Retailers install free Electric Car chargers hoping will they come
IKEA, Kohls, Cracker Barrel, and Fred Meyer hoping to attract affluent electric cars owners. Recent research of electric car owners report that people who own electric cars spend significantly more time in stores than typical customers and are more affluent buyers. Of course this is…
Electric Car charging trials begin in Europe.
Electric Car News from Europe Qualcomm announced a WEVC [wireless electric vehicle charging] technology trial in London to commence in 2012 that is supported by a cross section of stakeholders ranging from government departments and agencies to commercial and private sector enterprises. The objectives of the…
Egg Shaped electric car “Eggasus” will sell for $5,000
Wellington, July 29 (ANI): A team of designers from San Diego have created a car shaped like an egg, which will help people get around in over-crowded mega-cities. The Eggasus is an electric-powered, fully-enclosed single-person car that can travel at up to 40kmh. …
Hybrids, Electric Cars and The Economy
All nations have felt the economic turmoil especially in the last ten years. The growing power of foreign oil providers has significantly created a sort of dictator role in our fluctuating but generally worsening economy. Petroleum producers constantly pound the ever-growing demand with for oil…
The Electric Car: One Solution to Climate Change
Greenhouse gases such as CO2, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and others have significantly increased in the last decade. Due to man’s inadequate efforts to preserve Mother Nature, we are experiencing record-breaking temperatures, sea levels rising, unusual weather, and so many other phenomena – the…
A Little about Electric Cars
Electric cars are automobiles that are motorized by an electrical engine rather than the common fuel engine. The actual electrical engine will get muscle from the controller that adjusts the demand of power depending on the amount needed for the desired speed or acceleration. Although…
Why the Electric Car is Better
The relentless oil price hikes and the severe effects of global warming due to the use of gasoline and diesel cars have become two of the most common reasons why a lot of people are considering owning an electric car. Many countries in Asia continue…