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SAM Reborn As Re-Volt In Poland

Thursday, November 5, 2009

In an alternate universe/ distopian world, Jeremy Clarkson would be punished for his excesses by being forced to drive one of these. Say ‘hello!’ to the Re-Volt (no, really, that’s its honest to God name). It used be called SAM, but now they’ve resurrected it, and are building it in Poland, calling it the Re-Volt [...]

Lightning Motor Company Planning More Models

Sunday, July 5, 2009

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Lightning Motor Company Planning More Models

Have you ever heard of Lightning Motor Company? If you haven’t, let me give you a little history. Lightning is a British company working to bring to market a high-performance GT sports car. They have followed Tesla’s business plan for bringing electric vehicles to market very similarly; produce an expensive, high-end sports car first and [...]

90 in 90? Toshiba’s Quick-Charge Batteries

Saturday, April 18, 2009

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90 in 90? Toshiba’s Quick-Charge Batteries

Toshiba is an advanced technology manufacturer, making everything from laptops to power plants that power those laptops. The company had invested considerably into battery technology, which it currently sells primarily to electric bicycle manufacturers. Now the company wants to get into the automotive battery game, and Toshiba announced last-year their intention to manufacture 3 million cells [...]