Nissan Nismo Leaf Rc: the electric car racing

New York Motor Show which opens next April 21 will be presented in an exclusive Nissan Nismo RC Leaf, a racing version of the electric car in Japan. Nissan Nismo RC Leaf Green is a race car, built using much of the carbon fiber and battery and motor located in the central part of the car. The car weighs 938 kg, much less than the Leaf series, and is slightly different in size: 20 mm 170 mm longer and wider.

Renault Twizy 2011 prices, range, video

Early next year will arrive in dealerships in the new Italian Renault Twizy, the electric car priced scooter. Renault will Twizy fact a starting price of € 6990 which will however need to add 45 euro per month for the rent of the battery. These will be included insurance, maintenance and energy. Its size is really unusual: 2.32 meters long, 1.19 meters wide and 1.46 meters high Twizy Renault has all the features of a car.

2012 auto incentives: incentives for electric cars in Italy and the rest of Europe

By next summer the Italian government should approve the new government incentives for the purchase of electric cars, approvals so the rest of the countries that are pushing the purchase of cars to clean power. By the time Italian legislative incentives for electric cars could arrive in 2012 by the Transportation Commission and Economic Development.

In Italy he began to debate on electric cars since 2009 but since then it has been impossible to make any bill while in the rest of Europe but also in the United States and China, the incentives for self-impact zero are already active. To deal with this aspect there are the Honourable Agostino Ghiglia of PDL and Andrea Lulli of PD, with the charges of "provisions for the construction of infrastructure networks and service vehicles powered by electricity" and "mechanisms to facilitate the development of mobility medians vehicles that produce no carbon dioxide emissions.

Gh Concept Lexus LF-2011: first official video

Lexus has released a long video about his new creation, the LF-Gh concept car that will debut at the next exhibition in New York. The Lexus LF-Gh concept is a sedan of Toyota's luxury brand that has a design that closely resembles that of CT200h. The car should also anticipate the GS and certainly in the short, will arrive in a hybrid version, a true hallmark of Toyota.

In the video for more than seven minutes we suggest you see the Lexus LF-Gh in all its glory, but little is done we see the interior, which provides coatings with red leather dash and taut lines that resemble those of the body. The measures of the Lexus LF-Gh are 4.89 meters long, 1.87 meters wide, 1.45 meters tall, with a wheelbase of 2.85 meters.

Ampera: see also marked the Buick?

General Motors is in the process of designing a new car: this is the Ampera license plate but it will be Buick. The Ampera is an electric car that will arrive later this year on the Italian and was born with the Chevrolet Volt, zero-emission cars already on the market in the United States. The Ampera Buick Buick should be the version of the same car and will be presented with a list price higher than the Volt, which is marketed in the United States to 41 thousand dollars.

Volvo C30 Electrical testers of the snows of Sweden

The Volvo C30 Electric conducted winter tests in Sweden to limit temperatures were around -20 degrees Celsius. Volvo's engineers have put a strain on the C30 carbon-neutral because it also must be within the demands imposed by Volvo Cars: "We must ensure that the C30 Electric as expected while driving, parking and charging in a series of conditions different from normal temperature to heat or extreme cold.

Nissan Leaf at the start deliveries in the UK

Nissan has started shipping the Leaf in Great Britain. After the launch in Japan and the United States, the Eastern power was handed over to the first two European customers of the island. Nissan Leaf is currently assembled in Japan only in 2013 but also the Sunderland factory will bring forth the Japanese zero emission.

Sunderland plant Nissan Juke is already being produced, the younger sister of the Qashqai, and until recently was also built Micra. Thanks to mass production on the British territory Nissan will promote a campaign which will cover the entire territory of the Queen. Nissan dealers in the country are 26 and all had permission to start marketing the Leaf.

Kia Come EV: electric vehicle will come in 2013, the series

Kia will bring in two years on the market, then in 2013, an important innovation, namely its EV Come, all-electric zero-emission vehicle, for use in mass production, and in large quantities for everybody demarcated with environmentally conscious motorists. The proposed electric car from Kia, the EV just come, was introduced as a concept car at the Geneva Motor Show last year, but now Kia has decided to put it in list for anyone who wanted to buy it.

Porsche 918 Spyder: booked by next week

Dear collectors, take this agenda to the next week you can book the all-new Porsche 918 Spyder, the brand-new German car to be produced and delivered only 918 units in October 2013. The list price of the Porsche 918 Spyder, plus tax, is € 645mila and all cars will drive on the left. The Porsche 918 Spyder has a hard top and forms closely resemble those of the 918 Spyder concept.

Under the bonnet of the Porsche 918 Spyder is equipped with a V8 hybrid has two electric motors and a system that can plug in to recharge the batteries in 3 hours so as to have 25 km of autonomy in electric mode, with zero emissions. The Porsche 918 Spyder reaches a top speed of 150 km / h in electric mode, but with the internal combustion engine, 500 hp, the car can reach 100 km / h in just 3.2 seconds, reaching 320 km / h top speed.

Tesla Roadster arrives in Australia to hunt for the record

Simon Hackett with its Tesla Roadster will try to beat the world record for the longest distance traveled by an electric vehicle. The draft Tesla Australia is in fact to go 3 thousand miles along the east coast. Tesla opened its first showroom in Sydney after the Australian government has approved the sale of 2.5 Roadster territory.

Since Australia is a vast country the operation of Tesla is also intended as an advertisement to raise awareness of the millions of Australians, the electric sports car. Hackett left yesterday at 10 am local time, from Melbourne, north. The stops are planned in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.

Renault provides a replacement car in case of stop of the electric car

Renault is taking steps to offer its potential future buyers offer very interesting and quite unusual, it seems, according to rumors, which the French manufacturer has plans to make available to motorists who want a preference in the purchase of a chordal electric car, replacement car if it were forced to stop ahead too fast due to low battery.

What if the electric car would consume their energy reserves before completing the time limit provided autonomy, which could decrease due to many unexpected changes of direction due to road works, traffic jams, particularly long stop at traffic lights and everything ' more. The manufacturer of the brand of the diamond is evaluating in a very careful and professional service, this unique, carefully weighing all the possible variations that may affect the dynamics of the car, including the amount of maintenance requires the customer in the time period of twelve months.

The electric car market to the test

After much talk of electric cars, clean energy and emissions reduction is time to see what happens in the market. With the rising price of oil and the combination of the International Motor Show in Geneva where they were exposed most of the prototypes and standard versions of electric cars, it's time to discover the future of the electric car.

Will he really upset the market? For now, the hybrid models hit the market, first of all the Toyota Prius, have had a good response of customers and, in general, in today's market, the hybrid is more likely to succeed than an electric car. Of course, an electric motor produces no carbon dioxide emissions but still limited battery life and independence make electric cars of the optimal solutions only for the city (at least for now).

New Chevrolet Volt: price

Among the new power that we saw in Geneva could not miss the Chevrolet Volt, the car clean energy that has already begun to be sold in the month of November in the United States and that has already been called the North American Car of the Year. The Chevrolet Volt will be released in Europe at a price of 41.950 € which will include a warranty for eight years or 160 thousand km for both the motor and the batteries.

Geneva Motor Show 2011: all the latest in home Citroen

Now very little missing the opening of the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, an event eagerly awaited each year as is the curious by professionals. Among the many innovations we will present a large exhibition stand Citroen making the DS4, the elder sister of the DS3, technology and hybrid micro-HDI, Hydractive suspension and some solutions for electric mobility.

The Citroen DS was an immediate success and strength of this the leaders of the French wanted to propose other models. The Citroen DS4 has already been voted the most beautiful car of the year. This is a four-door coupe that has already won the hearts of many. Next to the Citroen DS4, the stand of the Geneva Motor Show, there will also be the DS4 Purple, a special edition car.

Geneva Motor Show 2011: Volvo V60 hybrid

Volvo presented its V60 diesel engine that has a unit that works with electricity. The Volvo V60 will arrive in the Italian market by the end of this year and one of its interesting features is the ability to control the charging and data directly from your battery. Just have therefore un'iPhone and Volvo will provide its customers with a specific application designed for this purpose.

The Volvo V60 hybrid will be previewed at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 and promises that consumption amounted to 1.9 l/100 km and emissions of carbon dioxide not exceeding 50 g / km. The petrol unit is a 215 hp 2.4 liter turbodiesel, while the electric motor is equipped with 70 horsepower.

The BMW, the brand new BMW

BMW launched the BMW, a new brand under its control, which will launch from 2013 onwards, new electric models. BMW's investment will be around EUR 400 million el'indotto produce something like 800 new jobs. The first car to be released on the market with the BMW brand will be the BMW i3, better known as Megacity Vehicle.

Then comes the turn of the BMW i8, which takes the forms of the concept car BMW Vision EfficientDynamics technology with plug-in hybrid. The BMW i3 is a car designed for urban mobility, will have a very comfortable interior and will almost 300 kg lighter than its competitors power. Electric models of BMW the BMW plant in Leipzig will be built and will respect the architecture, LifeDrive or aluminum chassis which houses the transmission and passenger cell made of carbon fiber.

BMW 2013: Megacity Vehicle in hybrid version

BMW has just announced that the electric car known as the MegacityVehicle, a new generation small car that will debut in the near future (probably in 2013) and will be launched and marketed in a hybrid version EREV. BMW Vehicle Megacity will be propelled by an electric motor, while the traditional combustion engine will be available as an option, this solution adopted by BMW for its Megacity Vehicle, never used until now and really innovative.

RUF: Electric Porsche 997 early in testing

At the Geneva Motor Show 2011 will be presented, as announced, the Porsche Boxter And Porsche prototype electric house, and a few days of this announcement, came the disclosure by the RUF, which relate to the same willingness to develop new models zero emissions. The projects seem to be as ambitious as that of Porsche, in fact, according to rumors, Ruf would set up its own array of electric Porsche 997, who will face a series of tests on the road, working with the German government and Siemens.

2011 Geneva Motor Show: Rinspeed Bamboo

Rinspeed will present the upcoming Geneva Motor Show 2011 (to be held March 3 to 13) its concept car Bamboo, which today released new images. The Rinspeed Bamboo has been met by the efforts of two homes in Switzerland, and the Esoro 4erC. The Rinspeed Bamboo is an electric car and despite its retro look, is characterized by very innovative design solutions, including inflatable and removable rear seats with a futuristic dashboard dashboard made by VDO, Tablet PC 7-inch, while the front passenger seat There is a dedicated docking station.

Geneva Motor Show 2011: Toyota iQ electric

At the Geneva Motor Show 2011 Toyota iQ will present the prototype of electricity. In fact it is already an almost final version since the first prototype electric iQ, FT-EV II, has already spent a year and a half. In the stand over to the new Toyota iQ will find the Yaris electric Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD) concept, the FT-86 II concept and the Prius +.

The Toyota iQ has power lithium-ion batteries located under the floor and unable to have a range of 105 km. The first tests of the Japanese city car will take place at the end of 2011 and commercialization is expected by the end of next year. The electric Toyota iQ will be launched in the U.S.