Electric Car News

The Brisbane based Varley Electric Vehicles has come up with what is the first Australian electric supercar. The evr450 is equipped with two 210BHP electric engines bringing the total power to 420BHP and torque – 1044Nm.
This electric car is due for production in 2012. Range-wise it matches other production cars by offering just under 100 miles per recharge. It is known that the company is currently working on

When you think about a Porsche Panamera you probably think high fuel bills and high CO2 emissions. But on this occasion the German engineers won’t agree with you. They are preparing a hybrid version of the supercar – Panamera S Hybrid – for the model year of 2012.
Technology is the same used on the Porsche Cayenne SUV: a 333 hp V6 engine combined with an electric motor of 46 horsepower, which can operate for a short

The new version of a Honda Jazz will be sold as a new revised model and marks the first time availability of a parallel hybrid car class B. It is important that the Jazz hybrid will not lose any element of personality or conventional practicality. The compactness of the IMA system still provides 300 litres of trunk space.

The first production diesel hybrid Peugeot 3008 with a hi-tech Bosch electric system is expected to appear at the annual Brighton London RAC Future Car Challenge held on Saturday 5th November. Apparently, it’ll be one rainy race.
The 3008 was developed in collaboration between PSA and Bosch. The majority of electronics is provided by Bosch, including the 20kW electric motor and the innovative braking regeneration system that now converts even more energy and returns

As with any other vehicle there can be safety issues and concerns with electric cars, sometimes of the kind that can lead to car accident personal injury claims. The safety concerns attached to them are largely different from those associated with traditional cars, such as the weaker overall structure of the vehicles and the smaller size of the car’s bodywork. However, electric cars also have features that actively improve the safety of drivers and passengers, such as the lower centre of gravity that ensures they are less liable to roll …