Team Catavolt takes aim at land speed record with 200 mph hopes
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, On Two Wheels, Pacific Region, Racing Team Catavolt's LSR Daelin - Click above to watch video after the jump Before Team Catavolt gears up to go road racing in the TTXGP/eFX...
View ArticleTTXGP and FIM may hold "joint rounds" and a "unifying" final
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, On Two Wheels, Europe/EU, Pacific Region, USA, Racing The TTXGP and FIM ePower electric motorcycle racing series have both announced their 2011 calenders. Along with an amazing...
View ArticleAwesome Deliver-E trike is an electrified postal dream machine
Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in, On Two Wheels, Pacific Region Since the 1980s, the Australia Post has counted on the Honda CT110 to deliver letters across the continent. Simon Williams thinks it's about...
View ArticleRenault Fluence Z.E. headed to Australia in late 2012
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Renault, Pacific Region Renault Fluence Z.E. - Click above for high-res image gallery Renault announced today that its upcoming, battery swap-capable electric sedan, the...
View ArticleMitsubishi lops $15,000 off price of 2012 i-MiEV in Australia
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Mitsubishi, Pacific Region Mitsubishi i-MiEV - Click above for high-res image gallery Mitsubishi Motors Australia has announced the price of its 2012 i-MiEV and it's a shocker....
View ArticleNissan Australia charges up for 2012 Leaf launch
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, Pacific Region 2011 Nissan Leaf - Click above for high-res image gallery Nissan Australia has moved one step closer to the 2012 Australian launch of the Leaf by inking...
View ArticleArcspeed Sports roadster puts the wind in your hair, ties your kangaroo down
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Pacific Region With 522 Nm (385 pound-feet) of torque available in an instant, and a super low-cut windshield bug deflector, the newly-revealed Arcspeed Sports is an...
View ArticleVarley evR450 revealed at Australia Electric Vehicle Conference
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Pacific Region The Varley evR450 is the absolute antithesis of everything the company behind it has done to date. You see, Varley Electric Vehicles has been producing...
View ArticleTokai University wins 1,860-mile World Solar Challenge for second year in a row
Filed under: Solar, Pacific Region, Racing Fro the second year in a row, Tokai University can lay claim to the winner's laurels in the 2011 Veolia World Solar Challenge, a sun-powered race challenge in...
View ArticleMichel Motorsports Gitano debuts with EVDrive range-extended craziness
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, SEMA Show, Pacific Region, UK, USA Michel Motorsports has chosen the SEMA 2011 convention to debut the Gitano, its first original design effort....
View ArticleGM considering a plug-in Chevy Cruze
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, Pacific Region The 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco is rated at 42 mpg on the highway, but new reports suggest that we may soon find out just how many MPGe a plug-in...
View ArticleVarley gets specific about evR450 electric supercar
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Pacific Region To mark the 125th Anniversary of Varley Electric Vehicles, the Australian company shifted from its long history of golf-cart-like utility vehicles to something...
View ArticleTaiwan plans battery swapping stations and free-use electric motorcycles
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Legislation and Policy, On Two Wheels, Pacific Region Think of it as Better Place lite. The Taiwan government and utility companies have plans to help build 60 battery swapping...
View ArticleChevy Volt escapes the zombie horde
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, Pacific Region, Videos Did you know the Chevrolet Volt can outrun a gaggle of slow-rambling zombies? Did you know that even in an apocalyptic wasteland,...
View ArticleNissan Leaf goes on sale in Australia for a cool $52,000
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, Pacific Region A year-and-a-half after it came to the U.S. and Japan, the Nissan Leaf is finally available in Australia, and at quite a price. Available now at 13...
View ArticleAll-electric Holden sets 'unofficial' 24-hour record with 1,172 miles
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, GM, Pacific Region, Holden G'day, mate. And a mighty long one. A battery-electric Holden Commodore set what its builders say is an unofficial record for miles driven purely on...
View ArticleLexus will unveil hybrid sports coupe Down Under
Filed under: Hybrid, Lexus, Pacific Region Add another model to the list of hybrids with north of 400 horsepower. The Australian International Motor Show (AIMS) has announced that Lexus will unveil a...
View ArticleCatavolt brings electric motorcycle battle to Australian streets [w/video]
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, On Two Wheels, Pacific Region The Catavolt team has been developing its unique electric motorcycle drivetrain whilst duking it out on racetracks Down Under in the eFX/TTXGP...
View ArticleRenault's Australian EV launch delayed by Better Place issues
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Renault, Pacific Region, Better Place Better Place continues to be a bit of a misnomer as issues with the electric-vehicle battery-switching network have delayed Renault's...
View ArticleGiant kite, Evonic technologies help Wind Explorer EV cross Australia
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Pacific Region Turns out, you can drive a unique electric vehicle all the way across Australia on less than $15 worth of electricity. You just need some...
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