Archive for the ‘Featured EV’ Category

Toyota RAV4 EV is the result of a Toyota-Tesla Motors joint venture and is the 2nd generation fully electric version of the RAV4 (due to be released in 2012). The electric SUV made its debut at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show and will be powered by a Tesla electric powertrain. ...

Sumitomo Electric Industries Japan’s largest producer of wire and cable and that has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates around the globe becomes a key player in the lithium-ion battery game. The company (SEI) has developed and already started up a small-scale production line in Osaka to produce Aluminum-Celmet, which is their patented porous ...

The Chevy Volt just keeps adding to their list of awards: The Chevrolet Volt currently also holds the titles of: The 2011 North American Car of the Year and Motor Trend's 2011 Car of the Year among others. Both of those awards are not specific to green category cars, but ...

A nickel-metal hydride cell, abbreviated NiMH, is a type of rechargeable battery similar to the nickel-cadmium cell. A NiMH battery can have two to three times the capacity of an equivalent size nickel-cadmium battery.   A nickel-metal hydride battery has about the same volumetric energy density as ...

EV Conversion Tips & Suggestions: Converting your gas powered car to electric. (1) Do your EV conversion homework: Read and learn all you can on the subject of building your own electric car by searching the internet for: EV conversions, EV conversion kits, DIY electric car conversions etc. ...

Until recently the American public and the US press weren't overly impressed when GM started making claims about three years ago that they were going to change the world with their new electric car.

EV.com Awards the Nissan LEAF with their prestigious EV of the Year Award.