Elio Motors never heard about it?

Me neither. But with their video “Elio Motors: Join the Revolution” they grab my attention. Elios promises: Three wheeled vehicle two seats 8 gallon tank (30.3 l) range 672 miles on a tank (1081,45 km) 1 gallon 84 mpg (2.8 l pro 100 km) over 100 mph (160 km/h) reinforced roll cage 3 air bags…

The first electric self-driving shuttle on sale.

Navia is an innovative mobility solution: a robotic driverless electric vehicle carrying up to eight passengers. Navia has been designed to complement conventional transport (public or private) by taking care of the “last mile” (and the first). Navia is the ideal companion for those environments that need a simple, safe and environment-friendly mobility solution: pedestrianized…

Adding sounds to cars for safety reasons.

Electric cars are quiet. That is one of the good features and it is perhaps the reason to buy one. It is also a danger to pedestrians if these super fast, nearly quiet vehicles came around. Especially for those which don’t expect that and blind people. The discussion in the US and in the UN…

Courier talk: Electric bicycles

I talked to a bike courier an hour ago and that’s what he told me about electric bicycles… (Berlin) “I mention them much more often and they are damn fast, when I met one at a traffic light I have to struggle to get him, no matter which age ore body fitness… I already thought…

Lars Thomsen speech, the past September, at the 25th International AVL Conference “Engine & Environment” in Graz, Austria

Lars Thomsen can “predict” the future. He is one of the futurist and gives a small view into his world. (in German) He shows some comparison to what NOKIA happened, when Apple released the iPhone. Is the auto industry at a similar point? Battery prices will fall, he says, and public charging infrastructure will continue…

Post and electric vehicle? Fits perfect!

The French post “La Poste” ordered 10 000 electric Kangoo Van Z.E in 2011 from Renault and they want to increase their fleet up to 60 000 electric vehicles in 2050. In march “la Post” is about to test a concept with hydrogen fuel cell range extenders in the so called “HyKangoos”. Source http://www.laposte.com/Everything-about-La-Poste/Press-releases/Latest-articles http://www.symbiofcell.com/downl/hykangoo-uk2013.pdf…