Legendary Italian carmaker, Pininfarina, may yet have some surprises up its sleeves. Even with recent financial difficulties, Pininfarina’s CEO, Silvio Pietro Angori, told Italian newspaper, Il Sole 24, that the company’s Bluecar electric car venture with french investor Vincent Bollore is not simply a concept car and still on track for a 2011 market debut.
The Financial Potential of the New Electric Vehicle Market
October 12, 2009 By 2 Comments
While Electric Vehicles (EVs) gear up to hit Main Street next year, EVs are already rolling through Wall Street. An example is the recent (and successful) initial public offering (IPO) by the American battery maker A123 (AONE). A123 provides lithium-based batteries for EVs, and through its IPO, has now provided the finance community with one [...]
"Mystery" Ceramic Could Lead to Cheaper, Stronger Hydrogen Fuel Cells
October 12, 2009 By 12 Comments
They don’t know how it works, but it does. A team of researchers at Georgia Tech has developed a new high-tech ceramic material that could make solid oxide fuel cells less costly and less finicky, and much more durable and efficient. The material is called Barium-Zirconium-Cerium-Yttrium-Ytterbuim Oxide. [Ed note: Say that three times fast and [...]
BMW's Hybrid Trike Gets 120 MPG
October 10, 2009 By 81 Comments
BMW’s Simple concept–which kinda looks like a Stealth Bomber with training wheels–is a hybrid trike that gets around 120 mpg. The Simple (which stands for Sustainable and Innovative Mobility Product for Low Energy consumption) does 60 mph in just under ten seconds and has a top speed of 125 mph. The car weighs just over [...]
Chevy Volt Climbs Steep Mountain in Name of Research
October 10, 2009 By 15 Comments
Like the iMiEV electric car before it, climbing another steep Japanese mountain range, the Chevy Volt has just demonstrated that it can do the hard stuff. It can get you up a long steep mountain climb in the snow. And like the Japanese iMiEV—which works for the Japanese Post Office—our own “Government Motors” electric vehicle [...]
Transforming Gas Guzzling Fleets: The Time is Now
October 9, 2009 By 18 Comments
Editor’s Note: This is a guest contribution by the Founder and President of Rapid Electric Vehicles (REV). This past week I have spent considerable time traveling throughout California, Oregon and Washington discussing the transformation of fleet vehicles to electric. My company, Vancouver-based REV (Rapid Electric Vehicles), has created a fully integrated solution to transform existing [...]
Tommy Kaira Tuned Prius: Nothing Says "Eco-friendly" Like Four Tailpipe Tips
October 9, 2009 By 12 Comments
This one really made me giggle. Tuning powerhouse Tommy Kaira has given the third generation Toyota Prius an aggressive makeover that is purely cosmetic.
Zero S and DS Electric Motorcycles are Now $1,000 Cheaper
October 8, 2009 By 9 Comments
