11.24.07
Pre-Production Electric Vehicles Compared
Six Major Pre-Production Electric Vehicles Compared – DIY Electric Car Blogs
With all of the hype surrounding hybrid vehicles today, I thought I’d do some research and post my findings on the next generation of fully electric and plug-in hybrids. The fully-electric EV has had a bad name in the past, mostly due to insufficient battery technology, politics, lack of performance models and other factors. Starting this year with the Tesla Roadster, the EV is going to take on a new form in the eyes of John Q Public. Quiet, efficient EVs will start to become commonplace in the next few years as major manufacturers go into production with the newest generation of vehicle sporting more powerful motors, efficient generators and the latest battery technology.
I’ve been taking care of the OEVA’s web site and have a news stream showing up on it. This came in recently. I don’t normally point to articles about pre-production vehicles, simply because they are often so much vapormobiles. But this seemed in-depth enough to warrant a link.
I’m going to copy the sources just so I can reconstruct this at a later time if necessary.
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/01/07/detroit-auto-show-full-specifications-on-the-chevy-volt/
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/01/07/detroit-auto-show-its-here-gms-plug-in-hybrid-is-the-chevy-v/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Volt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIEV
http://www.megawattmotorworks.com/display.asp?dismode=article&artid=320
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/09/07/tokyo-preview-mitsubishi-i-miev-sport/
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/10/20/the-sun-drives-the-mitsubishi-miev-and-finds-it-acceptable/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Roadster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_WhiteStar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptera_hybrid_car
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/01/07/detroit-auto-show-chevy-volt-vs-gm-ev1-by-the-numbers/
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/10/26/the-latest-on-the-mistubishi-i-miev-and-gallery-of-the-i-miev-sp/
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/3347/Opel-Flextreme-Concept.html
http://www.carbodydesign.com/archive/2007/09/14-opel-flextreme/
http://www.auto-power-girl.com/cars-2007/nissan-specifications/nissan_mixim_concept-2110