Electric Cars: Plug to Ride!!

The growing concerns over deteriorating environment and depleting fuel reserves have sparked a spate of research for new technology to run vehicles. The criteria for such vehicles being, they must not pollute.
Companies like Nissan, Reva and Honda are locked in the battle to start production of viable prototypes of electric cars for sale. It seems [...]

Electric Cars – Charging for change

The fever for electric cars is rapidly spreading as many new and old car manufacturers strive to come out with latest models for public use. Market heavyweights like Nissan, Subaru, and Honda are locked in battle with a number of boutique car manufacturers to offer to the customers, the first electric car for sale.
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Electric Car Conversions Defy Market

The ongoing financial crisis has obviously affected car manufacturers, most of whom have reported a downtrend in sales. But quite surprisingly Wayne Alexander, who runs a business of electric car conversions, has his hands full like never before.
Alexander converts conventional gas powered cars to electric powered ones. He has been in the business for the [...]

Toyota Prius Hybrids

A number of drivers, especially Toyota Prius owners are increasingly converting their Prius Hybrids into plug in electric cars by installing an extra battery. Though it comes at a hefty price of $10,000, a Watertown based company A123 Systems which started selling it online July onwards, has already sold to 200 hybrid car owners. Six [...]

DIY Electric Cars

Though the technology exists, yet none of the world’s major car manufacturers have been able to come out with good electric cars for sale that last on the roads. There have been erratic and infrequent efforts resulting in half hearted products, which the users have rejected for obvious reasons. Tired of waiting for car manufacturers [...]

A Fully Electric Car in Melbourne

As far as electric car conversions go, this one takes the cake - the petrol prices touching moon have forced Essendon based IT engineer Richard Keech, to spend $32,000 on customizing his $17,000 hatchback Hyundai Getz and convert it into a fully electric car. It can travel for about 85 km after being charged for [...]

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