Entries in EV (3)

BMW's electric car for instant eco-bling

BMW has announced that it is investing 400 million Euros into what will be Germany's first factory to mass-produce electric cars. The BMW Megacity will go on sale from 2013, so they'd better get a move on as all we've seen of this car so far is a teaser image.

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Posted on Monday, November 8, 2010 at 05:33PM by Registered CommenterChristine Gupta in , , , , , , | Comments1 Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

GM+Segway electric 2 wheeler = phonebooth on wheels

Yet another electric vehicle love child, but I'm not sure who's going to love this 2-seat contraption from the unlikely partnership of GM and Segway. For a start it's so uncool it's even got stabilisers! How the dickens are they expecting to woo hard-bitten U.S. drivers to move over to something as nerdy as this??? They claim it'll change the way that we move around in cities - that's because we'll be trying to hide in side streets in the hope that no one sees us in this turkey.

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7-seater Tesla S sedan EV - don't hold your breath

Tesla is talking about producing 20,000 of these in its first year at just under $50,000 for the basic model that does 160 mile range, but a 230-mile and 300-mile pack will also be available and you can even rent them for long trips. Wow! Someone's really thinking about this from the potential customer angle - whatever next???

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Posted on Monday, March 30, 2009 at 06:26PM by Registered CommenterChristine Gupta in , , , , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint