Geely IG to undercut the NANO

Remember the chinese maker GEELY,which was in the news recently for acquiring VOLVO from Ford? The same company has again been in the limelight for its development of an all new lost cost car for emerging markets,the GEELY IG.To be priced at just US$ 2250 when launched in the chinese market in 2012,the IG will undercut even the TATA NANO by at least 20-30 percent.The IG will later be launched in several other markets with India being on top of the priority list.
The two door 4 seater will be based on the IG show car that was unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show earlier this year.It wil be powered by a 1.0 litre 70ps engine with 5 speed gear box. Officials quoted that the IG will be built to a higher quality than the NANO.GEELY is also studying the feasibility of coming up with an electric version,due for launch somewhere in 2015.Will GEELY actually pull this off?Our fingers are crossed.

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City Unveils Electric Vehicles

The City of Vancouver today unveiled two environmentally friendly additions to its fleet of vehicles.

The “Think City” and the “Ranger EV” are fully electric, zero emission vehicles that are being leased from the Ford Motor Company. It’s part of a two-year trial to see how electric vehicles can be integrated into the City’s existing, conventionally-powered fleet.

The “Think City” is a dramatically designed two-seater that uses nickel cadmium batteries for power, and can travel up to 60 km per charge, at speeds up to 90 km/h. It’s built of recyclable plastics and materials.

The “Ranger EV” looks like, and is built much like, a conventional pickup truck, except that it’s powered by lead acid batteries. It can travel up to 70km on a single charge, with a top speed of over 100 km/h (exact speed and range vary depending on the road conditions and the remaining battery charge).

Electric Car : SUV Truck Phoenix Motor Cars

Did you know that a fully electric SUV is about to come out. The launch of the new vehicles just got delayed until 2008 because of the certification process.

The company, Phoenix Motorcars, already has 500 on order from clients. Pacific Gas and Electric is one customer and so are many government municipalities. These organizations buy large fleets of cars and often don’t go long distances. Thus, the 100 mile range is not a problem with compared to regular consumers.



Electric Car : SUV Truck Phoenix Motor Cars





Electric Car : SUV Truck Phoenix Motor Cars





Electric Car : SUV Truck Phoenix Motor Cars





Electric Car : SUV Truck Phoenix Motor Cars

Universal Electric Vehicle's Spyder

We first spied the Spyder from Universal Electric Vehicle last December at the sports car's Santa Monica unveiling. UEV just emailed AutoblogGreen an updated spec sheet and some new pictures of the car under sunny skies and who are we to sit on something like this.

Obvio 828e

Even though it starts off looking like an April Fool's Day parody, Good Morning America had a show last week called The Future Now. This bit featured the ZAP Obvio 828 as part of a discussion on alternative fuels, networked cars and hydrogen fuel cells. Well, discussion is perhaps a bit too generous a word. The hosts, one from GMA and the other from Popular Science, briefly touched on these technologies for the early a.m. audience.

Chevrolet Spark Electra to Hit Indian Roads Soon

General Motors India’s small car Chevrolet Spark will soon be launched in the electric version on Indian roads. Chevrolet India has forayed into a technology tie-up with Reva Electric Car Company. The main aim is to produce green cars and the Bangalore based Reva is set to assist in the endeavor.

At its Halol (Gujarat) and Talegaon (Maharashtra) manufacturing plants, Chevrolet India plans to export 20 per cent of the production starting 2011. The two facilities have a capacity of 225,000 units a year. The company is also setting up a new line with a 160,000-unit per year capacity at Talegaon in order to manufacture petrol and diesel engines, which will go on stream towards the end of next year.

Cars from Reva never became hugely popular in India due to the high prices and the fact that the initial version of the car suffered from low build quality. Government subsidies were non existent and the car suffered from limited range and it was powered by the lead acid battery. But the newer versions namely NXR and NXG will change the perception as the car will escalate to improved battery technology.

The technology tie-up between General Motors and Reva is certainly going to yield positive results as the product is slated to be India’s first real electric car.
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Swift with a plugin hybrid

Suzuki is unveiling a Swift with a Plug-In hybrid and a Suzuki SX4-FCW hydrogen drive under the slogan: “Small Cars for a Big Future” at the Tokyo Motor Show.

The Swift Plug-In is designed for short city trips with a petrol-driven generator in addition loading the battery of the electric engine. The battery can also be connected to an electric household socket that gives the car a range of 20 km on one charge.

Suzuki is also showcasing the SX4-FCV (Fuel Cell Vehicle) with a fuel cell unit designed by General Motors. The high-pressure hydrogen fuel tank has been designed by the Japanese manufacturer with additional energy coming from brake regeneration.

Suzuki is currently carrying out field tests with the SX4 for possible serial production.
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Maruti Suzuki Swift

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Mitsubishi launched their new electric vehicle, i-MiEV

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is considered to be one of the notable car manufacturer's in the world today and they have now launched their new car i-MiEV, which is an electric vehicle. The company unveiled the i-MiEV at its headquarters in Tokyo.

The major feature that relates with this new car i-MiEV is that it can powered solely by electricity, and can be recharged from a regular home socket. The four-seater vehicle can run up to 160 kilometres (100 miles) after charging seven hours at 200 volts. The other notable thing is that it is a zero-emission vehicle and it does not rely on oil, which is different from hybrid cars.

The major letdown with this new car is that it is twice as expensive as popular hybrid cars by rivals Toyota and Honda. Mitsubishi's i-MiEV costs 4.59 million yen ($47,560), more than twice as much as Toyota's new Prius, which is just over 2 million yen, or Honda's Insight, which starts at 1.89 million yen, the cheapest hybrid on the market. But the company is planning to cut the price below 2 million yen, as the production increases.

Sales of this new car to individual consumers in Japan will begin in April 2010. This new product from Mitsubishi will also be available in United States, China, Britian and other European countries.

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