Posted on October 31st, 2007 by admin
The Nissan Pivo2 has to be seen to be believed. And, by seen, I mean check out this video of the Nissan Pivo2 because plopping a still photo on the page does not do this vehicle justice.
The Nissan Pivo2 is a future car like no other. First, the Nissan Pivo2 is an all electric vehicle [...]
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Posted on October 30th, 2007 by admin
The Mitsubishi i-MIEV Sport is an all electric car concept recently rolled out at the Tokyo Motor Show. The Mitsubishi i-MIEV Sport uses three electric motors, two of which are inside the front wheels and one motor supplies torque to the rear wheels.
With a combined 430 Nm of torque, the Mitsubishi i-MIEV Sport has a [...]
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Posted on October 29th, 2007 by admin
The ZENN (Zero Emission No Noise) electric vehicle is not your Daddy’s golf cart. The Zenn 2.22 looks more like an SUV and have many cool features, but is actually regulated by the U. S. government the same way as a golf cart. As such, the Zenn 2.22 (there is also a deluxe 2.22LX version) [...]
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Posted on October 28th, 2007 by admin
One of the coolest velomobiles that I’ve come across within the last couple of years is the Go-One3 model, made by Beyss, that I happened upon last weekend. This velomobile is a three-wheel, totally enclosed tricycle that is considered a human-powered vehicle (HPV).
Be that as it may, slackers or those with steep upgrades to travail [...]
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Posted on October 27th, 2007 by admin
Honda CEO Takeo Fukui has stated that plug-in gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles like the Chevy Volt currently under development make little sense. Is he missing the point or is this simply one-upsmanship?
According to Fukui, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) won’t make a very big difference in cutting down on greenhouse gases that are harming the environment. [...]
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