Tagged: Electric Car & News
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Detroit Electric brand is back with new electric car sporting US$135k price tag News
05.04.2013 Back in 1907 a Detroit, Michigan, company started producing an electric car known as the Detroit Electric and went on to sell 13,000 models up until 1939. Now the brand has been... -
Could this become the world’s fastest electric powerboat? News
15.02.2013 A striking concept boat has made an appearance at the Miami International Boat Show this week. Inspired by electric-car technology being pioneered by Mercedes, Cigarette Racing... -
Electric and hybrid car sales up 73pc in US in 2012 – report News
04.01.2013 Sales of electric and hybrid car models will rise dramatically, with sales of such vehicles in the US to reach 535,000 units by the end of this year, predicts an analysis from... -
EV fast-charging on island of Ireland gets €2.1m funding boost News
29.11.2012 ESB and the Department for Regional Development Northern Ireland have been awarded €2.1m from the EU to cover half of the funding to develop 46 fast-charging points for electric... -
Nissan upgrades Leaf electric car and drops prices in Japan News
20.11.2012 Nissan has given its all-electric Leaf car a revamp, as well as revealing a less-expensive model in Japan that also has a longer driving range. -
Auto-tech review: Toyota GT86 sports car (video) News
14.11.2012 They reckon that at least 40pc of the value of a high-end car today is in its technology. Starting off on this premise, it soon became apparent that the Toyota GT86 was probably...Categories: Multimedia, Hardware, Green Tech, Green, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Dublin Airport on mission to cut energy use by third by 2020 News
25.10.2012 Dublin Airport is aiming to cut its energy use by up to a third by 2020, having agreed upon a new energy efficiency programme with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland... -
Tesla to open 10 new stores in North America News
21.09.2012 Electric car company Tesla is planning to open 10 new stores across North America this autumn. Each of the company’s new retail stores will feature ‘design studios’ for people... -
BMW reveals prototype electric scooter – the C evolution News
31.07.2012 BMW has given a glimpse of its near-production prototype e-scooter, the C evolution, with the auto giant indicating it might soon be bringing such an electric scooter to the... -
The French embassy goes electric this Bastille Day with the Renault Kangoo ZE News
14.07.2012 Vive la révolution électrique! The French Embassy in Dublin has accepted delivery of its new 100pc electric vehicle, the Renault Kangoo ZE, in time for a bonne Bastille Day. -
Audi claims R8 e-tron electric car has set world record at Nürburgring race track News
02.07.2012 Audi is claiming its upcoming all-electric sports car, the R8 e-tron, has set a new world record for electric vehicles after the car lapped the 20.8km Nürburgring race track in...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, Green Tech, Green Computing, Engineering, Energy -
Tesla puts first Model S electric sedans on US roads News
25.06.2012 Electric car maker Tesla Motors has unleashed a batch of its all-electric sedan, the Model S, to its first customers in the US. The California company claims the five-door sedan...Categories: Systems, Sustainability, Science, R&D, Mobility, Investments, Green Tech, Green Computing -
Tesla’s shares rise as Model S electric sedan to arrive in June News
10.05.2012 Tesla Motors may have just reported first quarter losses of US$89.9m, but the electric car maker also saw its shares jump yesterday after it said that it expects to start...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Mobility, Investments, Intellectual Property, Green Tech, Engineering, Energy -
Ford electric Focus to make pace car history at NASCAR News
16.04.2012 Ford will be lining up its new all-electric Focus to be a pace car at the start of the upcoming NASCAR Nationwide Series in Richmond on 27 April. It will apparently be the... -
Northern Ireland ramps up its e-car programme News
30.03.2012 Northern Ireland has launched its e-car project and started to invest in its electric vehicle network, with the installation of 41 charge points across the region, and a 100... -
Dublin to host international electric vehicle summit in July News
27.03.2012 An international electric vehicle summit called Fully Charged 2012 is set to take place in Dublin this coming July.Categories: Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Funding, Green, Green Tech, Intellectual Property, Mobility, R&D, Renewable Energy, Sustainability -
New e-car charge points for Luas and Iarnród Éireann users News
17.02.2012 As part of its electric car mission, ESB ecars has just installed 30 electric charge points at Iarnród Éireann car parks around Ireland, as well as at Luas Park & Ride... -
Tesla reveals prototype Model X electric crossover News
10.02.2012 Tesla has just debuted its latest all-electric vehicle, a crossover it's calling the Model X. The SUV-type vehicle will feature futuristic falcon-wing doors and is set to go... -
Back to the Future’s DeLorean to go electric from 2013 News
19.10.2011 The DeLorean Motor Company, which builds and supplies parts for the DeLorean DMC-12 made famous in the Back to the Future movies, is planning an electric version of the iconic car. -
Renault Ireland creates 22 jobs and picks electric car champions News
21.09.2011 Having recently created 22 new positions, Renault in Ireland is now on a clean-tech roll in the lead-up to its launch of the all-electric Kangoo ZE van in November. The...