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Open-source hydrogen car takes to the road

By John on June 26, 2009

Designs for the Riversimple urban car, capable of a 50mph top speed and a 240 mile range, will be freely available online in a bid to help grow the hydrogen market.
A new hydrogen-powered car, whose designs will be “open source” and posted for free use on the web, was unveiled today in London. The company [...]

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Expecting a baby electric from Toyota

By John on March 11, 2009

Yes, this is what most of us think an electric car should look like. Small, eccentric, techno-geeky, Toyota’s FT-EV has got all the right electric cues, and most importantly it confirms a battery-electric future or Toyota, one that the company says will become a reality in 2012.
Certainly, Toyota has partial-electric vehicles in its fleet now, [...]

Posted in Electric Cars | Tagged batteries, electric car, electric vehicles, ion battery, nickel metal hydride, smart car, Toyota FT-EV | 1 Response