Daily Archives: March 11, 2012

Tata Megapixel concept unveils at Geneva as a new and innovative range extended electric

Move over and make some room, Opel Ampera, there’s a new RE-EV coming from India’s largest automaker and Tata has pulled out all the design stops for this little powerhouse of engineering. Pinboard (MacAaron:tnev)

Kia Introduces New Electric – the Ray EV

Kia Motors has introduced the first production electric vehicle from a major manufacturer in Korea.  The Kia Ray EV is an electric city car with a range of up to 139km (86 miles) per charge and will be sold exclusively to the domestic Korean market.  It’s based on Kia’s 1.0L gasoline Ray CUV, which began …
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Parker confirms 43% reduction in fuel consumption and 99% uptime for refuse trucks using RunWise technology

Parker Hannifin has announced positive results after more than a year of service for its fleet of  pre-production vehicles operating in several communities in South Florida. These Autocar E3 refuse vehicles are equipped with Parker’s RunWise Advanced Series Hybrid Drive System and on average have reduced fuel consumption by 43 percent when compared to conventional diesel …
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