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Decades before electric cars began to become commonplace, Nancy Sinatra had sung, “These boots are meant for walking.” A new electric car looks ready to turn that classic pop number from 1966 on its head. At first glance, the car resembles a giant shoe, the sort that appears in children’s nursery rhymes. But look closer and you will [...]

In our quest to save the environment, numerous companies have been striving to bring out more eco-friendly consumer electronic products, that have been designed to make our lives a little easier, while minimizing our impact on the environment. At the Consumer Electronics Show 2011 (CES 2011) in Las Vegas, the will to environment conservation is quite [...]

The will and determination to conserve our environment has finally hit the Consumer Electronics Show 2011 (CES 2011) in Las Vegas, as Ford Motors has now unveiled an all new electric car by the name of Ford Focus Electric and with the introduction of this zero emission passenger vehicle, CES 2011 has now officially gone eco-friendly. The Focus Electric [...]

The price for Opel Ampera has been announced by Opel. Considered to be a sibling of the Chevy Volt, this car is different from the Volt only when it comes to the design. At a hefty suggested price of 42,900 euro all over the European market, this car is going to be a pretty expensive one to buy. Opel however says that the price is justified because [...]

British drivers are testing the Mini E electric car, Germany‘s BMW since December last year, and the Englishman Peter McManners gave its verdict on Thursday: the test was a success. Electric cars were distributed to British drivers on 20 December last year, for a six month trial, in which drivers should test the Mini E in everyday situations, [...]

Think City Electric Car is being manufactured in Finland after a spate of recent economic upheavals. In fact, the company was about to be bankrupted, and it just might enter the US electric car market as well. It gets charged 80% in just 15 minutes, and it has got many insiders excited. The THINK City can travel up to 100 miles for every charge, and [...]

REVA Electric Car Company is best known for just that- the electric car which looks like a normal car that has survived being crushed from both ends. However, car which is titled G-Wiz in the UK has had a good response from the consumers even though it bummed in the crash test performance. The India company is ready to bring out two new models, the [...]

There is something about MIT students that makes them totally hot. Take for example these students who are developing an electric car which can be charged in just under 10 minutes! It comes with a 2010 Mercury Milan hybrid and an astounding 7905 lithium ion batteries. The car can accelerate form 0 to 60 in just under 9 seconds and the 10 minute charge [...]

Car crazes are usually held onto with obsessive fiery by the male half of the population. Perhaps this is the reason why car manufacturers opt to design cars with the maximum number of curves, reminiscent of women. Fleszar Automative is in the process of making a car that no woman-loving man can deny. Designed by ideationEDGE, the car is meant to appeal [...]

Italian car company Tazzari Electric has just unveiled a really cute and subcompact car in the US. The car is christened ZERO and would be available in the US by really 2010. The ZERO runs on lithium batteries and is very indeed as it is made from 100% recyclable aluminium. Though it is being touted as a sports car, the top speed that it can achieve [...]