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Home > This Week's EV News - January 24, 2008 This Week's EV News - January 24, 2008 To see current and future Electric Cars, Motorcycles and Hybrids, Click Here First Drive: 2008 Tesla Roadster(Jan. 23) - California - So how fast is the Tesla Roadster really? In a few seconds, we're gonna find out because framed by its porthole-size windshield is a deliciously straight stretch of Skyline Boulevard, a knockout snake of a road we've never heard of before in the coastal hills above San Carlos, California. Complete Story A tenfold improvement in battery life?(Jan. 23) - CNet News - Stanford University researchers have made a discovery that could signal the arrival of laptop batteries that last more than a day on a single charge. The researchers have found a way to use silicon nanowires to give rechargeable lithium ion batteries--used in laptops, iPods, video cameras, and mobile phones--as much as 10 times more charge. Complete Story An electric Jeep? It must be Detroit(Jan. 23) - Michigan - The Detroit debut of the two-seater Renegade is bucks the trend of electrically powered vehicles being geared towards town driving and has been developed specifically as an off-road tool. "With an electric motor powering each axle, the Jeep Renegade concept is designed for a ‘hang on and have fun experience." Complete Story Israel electric car project aims to wipe out oil(Jan. 22) - Israel today announced backing for Project Better Place, intended to switch motor transportation from oil to electric, and by a massive coincidence one of the project's prime movers, Shai Agassi of Better PLC, was evangelising at the DLD (Digital Life, Design) show in Munich. His objective, he says, is to "take one country off oil in a way that is repeatable." Complete Story Chrysler Unveils Electric Car w/ 64kWh Li-ion Secondary Battery(Jan. 22) - The Dodge ZEO runs 250 miles (approx. 402km) for one battery charge. The manufacturer of the battery has yet to be announced, Chrysler said. The schedule for the commercialization is not decided, either. The name "ZEO" stands for "zero emission operation." Complete Story GM Says Volt Is Still On Schedule(Jan. 22) - Detroit - General Motors (GM) engineers said Monday that they are still on track to produce the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid by 2010, but that unforeseen problems with the battery or powertrain could push the introduction back to a later date. Complete Story Electric car to hit city roads soon(Jan. 20) - India After Ratan Tata's dream car Nano, it is now time for another revolution, an electric car. The electric car, developed by IIT-Bombay, is named 'e-on'. Complete Story Prius plug-in displays battery of good points(Jan. 18) - USAToday - Seventy-one miles per gallon. That's what the trip computer read after a 4-mile loop through downtown and a short freeway blast in a prototype of the Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid. Complete Story |
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