The electric car smart forspeed is powered by a lithium-ion battery that delivers 16.5 kWh of electrical energy. It is simple to charge at any conventional 220 Volt socket.
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Electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries are efficient and reliable
Each competitor’s lean, mean, green machine will be designed to run strictly on renewable energy, such as solar power, wind energy, marine energy or geothermal energy.
Continue readingWorldwide sales of electric vehicles could hit 30M by 2050
Cumulative sales of lithium ion batteries-powered vehicles (electric cars like the Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi i-MiEV) could feasibly hit 30 million units.
Continue readingChina Announces Plans to Make 1 Million Electric Vehicles Per Year By 2015
Just as President Obama announced his goal of placing one million electric cars on U.S. roads by 2015, China has announced plans to manufacture 1 million per year by 2015.
Continue readingBYD to introduce electric cars to Europe By Henry Li
BYD signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Daimler to Establish a ýTechnology Partnership for Electric Vehicles with lithium ion batteries in China.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles Geographic Forecasts
Pike Research forecasts an annual plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market in the United States of about 359,000 electric vehicles by 2017.
Continue readingTesla Motors Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Results
Tesla’s goal is to produce a full range of electric cars, from premium sports cars to mass-market vehicles ? relentlessly driving down the cost of electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingElectric Power System Added to 2012 Buick Regal Hybrid
Buick introduced eAssist last year on the LaCrosse. Using a lithium ion battery, an electric motor-generator and regenerative braking eAssist improves fuel economy tremendously.
Continue readingElectric vehicles BMW ActiveE
Just like the MINI E, the BMW ActiveE is a conversion car, an electric car based on the body shell of a vehicle with a combustion engine.
Continue readingTesla?s first showroom in Washington, D.C.
Putting more electric vehicles on the road and developing commercial spaceflight are urgent, national, bipartisan priorities. Tesla and SpaceX are giving life to these two American growth industries.
Continue readingPutting the spark into electric vehicles
It’s just a concept, but the Nissan ESFLOW electric car with lithium ion batteries proves it’s possible to remain environmentally sympathetic without having to give up the joy of driving.
Continue readingCalifornia and New York Cities to Be the Largest Markets for Electric Vehicles
The growth of the plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market with lithium ion batteries in the United States will require significant preparation by industry players.
Continue readingWho says electric vehicles need be slow, unexciting, and unattainable?
Who says electric cars need be slow, unexciting, and unattainable? The Nissan Esflow concept, which will debut next month at the Geneva Motor Show, attempts to dispel those stereotypes.
Continue readingChevrolet Volt named MotorWeek’s best car
General Motors and Nissan may be riding high with their respective Volt and Leaf electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingAluminum to replace copper as a conductor in on-board power systems
In comparison to aluminum copper is heavy and expensive. In particular for fully electric vehicles the switch to the cheaper and lighter aluminum would be an interesting option.
Continue readingElectric vehicles quietly hit streets of Victoria
The first new models of electric cars with lithium ion batteries are starting to roll out onto Victoria streets -and are they ever quiet.
Continue readingTesla celebrates opening of Milan store on Feb. 11
Electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries manufacturer Tesla Motors is celebrating the opening of its first showroom in Italy on February 11 with a VIP gala in the capital of haute couture.
Continue readingNissan joins Renault’s electric vehicles partnership with Castilla y León
Nissan has joined Renault’s partnership with the regional government to advance electric cars with lithium ion batteries through the promotion of electric vehicles and an electric car charging network.
Continue reading2012 Infiniti M Hybrid Officially Rated at 32 MPG Highway
Infiniti today announced official EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) fuel economy figures of 32 miles per gallon Highway for its first production hybrid performance luxury sedan, the all-new 2012 Infiniti M35h.
Continue readingMitsubishi to loan Illinois electric vehicles
Mitsubishi Motors North America will loan the state of Illinois what it called “a limited number” of lithium ion batteries-powered electric cars to try out as part of the state’s fleet.
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