Category: Battery Electric Car

Posted on

Detroit Electric SP:01 makes Shanghai debut

Detroit Electric has introduced the Lotus Elise/Exige-based SP:01 this weekend at 2013 Auto Shanghai. The SP:01 comes with a mid-mounted electric motor producing 201 bhp (150 kW) and 225 Nm (166...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Posted on

Audi R8 e-tron – IRON MAN 3 – BEHIND THE SCENES [VIDEO]

The all-electric Audi R8 e-tron prototype sports car is driven by Robert Downey Jr in the film. It was shipped over especially from Germany to be displayed on a specially erected plinth alongside...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Posted on

BMW i3 priced at £35,000 to go on sale in July [VIDEO]

Order books for the production version of the new BMW i3 ‘megacity’ vehicle will open at the very end of July, according to a BMW source. Due to arrive in showrooms at the tail end of October, the...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Posted on

BMW to Launch Zinoro Branded All-Electric BMW X1 in China

BMW will launch a new Chinese brand called Zinoro in conjunction with its Chinese partner Brilliance Auto, specifically to develop and sell EVs. The first vehicle to launch will likely be a...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Posted on

GM launches Spark EV electric motor production

Until now, electric motors and drive units – the heart and soul of electric vehicles – have been mostly imports. General Motors today commemorated becoming the first U.S.-based automaker to...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Posted on

Protean Unveils Production In-Wheel Electric Drive System

Protean Electric will introduce its production in-wheel motor at the 2013 Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit. Protean’s new production motor provides a 25% increase in peak...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Posted on

Fiat 500e Electric Priced At $32,500 leased $199/month [VIDEO]

FIAT Brand North America is helping to make it easy for California residents to purchase or lease the all-new 2013 Fiat 500e when the electric vehicle (EV) goes on sale in the Golden State this...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Posted on

Nissan CEO Visits European Capital of EVs Oslo Norway

On Monday 8th April, Nissan President and CEO Carlos Ghosn hosted an intimate gathering of media in Oslo, Europe's electric vehicle capital, and spoke about the new Nissan LEAF and his vision of...

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]