EVFuture News

Company Builds Fast Charging Station For Electric Cars

2010-07-10 05:39:57

"Japanese based JFE Engineering has released its ultra-fast charge station. Designed to comply with the CHAdeMo standard developed by Tokyo Electric Power Company, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Subaru and Toyota, the system is capable of charging a 2011 Mitsubishi i-Miev from empty to 50% full in just three minutes. Even just three minutes plugged into the fast-charge station was enough to enable a standard 2011 Mitsubishi i-Miev to travel a further 50 miles before further charging was required." / Consideration will have to be given to the massive high-voltage power lines needed to power a charger capable of recharging an EV so quickly. But for retail locations and gas stations, the 62.5 kW power requirements of each charger should not be impossible to accommodate in all but the remotest of locations.

TVS Moves Away From Electric Vehicles

2010-06-27 18:25:54

TVS Motor Company has put its electric vehicle production plans on hold due to poor sales. It has also shelved plans to launch electric three-wheelers and stopped its production of its line of battery powered scooters, the Scooty Teenz Electric scooter.
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

2010-06-04 03:03:19

Mahindra and Reva have announced a collaboration to form a new company called Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicle Company that will see Reva's electric powertrain technology put into Mahindra & Mahindra vehicles. Mahindra will also take a 55.2-percent equity stake in Reva Electric Car Company and has so far invested about $10 million in the new company.

Hyundai Motor India goes green with zero emission electric car

2010-05-07 02:46:56

Hyundai Motor India Ltd, the country’s largest car exporter and second largest car manufacturer, today unveiled the electric version of the immensely popular compact car - i10 at Auto Expo 2010 in New Delhi.
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Buying An Electric Car: What You Need to Know

2010-04-27 03:56:40

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...

Renault India�s Twizy Z.E. Electric Car Concept: Launch in 2011

2010-04-19 03:46:50

Chief Minister of Delhi, Sheila Dikshit, inaugurated the Twizy Z.E. Concept from Renault India on Monday. Twizy Z.E Concept is a new 2-seater electric car from Renault India and the company is claiming this car to have “zero emissions”. This electric car is based on the green technology principle. Read more Read more

Moosshiqk, world�s smallest electric bike

2010-04-19 03:46:29

Mr. Santhosh from India has built the world’s smallest e-bike measuring 12 inches in height and 18 inches in length. "Moosshiqk" (the Sanskrit word for mouse) – is a 12 inch height, 18 inch length battery driven bike. Only one of its kind in the world which can be ride backwards (reverse). It can be disassembled in less than 1 minute and can be assembled in the same time. Dry weight : 4 kg, Speed : 12 to 15 kmph Read more

Honda Unveils Electric Motorbike

2010-04-14 03:24:27

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 more

Chrysler�s Shocking Promise: An EV by 2010

2010-04-19 03:43:31

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...

The Chevrolet Spark Electric will hit Indian roads in October 2010 with a staggeringly high price tag

2010-04-19 03:45:31

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.