My journey from Gas to Electric
Archive for April, 2010
Eyes turn electric on solar car – CNEWS
Apr 3rd
EDMONTON – It’s not hard to imagine why an Alaska resident called 911 to report a UFO sighting after spotting Marcelo da Luz silently glide by in his otherworldly electric car. It was just one of the 26 times da Luz was pulled over by police while …
Rob Samouce: How to avoid paying to charge up your … – Naples Daily News
Apr 3rd
The flying car sounded more like it ran on some form of electricity rather than a form of fossil fuels. Well it looks like electric cars are starting to arrive (not flying yet) and soon some will probably be parked next to your old style gas-powered …
Mitsubishi i-MiEV Electric Car Prototype – Short Take … – CAR AND DRIVER
Apr 2nd
Check your skepticism at the door on entering the Mitsubishi i-MiEV , because at this moment … Obviously, the i-MiEV won’t be for everyone. Nor will the comparatively gigantic Nissan Leaf or electric Ford Focus be when they arrive.
Ford and Microsoft join forces to work on electric-car … – Providence Journal
Apr 2nd
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. and Microsoft Corp. have signed a deal to work together on a computerized link between houses, electric cars and utility companies to help manage energy use. The companies said Wednesday at the New York International …
Nissan readying electric car for sale in December – Daily Territorial
Apr 2nd
Nissan revealed details March 30 at the New York Auto Show about its new electric vehicle, Leaf, which will go on sale in December in 10 cities, including Tucson. There will be two models. The SV, or standard version, four-door hatchback will start …
Good Friday: Obama to resurrect economy, electric car – Examiner
Apr 2nd
While Florida stumbles through its darkest days—the Sunshine State’s unemployment rate stands at 12.2 percent—President Obama is talking job creation in North Carolina, a state that now finds 11.2 percent of its workforce collecting …
Solaris Elettra sparks electric car interest in … – autoblog
Apr 2nd
Ethiopia may not spring immediately to mind as the most likely market for electric vehicles – its electricity system is not wholly reliable – but that is not stopping Freestyle PLC from building the Solaris Elettra at its facility in Legetafo, on …
Our man drives an electric car – BrooklynPapers.com
Apr 2nd
The makers of the Think electric car let our reporter drive it around — in a bubble to prove that there’s no exhaust. Recipients’ email addresses (Up to ten, separated by commas.) Is the electric car the future of transportation as we know it …
Japan’s electric-car technology debuts – Times Union
Apr 2nd
The four-seater bubble-shaped i-MiEV from Mitsubishi Motors Corp., Japan’s fifth-biggest automaker, costs … said it will take orders for its own electric car, the Leaf. “I’m so happy,” said Okunuki, who runs a convenience store, during a visit to a …
Japan Plugs In To Mainstream Electric Car – Ananova
Apr 2nd
A four-seater, bubble-shaped car made by Mitsubishi has become the first mass-market electric vehicle to go on sale in Japan. The zero-emission i-MiEV, which has until now only been available to businesses to buy, is fitted with a lithium-ion battery …