Mike Howard of Elk Horn, Iowa, has spent $30,000 installing four electric vehicle chargers in the small town. Elk Horn only has one plug-in electric vehicle though. Howard says the charging stations needed to be built in order for the people of Elk Horn to actually consider buying an electric vehicle, just like the pony express needed mail stations built in order to bring the mail to western settlers.
“They had to have stations to continue on to deliver the mail,” Howard told the... Read Full Story
California is the birthplace of the coming EV invasion, but a tiny town in Iowa wants to be the birthplace of a “Pony Express” of charging stations that will keep those cars going.
Businessman Mike Howard has erected four charging stations in Elk Horn , a town of 650 people about an hour east of Omaha. He has plans to install four more soon. No, that’s not many at all, and they’re in the middle of nowhere. But Howard says you’ve got to start somewhere, especially if you envision a... Read Full Story
BSA Diva Electric Scooter
BSA Motors recently launched five models of BSA Motors electric scooters in Orissa – Smile, Diva, Street Rider, Roamer and Roamer Plus – to double its business in the country in year’s time.
Mr. S. Krishnaswamy, general manager, BSA Motors -
The electric scooter market in India is currently estimated at Rs 400 crore. The industry is expected to double in a year’s time and we hope BSA Motors will register an equal growth momentum during the same period.
Each... Read Full Story
The BMW C1-E, prepared for the European Safer Urban Motorcycling (eSUM), was designed to represent safe and environmentally friendly vehicles of the future.
Like the C1 , which was produced 2000-2003, the concept has a number of safety features such as a roll-over bar, energy-absorbing nose to soften head-on collisions and seat belts.
Hit the jump and watch it in action.
The C1 came in 124cc and a 176cc models, both with Rotax engines and continuously variable transmission... Read Full Story
Electric cars in Seattle will soon have plenty of places to recharge
Infrastructure for electric cars in the City of Seattle, Washington just got a huge boost! A $100 million federal grant to the Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec) will help pay for 2,500 electric vehicle charging stations in the region, to be constructed starting next year. The Emerald City (as Seattle is fondly known) is one of 5 cities to receive this important funding.
Because much of the... Read Full Story
United States and China reach EV agreement President Obama’s recent trip to China yielded big news for electric vehicle owners: He and Chinese President Hu Jintao have come together, agreeing to have both countries work together on developing standards that will help get electric vehicles on the road in a quicker,more cost effective way. The two nations will explore new ways to implement joint product and testing standards for EVs, including plugs and batteries. They are also looking into... Read Full Story
EV-Charge America is displaying the Smartlet EV Charging Stations for use with 100% renewable energy applications powered by the sun. These installations will significantly reduce dependence on foreign oil and eliminate the generation of harmful green house gases. Huge solar tracking arrays like the one in this video in Las ... Read Full Story
Nissan charges up EV battery production funding One of the automotive world’s major players has made a huge commitment to electric vehicle production, according to a report by the Nikkei business daily. Nissan Motor Company has announced its plans to invest 50 billion yen to speed up the production of electric car batteries made by Renault, its French partner. Thirty billion will be spent to build a new plant in France (with Renault), and will be the home of Renault’s lithium ion... Read Full Story
City will play a part in <a href="http://www.electriccarstocks.com">electric vehicle</a> charging station test market The city of Seattle already boasts 600 electric vehicles, as well as the country’s biggest chapter of the <a href="http://electriccarstocks.com/2009/11/18/seattle-goes-to-bat-for-the-electric-vehicle/">Electric Vehicle Association</a>. So it was no surprise to find that Nissan and the city of Seattle has made a deal to bring their Leaf EV to the city by next fall. What... Read Full Story
