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Tata unveils Electric Indica; To be sold in Norway
http://indianautosblog.com/ 2008/ 09/ iab-exclusive-tata-unveils-electric-indica…In a surprise of sorts, Tata has unveiled the Electric Indica. This news article/picture is from a Tamil daily, Dinamalar. Tata Motors plans to launch an electric version of its Indica hatchback in Norway within a year, and will bring it to the local market at a much later stage, its managing director said on Wednesday.
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At Witz' End: GM EV1 - The Real Story, Part III
http://www.autobloggreen.com/ 2008/ 09/ 05/ at-witz-end-gm-ev1-the-real-story-pa…Filed under: EV/Plug-in, GM, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Green Daily, At Witz EndNOTE: If you missed them, you can read parts one and two. High tech development, market launch and retreat Because its 1,175-pound pack of 27 advanced lead-acid (PbA) batteries - 26 propulsion, one for accessories - held
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Smart Gets A Charge Out Of Olde Berlin
http://www.matternetwork.com/ 2008/ 9/ daimler-rwe-test-charging-smart.cfmIn the largest field test to date, the German electric utility RWE is teaming up with Daimler to test EV charging aparatus with 100 Smart ED (electric drive) test vehicles driving around Berlin today. RWE will be installing 500 such charging station around Berlin, at workplaces and in public parking areas, but also, in an unusual development, at customers homes.
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Solar Power + Cheaper Hydrogen = The Future of Fuel?
http://www.ridelust.com/ solar-power-cheaper-hydrogen-the-future-of-fuel/Hydrogen could be the fuel of the future, if someone can help bring the price down. Hydrogen’s obtained by splitting water into it’s two parts, oxygen and hydrogen. Right now, the only method for doing the splitting involves platinum as a catalyst. Platinum is expensive, and that’s the main reason for the high cost of hydrogen as a fuel.
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REVA in the Land Of Luxury Cars
http://blog.carazoo.com/ 2008/ 09/ reva-in-land-of-luxury-cars.htmlMaini Reva, the manufacturer of electric-friendly cars who flaunts itself with is E factor in India has a reason to smile. After being crushed in Australia as it did not carry any sales certification or license, this Indian made electric car is now available in the Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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Ford engineer believes in electrification
http://www.hybridcarblog.com/ 2008/ 09/ ford-engineer-believes-in.htmlHybrids are too expensive Ford Motor Co.'s global product development chief, Derrick Kuzak, believes the future is not hydrogen. It's not biofuels, nor gasoline either. It's electricity. Ironically, however, he doesn't seem to know when Ford would be rolling out this future.
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Lutz: "Tear Down This Wall!"
http://www.matternetwork.com/ 2008/ 9/ lutz-tear-down-this-wall.cfmGM chairman Bob Lutz told Wards Auto this week that regulations impact GM's ability to bring in the high-mileage cars they make elsewhere in the world. “In Europe, the crash-test procedures are different than in the U.S., so the tests are different.
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Chrysler's Electric Cars Get Closer to Production
http://www.hybridcars.com/ carmakers/ chrysler-electric-cars-get-closer-to-produ…Jim Press, Chrysler president and vice chairman, told Hybridcars.com that his company’s electric vehicles are “closer to production than you think.” Chrysler’s timetable still puts them several years away.
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Who’s Subsidizing the Electric Car?
http://clawback.org/ 2008/ 09/ 04/ who%e2%80%99s-subsidizing-the-electric-car/Chevrolet Volt prototype Announcements by U.S. cities of subsidy packages for new automobile plants have become commonplace, but the most recent one is fraught with irony. Last week, the city council of Flint, Michigan voted unanimously to grant several tax breaks to General Motors in connection
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New Honda Motion Adaptive Electric Power Steering
http://paultan.org/ archives/ 2008/ 09/ 05/ new-honda-motion-adaptive-electric-p…Honda has added a new safety feature to its Vehicle Stability Assist system called Motion Adaptive Electric Power Steering (Motion Adaptive EPS). Currently only available with the newly launched Honda Legend, it will be added to the Japanese-market Honda Accord (not the same as our Accord as it is known as the Honda Inspire there) and the next generation Honda Odyssey.
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