If you want to buy an electric motorcycle that is capable of going from 0 to 60 mph in 3.3 seconds, with a top speed of 102 mph and a potential range of 185 miles, nothing equals Zero. Zero Motorcycles of Scotts Valley, California. In 2009, I had reached out to the founder of Zero […]
Read more "Nothing = Zero"When I was a kid, building an electric vehicle that would go farther than a few miles seemed like such a simple thing: just put a generator on board. When the batteries needed charging, fire up the generator et voilà: just keep on driving. It was a simple-minded solution at the time. Weight, energy density, […]
Read more "The More Things Change"Lightning Car Company of the UK is taking nanostructured lithium titanate batteries and wrapping them in a stunning cocoon of carbon fibre and aluminum. “The Lightning is over 80% British, we would suggest it is THE most home created, designed and built car in the UK. Only the battery cells are from outside the Uk, […]
Read more "Lighting Will Strike"A plug-in hybrid – an electric car with an onboard generator (aka “range extender”) – was available to the Chinese public eight months before the Chevy Volt could be purchased in America. In fact, the BYD F3DM had been available for purchase by Chinese government agencies and corporations since its official release in December, 2008 […]
Read more "Build Your Dreams"e·lec·tric·i·ty /əˌlekˈtrisədē/ noun 1. a form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons), either statically as an accumulation of charge or dynamically as a current. 2. a state or feeling of thrilling excitement. In the case of the ZelectricBug, both definitions apply. Tesla, and other modern electric vehicles […]
Read more "Electron Bug"References to Julius Caesar end. The story of the world’s most eclectic electric motorcycle brand begins. BIRTHPLACE: Henderson, Nevada. Salivate over these photos from BRUTUS – the V2 Rocket / the V9 / Brutus 2 / Brutus 2 Cafe ABOUT The Road Electric
Read more "Et Tu Brutus?"In 1966, Chevrolet created the Electrovair II concept car. It was an all-electric car that would go 40-80 miles before recharging, and had a top speed of 80 mph. Note that a specialized silver zinc battery pack was used. This promotional film details the engineering features and technological advancements of the Electrovair II, an electrically powered version of […]
Read more "Electrovair II"I would like to believe that the new Quant e-Sportlimousine is indeed, FACT. Flow battery technology isn’t new. It’s just very complex, expensive and faces energy density challenges in a small automotive form factor. But I’m not Nunzio La Vecchia, the Swiss rock-star engineer with a YouTube channel – the very visible face of nanoFlowcell […]
Read more "The Quant e-Sportlimousine: fact or fiction?"The Chevy Volt is inherently practical at this point in our journey. It’s a rare consumer who can survive with only a short range, all-electric vehicle. Not being able to make it from Portland to Salem (Oregon) or Burbank to Victorville (California) limits ownership to families with a second vehicle, urbanites with eclectic tastes and […]
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