Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed a new urban commuter car that “folds” up for storage, making it much easier to park out of the way, taking up about the same horizontal space as a bicycle. The car, called the Hiriko, has a chance of actually getting built and tested in [...]
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MIT’s Folding Concept Car, the Hiriko
January 31st, 2012 
Aaron Turpen 
Posted in All Electric Car, Concept Cars, Featured 
Tags: CityCar, electric car, Hiriko, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT 
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Lola-Drayson B12/69EV Le Mans Electric Racer
January 20th, 2012 Aaron Turpen Lola and Drayson Racing have come together to build the first all-electric Le Mans race car to be called the B12/69EV as a Le Mans Prototype (LMP). The goal of the first generation of the car will be to set potential records in single lap time runs and to attempt an in-pit inductive charging setup. [...]
Posted in All Electric Car, Featured Tags: 24 Hours of Le Mans, A123 Systems, Auto racing, B12/69EV, Le Mans Prototype, LMP, Lola, Lola Cars, Oxford Comments OffFord Focus Electric at NAIAS
January 10th, 2012 Aaron Turpen The 2012 Ford Focus Electric on display at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Thanks to Craig Agranoff (http://www.craigagranoff.com) for the vid!
CODA Announces New Range Options for 2012 Sedan
January 10th, 2012 Aaron Turpen CODA Automotive opened their booth to the press yesterday at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit with a surprise announcement: their flagship CODA Sedan, the all-electric family car coming to market this year, will have another, lower-priced and shorter-range option. The company is well on its way into production of the electric car [...]
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E-Vul Electric Concept Car
January 8th, 2012 Aaron Turpen To be honest with you, I see a lot of electric vehicle concepts. Most of them are sent to me by designers (or wannabe designers) through social networks or email. A lot of them end up in my virtual round file because, well, they’re just more of the same. The E-Vul nearly met the same [...]
Posted in All Electric Car, Concept Cars, Featured Tags: Concept car, electric car, Electric vehicle, Inductive charging, Transportation 1 Comment »
