article thumbnail

Green Motion catamaran wins Mansura Medal in Offshore division

Green Car Congress

The gasoline engine could be started electrically and the yacht was equipped with electric lighting, cooking and water heating systems. The hybrid power train delivered 9 knots under gasoline power, between 5 and 8 knots under electric power and 11 knots under both.). The “Green Motion” was the winner in the Offshore division.

Green 199
article thumbnail

First production Detroit SP:01 EV rolls off assembly line

Green Car Congress

When in the car, the SAMI-enabled smartphone is installed in the centre console and becomes the interface for a wide range of functions, including music player, satellite navigation, regenerative braking adjustment, interior lighting and vehicle systems status – such as the level of battery charge, range to recharge and other telemetry.

Detroit 150
article thumbnail

Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Some 800,000 are also sold each year in South East Asia, he says, where they replace the noisy and smelly petrol scooters that are ubiquitous in many places. Recharging a battery can take 5-8 hours, but costs only a few cents a day. Safe places to park and recharge are also needed. “What is it? An electric?

article thumbnail

We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

fleet of light vehicles. Most EV owners recharge their cars at home or at work, meaning that chargers need to be available in garages, driveways, on-street parking, apartment building parking areas, and commercial parking lots. Next, we turned to our model of the U.S That leaves the electricity grid. electricity generation in 2021.