The REVA NXR
Reva, the company with the largest deployed fleet of electric vehicles in the world, have unveiled their NXR and NXG models. The acronyms stand for ‘Next Reva’ and ‘Next Generation’. This is something some of us have had to...
Why Should We Subsidise?
The Department of Transport recently made two key announcements. It seemed like the culmination of a growing media focus on sustainable transport in Ireland. The first was the Electric Transport Plan (ETP) in November and it came with tactic...
Setting of for a Dissapointment?
The GM Volt has really been a litany of mistakes. The initial launch, which must have been years ago now, paraded an all-American example of brute style. The car was butch. You’d almost imagine rappers flocking to the plug-in. It’s very...
Better than Better Place
Project Better Place hit the headlines in recent years with concept of a battery swap. You drive your EV into a station and a robot lops out the depleted battery and sticks in a fresh one. This is supposed to put an end to concerns over waiting an...
Rethinking the LEAF
My comments about Tesla in my last post led me to YouTube to have a look at Top Gear’s take on the roadster. In the drag race it even manages push Jeremy Clarkson close to peeing his pants. The volthead has just overtaken the petrolhead and...
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posted on: Aug 27, 2009 | author: admin
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The Hydrogen Hypothesis
posted on: Aug 27, 2009 | author: admin
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posted on: Apr 21, 2009 | author: admin
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posted on: Apr 15, 2009 | author: admin
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posted on: Mar 10, 2009 | author: admin
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posted on: Feb 26, 2009 | author: admin
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posted on: Feb 23, 2009 | author: admin
So what is it like to drive an electric car? It’s definitely different. For some people, it will be intolerable. But not everyone values their...
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posted on: Feb 21, 2009 | author: admin
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posted on: Feb 20, 2009 | author: admin
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posted on: Feb 20, 2009 | author: admin
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posted on: Feb 20, 2009 | author: admin
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