London Olympic Committee: EVs Are Gimmicks
November 20th, 2009 admin
Topics:
We didn’t want a big fleet of electric vehicles. We’re only just over two years or so away from the games and time is running out to create a viable network. Many of the vehicles will be used for around 18 hours a day. It’s hard graft, and we knew BMW could supply the vehicles
Related Posts
Today Transport for London (TfL) welcomed four new electric vehicles into its fleet as part of the Mayor Boris Johnson’s plans to make London the… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Read More →
When I visited England a few years ago, it was a strange juxtaposition of contemporary American culture with a classic British twist. As a car guy though, I naturally paid the most attention to all the interesting and foreign (literally) vehicles around me. While the black cabs nearly clipped me and I saw a runaway Renault crash into a streetlamp,...
In the United States, Smith Electric Vehicles—headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri—is a relatively obscure commercial electric truck builder that’s only been around for a few years. But in Europe, Smith Electric Vehicles UK has been building electric vehicles for more than 80 years. In fact, they are currently the largest manufacturer...
Tesla has beaten every major automaker and electric car startup to market by years with the first truly successful electric vehicle. Well over 1,000 Tesla Roadsters have been built and bought, and while there is some uncertainty about the brand’s next car, the Model S, Tesla has become synonymous with electric vehicles. So now, the race...
Spyker is moving forward with plans to expand its dealer network , and will accomplish that goal using the Swedish brand it recently purchased, selling its supercars at some U.S. Saab dealers. The target buyers for Saab and Spyker vehicles are obviously very different, so the two companies will work together to identify cities with the ideal demographics...
An electric vehicle powered by lithium-ion batteries broke its own world record for the longest EV trip without recharging when it completed a 623.76 mile run. The Daihatsu Mira EV, featuring Sanyo batteries and converted from gas to electric by the Japan EV Club , already set a record for the longest single trip without recharging when it took...
Related Tweets from Twitter
Related News from Digg
Leave a comment
| Trackback
