“According to Vectrix, the Vx-1 costs just one cent per mile to operate (the equivalent of 357 mpg), compared to 50 to 87 mpg for most other gas-powered scooters.
It’ll also do 0 to 50 in 6.8 seconds, so it’s not your granny’s scooter.
Weighing in at 515 pounds, with a 60-inch wheelbase, the Vx-1 is powered [...]
As an environmentalist and a car guy, I love any excuse to post about cars here. I don’t think the Tesla will ever make a meaningful impact on the global environmental situation. For $100K, someone that really cares about the environment could by 5 Honda Fits. One to drive and 4 to [...]
And I’d like 12 classic cars in my garage in 11 years. Who knows if either will happen? But Germany has a plan, and it includes:
a large amount of funding for advanced battery development, investment in an electric car charging infrastructure, and tax credits for the adoption of electric cars and plug-in hybrids. Conceived [...]
Tesla makes a cool car, but a low volume 2 seat sports car that sells for 100K will never be mainstream. Getting a major manufacture to build a small but useful city car, all electric, will make a big difference. BMW is building between 500 and a 1,000 all electric Mini’s. With [...]
Electric cars are coming. When the worlds largest commercial vehicle manufacture get’s involved, it’s a sign of growth for sure.
Electrovaya, Tata Motors to make electric Indica | Cleantech Group
It’ll be interesting to see what major manufacture is “first”. First being second really. There was the GM EV1. And back in the early part of the 1900’s, there were lot’s of electric cars. So even the GM wasn’t really first. I’m mostly giving the CNET site a bit of [...]
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