Electric Vehicles - Bikes, Scooters, Motorcycles and Cars In India
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Beijing Introduces Public Charging Stations
China's largest electric vehicle (EV) charging and battery swapping station has been put into operation in Beijing, sources with the city's power supply authorities said Sunday.
Gaoantun charging station, located in the eastern Beijing district of Chaoyang, has been installed with more than 10 types of EV charging or battery swapping machines, covering all charging modes that are available in China.
Public charging stations_a reality at last
In our past features and posts we have touched upon two factors that were slowing the EV movement in our opinion: more efficient and affordable storage technologies (batteries) and the absence of a public charging infrastructure.
The video news item below ( see link) is an optimistic one and shows that things are beginning to move after all in the right direction. First it was the Japanese who had the vision to see the vital connection between mass EV acceptance and public charging facilities. Now GE have started creating what could be America's first public EV charging network to cater to a growing number of electric and hybrid car users.
Electric car owners are doing some math themselves and feel that at 4$ per charge the economics will always be in favor of electric power despite gasoline prices coming down a little in the past weeks across the United States. Somehow it is beginning to sink in that electricity is both cheaper and cleaner.
We could be witnessing the early days of sustainable motoring finally!
For a clearer picture of this significant development view this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8jnBFhEljQ&feature=youtube_gdata
Zero Motorcycle, 114 Mile Range
A California electric motorcycle manufacturer will start selling motorcycles that are capable of a range of over 100 miles thanks to a new power pack that should outlast the bike itself, plus newly adopted energy capture technology. The new Z-Force power pack has 95 per cent more energy density than previous models, enabling the company’s 9kWh Zero S model to travel 114 miles before needing a recharge – albeit at a maximum speed of 88 mph that will get you little cred from the local two-wheeled community. The engines also now come with brushless motors and regenerative braking systems to recapture some of the power used when slamming on the anchors. The company claims the power pack will drop only 20 per cent of its capacity after 3,000 charges, which will provide an estimated range of over 300,000 miles – close to the expected lifetime of the bike and/or the rider. The company has five sit-up-and-beg designs for the eco-minded, including the Zero S and DS sports models, an XU model for city driving (basically smaller and lighter, with a 42-mile range), and two electric dirt bikes, the X and MX. They will all go on sale, from between $7,000 to $13,000, in February.External Link To Website
The Ryno Electric Unicycle
If you love turning heads when you take a ride around town, then the Ryno electric unicycle is probably for you. Designer Chris Hoffmann had his eyes set on the Segway crowd when he started work on the Ryno, and he has come up with quite the interesting looking one-wheeled auto. The cost for a pre-production Ryno is a whopping $25,000 and Hoffmann already has five orders, but he expects the market model to cost about $3,500. The production model will have a top speed of 25 mph, a range of up to 30 miles and an impressive 25-inch thick tire.
Gordon Murray's 350MPG EV
Gordon Murray, designer of the truly insane McLaren F1, swept the board at the RAC Future Car Challenge -- but for something much more sensible. It's the 1,500lbs T.27 EV, the little wonder in the picture above, which just carried two people the 57.13 miles from Brighton to London on just 64p ($1.20) of electricity. Compared to a petrol car that would be the equivalent of getting 350MPG. It's believed the T.27 can easily make 100 miles on a single four-hour charge and scooped eleven awards on the day, including most efficient and best EV. Murray is still waiting on a manufacturer to sign on to produce the things, but thanks to his super efficient iStream process, they could pop up for sale soon after -- which can only be good news for anyone who wants a commuting vehicle with something of a racing pedigree.World’s first manned flight with an electric multicopter
At the end of October 2011, Thomas Senkel of e-volo had completed a series of unmanned tests and was ready for the first manned flight on an airstrip in the southwest of Germany. The flight lasted one minute and 30 seconds, after which the constructor and test pilot stated:
"The flight characteristics are good natured. Without any steering input it would just hover there on the spot".
This could be the future of flight, piloting a device as simple as a car.
Read more at http://www.e-volo.com/
Electric bikes in food delivery
A leading Italian pizzeria (Tanto) in Auroville (near Pondicherry) comissioned EVFuture to build its first electric bike for pizza home delivery this summer. The 'Tanto Humvee' as it is called is a popular sight 0n the roads of Auroville silently going about its business of delivering delectable firewood Italian pizzas. This vehicle is based on our reputed Humvee electric bike design known for its ruggedness,comfort and reliability. Its versatility makes It adaptable to carrying pizzas as much as it does people.
The Tanto Humvee is a reminder of the potential that electric bikes hold for a large range of small-medium business - from pizzerias to couriers - mushrooming in India today. It is a symbol of a new era in transportation - silent, safe,quick and non polluting. Read More
The Age of Blue cars!
Car pooling is not a new idea or practice. It has been in vogue for many years and has faithful adherents and practitioners in America and Europe.
However, 'Autolib' is a first of its kind. It is a scheme that rents super mini electric cars to the residents of Paris on a membership basis with a rent plan that is as novel as the program itself. Its promoters - a French billionaire whose business interests include clean technologies and a visionary mayor of the city of Paris - decided that Autolib was a way to reduce pollution in cities while slowly encouraging the adoption of new and cleaner forms of mobility.
'Autolib' is a car sharing initiative worth watching. It has the potential to usher in a new blue automotive age. Read more
2011 World Solar Challenge
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Training a future generation of electric car engineers
Where will we find our future engineers and builders of electric cars and transportation systems?
Despite the slow rise and acceptance of electric vehicles and all the pointers to its eventual replacement of gasoline powered ones, there is no long term preparation of intellectual resources to meet this new paradigm in transportation and mobility. There is concern over this in many quarters. Eco car 2 is a competition based model (partnering industry and the government) in America,which apart from challenging a cluster of US universities with some hard core goals, is also hoping to stimulate and goad technical institutions worldwide to start to prepare full fledged courses and curricula in the design and development of electric vehicles for an electric generation rapidly coming of age.
This should be of prime concern for a country like India (and China) where electric vehicles can play a big role in reducing smoke and sound pollution. It also holds the potential to offer cheaper and better modes of intra city transit for its millions. Read More HERE
Increased Petrol Prices
Home made Solar charging Station!
EVFuture installed its second solar charging station in a famed eco park - The Adyar Poonga - in the southern metropolis of Chennai in June this year. The charging station is All Solar and was developed from a prototypic idea that we have been exploring since 2008. Its simplicity lends itself to quick assembly,transportation and installation in remote areas.The design itself is basic enough for anyone to comprehend and build using off-the- shelf electronic components.
We had our Eyes set on a not-too-distant future when such off-grid charging points could service small fleets of light electric vehicles all over rural India.
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Supersonic: The car for 2021
The architecture and design of SUPERSONIC is very radical and original comparing any car of today and many other concept cars. Two people could be carried, they sit in tandem (in-line, one behind the other) like in a cockpit of super aircraft. The aerodynamics are superb. The main inspiration is found on high-speed airplanes well known as Supersonic flying aircrafts. The values of the aerodynamic and fluent styling are now dramatically emphasized. The extremely large Xenon head-lights are additionally equipped with blue LEDs, which suggest the very attractive and eye-catchy exterior.
EV Horizons getting closer
Bicycles back on Track
India is experiencing a bicycle resurgence. Surprisingly it is happening through the medium of sports. Offbeat and sporadic bicycle racing events are now coalescing into 'cyclothons' that are well organised and attended in major Indian cities. We bring you a low down of the Mumbai Cyclothon held last April that featured a professional four member team from Auroville.
China: The EV Revolution Already Happened!
On EV Charging Points
EV Technologies are galloping faster than EV infrastructure.They have to move in tandem if the EV revolution is to happen sooner than later.However, some countries are giving EV infrastructure development the importance it deserves hoping,thereby, to add speed to the EV cause in general. Electric Motorcycle: ErockIT
The ErockIT is more a motorcycle than a bike, and indeed, it might be one of today's quickest forms of inner city transport. The whole thing weighs just 110 kilograms and with over 45lb/ft of torque and 13bhp, it can top 50mph. The range can be extended by pedaling along, though your strokes don't actually ever make it to the wheels in a conventional way. Instead, your legs turn a small generator which adds a bit of juice to the battery. The company has plans for a limited model release starting next year. ErockIT says it is using a nano-phosphate lithium battery in its present design, which it expects to last for 10 years or 50,000 kilometers of use. Depending on driving or pedaling style, a charge should last for 60 to 80 kilometers, and cost the German consumer about 60 Euro cents, or just under U.S.$1. The ErockIT weighs about 100 kilos (225 pounds) so you won't be able to carry it up the apartment steps, that's for sure. Building electric bikes as a Hobby
Tapei Cycle Show 2011
The Taipei Cycle show is a premium event for the bicycle industry and enthusiasts. Organised by TAITRA (The Taiwan External Trade Development Council) it is an event that began in 1970 and attracts a few thousand visitors from all over the world every year to see the latest bicycles and accessories designed and produced by the Taiwan cycle industry. Taipei Cycle 2011 had about 5000 visitors thronging to more than 3000 booths showcasing complete bicycles, frames, parts and accessories. A recent addition to the Taipei cycle shows is the LEV (Light electric vehicle) section featuring electric cycles,scooters and motorbikes to highlight this emerging segment.Read the article on evfuture.org.
Riding The Rough Indian Road
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Kenguru Car Aims at Improving Mobility
Kenguru UK in England is about to market a more environmentally-friendly alternative to a converted van for those who use a wheelchair. The B-4220/VZ Kenguru r Car was designed by Rehab Ltd. in Hungary, which has been offering aids for the handicapped since 1915. Invalid cars, as they are often called, are quite popular in Europe, especially in Eastern European countries. Already available in Hungary for $12,500 and free to qualified users as part of Hungary's healthcare program, the Kenguru will be sold in the UK this summer and later in the U.S.
Engineering colleges and technical institutions jumping on the ev wagon!
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The Future of Urban Transportation? YikeBike
Electro Vehicles Europe (EVE) : Retrofitting cars, buses and boats!
EVE is a company based in Bergamo, Italy, offering state-of-the-art conversion services for cars and four wheelers in Europe. Its famed electric converted De Lorean and Smart were newsmakers at the Milan and Bologna motor shows held towards the close of 2010. According to the company the De Lorean's historic drive from Milan to Rome, a distance of 800 Kms - all electric – is a point in favour of electric cars as being capable of making long hauls* and not just short intra city drives like most evs.
Techies Note : the nuts and bolts of this herculean but rewarding project is detailed on their web site www.electro-vehicles.euConcept Bicycle Charger To Charge Devices
Fandi Meng, a Chinese industrial designer has designed a concept generator called the i-Green Bicycle Charging System which can be attached to a bicycle. The i-Green harvests kinetic energy from a moving bicycle and converts it to electricity for powering small portable gadgets. The i-Green device includes a portable wind turbine mechanism which could harvest energy from wind at the same time as harvesting kinetic energy.
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MNRE Subsidy On Electric Vehicles
The ministry of new and renewable energy has decided to offer incentives to electric vehicle makers in the current and the next financial years in a bid to boost the sales of the environment-friendly vehicles.
The ministry will pay up to 20% of the ex-factory price of these vehicles, which the manufacturers are expected to pass on to buyers, said the Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV), a lobby group.
In return, the manufacturers will have to use at least 30% indigenous content in the vehicles, maintain a sizeable retail operation and after-sales service outlets.
The cap on the incentive will be `4,000 for a low speed electric two-wheeler, `5,000 for a high speed electric two-wheeler and `1 lakh for an electric car.
Source: http://www.livemint.com/2010/11/23000806/Govt-to-give-incentives-to-ele.html?atype=tp
Prediction: three million electric vehicles by 2015
Experts demonstrate how water based 'artificial leaf' generates electricity
Company Builds Fast Charging Station For Electric Cars
TVS Moves Away From Electric Vehicles
Although TVS had some initial trouble with their teenz model, they seem to have perfected the scooter over the last year. If more large companies like TVS give up on electric vehicles this could mean the EVs are not ready for India yet - although the rest of the world is certainly embracing them.
Mahindra buys 55.2 of Reva
Hyundai Motor India goes green with zero emission electric car
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Buying An Electric Car: What You Need to Know

Everyone pretty much knows what to look for when buying a gasoline vehicle. But what about an all-electric vehicle, of the sort that will go on sale at the end of the year? Read More...
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The Chevrolet Spark Electric will hit Indian roads in October 2010 with a staggeringly high price tag

Lots of people have shown interest in the electric version of the Chevrolet Spark that General Motors India recently unveiled at the 2010 Indian Auto Expo. General Motors has taken notice of this and has thus decided to launch the Chevrolet Spark Electric in October, 2010. While this announcement will bring plenty of cheer to electric car fans, we weren’t too enthused about the price at which General Motors India plans to launch the Electric Spark at.
Chrysler’s Shocking Promise: An EV by 2010


Chrysler, all but left for dead by most industry watchers, surprised just about everyone in Detroit this morning by announcing it has not one but three electric vehicles in the pipeline and we’ll see the first of them in showrooms by 2010. Read more...Honda Unveils Electric Motorbike
WAKO, Japan—Honda Motor Co. is rolling out a small, scooter-type electric motorbike, it said Tuesday, after having put an earlier model back in the shed more than a decade ago. Read moreDr. Farooq Abdullah Visits Auroville
Tata Unveils Nano EV at Geneva Motor Show
At the Geneva motor show, Tata Motors unveiled their new EV version of the economic car, the Nano. Although it's not a Porsche, this car accelerates from 0 to 60 kms per hour in under 10 seconds. The batteries are super-polymer lithium ion, and give a range of about 160 kms per charge."Electrification will be an integral part of our initiative to launch environment-friendly vehicles," said Ravi Kent, vice chairman of Tata.
This could be the first step towards a more green future, and although there is no launch date set, it gives hope that this could be a viable means of transportation.
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