Recently, Tesla Auto had scored highest on the NHTSA tests, nearly a perfect crash test score. How can that be for an all-electric car you ask? Well, I was somewhat taken aback, I really didn't expect this because electric cars are generally heavy due to the batteries...
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Tech Cars, A Dream Project or Worst Nightmare?
Electric automotive fans get a kick out of the chance to demonstrate two photos taken 13 years before in New York City to show exactly how fast things can change. One photo is of Fifth Avenue amid the Easter march in 1900, where the road is full of horses and buggies....
Do it Yourself (DIY) Electric Car – How Practical is It?
Going to the local gas station to fill up back in mid 2008 was a stressful experience. Back then, global crude oil price reached its highest level at $150 per barrel. That in effect has caused a lot of problems for car owners. The suddenly rise of energy expensive...
Electric and Hybrid Cars
Modern technologies have prompted automobile innovations to adapt to the changing interests and necessities of people. Originally, cars were gas-powered, and then later on manufacturers have arrived at electric and hybrid cars.Electric cars are run on batteries. These...
EV Conversion Manual – Make Your Own Electric Car
Back in early 2008, the world was facing the crisis of rising crude oil prices. Oil price reached a historical peak of $150 per barrel and that has sky rocketed local gasoline prices. Many car owners were finding a hard time to make ends meet at the end of the month....
Tesla Electric Car – a Penny a Mile
The new Tesla electric car is hot! But, as the company website proudly claims, "it burns rubber, not gasoline!"This is not just any old electric car. The Tesla electric car is a beauty and definitely one of a kind. It comes with a Lotus designed chassis and has better...
Why the Delay With Mass Take-Up of Electric Cars?
It's been a few years since several electric saloons started getting rave reviews - notably, of course, the Tesla range.Not only were they generating good performance figures but things such as their range and re-charge times seemed to indicate that they were...
BMW Is Electric
It is our collective and individual responsibility... to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live - Dalai LamaBMW cars have always been more than just automobiles. They are something like a Swiss Army knife; a finely crafted tool with everything you...
Best Electric Cars for Eco-Friendly Driving
RECHARGE or RENEWABLE POWER is the slogan as of now in the automobile industry, especially the car manufacturing houses are aiming to develop electric cars and tap the government subsidies. For instance Mahindra has e2oPlus and eVerito whilst Tata Motors is planning...
Benefits of Electric Cars
Electric cars are the new addition to the automobile industry. With technology taking up a pace in today's era, the automobile industry has also accentuated to the electric models of the car. Although these are not mostly used today hence hybrid cars are also...