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Detroit Electric turns to Europe for investment, technology
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Sep 7th 2008 7:45PM It seems the technical help will come from Friend B.V. I found some info on it a couple of months ago:
Presentation (Dutch) with engine design and driving prototype:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1i31qNm2J4
And an article: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&langpair=nl|en&u=http://www.autozine.nl/nieuws/nieuws_archief.php?nk=7570
Paris Preview: Suzuki to unveil the new Alto
Autoblog Green
Aug 9th 2008 8:00AM This "New" Maruti/Suzuki will also be batched as a Nissan in some markets and will be sold as an entry model under even the Nissan Micra.
Next-gen Prius spied testing
Autoblog Green
Jul 30th 2008 8:05PM Why is this news? I already saw this pictures on July 13 (Not 31) 2008
http://njection.com/blogs/jalopnik/archive/2008/07/13/2010-toyota-prius-caught-sem-silently-prowling-streets-of-san-fran-2010-toyota-prius.aspx
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cutwater55/2656345832/
Loremo unveils definitive skin for its high-mpg model
Autoblog Green
Jul 27th 2008 7:20PM Loremo is aiming at an energy consumption of 6kWh per 100 km and a range of 95miles (153 km) with the EV version. So that would mean a battery pack of 9-10kWh.
Fiat e500 to electrify the British International Motor Show
Autoblog Green
Jul 23rd 2008 7:48PM http://www.nicecarcompany.co.uk/e500.html
eBay Find of the Day: smart Crossblade
Autoblog Green
Jul 20th 2008 5:15PM These cars are extremly rare. I only have seen 0ne in the wild in my hometown in Holland in 2001. But because of our wet climate nobody wanted one and you can scoop them up for as low as 6000 euro's. Now demand has risen again and prices float from 10K till 16K in Germany.
http://www.autoscout24.de/List.aspx?vis=1&make=15525&model=18442&pricefrom=1000&cy=D&page=1&maxresults=500&results=20&ustate=N&ustate=U&um=True&sort=price&zipc=D
Donald Trump to give away hundreds of electric Smart cars
Autoblog Green
Jul 16th 2008 5:46PM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaxaXJogy4A
VIDEO: Hank and Joe, the electric car guys
Autoblog Green
Jul 13th 2008 10:41AM He also made a website: http://evcapri.com/
Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/makinnoizemedia
VIDEO: Hank and Joe, the electric car guys
Autoblog Green
Jul 13th 2008 10:40AM I really liked Hank and Joe's video's on the conversion.
Now I am also following the conversion of Kearon de Clouet. He is Converting a Ford Capri with Litium Ion battery's. The video's are really funny because he is REALLY not a mechanic! (Like me) See him almost kill himself getting the petrol out of the tank.
Episode 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKCv8JP3Ph4
Episode 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDIjGiZZ6fw (Love this one, with the fuel tank)
Episode 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6SB2nd5SNM
(Also very funny)
I just love people who do their own conversions.
Even at $4/gallon, American drivers still getting off easy
Autoblog Green
Jul 11th 2008 2:46PM In Holland there is a 65% tax on fuel with inflation correction! Also when the oil prize is rising the tax income thus raises.
The first of July the government added 3 eurocent extra and July 1 2009 1 more cent is added on Diesel fuel.
Gas is left alone for now. And CNG is getting 1,5 cent more tax on 7/1/2009 and 7/1/2010 1 more cent.
Also in 1991 they added 0.11 eurocent tax to close the budget deficit but never gave it back.
I really want out and go electric.
Matthijs
