Showing posts with label electric. Show all posts
Showing posts with label electric. Show all posts
Saturday, March 28, 2015
2012 Buick LaCrosse eAssist The Electric Slide
Its hard to talk about all the good things of General Motors makes in these days without reference to the Chevrolet Volt - it is perhaps the most talked about car at the scene, green or otherwise. To show in the world that drink the highly efficient, practical cars not so far beyond our reach, GM is preparing for many fuel cell vehicles start in the near future.
2012 Buick LaCrosse eAssist
We have been honest with the time spent to finish 42-mpg Chevrolet Cruze Eco, but the next chapter of history lies in efficiency of GM Buick eAssist mild-hybrid system, both off the shelf and LaCrosse sedans later this year.
2012 Buick LaCrosse eAssist
We recently had the opportunity, the 2012 Buick LaCrosse eAssist on the streets around GM test centers in Milford, go Michigan, and while some hybrid systems, greatly changing a car a total driving experience, we walked away from our time in the Buick feeling so good as we ever have a LaCrosse. The beauty of eAssist is that it works in an almost completely transparent, and thats a very, very good thing.
George Clooney�s Electric Car Twice The Torque Of A Dodge Viper
This is George Clooney�s Electric Car Twice The Torque Of A Dodge Viper. you can pack cruise ship levels of torque into something the size of a fat person in a poncho on a Vespa. The Tango T600 is made of carbon fibre, has a 200mph SCCA/NHRA rated roll cage, has twin electric motors that produce over 1,000ft-lbs of torque, it can beat a Tesla Roadster in a 1/4 mile drag race at 120mph and it has a top speed of 130mph.
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Now there are some drawbacks, it�s pretty narrow which may be good for lane splitting and aerodynamic efficiency but it�s lousy for cornering. The car is also a little bit on the pricey side at 108,000 clams, although to be fair the company is working on a new, far less expensive model called the T200.
There�s a video below of the Tango T600 beating the Tesla Roadster in a drag race and the Tango clearly wins, it�s hard to mess up a drag race in an electric car as there is no gear shifting, you just hit the gas pedal and clench. The Tango has also resoundingly beaten Shelby Cobras and Corvettes on the 1/4 mile black top. This could be the ultimate sleeper car really, it looks like a Smart Car but it can embarrass a toupee wearing Ferrari driver at the lights. Sounds like a bucket of fun.
Thursday, March 26, 2015
2012 Honda Fit EV Concept Electric
2012 Honda Fit EV Concept Electric
Today Honda unveiled the all-new Fit EV Concept electric vehicle and the platform for a midsize plug-in hybrid vehicle. Both vehicles are integral to the Honda Electric Mobility Network, the companys comprehensive approach to reducing CO2 emissions through innovative products, energy-management and energy-production technologies.With hybrid models becoming more of a mainstream product for consumers these days, automakers are now turning their attention on the next green frontier, all-electric cars. At the LA Auto Show, Honda lifted the covers off the all-new Fit EV Concept electric subcompact.
Fit EV Concept "hints strongly" at the direction and styling for the upcoming production Fit EV all-electric vehicle, which will be introduced to the U.S. and Japan in 2012.
Based on the current Fit [Jazz in Europe and other markets], the EV production model will be powered by a lithium-ion battery and coaxial electric motor. The battery can be recharged in less than 12 hours when using a conventional 120-volt outlet, and less than six hours when using a 240-volt outlet.
Honda Fit EV will have a top speed of 90 mph [145 km/h] and achieve an estimated 100-mile [160km] driving range per charge using the US EPA LA4 city cycle or 70 miles [112 km] when applying EPAs adjustment factor.For more efficient high-speed cruising, the vehicle can engage in a direct-drive mode, in which only the engine drives the front wheels.
Advanced Technology Demonstration Program
Honda will launch an Advanced Technology Demonstration Program this year to provide real-world testing of its new vehicles, as well as research into customer behavior and usability, public charging infrastructure planning and sustainability initiatives. Partners in the program will include Stanford University, City of Torrance, Calif. and Google, Inc.
Honda Electric Mobility Network and Energy Management
Together with the Honda FCX Clarity fuel cell electric vehicle, the Fit EV and the future plug-in hybrid vehicle are a part of the companys comprehensive approach to reducing CO2 emissions. Honda is unique in its efforts to create both environmentally-responsible products and the renewable energy solutions to power them. Honda is currently producing and marketing thin-film solar panels in Japan, and an installation is planned at Honda Performance Development in Southern California in early 2011. Honda is also using innovative ways to produce and distribute energy through sustainable methods, such as using solar power to produce hydrogen fuel from water. Additionally, Honda is developing home energy-management systems that utilize micro-cogeneration technology and solar cell modules to power and heat homes as well as charge electric vehicles. The Honda Electric Mobility Network joins clean vehicle technology, renewable energy production and energy management solutions for the benefit of customers and society.
Honda Environmental Leadership
The Fit EV and a plug-in hybrid sedan will be introduced to the U.S. and Japan in 2012, joining Hondas diverse lineup of environmentally-responsible vehicles, which include the FCX Clarity fuel cell electric vehicle, the Civic GX compressed natural gas-powered sedan (U.S. only) and four distinct gasoline-electric hybrid models: Civic Hybrid; CR-Z sport hybrid; Insight hybrid and Fit Hybrid (Japan and Europe only).
Honda was recently named Americas "Greenest Automaker" for the fifth consecutive time by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The award is earned by the company with the lowest combined smog-forming and greenhouse-gas emissions (primarily CO2) in its U.S. automobile fleet.
Honda has led the UCS rankings of overall vehicle environmental performance since the first UCS study in 2000, marking a decade of Honda leadership in reduced vehicle emissions. Honda earned the recognition this year with an industry-best score based on model year 2008 data, the latest available for analysis.
Fit EV Concept "hints strongly" at the direction and styling for the upcoming production Fit EV all-electric vehicle, which will be introduced to the U.S. and Japan in 2012.
Based on the current Fit [Jazz in Europe and other markets], the EV production model will be powered by a lithium-ion battery and coaxial electric motor. The battery can be recharged in less than 12 hours when using a conventional 120-volt outlet, and less than six hours when using a 240-volt outlet.
Honda Fit EV will have a top speed of 90 mph [145 km/h] and achieve an estimated 100-mile [160km] driving range per charge using the US EPA LA4 city cycle or 70 miles [112 km] when applying EPAs adjustment factor.For more efficient high-speed cruising, the vehicle can engage in a direct-drive mode, in which only the engine drives the front wheels.
Advanced Technology Demonstration Program
Honda will launch an Advanced Technology Demonstration Program this year to provide real-world testing of its new vehicles, as well as research into customer behavior and usability, public charging infrastructure planning and sustainability initiatives. Partners in the program will include Stanford University, City of Torrance, Calif. and Google, Inc.
Honda Electric Mobility Network and Energy Management
Together with the Honda FCX Clarity fuel cell electric vehicle, the Fit EV and the future plug-in hybrid vehicle are a part of the companys comprehensive approach to reducing CO2 emissions. Honda is unique in its efforts to create both environmentally-responsible products and the renewable energy solutions to power them. Honda is currently producing and marketing thin-film solar panels in Japan, and an installation is planned at Honda Performance Development in Southern California in early 2011. Honda is also using innovative ways to produce and distribute energy through sustainable methods, such as using solar power to produce hydrogen fuel from water. Additionally, Honda is developing home energy-management systems that utilize micro-cogeneration technology and solar cell modules to power and heat homes as well as charge electric vehicles. The Honda Electric Mobility Network joins clean vehicle technology, renewable energy production and energy management solutions for the benefit of customers and society.
Honda Environmental Leadership
The Fit EV and a plug-in hybrid sedan will be introduced to the U.S. and Japan in 2012, joining Hondas diverse lineup of environmentally-responsible vehicles, which include the FCX Clarity fuel cell electric vehicle, the Civic GX compressed natural gas-powered sedan (U.S. only) and four distinct gasoline-electric hybrid models: Civic Hybrid; CR-Z sport hybrid; Insight hybrid and Fit Hybrid (Japan and Europe only).
Honda was recently named Americas "Greenest Automaker" for the fifth consecutive time by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The award is earned by the company with the lowest combined smog-forming and greenhouse-gas emissions (primarily CO2) in its U.S. automobile fleet.
Honda has led the UCS rankings of overall vehicle environmental performance since the first UCS study in 2000, marking a decade of Honda leadership in reduced vehicle emissions. Honda earned the recognition this year with an industry-best score based on model year 2008 data, the latest available for analysis.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
MINI Teases All Electric Scooter Concept
Here we have the first hint at an all MINI Teases All-Electric Scooter Concept that Mini intends to unveil at the upcoming 2010 Paris Auto Show. These sketches of the Scooter E Concept showed up early this morning on the Mini Facebook pag E lectroVelocity | The MINI Electric Scooter
MINI have announced that they will be unveiling 2 electric scooter concepts at this years Paris Motorshow (2nd-17th October), details are a little scarce however we can tell you that the scooter will have a rear-hub mounted electric 
2011 Chevy Volt Electric Car Specification
2011 Chevy Volt Electric Car Specification
Vous pouvez compter les voitures litt�ralement tr�s puissant journalist nouvelles dapr�s-guerre des deux mains avec quelques doigts of rechange. Avec larriv�e the Chevrolet Volt moins est of the doigts. Mais est-ce mandat prendre toutes ses Volt attente? Brian Cooley voyage pour vous verifier Emmen in the technologie.
You can literally have the new car was really strong in the post-war in both hands with fingers left over par. With the arrival of the Chevrolet Volt, which is one less finger. But ensuring the Volt is expected to use? Brian Cooley takes a reader to verify the technology.
Monday, March 16, 2015
2013 Volvo C30 Electric
2013 Volvo C30 Electric is the first Volvo with pure electric drive and assigned in advance only for experimental purposes to selected companies. We have yet to test the electric Sweden.
Also, Volvo is looking for alternatives to the combustion engine and the C30 was the first transformed to the electric vehicle. While the body has remained at the same painting, the technique has changed completely.
Visually you can see the electric-C30 in Cosmic Whites paint and the R-Design body kit in Orinoco Blue, resulting in a very successful overall design. Of course, give the number of "Electric" lettering a reference to the drive of the Volvo compact.
The interior can be seen significant differences from the model with an internal combustion engine. In particular, the instrument panel and center console were changed. Instead of the clock you have an energy consumption display that keeps you always up to date, whether it is being consumed or electricity generated by the regenerative braking power.
In the center console there is then a Cuddly little lever in Orinoco Blue, can be chosen between the "N" for neutral, "R" for reverse, "D" for Drive, and "H" for Highway, the desired drive mode.
Powering the Volvo C30 from a 111 hp (82 kW) electric motor, which has from the start of a maximum torque of 220 Nm. The large 24 kWh lithium-ion battery provides the energy required for the operation and to provide a range of up to 150 kilometers.
Once the engine is completely silent, a willingness to moving away from the hand of the power flow display is signaled. If the pointer to "0", you can stop and start driving the desired drive mode.
Already in the first meters of the Volvo developed an enormous power, speed 70 km / h is reached after only 6 seconds. Due to the low center of gravity, the Volvo is also perfect on the road, and it goes like on rails. Beyond the 70 km / h the power process will become somewhat less, the maximum speed of the C30 Electric reached at 130 km / h Very practically it is the highway mode, which keeps the selected speed of the Volvo and the good energy recovery will be suspended.
You virtually silent, gliding over the highway - a really great ride. Approaching then he left, you can bring the lever with a light pressure to the back again into the drive mode and use the braking energy to recharge the batteries. The Volvo delay in this mode so much that you almost do not need to apply the brake.
His stockings plays the electric Volvo but mainly in the urban area, where he no emissions and virtually silent in transit. An electric car that is this much relaxation in everyday life. Through the silent gliding and passengers are relaxed, and the daily traffic jam even bother any more.
Who is above all in the way the city will be able to achieve a realistic range of 120 kilometers. In our standard consumption game including a car ride, we arrived at a value of 100 kilometers, which is not bad.
The quite good value is achieved by a particularity in the energy supply. The Volvo C30 Electric is in fact equipped with a 14.5-liter bio-ethanol fuel, supplies of heating and air conditioning system with energy and thus for these energy guzzlers is not using the power from the batteries, which ultimately is good for the reach.
On the whole, the 2013 C30 has even three cooling systems. One provides for the heating or cooling of the interior, one cools the battery unit when required, and the electric motor and the drive electronics are water cooled.
With 100 kilometers of range should the daily errands and go to work for most people can cope. Above all, who has a garage, will benefit from a completely new quality of life. The first advantage is that the garage without petrol or diesel fumes RECOURSE, the second advantage is that that the car can be recharged from the comfort of your home. The charge is extremely simple and very well thought out even at Volvo.
While some electric cars necessarily need to secure the socket to 16A, you can select the desired on-board computer via the Volvo C30 Electric charging energy. These products range from 8A to 16A, and the load can thus be made of any household outlet. First, the power cord is plugged in, then in the front grill built-in socket Volvo. The third step is to check the box on the charger to start charging more, or can not perform a check in advance.
Slightly irritating then, only the relatively loud noise charge, which accompanies the current charge. Using blue or bright flashing light in the dashboard behind the windscreen you can see the charging status of the car. The slower it takes to flash the lamp, the fuller the batteries are charged. A permanent light signals then the full charge of the unit of energy.
While the Volvo C30 Electric is not the most ideal car for vacation trips, so it is for those who have to deal with especially short trips, a great alternative because it is absolutely suitable for everyday use and fun to drive (at least until Highway pace) was prepared.
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Also, Volvo is looking for alternatives to the combustion engine and the C30 was the first transformed to the electric vehicle. While the body has remained at the same painting, the technique has changed completely.
Visually you can see the electric-C30 in Cosmic Whites paint and the R-Design body kit in Orinoco Blue, resulting in a very successful overall design. Of course, give the number of "Electric" lettering a reference to the drive of the Volvo compact.
The interior can be seen significant differences from the model with an internal combustion engine. In particular, the instrument panel and center console were changed. Instead of the clock you have an energy consumption display that keeps you always up to date, whether it is being consumed or electricity generated by the regenerative braking power.
In the center console there is then a Cuddly little lever in Orinoco Blue, can be chosen between the "N" for neutral, "R" for reverse, "D" for Drive, and "H" for Highway, the desired drive mode.
Powering the Volvo C30 from a 111 hp (82 kW) electric motor, which has from the start of a maximum torque of 220 Nm. The large 24 kWh lithium-ion battery provides the energy required for the operation and to provide a range of up to 150 kilometers.
Once the engine is completely silent, a willingness to moving away from the hand of the power flow display is signaled. If the pointer to "0", you can stop and start driving the desired drive mode.
Already in the first meters of the Volvo developed an enormous power, speed 70 km / h is reached after only 6 seconds. Due to the low center of gravity, the Volvo is also perfect on the road, and it goes like on rails. Beyond the 70 km / h the power process will become somewhat less, the maximum speed of the C30 Electric reached at 130 km / h Very practically it is the highway mode, which keeps the selected speed of the Volvo and the good energy recovery will be suspended.
You virtually silent, gliding over the highway - a really great ride. Approaching then he left, you can bring the lever with a light pressure to the back again into the drive mode and use the braking energy to recharge the batteries. The Volvo delay in this mode so much that you almost do not need to apply the brake.
His stockings plays the electric Volvo but mainly in the urban area, where he no emissions and virtually silent in transit. An electric car that is this much relaxation in everyday life. Through the silent gliding and passengers are relaxed, and the daily traffic jam even bother any more.
Who is above all in the way the city will be able to achieve a realistic range of 120 kilometers. In our standard consumption game including a car ride, we arrived at a value of 100 kilometers, which is not bad.
The quite good value is achieved by a particularity in the energy supply. The Volvo C30 Electric is in fact equipped with a 14.5-liter bio-ethanol fuel, supplies of heating and air conditioning system with energy and thus for these energy guzzlers is not using the power from the batteries, which ultimately is good for the reach.
On the whole, the 2013 C30 has even three cooling systems. One provides for the heating or cooling of the interior, one cools the battery unit when required, and the electric motor and the drive electronics are water cooled.
With 100 kilometers of range should the daily errands and go to work for most people can cope. Above all, who has a garage, will benefit from a completely new quality of life. The first advantage is that the garage without petrol or diesel fumes RECOURSE, the second advantage is that that the car can be recharged from the comfort of your home. The charge is extremely simple and very well thought out even at Volvo.
While some electric cars necessarily need to secure the socket to 16A, you can select the desired on-board computer via the Volvo C30 Electric charging energy. These products range from 8A to 16A, and the load can thus be made of any household outlet. First, the power cord is plugged in, then in the front grill built-in socket Volvo. The third step is to check the box on the charger to start charging more, or can not perform a check in advance.
Slightly irritating then, only the relatively loud noise charge, which accompanies the current charge. Using blue or bright flashing light in the dashboard behind the windscreen you can see the charging status of the car. The slower it takes to flash the lamp, the fuller the batteries are charged. A permanent light signals then the full charge of the unit of energy.
While the Volvo C30 Electric is not the most ideal car for vacation trips, so it is for those who have to deal with especially short trips, a great alternative because it is absolutely suitable for everyday use and fun to drive (at least until Highway pace) was prepared.
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