What happens when you transfuse the 2,200 HP electric drive train from the world's fastest and most powerful production electric car, the Mercedes SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive, into a 38-foot racing hull? You get the world's fastest and most powerful production electric speed boat. Duh. Read More >>
The public's apathy for electric vehicles might turn out to be a good thing if research from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology is to be believed, with the thinkers claiming that charging chemical car batteries using electricity from coal-fired power stations generates more pollution than building and running regular petrol engine models. Read More >>
Featured comment by Kauzion:
"Clearly the few hours of my life that I've invested reading and learning about the hydrogen economy and electric vehicles, whilst not making me an 'ex..." More »
Electric vehicles—from cars, to scooters, to bikes—all feature fairly conservative designs. But that doesn't have to be the case, as the Marrs Cycles demonstrates with its beautiful M-1 e-bike that looks like a cross between an old style bicycle and a modern Harley Davidson chopper. Read More >>
Featured comment by TankBoyBen:
"yeah indeed, the only advantage i can see over the car and motorbike is you can take to the cycle routes and pavements without getting in trouble" More »
The Quadrofoil looks like a vehicle from a James Bond action sequence. But while the world's favorite spy seemingly has no regard for the environment while he's blowing things up, this personal hydrofoil is powered by an eco-friendly electric motor. Read More >>
Electric bikes have always looked really dorky and cumbersome, and they just don't have the same design appeal as their more traditional, manual cousins -- especially gorgeous fixies. But Audi, of course, has taken the formula, cranked it up to 11, and came out with something that oozes sex appeal and will have any bike nerd lusting after it. Read More >>
Featured comment by Cortez:
"Audi? So I guess the only visible difference between the base model and the top model is a small "S" logo on the back?" More »
Chainsaws have been used to clearcut forests and terrorise teenage summer camps, so Stihl is hoping to put them in a more friendlier light with their new electric model that swaps the cord for a sixty minute rechargeable lithium-ion battery. Read More >>
Brits aren't buying electric cars according to disappointing figures from the 'plugged-in grant scheme'. That's not really a surprise considering how many are actually available in the UK, but only 106 were sold in the third quarter of 2011. Read More >>
Featured comment by rustybullet:
"It's probably because they aren't very good. No problem if you just use it as a town car...but why waste £30K?!
People have a long commute - and if ..." More »
There will be plenty of jokes made about this one. 88mph, flux capacitors, fusion drives and so on. But the current license holder of the DMC name is serious about reintroducing the DeLorean, with an all-electric update set to arrive in 2013. Read More >>
And they say electric cars don't go fast. A group of BYU engineering students have built an electric streamliner that peaked at speeds of 175 mph. With that quiet electric motor I'll bet the "whoosh" it makes is gorgeous. Read More >>
Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO, has been bigging up his latest baby, a souped-up Tesla Model S sedan, which the company is currently beta testing for the gear-heads among us. Read More >>
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