Koenigsegg introduced a new prototype what is called the Quant. With a great cooperation between Koenigsegg and NLV Solar AG this solar dream car is born. But what is so special about this car? Well it is his solar power that powers it’s engine.
The whole car is one big solar cell itself. The whole car is covered with an invisible film that will act like one big solar cell. Pretty cool invention if you ask us. The best part of it is, that it actually recharge itself by driving this amazing car. Within 20 minutes the battery is fully recharged an you can drive 500 KM with it. How great is that? Read more…
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Tesla already proofed electric vehicles can be fast… Now the announced their Tesla S Sport sedan. This looks like a mixture between an a Jaguar and a Maserati. Although a lot of people think this isn’t a fast car, well it is!
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The new Blue Zero by the Italian design house Pinifarina is a true city car. This is a fife-door car with automatic transmission. Ideal for four persons traveling through the city. The top speed of this Pininfarina’s five-door hatchback is capped at 130km/h. Enough for driving through a city. It’s acceleration is still ok. From o – 60 km/h will be done in 6.3 seconds. Not the fastest car, but who cares. On a full battery you can drive 250 km for recharging what will take up to six hours of charging. The bigger cities even got a power plant on their parking to recharge your vehicle. So no worries you can’t get back home.
Thanks to Green car site.
On the website of Nissan Talk, we found a nice article about the new Nissan Nuvu. Although we think this model is a ladies car, it would be ideal for city trips. This car isn’t really a car for the highway.. but more for small city streets and ideal for parking. Especially for the ladies, so they don’t need to have any parking sensors to avoid some damage, so this will safe you in the insurance for you car.
To get back to the NUVU also known as “new view”, time for the technical part.
Top speed: 75 mp/h
Range: 77 mile
Battery: lithium-ion battery pack capable of 140 watt hours per kilogram
For more info, visit the site of Nissan Talk.
Aptera Motors will bring a three-wheeled vehicle on the marked at the end of 2009. They planned to deliver by October 2009 their first vehicles. The all electric vehicle 2e from Aptera Motors will go into production and is expected to be delivered by October 2009. The three-wheeled vehicle Type 1, now coined as 2e, is a Carlsbad concept with investments from big names like Google and Idealab.
This electric vehicle is made from composite high strength materials, that will have good aerodynamics. In a single charge this E2 can travel 100-120 miles with a top speed of 85 to 90 miles per hour.
For more information about the production of the E2 Aptera, have a look on the website of Alternative Car Fuels.
