Electric Car News

A short one on the same note about France. The politicians have hinted that they would be prepared to pay up to EUR5,000 to at least 100,000 first-time electric car buyers to boost the interest in alternative motoring. It is expected that the bonus scheme will be deployed between 2012 and 2015.
This is a huge amount of money – half a billion Euros, so, now

According to information provided by mayor of Paris Bertrand Delanoe, an increasing number of Parisians are thinking of ways to get rid of their cars. It was estimated that 16% of car owners in Paris use their 4-wheeled friend less than once per month. On average a car in Paris spends around 95% its lifetime parked.
Therefore during the last decade the bicycle routes of French capital have been extended threefold to 440 kilometres. Now 3% of total traffic in Paris is generated by bicycles. A self-service bicycle hire company Velib …

The German giant Siemens after pulling out of the mobile phone market (nostalgic sigh, my first five mobiles were all Siemens ) have pulled a new trick out of the hat.
Recharging systems for electric cars will go live soon in countries like Denmark, Germany and USA. Denmark most likely is at the top of the queue because the

Allegedly the French automotive giant wants to purchase a control share in Japanese Mitsubishi Motors.
The most obvious reason for two companies wanting to join their forces is cutting the operational costs (read: more job losses). I am sure this is the case with the upcoming Franco-Japanese alliance, however, there is another hidden player in this game and that is the

One of the leading electronics companies in Taiwan has demonstrated a new petrol-electric hybrid propulsion system. It all started with stripping an unnamed German car of all parts and replacing them with Delta’s own components. When talking about hybrids, I must mention that Delta is closer to Chevy Volt than it is to Toyota Prius. Green activists will love the fact that the small petrol engine is used to charge the 18 kWh battery pack. No petrol for propulsion. So