Archives: Electric Vehicles

First Nissan gave us the gasoline-powered Cube, then there was the Cube3 and now the Japanese automaker has upped the ante by unveiling an all electric version at the 2008 New York International Auto Show. The Nissan Denki (which means “electric”) Cube concept has the styling of a couple of sugar cubes pasted together, but • Read More »

The all-electric CHP Chopper, a collaboration by Hybrid Technologies and Big Bear Choppers, is being shown now at the New York International Auto Show. The CHP Chopper was also built in with input from the California Highway Patrol, and thus the CHP part of the name. The California Highway Patrol helped design the bike in • Read More »

In 2006, Aptera first unveiled its diesel-electric hybrid concept car that the company said was able to achieve 330 mpg. Now, a year or so later, those numbers have dropped a bit, but Aptera says it is ready to release two commercial versions of this two-seater vehicle. The Aptera Typ-1e is an all-electric vehicle with • Read More »

This week, the Tanfield Group has introduced the Smith Newton electric truck to North America at the EVS23 show in Anaheim, California. The Smith Newton (sans fig) figures to be a major player in urban settings taking head on similar diesel powered trucks. The zero emissions Smith Newton weighs in at 24,000 lbs. and is • Read More »

C’mon, get real! Is this Toyota i-Real for real? The Toyota i-Real is another personal transportation vehicle rolled out at the 2007 Tokyo Motor show just made for a SciFi movie. The other vehicle one may see in the same movie is the Suzuki Pixy. But, the Toyota i-Real appears to be the more intimidating • Read More »