Green Car Videos: Electric Cars
All-electric car Nissan Leaf unveiled
Submitted August 6, 2009 • Category: Electric Cars • 458 ViewsThe Nissan Leaf is powered by Lithium Ion batteries and due to be launched in Japan, the U.S. and Europe in late 2010. It was designed as an everyday vehicle with 160-kilometer+ (100 mile) driving range.
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EV concept sports car vs. Ferrari vs. Porsche
Submitted July 24, 2009 • Category: Electric Cars • 607 ViewsWhat’s faster? This electric sports car X1 prototype, the Ferrari 360 Modena or the Porsche Carrera GT… Sadly the X1 is only a proof-of-concept vehicle that will never be a production car. But Wrightspeed Inc. is confident that the technology will lead to a production car in the future
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One day with an electric vehicle from Renault
Submitted July 3, 2009 • Category: Electric Cars • 621 ViewsThe animated film shows how 24 hours with a Renault electric vehicle (EV) could look like. With a standard infrastructure for electric mobility it would be easy to plug the EV in at home and do quick charges at work or service stations.
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1st annual Tesla Roadster Rally
Submitted June 21, 2009 • Category: Electric Cars • 619 ViewsWhile the guys at Speed and Motion usually prefer loud and wild gasoline guzzlers, they celebrated the one-year anniversary of Tesla’s first retail store and the delivery of the 500th Tesla Roadster with the 1st annual Tesla Roadster Rally this year. The course led the drivers 60 miles along the streets and freeways of Los [...]
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All-electric crossover BYD e6
Submitted June 15, 2009 • Category: Electric Cars • 618 ViewsThe e6 is an all-electric vehicle from Chinese car manufacturer BYD Auto. The range is expected to reach 400 km per charge and even more important for electric cars: BYD says that all chemical substances used in the battery can be recycled.
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Mitsubishi i-MiEV & i-MiEV Sport Air at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show
Submitted May 30, 2009 • Category: Electric Cars • 598 ViewsThe Mitsubishi i-MiEV Sport Air concept car was first unveiled at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show in Japan and made its world debut at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show together with the i-MiEV. The Mitsubishi i-MiEV Sport Air is a sporty version of the all-electric i-MiEV city car and it’s designed to show how an [...]
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Protoscar Lampo electric sportscar at the Geneva Motor Show
Submitted May 26, 2009 • Category: Electric Cars • 444 ViewsThe Swiss design company Protoscar has unveiled their brand new electric sportscar Lampo at the Geneva Motor Show in january 2009. The EV is powered by two electric motors with 268 horsepower while its all-wheel drive (AWD) helps to reduce wheel slippage and provides greater driver control.
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Loremo EV - First drive
Submitted May 21, 2009 • Category: Electric Cars • 616 ViewsVideo shows the first test drive of the electric car Loremo EV in public. The Loremo (simple.clever.fun) is lightweight and composed of very few elements like a formula 1 racing car. Compared to a conventional compact size vehicle the Loremo with combustion engine needs just a quarter of fuel but it’s pure driving pleasure.
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Electric cars and scooters: Entering the Zap World
Submitted May 16, 2009 • Category: Electric Cars • 401 ViewsZAP is a a leading brand and distribution portal of advanced technology vehicles. Watch electric cars like the Xebra Sedan, the Xebra Truck or electric scooters like the Zapino. The three-wheeled urban electric vehicles or city cars go up to 45 mph.
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All-electric Renault Kangoo be bop Z.E.
Submitted May 7, 2009 • Category: Electric Cars • 402 ViewsThe Renault Z.E. (Zero Emission) concept car is an all-electric vehicle based on the Kangoo be bop. The prototype uses a 44 kW (60 hp) electric motor and a 15 kWh lithium-ion battery and it’s able to go 100 miles.
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