article thumbnail

Porsche presents 3D-printing technology for bucket seats

Green Car Congress

As a next step, street-legal “3D-printed bodyform full-bucket seats” in three different firmness levels and colors will be available ex-works from the Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur from mid-2021. In the long term, the technology will also enable fully personalized solutions if sufficient customers express an interest in this.

Porsche 337
article thumbnail

We Are Now Legal!!!

DIY Electric Car

Even though the range is less than I expected, I am really enjoying showing the conversion to people and their shock when I open the rear deck to expose the engine conpartment. So the upgrades start and the quest for extended range, speed and performance start.

Legal 100
article thumbnail

2012 Fisker Karma: 20 MPG On Gasoline, 32-Mi Electric Range

Green Car Reports

It's been a long and painful year for Fisker Automotive, with deliveries of its 2012 Karma extended-range electric sport sedan repeatedly delayed from the original target of May.

Karma 141
article thumbnail

Gordon Murray T.27 EV overall winner of 2nd annual Brighton to London RAC Future Car Challenge

Green Car Congress

There were five vehicle energy classes: Pure Electric (EV); Extended-Range/Plug-In Hybrid (E-REV, PHEV); Hybrid (HV, HEV); Hydrogen (HFEV); and Internal Combustion Engine (ICE)—up to 110g/km CO? emission fueled by any legal means.

London 231
article thumbnail

Opel bringing Ampera with special nav system and Meriva EVs to iZEUS project on intelligent electric driving and recharging

Green Car Congress

Opel has presented a specially-equipped Ampera extended range electric vehicle to the Technical Institute Karlsruhe (KIT), marking the beginning of a field trial in the research project iZEUS (intelligent Zero Emission Urban System) in Stuttgart. iZEUS Ampera. Click to enlarge.

Recharge 210
article thumbnail

GM Files Voluntary Chapter 11; Agreements with US Treasury and Canada; New GM Expected in 60-90 Days

Green Car Congress

GM will launch the Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle in 2010, expects to have 14 hybrid models in production by 2012, and will have 65% of vehicles alternative-fuel capable by 2014. court filings or court-supervised process, and these filings have no direct legal impact on GM’s plans and operations outside the US.

GM 150
article thumbnail

How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles. Today youd do it to be one of the first to drive the worlds cleanest extended range vehicle; in the future, youll do it because its an obvious and affordable win!

Plug-in 41