Monthly Archives: May 2010

Batteries: Honda has chosen Toshiba

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Laurent J. Masson

We know Toshiba for its laptop computers, or its copiers, tomorrow we may also know this japanese company as a battery manufacturer for electric cars. Toshiba is building a new factory that will have an output of 500,000 SCiB (Super … Continue reading →

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Is the Tesla/Toyota partnership only a PR exercise?

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Laurent J. Masson

Any way you look at it, there is something strange in the news of a partnership between Toyota and Tesla Motors. Tesla’s building about 15 cars a week, Toyota’s making more than 150,000. When you’re in the jungle, it doesn’t … Continue reading →

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625 miles in an electric car without recharging

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Laurent J. Masson

The Japan EV Club got famous last year, when they built a car that drove 345-miles without recharging. That car was a small Daihatsu, that the club bought new with a gasoline engine, before converting it electric drive. They used … Continue reading →

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An electric car-sharing service launched in Japan

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Laurent J. Masson

A convenience store like there’s thousands, with photovoltaic cells on the roof. With something strange, these solar cells do not make electricity for the shop below. The electricity is not used on the spot, nor is it sent to the … Continue reading →

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Zytek’s launching a new electric motor’s family

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Laurent J. Masson

A british company, Zytek is pretty well known for its talent in designing electric drivetrains. Working for the Daimler group, Zytek engineered, and built, the first batch of electric Smart Fortwo. And Zytek has kept on working with the germans, … Continue reading →

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Cloud computing in a car, is that real?

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Laurent J. Masson

Cloud computing is arriving slowly in businesses all around the world, with some people already looking way forward: to bring cloud computing technologies in cars. The idea is to give the lonely driver information from the web, or maybe from … Continue reading →

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Cheaper than a Prius, the Auris hybrid

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Laurent J. Masson

A new hybrid is available in Europe. It comes from Toyota. Again. This is not a new model, it’s the hybrid version of the Auris. Not sold in the US, the Auris was made for Europe, to compete against the … Continue reading →

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Money for electrics: Think gets it

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Laurent J. Masson

The bad times seem to be over for Think, the small electric cars manufacturer from Norway. How normal! With so many people talking about EVs, it’s about time to realize that Think is one of the very few, the only … Continue reading →

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Ford will build hybrids in Valencia

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Laurent J. Masson

Ford currently has 2 hybrids on the market in the US, the Fusion and the Escape, but none on the european market, and the manufacturer wants to change this. There was a doubt about which model would get hybridized, the … Continue reading →

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Electric cars: Germany’s charging ahead with Volkswagen

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Laurent J. Masson

Germany has launched its “National Platform for Electric Mobility” during an electric mobility summit in Berlin. Leaders from the automotive industry, energy suppliers, and top scientists where there, under the guidance of german chancellor Angela Merkel. All german car manufacturers … Continue reading →

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