but from 2025 it’s shaping up to use electricity rather than a V8. But the open-top fun machine ain’t cheap!

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

But after interviewing Ford’s Nancy Gioia at the recent Detroit Auto show, I’m now unsure of both the timescales involved, or how much the power and auto companies are behind it as a fundamental concept. EFICIENCY OF ENERGY CONVERSION There is a law in science (more specifically, thermodynamics) that.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not. In most conversions cost is about the same because of needless weight. In EV’s they do need replacing in about 5 yrs if done right.

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