New Electric Cars Are Better
Saturday, February 6th, 2010
Just showing off some of the cool new electric cars and putting to rest some of the myths out there. When people think of electric cars, typically they think of older ugly slower models, lead-acid batterys, and BS propaganda they’ve read slamming the “electric cars”(as though they all carried the exact same attributes)
The battery technology has changed(and will change even more when nanowire battery becomes common), the speeds have changed, the climate versatility has changed, the prices are changing, the car companies are changing… everything is changing for the better. I expect to see a lot more support for EV’s during and after 2010.
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Assistant girl: Megumi Yasu
Japanese car manufacturer Nissan has taken a lead in the emission free car arms race when they unveiled their brand new electric vehicle and hybrid models this week. The new Electric vehicle, nicknamed the EV-02, has a 660 pound lithium ion battery that is twice as powerful as the conventional hybrid battery. The boxy EV-02 zipped around Nissan’s test course, accelerating faster than comparable gas powered cars… quieting electric car critics. Nissan also unveiled a new hybrid model, to compete with Toyota’s popular Prius and Honda’s Civic models. The dramatic unveiling of the electric vehicle made it clear that battery powered cars are at the center of Nissan’s green strategy. The real winner in the no emissions arms race is the consumer, who will be paying less for gas, and the environment, as less emissions are released into the atmosphere. Nissan’s new electric car and hybrid set to be released in the US and Japan in 2010, and the rest of the world in 2012. Now it’s Toyota and Honda’s turn to respond to up the green ante. This has been Elizabeth Chambers for LivingGreenChannel.com with your green update.