My Green Wheels - The Electric Car Blog

Electric cars as indispensible as smartphones

Christine Gupta — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:46:19 +0000

The glamour of the car is fading in Germany, home of so many iconic car marques - BMW, Audi, Porsche ... According to this article the car is losing its prestige while gaining rivals and only has its makers to blame. But that doesn't have to be true for small cars or for energy efficient electric vehicles.

The world's most efficient electric car

Christine Gupta — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:49:25 +0000

'Shame it's not quite there in the looks department.' So says a comment on Autoexpress about the T27 from Gordon Murray Design, said to be the world's most efficient electric car. Talk about understatement ... it looks like something from a kiddies' toy box that was cobbled up by Grandad when he'd been at the winegums again.

Liquid fuel for electric cars - not so duh...

Christine Gupta — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:28:54 +0000

This technology is not only cheaper to produce, it's also claimed to make the batteries up to ten times more efficient than ye olde lithium or nickel. Word is out that the design could cut the size and cost of current batteries by up to fifty percent.

Time for a topless Danish runabout

Christine Gupta — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:46:37 +0000

ECOmove, a new Danish EV company, has just revealed its first electric car model from its QBEAK series and it's a real cutie. The first prototype is a topless electric runabout that offers a several immediate variations from the usual city car profile

Electric Beemers on their way <-- now those are proper cars

Christine Gupta — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:08:45 +0000

Sorry, is my brand appreciation showing? And why not anyway. BMW has been showing off its ActiveE Concept electric car at the Geneva Motor Show. This one is based on the current BMW 1-Series Coupe

An electric Lambo that out-torques a Bugatti Veyron - if only ...

Christine Gupta — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:45:39 +0000

Design student Andrei Avarvarii must have been on the catnip or something stronger when he came up with this electric supercar. He faced the particular challenge of staying within the identity system of the Lambo line when creating the Lamborghini Minotauro and what a job he's done!

Roaming rights for electric cars

Christine Gupta — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:26:57 +0000

Why shouldn't electric car charging networks allow you to roam for a power provider just like you roam between mobile phone providers? No reason at all if Nokia Siemens Networks kicks off.

Electric roadster with retro glamour and 341 mile range

Christine Gupta — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:37:30 +0000

Amazing how a little classic roadster like the MX5 can be converted to this sexy beast with a bit of wood trim and a pile of chrome, but this one is particularly special.

Nissan's electric sports car for the thrill of driving

Christine Gupta — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:12:18 +0000

A new electric sportscar is about to grace us with its presence at next month's Geneva Motor Show. OK, it's another concept car, but the ESFLOW from Nissan is ticking a lot of EV design boxes.

Another Japanese carmaker enters the EV race

Christine Gupta — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:04:16 +0000

Another big player sneaks quietly into the EV race. Mazda has just announced that it's developing an electric car for initial leasing in Japan in 2012, mainly to local government bodies and fleet customers.