Recuperated energy is converted into electrical energy and stored in the ebike’s lithium-ion battery. A battery charge can last for about 62 miles on the lowest setting due to a 400Wh lithium ion battery.
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General Motors to manufacture plug-in Cadillac ELR plug-in hybrid electric car
The new environment-friendly model would use technology similar to GM?s electric vehicles Chevrolet Volt, which the company rolled out in 2010.
Continue readingsmart fortwo electric vehicles soon available worldwide
The third generation smart fortwo electric car with lithium ion batteries offering zero-emissions will be available beginning in the spring of 2012.
Continue readingMitsubishi have opened up a solar power charging station for electric vehicles
Mitsubishi i electric cars with lithium ion batteries are now being reserved by prospective owners through a pre-order process available at i.mitsubishicars.com.
Continue readingBetter Place assigned a patent for system for connecting batteries to electric vehicles
Better Place, Zug, Switzerland, has been assigned a patent for system for electrically connecting lithium ion batteries to electric cars.
Continue readingToyota Prius Plug-in Electric Car announced for Frankfurt debut
Toyota will debut the production version of the Prius Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) with lithium ion batteries at the Frankfurt Motor Show on 15th September.
Continue readingDTE Energy Field Service with Transit Connect Electric Vehicles
Electrification is an important piece of Ford’s overall product sustainability strategy, which includes the launch of five electrific cars in North America by 2012 and in Europe by 2013.
Continue readingThe drive to electric vehicles
A Besturn electric car made by FAW Group Corp at an auto show in Beijing. While Chinese automakers regard electric cars as an opportunity to allow them to lead the global industry, they are also very cautious.
Continue readingNew Zealand must prepare for electric vehicles
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says New Zealand needs to get a smart meter network up and running in preparation for the arrival of plug-in electric cars with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingNoise for electric vehicles and hybrid electric cars
With more and more electric and hybrid cars with lithium ion batteries on the roads, there is clear evidence that these silent electric cars put pedestrians at risk.
Continue readingToyota RAV4 Electric Vehicles to be Built at Toyota Ontario Plant
Tesla and Toyota announced last year that the pair would team up to build an electric car with lithium ion batteries of the RAV4 SUV.
Continue readingToyota, Tesla to build electric vehicles RAV4 in Ontario, Canada
Toyota and Tesla Motors have announced that their electric car with lithium ion batteries RAV4 SUV will be built at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC) facility in Woodstock, Ontario (Canada) beginning in 2012.
Continue readingToyota to produce electric vehicles in Ontario
Toyota will build its newest electric car with lithium ion batteries in Ontario, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced.
Continue readingSolar Power for Electric Vehicles
Solar energy powered electric car chargers are bound to appease critics who say that electric cars with lithium ion batteries are as clean as the energy that feeds them.
Continue readingMini electric vehicles trial results
40 electric cars Minis with lithium ion batteries leased over 12 months. Running an electric car costs less than 2p a mile, an extensive field trial has found.
Continue readingFord Focus Electric Car Gets Ready To Make Some Noise
President Obama recently signed legislation into law that will require electric vehicles to make noise to ensure pedestrian safety.
Continue readingAAA to offer recharges for stranded Electric Vehicles
For drivers of all-electric cars that have pushed them a bit too far, running out of a charge, the American Automobile Association is about to offer roadside recharges to its members.
Continue readingChrysler Providing San Francisco and Sacramento with Test Fleet of PHEV Ram 1500 Pickup Trucks
28 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) will be supplied to San Francisco and Sacramento as part of a demonstration project by Chrysler Group LLC.
Continue readingNew Nissan Electric Vehicles Leaf could power your home for days
The electric car’s lithium-ion batteries can store up to 24kWh of electricity, which can power an average Japanese household for about two day.
Continue readingBMW launches two electric vehicles
BMW has announced two new electric cars with lithium ion batteries to launch its electric motoring division BMWi.
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