Vincent Chan, a designer at Body Glove, has his own idea for a single-seater, two-wheeled EV: the Citi.Transmitter, a modular EV with a master unit–containing the driver, battery, and motor–that can be attached to any number of slave units. According to Inhabitat, the reference design for the vehicle is GM and Segway’s Project P.U.M.A, a two-wheeler prototype…
View Caption Hide Caption Officials ceremonially plug a Tesla into an electric vehicle charger at Hartsfield-Jackson s international terminal. Credit: Henry Taylor Hartsfield-Jackson International has installed 102 electric vehicle charging spaces, a $1.3 million investment that Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed called part of his effort to have “one of the greenest airports…
State lawmakers may take back some of the money that Minnesota electric vehicle owners are saving by not having to pay a gasoline tax. Bills in the House and Senate would impose an annual surcharge of $75 to $85 on vehicles that are all-electric and plug-in hybrids based on electric motors. Gasoline-electric hybrids would be exempt. The move would bring Minnesota…
Although bounding ahead on distributed renewables and battery storage, Australia’s uptake of electric vehicles remains stalled, all but going in reverse thanks to a combination of narrow product choice, a lack of emissions standards for vehicles, and few if any incentives for consumers to plug in to the future. Last year, a total of just 219 fully electric cars…
Off road utility vehicles for goods transport, can face up to 35% slopes, technology and power at your service. Off-road electric utility vehicles Off-road utility vehicles Alkè ATX on a mule track on Mount Cervino. 2-wheel drive off-road vehicles couldn’t be left out of the Alke range for work in the most extreme conditions. Today, even electric vehicles can…
Unplugging your work ATV from the wall outlet might feel odd to many, but it’s becoming quite common in some work circles. Whether to meet increasing environmental standards or just to be as stealthy as possible for recreational purposes, electric vehicles (EV) have found favor with landscapers and municipal fleet managers over the last few years. One of the…
ROSEMEAD > Southern California Edison is looking to increase the number of public electric vehicle charging stations in California by 16 percent. The investor-owned utility received approval in January from the California Public Utilities Commission to spend $22 million to offset the cost of installing 1, 500 public charging stations at workplaces and…
Tanfield Group, which owns 5.76% of share capital in the electric truck firm, said: “In August 2016, the board of Smith stated that it planned to centralise its operations in the United States while retaining a presence in the UK as a branch of Smith USA Corp, but due to a lack of funding, it recently ceased all activity in both the United States and the UK.”…
Metro Rideshare Operations furthers innovative public transportation with 100% electric, zero-emission vehicles (EVs) known as metropools . Twenty new five-passenger Nissan LEAFs are added to the Commuter Van Program. To support the EV effort, the Department of Transportation is installing 54 public-access electric charging stations in buildings and at transportation…
WOLFSBURG, Germany – At first glance, the Volkswagen XL1 is like any other supercar. It’s long and low — lower, even, than a Lamborghini Aventador — with the same alluring blend of science and art and physics. Getting in requires opening gullwing doors and oh-so-carefully climbing over a wide carbon fiber sill before sliding into a carbon fiber seat with just…
Electric cars represent a cleaner, greener way to use everyday transport. But they also offer compelling financial incentives for business and personal purchasers. These benefits include: 100% First Year Allowance (FYA) The First Year Allowance is claimable for up to 100% of the cost of qualifying low emission and electric cars, including Tesla Model S (electric…
