Nissan’s motorsports arm, Nismo, has come up with another Leaf concept, this one designed for street use with a sportier, more aerodynamic body than the Leaf currently being sold on the market. The concept debuted at the Tokyo Auto Show last week. The car has the same basic drive train as the production Leaf (same [...]
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Nissan Leaf Nismo Concept
December 10th, 2011 
Aaron Turpen 
Posted in Concept Cars, EV Cars, Featured 
Tags: Aerodynamics, Leaf, Nismo, Nissan, Nissan Leaf, Nissan Motors, Tokyo Motor Show 
Comments OffHonda Unveils 2013 Fit EV
November 29th, 2011 Aaron Turpen Honda has unveiled the 2013 Fit EV at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The battery electric commuter car will be available for lease this summer in select California and Oregon markets and will expand from there to six East Coast markets in early 2013. The MSRP on the Fit EV is $36,625 at a lease [...]
Posted in Electric Car, EV Cars Tags: ElectricVehicle, Honda, Honda FCX Clarity, Honda Fit, LA Auto Show, Lithium-ion battery Comments OffThe Nissan Pivo 3 Concept
November 15th, 2011 Aaron Turpen from EVMeme To summarize this vehicle quickly: it’s another electric concept that is ultra-ultra-compact, has a “futuristic” (read: stupid) look, but contains some interesting sideline features that may or may not be realistic. The car itself is a 3-seat in the “fighter jet” configuration (driver up front at center, passengers behind). It’s doors open in [...]
Posted in Concept Cars, EV Cars Tags: Concept car, Nissan, Nissan Motors, Nissan Pivo, Pivo 3, Tokyo, Tokyo Motor Show, Valet Parking Comments OffThe Mercedes-Benz F125! Fuel Cell Plug-in
September 25th, 2011 Aaron Turpen Mercedes-Benz presented a research vehicle called the F125! (125 years of the automobile) at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The vehicle is a fuel cell plug-in hybrid with a range of about 621 miles (1,000km). Intended to demonstrate emissions-free mobility by looking ahead to 2025, the luxury coupe incorporates many of Mercedes’ developing technologies that appear [...]
Toyota Motorsport Sets new Lap Record for EV
September 3rd, 2011 Aaron Turpen Toyota Motorsport GmbH has set a new lap record for an electric vehicle at the Nurburgring Nordshleife 20.8km circuit in Germany. The TMG EV P001 is 100% electric and had Jochen Krumbach at the wheel when it made a lap time of 7:47.794 minutes to beat the old record of 9:1.338 by a wide margin. [...]
Posted in Electric Car, EV Cars Tags: Electric motor, Electric vehicle, Germany, Nürburgring, Toyota, Toyota Motorsport GmbH Comments Off
