Electric Velocipede (i.e. Electric Old-Timey Bike) (via Clean Technica) The velocipede is a classic. Its that cool old bike with the big wheel in the front and a small one in the back, with the pedals connected to the front wheel. German design studio Ding3000 and German corporate giant BASF have now created an electric…
EcoV Electric Presents $12,000 EV Using “Breakthrough” Manufacturing Method (via Clean Technica) http://youtu.be/D7lVQDFOSaI Detroit-based EcoV Electric claims that it can now offer a $12,000 electric vehicle called the EcoV. The EcoV is designed like a delivery van, and $12,000 is a very low price for a delivery van. The company says that…
Ford & Toyota Score Big Electric Car Wins (via Clean Technica) Electric cars, in general, were the winners in October 2013. However, within that overall story, I think the most notable stories of the month involved Ford & Toyota — not exactly the companies you think of when you think about electric car leaders…
This article features a retro-fitted Ford Focus, Quentin Wilson and Lisa Rogers! This year’s EcoRally had some wonderful sports cars, flashing around…. and costing a fortune! BUT, crucially this film features a standard family car that’s had a Hydrogen system added. It’s a straight forward dual-fuel conversion. This suddenly makes so much more sense than worrying about battery life, mining Lithium and Cadmium and battery disposal. Hydrogen’s only emission is water! ITM power, who converted this car, are backing Hydrogen […]
“The energy future of mankind lies in hydrogen. Kia Motors will take the initiative in the 2012 fuel cell leadership for securing the FCEV technology and fully commercializing fuel cell vehicles with its firm belief that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are our future.” Hyundai/Kia plans on producing 1000 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in 2012.