electric cars

Has Vince (The Cable) Put The Brakes On The UK Car Industry?

Big question for the UK motoring industry is whether Vince Cable has really put the brakes on the budding green car development industry in the UK.
At a business summit meeting today with the SMMT (the Society of Motoring Manufacturers and Traders) Mr Cable informed the industry that the new government will be “reining-in the financial support for the sector”.

Electric Car Production Moving To The Slow Lane?

Japan Dims The Progress For Electric Cars.
The innovators and pioneers of electric car design and production are trying their best to maintain interest in their subject but recent news from international mass car producers have not been helpful to their aims.
In recent days both Nissan and Honda have forecast that they do not expect to see more than 10% of cars being electric cars on the road for another 10-20 years.

Electric Cars, Do Honda Still Believe In Their Future

Fri, 05/28/2010 - 12:19 — TheCarHubTeam

Honda Forecast 10-20 Years For A Major Presence Of Electric Cars.
In recent days Honda’s CEO has stated that his company will need to depend on China for its future development of battery powered electric cars.
What then is the real talk within their boardroom if Honda are willing to state so openly that they have serious doubts about the future of electric cars.

Tags: electric cars, environment, Honda

Are We Back To 1896?

Sat, 11/21/2009 - 13:21 — TheCarHubTeam

Why 1896? A major step forward for the newly fledged car industry occurred in 1896 when the official UK speed limit was raised from 4mph to 20 mph.
This same legislation also removed the requirement to have a man with a red flag walking ahead of the vehicle.
Why are we looking at this subject here?
It’s all to do with electric and hybrid electric cars and the quietness of their running which could prove dangerous to pedestrians and handicapped people.

Tags: 1896, car, electric cars, hybrid, legislation, quietness

No Electric Car Fleet For London Olympics

Has the Eelectric Car movement missed their biggest chance of having a world audience to view their wares?
News today, 18th. November, is that the Olympic committee will not be opting for a fleet of up to 4,000 cars powered by electric batteries, the reason being given is there was never a commitment to do so by them.
But what of car manufacturers, did not one of all the car makers have their eyes on the Olympic games as the perfect venue to advertise to the world?

A Silent Success, but Unsafe?

The Electric Car, A Silent Success.
The pure electric car is with us now, albeit with limited range and performance, for average road cars, which illustrates the success motor engineers have achieved to date.
The benefits of electric cars are well known, the two main ones being non-dependence on fossil fuels and secondly their green credentials in the non-production of carbon gas emissions.

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