Electric Car News – Page 1370

June 16, 2013

Don’t electric cars already have a Horn? [VIDEO]

CNET report on the EV industry non-story of the decade, laws that require electric cars to make artificial noise at low speed to avoid running over pedestrians who don't look before stepping onto a...

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June 16, 2013

Chevy Spark EV and BMW i3 first to get 80% charging in 20 mins [VIDEO]

Following several days of joint testing, General Motors and BMW AG engineers are confident that DC “Combo” Fast Charge stations from several suppliers will consistently allow an electric vehicle to...

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June 15, 2013

Customised Model S with Matte Blue Wrap and 22in Wheels [VIDEO]

Seems Tesla's Model S is becoming popular in Florida. Vossen Wheels based in Miami have just released a video of a customised Tesla Model S featuring a Matte Blue Metallic wrap and Vossen VVS-CV1...

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June 13, 2013

Tesla Model S uses only 500 watt hours to run a 12 second 1/4 Mile

Drag Times have dyno tested a Tesla Model S Performance to simulate a 12 second 1/4 Mile drag race to answer the question, how many runs will it do on one charge. The modus operandi is as...

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June 13, 2013

SEAT Unveil Leon Verde Plug-in Hybrid Prototype

SEAT has today showcased a brand new plug-in hybrid prototype based on the new Leon, at the official closing event of the pioneering Cenit Verde research project that produced it. Called the SEAT...

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June 13, 2013

BMW i3 has 100,000 reservations and “significant” numbers of deposits

Based on this high interest, sales boss Ian Robertson believes the i3 will be a game-changer in the sector. "We are confident that with the i3 and i8 we will shift the [customer demand] needle...

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June 13, 2013

Ford Focus Electric Production Begins in Europe

Ford Motor Company today began a new chapter in its vehicle manufacturing history with the start of production of the all-new Focus Electric – the first full-electric vehicle to be built by Ford in...

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June 12, 2013

First Look at Porsche’s 2014 Le Mans Hybrid

The new Porsche LMP1 hybrid was given a rollout today on the German manufacturer's Weissach test track at its research and development facility by factory driver Timo Bernhard. The shakedown for...

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June 12, 2013

Australian Challenger for Toyota’s TMG EV P002 racer tested [VIDEO]

ELMOFO is an Australian electric motorsport engineering company based in Newcastle Australia. They have built an Electric Radical SR8 similar to Toyota's Nürburgring record holding TMG EV P002 racing...

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June 12, 2013

Audi updates Battery powered A1 e-Tron

The next generation of the Audi A1 e-tron is more powerful. The electric motor drives the front wheels via a single-speed gearbox and produces 85 kW of peak power and maximum torque of 300 Nm (221.27...

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