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June 7, 2013

SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive masters Nordschleife in 7:56.234 minutes [VIDEO]

The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive has lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife (“north loop”) in a record time of 7:56.234 minutes. Therefore, the electric AMG super sports car is at the same...

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June 6, 2013

Toyota Hybrid Racing – Supercapacitor System Explained

The 90th Le Mans 24 Hours is approaching fast, with the test day already this Sunday, so we think it is a good time to explain a little more graphically about the TOYOTA HYBRID System – Racing...

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June 6, 2013

JAXA develop Conductive Heat-resistant Insulating for EV motors

Nippon Kayaku Co., LTD. (KAYAKU) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully developed a motor coil that can maintain its maximum power more than two times longer than a...

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June 6, 2013

‘Monster Tajima’ gunning for outright course record at Pikes Peak

Team APEV with Monster Sport shall once again challenge the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (June 24 - 30) in Colorado Springs, USA. In just one year this project has attracted its share...

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June 6, 2013

Hyundai plans to sell battery-electric vehicle

Hyundai Motor America CEO John Krafcik said Wednesday the automaker plans to sell a battery-electric vehicle in the future. “Our primary zero-emission vehicle focus is fuel cell right now, but we...

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June 5, 2013

MotoCzysz win IOMTT: SES TT Zero Race

MotoCzysz rider Michael Rutter has clinched victory in today's SES TT Zero race on the Isle of Man. The Englishman was trailing John McGuinness for the duration of the clean emissions event,...

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June 3, 2013

Elon Musk: The ‘Hyperloop’ Would Be 10 Times Cheaper Than High-Speed Rail

In an appearance on CNBC, Tesla Motors and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said a “Hyperloop” — a futuristic new kind of solar powered mass transit — could be built for just 10% of the cost of the high-speed...

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June 3, 2013

Mission Motorcycles want to be the Tesla of Two Wheels

Mission Motors took the motorcycle world by storm in 2011 when the San Francisco-based startup entered its prototype Mission R electric race bike to compete in the TTXGP race at Laguna Seca. The...

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June 3, 2013

Elon Musk: Self-Driving Cars, Hyperloops and a Cheaper Tesla [VIDEO]

Self-driving cars will be in Tesla's future, CEO and founder Elon Musk told CNBC, and the company has been in preliminary talks with Google about the idea. In a wide-ranging interview Friday, Musk...

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June 2, 2013

Bosch says EVs with min 300 km range to go mainstream by 2020

Bosch is betting on the future of the electric drive. “Electromobility is currently still a niche business, but after 2020 it could very well become a mass market,” said Dr. Volkmar Denner, the...

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June 1, 2013

Take a Ride in the Tesla Model S from LA to Vegas [VIDEO]

Automotive News' Mark Rechtin puts Tesla's Model S to the test during a road trip from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Rechtin discusses the electric vehicle's driving range, handling, and recharging...

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May 31, 2013

ABB unveil wireless electric bus with 15 sec Flash charging [VIDEO]

A revolutionary new electric bus that operates without overhead wires will begin operating in Geneva next month. The bus was developed by a public-private consortium including ABB Sécheron, the...

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May 31, 2013

Ford Hybrid Sales Break Full-Year Record in 1st Five Months of 2013

Ford Motor Company bested its previous full-year hybrid sales record in just the first five months of 2013, driven by the product strength of its new electrified vehicle lineup including Ford C-MAX...

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May 31, 2013

Tesla announce Supercharger network to triple this year [VIDEO]

Supercharger Announcement from Tesla Motors on Vimeo. Tesla Motors today announced significant expansion of the Tesla Supercharger network. Supercharging enables Tesla Model S drivers to travel...

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May 31, 2013

Toyota to make NiMH batteries in China for two ‘affordable’ hybrid models

Japan's Toyota Motor Corp is moving to set up a joint venture in China with a local Chinese company to produce batteries for the country's fledgling electric-gasoline hybrid car market, a...

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May 30, 2013

Honda trims lease payment for Electric Fit

Honda Motor Co. is trimming the lease price for its electric Fit hatchback by a third as the carmaker follows similar moves by General Motors Co. and Nissan Motor Co. to boost demand for plug-in...

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May 30, 2013

Nissan LEAF Charges through 10,000 European Sales Milestone

Today, Sylvie Lailler became the 10,000th Nissan LEAF customer in Europe, further cementing the ground-breaking zero emission car's status as the best-selling electric vehicle of all time. Mrs....

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May 30, 2013

Drayson Racing aims for EV Land Speed Record [VIDEO]

Drayson Racing Technologies has announced plans to attempt to set a new land speed record for electric vehicles in the sub-1000kg (2205 lb) class. Using a low-drag version of their Drayson B12...

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May 29, 2013

Mugen and MotoCzysz set to go head to head in 2013 SES TT Zero Race

Leading clean emissions bike teams MotoCzysz and Mugen are again set to go head to head in the 2013 SES TT Zero Race on the Isle of Man. Both teams broke the 100mph average speed barrier around the...

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May 28, 2013

Audi say R8 e-tron will not go on sale [VIDEO]

Audi has confirmed that, currently, it has no plans to sell its all-electric R8 e-tron sports car. Ten of the latest design of R8 e-tron have been built but they will be used exclusively for...

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