A promise by Israeli nanotech firm StoreDot that within a year it will be able to recharge an electric vehicle in five minutes has gained some true believers.
Samsung Ventures and Norma Investments Limited (the investment firm that represents business tycoon Roman Abramovich), along with other investors, are providing StoreDot with $18 million for the development of its electric vehicle (EV) charging technology.
Come next May, StoreDot CEO Doron Myersdorf promised….
One fine day Mr Gadkari, Indian Transport minister woke up from his slumber in August 2015 and decided that running electric buses would be cost effective and set about with the Indian Space Research Organization to deploy 15 buses on a pilot project. Possibly he believes that electric vehicles are rocket science and after the Agni Missile Programme, Moon Mission, Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) , Mars Orbiter Mission the mission of making an electric Bus for the people of India should be the next biggest task assigned to India’s biggest Organization.
Now a Pilot project is a small scale preliminary study conducted in order to evaluate feasibility, time, cost, adverse events, and statistical variability in an attempt to study the design and its function prior to implementation of the Technology.
The problem is that the technology in question is 15 years old and…
THE IMMORTUS
The Immortus is a limited edition bespoke solar electric sports car with on-board storage capacity. Inspired by the world portrayed in post-apocalyptic movies, the Immortus is designed to exhibit a toughness that no other car has: endurance. The ability to run on the power of the sun and store the energy for later use make it a car of practically infinite endurance. As long as the sun shines the Immortus lives…
The world’s fastest rechargeable electric bus that takes just 10 seconds to be fully charged has been put into operation in China.
CSR Ultra Quick Charging Electric Bus
Ashok Leyland Optare Versa
Mahindra-E2O
Leading commercial and passenger automobile company Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) would be launching its Electric Vehicles in Europe soon (2015). Continue reading
‘Maxximo Electric to make its presence felt in Agra…finally!
Chetan Maini, CEO, Mahindra Reva, handing over the keys of the Electric Maxximo Vans to Pradeep Bhatnagar, Chairman, Agra Development Authority in the presence of Rajan Katoch, Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Govt. of India.
It’s one of the most exciting design challenges of our time. It’s a very rare opportunity to reinvent a common object. Even more difficult is to decide not only what kind of vehicle needs to be reinvented but also the size of that vehicle? Which market sector should these EV companies decide to cater to? Cars? Bikes? Trikes?
Bikes are supposed to be Power Objects, Bikes are supposed to be Mean, Masculine, tyres bigger than biceps… Bikes are supposed to be ooze sexuality… they are supposed to attract the opposite sex. People own it to portray sexiness. Heck even girls ride power bikes for that macho feel…. kind of to do the forbidden.
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