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He said future electric cars may be able to travel nearly five hundred kilometers before the batteries need to be recharged.

But so far it's unclear whether China's central government is ready to roll out consumer incentives to spur sales of electric cars.

Bret Lewis of Fulton Innovation says his firm's technology could also be used for industrial applications, or to charge electric cars.

But experts question how much interest there will be for electric cars while the economy is in the doldrums.

The head of motor racing's governing body, Jean Todt, has said his organization is trying to create new events for electric cars.

One appropriate project, he said, would be a joint project to develop electric cars.

Another part of electric cars' appeal, Srivastava says, is that it's easier to predict how much they cost to operate.

The company fitted Citroen electric cars with receiver pads on the underside of the car, allowing the batteries to be charged wirelessly.

And using renewable energy to make fuel might seem like an odd thing to do, given that it could power electric cars directly.

And with running costs as little as 5% those of diesel models, electric cars will soon start to look like a more viable option.

The launch of the Tesla roadster two years ago demonstrated that electric cars do not have to be slouches.

Bio-diesel, Hybrid, CNG, Solar, electric cars all seem like the "it" words for the moment.

In the share-out on August 5th, Michigan won more grants for electric cars than any other state.

When you think of high-tech gadgets that make us greener, you might picture solar panels or electric cars; windows may not seem as exciting.

On Tuesday, Honda Motors' chief executive Takanobu Ito said the company plans to start production of electric cars in China by next year.

Electric cars (at least the ones without petrol engines to top up the battery) demand that they do.

We'd all be driving electric cars (free electricity would be incentive enough to develop the efficient battery technology to store it).

Though electric cars do not pack much punch, they show off the admirable social conscience of the riders .

In part this is to meet expected pedestrian-safety legislation, because hybrid and electric cars can be hard to hear at low speeds.

The auto makers are developing a lithium-ion battery to power electric cars that are nearing the testing stage, he said.

The spread of electric cars in the 21st century seems to be proceeding at a similar slow pace.

Mr Ghosn's decision to position Nissan as a frontrunner in electric cars has landed the company much-needed government financing, too.

Reducing the size and weight of batteries with the necessary charge capacity has been a long-running battle for developers of electric cars.

He's been a huge advocate of electric cars for a number of years now.

But at a time when President Obama is pushing to have more electric cars on the road, Wolf is doing just that.

The bad news is the same: that BYD's plans to be a mass producer and exporter of electric cars has yet to get off the ground.

Kevin Czinger, Coda's CEO, said he hopes to have sold 14, 000 of the all-electric cars in California by the end of 2011.

"It works just like a windmill, " said Tang, who claims the turbine gives his vehicle three times the battery life of other electric cars.

We got a lot of people thinking about electric cars, what you could do with it.

Beijing's review of its policy comes in the context of a growing industry debate over the viability of electric cars.

The country is also investing heavily in clean energy technologies, as well as electric cars, and could become a big exporter, he said.

Dan Akerson, GM's new chief executive, says the company is committed to electrification and has other electric cars under development.

Luca di Montezemolo's comments will anger many who say electric cars offer the only environmentally-friendly future for the industry.

In many parts of the country, electric cars will essentially be coal-powered, running on electricity generated by the fossil fuel.

Aside from the Tesla and a few other electric cars, demand-side cleantech lacks supply-side sex appeal.

However, electric cars really green on the environment has no negative effect on it?

Drivers of electric cars might in future even be able to select different engine sounds, and maybe download them like ringtones.

With electric cars around the corner, my dream of green motoring suddenly seems possible.

If it goes on for much longer people will just buy electric cars, etc. from our competitors overseas and again US jobs will suffer.

Despite subsidies, electric cars and hybrids (which can run off batteries or a generator powered by an engine) are shifting sluggishly.

You should do a bit more research mate, even first generation production electric cars like the Nissan Leaf can do 100 miles per charge.

It has repeatedly said exports of its electric cars to the US were on the horizon, but has repeatedly moved that horizon.

The flow of energy between the grid and electric cars need not be one-way.

Richard Gane, PwC's UK head of automotive, says, however, that drivers of electric cars will have to make a "quite enormous" mental switch.

Electric cars and alternative-fueled vehicles will struggle to deliver range and only a small number of people will have them, he predicts.

All this could limit the appeal of electric cars to affluent greens living in leafy suburbs.

This was the year that just about every major automaker got real about electric cars.

Indeed, as engineers around the world scramble to create eco-friendly, plug-in electric cars, China is already ahead of the game .

One of the leading hopes for avoiding greenhouse gas overload from all those tailpipe emissions is electric cars.

As a result, electric cars no longer require drivers to buy expensive batteries or to worry about limited driving distance.

(TM, 7203. TO) of Japan and General Motors Co. of the U. S. are gearing up to test-market plug-in hybrid electric cars in China soon.

Electric cars need frequent recharges and solar-powered vehicles of course need the sun.

The Leaf serves as a test case for how more than 20 electric cars due in the next three years will be rated by the EPA.

At Frankfurt, Mr Ghosn presented what he described as a complete range of affordable purely electric cars.

BMW concludes from these tests that electric cars are suitable for most people and that range anxiety fades as drivers get used to them.

The rest will be electric cars running on full or partial battery power -- or some new, yet-to-be-perfected technology.

Investors who want to bet on solar power or electric cars do not want to be saddled with rice cookers or restaurants.

The quiet future that electric cars could usher in, though, may have to be postponed.

Electric automobile: electric passenger cars, electric buses, electric cars, hybrid electric vehicles, electric cleaning vehicles, etc.

They even drove around the solar village in electric cars powered by a solar battery.

This month Beijing said it would subsidize purchases of electric cars and plug-in hybrids in a pilot program in five cities.

If such development continues at this pace, a future with cordless electric cars may not be too far down the road.

Through their alliance the two companies aim to be the leaders in mass-produced electric cars from 2011 when Renault starts selling them.

But that prompts a question: With a sticker price of more than $40, 000, would sales of electric cars be hopping without a tax subsidy?

China has great ambitions for electric cars amid rising fuel prices and a growing demand to cut emissions.

Such an analysis has actually been done by engineers at AC Propulsion, a firm in the Los Angeles area that makes parts for electric cars.

Beijingsees electric cars as a field where it can take a global lead, helping to transform China into a creator of technology.

The company wants to build an infrastructure for charging electric cars.

Plans aired on April 16th to subsidise buyers of electric cars from 2011 make sense, despite the current limitations of that technology.

A million electric cars will need a lot of power and a complex system to make sure the grid is not overwhelmed.

Gaudy marketing claims aside, those betting on Detroit's dominance of electric cars should prepare for a shock.

Electric cars may match the needs of our time better and become more desirable than cars relying on the internal combustion engine.

Others are taking it further, building smart grid networks to enable consumers to plug in electric cars at a variety of locations.

Europe's biggest carmaker Volkswagen said it was considering cooperating with Chinese company BYD on hybrid or electric cars.

Electric cars will require more powerful recharging stations than the standard wall outlets used to juice up bikes.

McKinsey, a consultancy, argues that the Chinese government overreached by pushing for a leap straight to all-electric cars.

This post, part of a series we're running all about electric cars, was written by Patrick E. George from HowStuffWorks. com.

In electric cars, ultracapacitors can capture energy from regenerative braking and use it for fast acceleration.

Only a few thousand electric cars are presently on the roads.

Millions of people will consider buying electric cars as mainstream models begin hitting showrooms in the next year or so.

Only more fuel-efficient vehicles, better public transport, and electric cars will get us off the oil hook.

Critics of electric cars frequently argue that their viability depends on government subsidies.

This step-change in capacity could pave the way for a new generation of electric cars, mobile phones and laptops.

Lack of range is reckoned one of the main obstacles to the widespread use of electric cars.

Makers of electric cars claim that this is an efficient way to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.

BYD will begin selling electric cars in the U. S. this year and both hybrids and electrics in Europe by 2011.

Not much, admittedly, when compared to the 128 watt-hours per kilogram of a lithium-ion battery, like that found in many electric cars.

Our products are widely used in electric- bicycle, electric-motorbike and electric- cars.

The Chinese auto maker, famous both for its plans to market electric cars and for an investment from Warren Buffett, has hit a sticky patch.

The recent case in Detroit where two Chinese stole GMs technologies for hybrid and electric cars is an example of this flavor.

The flurry of contacts and agreements between German and Chinese ministers touches on everything from hospital management to electric cars.

Actually, we are already very close to developing electric cars that match the performance of petrol vehicles.

And like a slew of other Chinese companies, some e-bike makers are already working on electric cars.

That promises smaller, cheaper, more powerful batteries for consumer electronics and, eventually, for electric cars.

But cheaper electric cars have to make a trade-off between range, price and convenience.

"Electric cars are one of a suite oftechnologies that are making vehicles cleaner and more fuel efficient, " hesaid.

Electric cars and the recharging and navigation technology needed to run them could also pave the way for new business models.

His investments include Ausra (solar), GreatPoint Energy (coal-to-gas), Fisker Automotive (hybrid autos) and Th! nk (electric cars).

That would also allow the batteries of electric cars to serve as a backup supply of power when needed.

Without big government subsidies, electric cars aren't economically competitive with conventional ones.

In the popular imagination, green economy evokes towering wind turbines, sleek electric cars, and acres of mirrors shimmering in the desert.

With the technology for electric cars steadily improving, and gas prices fluctuating, consumer interest has taken off.

Although electric cars may not themselves produce greenhouse gases, generating the electricity they use does.

Rival BYD, which has the backing of Warren Buffett and a hopeful future as a maker of electric cars, trades at 65. 2 times, by comparison.

If electric cars are a good way of reducing emissions, a carbon tax will enable them to flourish.

Later this year, it will launch its electric cars in Denmark and Israel before attempting to convert the rest of the world.

Lithium is, obviously, a primary component of the lithium ion batteries powering the first generation of electric cars.

Will China's leaders increase gas taxes to make expensive alternatives like plug-in electric cars more acceptable to consumers?

Critics of electric cars frequently argue that their viability depends on government subsidies. Not so the eZone.

We've got a very aggressive plan for promoting electric cars and hybrid cars.

Children can drive their parents in electric cars and cruise along the highway of tomorrow .

Until now, electric cars have been marketed as a costly niche product.

General Motors Co. and Nissan are spending billions of dollars to market electric cars they hope will become mainstream vehicles.

Auto makers also face issues over heavy batteries, which reduce the efficiency of electric cars, and recycling batteries.

Electric cars may make the most sense to operate in the city, where vehicles usually drive at low speeds and for short distances.

That's why Toyota, Nissan, Daimler and GM are all developing electric cars that run on next-generation lithium-ion batteries.

BYD will import its electric cars and buses from overseas, concentrating on fleet sales but beginning consumer sales next year.

Better Place is the company that is pioneering this effort of making automated charging stations for electric cars.

Acquiring Sanyo Electric gives Panasonic more green products, from solar panels to batteries for electric cars.

The technology to develop battery electric cars is not ready for the mainstream.

Unlike many competitors, BMW is developing and designing its electric cars from the ground up around its electric drive system.

When MidAmerican bought its BYD stake, the media jumped to the conclusion that Mr. Buffett was placing a bet on electric cars.

Waiting lists for the new electric cars from Nissan and General Motors (GM) exceeded production quotas.

Do all those things and by 2020 electric cars will have become a common sight in cities across the world.

Panasonic, meanwhile, is jointly developing batteries for hybrid and electric cars with Toyota.

One issue that is important to many buyers is how the value of electric cars will hold up in the second-hand market.

They all plan roll outs soon, or are already taking orders in small numbers, for electric cars powered by lithium-ion batteries.

Electric cars may one day meet the demands of consumers faced with rising fuel costs, says the Petersen Museum's Leslie Kendall.

In 1900, the number of electric cars outnumbered the gasoline cars by almost a factor of two.

Electric cars have come and gone over the years.

This rebate covers electric cars, hybrid cars, as well as compressed natural gas cars.

It sounds like just the ticket for other demanding applications, like long-range high-performance electric cars.

electric cars stacking: apply to supermarkets, large storage areas with the logistics.

The battery technology for electric cars applies the intellectual property that was developed for electronic gadgets.

The revised mandate allows manufacturers to comply with the rules by building more battery-electric cars instead of fuel-cell vehicles.

The firm has suspended three senior managers for allegedly leaking technical details about the electric cars it's developing.

The evolving smart grid, which can integrate electric cars with the electricity industry?

The main tool for the production of electric cars and electric scooters .

There is a great deal of disagreement as to the efficiency of electric cars.

Some auto industry analysts have also expressed doubts about the speed of Chinese consumers' adoption of electric cars.

China's energy and environmental challenges could drive demand for electric cars, analysts say.

But most electric cars on sale today cannot yet challenge the 300-mile range of the average internal combustion engine.

What is really grabbing attention at international car shows, however, are the dual-mode electric cars.

Electric cars offer a fresh start in a field with no entrenched leaders.

Electric cars with strategically located charging stations make a lot of sense for Iceland, . . .

As electric cars become more popular, the market for parts and mechanics will expand, bringing costs down.

Electric cars, though a welcome development, are neither as useful nor as green as their proponents claim.

VW wants to capture a lead in electric cars and other new technologies as it aims to become the industry's largest carmaker by 2018.

Farther north, New York City is installing 100 electric charging stations to encourage drivers to purchase electric cars.

BMW was close to bringing electric cars to market once before.

More established Chinese carmakers have also been developing hybrid and all-electric cars.

The higher oil prices are, the more attractive hybrids and all electric cars become.

A leading vehicle consultancy says prospective demand for electric cars "may be overhyped" .

The goal of reducing emissions needs low-carbon generators to power the grid the electric cars draw juice from.

But fully electric cars, which generate no toxic exhaust, are emerging to challenge Toyota's hybrids.

But the idea requires a shift in how electric cars would be sold and recharged.

It includes electric cars, hybrid cars, as well as biofuel-powered cars.

The widely concerned charging standard for China electric cars has taken a substantial step.

Even when electric cars run off coal-produced electricity, they will still produce much less carbon dioxide than a gasoline engine.

Norwegian company has ideas for producing electric cars that could change the way cars are built, sold, owned and driven.

Many governments, including China's, are offering subsidies to buyers of electric cars.

"I'm very confident that Magna will be amongst the leaders in selling and building electric cars, " Stronach said.

If hybrid cars are any indication, many consumers will baulk at electric cars' high initial price.

Even with government backing, skeptics say Chinese electric cars are not ready for prime time.

As GM collapses, strangled by its attachment to old models, China is developing electric cars.

With the popularity of electric cars, some 10-year-old children to add to this road, "Light Cavalry" between.

The way electric cars will reduce CO2 emissions is that they can only go a few dozen miles at a time.

China's energy and environmental challenges could drive demand for electric cars.

He has experimented with Stirling engines in electric cars and motorbikes, but his real target is the developing world.

The project has the blessing of Israel's government, which has enacted generous tax incentives for electric cars.

Electric cars are much easier to design, having basically only one moving part.

Key stats about electric cars and hybrids in the U. S.

Ensuring that electric cars look and handle like their predecessors would smooth the transition, said Stradling.

Some ambitious producers are talking about turning their hands to electric cars.

It has the largest deployed fleet of electric cars in 24 countries worldwide, with 3000 EVs (electric vehicles) on the road.

If electric cars do finally start selling in large numbers, which company will dominate?

Electric cars arrive, and solar, batteries, bio fuels, and engines all advance.

That said, not all makers of electric cars have rushed to embrace permanent-magnet motors.

Electric cars from other mainstream manufacturers are not far behind.

He realises few people will buy electric cars just to look green or cool.

Inventors are now working on steam cars as well as electric cars.

Plans for electric cars may sound attractive, but you still need the clean energy to power them.

However, Chinese firms are also investing heavily in electric cars.

Alternative-energy cars are not mature enough. And pure electric cars cannot go very far.

Jobs for factory workers to build high-tech vehicle batteries, electric cars, and hybrid trucks.

But the profusion of hybrid and all-electric cars now hitting the roads faces a far bigger challenge.

air and sea with three flights of its key principles of electric cars is very important.

In marketing electric cars, the companies also plan to tout lower running costs.

One extra point to keep in mind is that electric cars will cost considerably less than gasoline cars to operate.

Now the big car firms are pushing all-electric cars for the mass market.

It's going to be in our electric cars and in our power grid.

"Do you know what the price of oil will be in five years if they're not using electric cars? " Agassi asks.

Electric cars can provide a jolt as America explores a new energy strategy--but not if consumers feel like they're riding on empty.

S. has been pushing electric cars for environmental reasons and to revive Detroit's embattled car industry.

Electric cars could cut greenhouse gas emissions if used properly.

No fewer than eight electric cars in various stages of development were put on display by Chinese companies.

Electric cars are being marketed as safe for the environment.

Nissan will build up to 150, 000 Leaf electric cars per year at its plant in Smyrna by 2012.

A new line of electric cars took center stage at the automobile show.

BYD, a Chinese maker of electric cars and batteries, is the latest contender.

Electric cars charge up overnight, using off-peak electric power.

I've heard some convincing arguments in favor of converting to electric cars.

Beijing has targeted 16 major areas for increased efficiency and has channeled more than $300 million into electric cars.

Obama says he wants a million electric cars on American roads within five years.

Alas, electric cars still face several roadblocks.

He thinks electric cars will compete without subsidies against conventional cars only when production reaches about 500, 000 per model.

At the same time, the situation probably had some role in Toyota's decision to team up with Tesla to produce electric cars.

Fisker will use its $529m to build and market two designs of plug-in electric cars, the Karma and another, code-named NINA.

It is the world's largest manufacturer of electric bicycles, and may dominate production of electric cars.

China's government is backing the industry's push toward electric cars.

Beijing has aimed at 16 major areas for increased efficiency and has channeled more than $300 million into electric cars.

Congress set aside $25bn in grants and loans in 2007 to encourage advanced vehicle technology, including electric cars.

China is also investing heavily in electric cars: could America lose the green-tech game?

Remote vehicle-monitoring of this sort will be especially useful with the new generation of electric cars, such as Nissan's LEAF.

China plans for more charging stations for electric cars .

For leveraging its battery know-how to become a leader in making electric cars for the mass market.

It also teamed up with Germany's Daimler (DAI) in March to build all-electric cars for China.

BYD electric cars takes requires only 10 mins for a 50 percent charges and that takes you 180 km.

the third are technologies for fuel battery vehicles or electric cars, and the ultimate realization of zero emission.

The equivalent for electric cars is the lithium-ion battery, or Li-ion.

Both GM and Toyota say they are taking more time to roll out their electric cars to make sure their batteries are safe.

Mazda have built this concept electric car with top speeds of 250mph! Who said electric cars are slow?

"Even the best electric cars have a range of about three hours, " he explains.

He recently bought a stake in BYD, an aspiring maker of electric cars.

But electric cars use only basic motors and gearboxes, and have relatively few parts.

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In Geneva on Monday, Volkswagen outlined plans to become dominant in electric cars by 2018.

Reva has so far sold 2800 electric cars in the UK.

The endurance of electric cars is soon to receive a timely boost.

And other questions loom over the new electric cars.

Unlike pure electric cars, hybrids normally have a rather shallow charge-discharge cycle.

Future power strips will be designed big enough for use by large buses at first, then by smaller online electric cars later on.

We looked at an MIT study: ten million electric cars on the global roads.

Governments and automotive manufacturers are pumping tens of billions into the development of electric cars.

It also speaks of new aircraft guidance systems, more and better bridges, electric cars, cars that talk to each other, and much more.

Daimler is also using the idea as the basis for a bid to supply 3, 000 electric cars for a sharing scheme in Paris.

Where will they plug in their electric cars then?

"We will gain competitiveness in wind energy and the production of electric cars. "

There are only two models of electric cars in mass production today, namely the REVA and the ZAP Xebra.

The same trend could happen with electric cars.

It is pushing Japan Post, the recently privatised postal service, to convert its fleet of 21, 000 delivery vehicles to electric cars.

The big question now is: will hybrids or pure battery-electric cars be the future?

Electric cars require much larger motors, with more rare earth metals, than hybrids such as the Prius.

"If China uses electric cars, hybrids and so on, they will impose the manufacturing line on most of the rest of the world. "

The first mass-market electric cars are arriving in showrooms. They represent a big gamble for carmakers.

We build electric cars. We invest in solar power.

As Electric Cars Arrive, Where Will They Plug In?

The other program is examining efforts to speed up common public use of electric cars.

Many of these features will make their way into all-electric cars too.

Ideally, electric cars will get closer to 400 miles on a charge.