Daily Archives: March 29, 2012

Battery Maker Hurt While EV Makers Push Through

This past week hasn’t been tender to battery makers as recall packs and face bankruptcy, yet carmakers are still going ahead. Pinboard (MacAaron:tnev)

Toyota Motorsport Sets new Lap Record for EV

Image via Wikipedia Toyota Motorsport GmbH has set a new lap record for an electric vehicle at the Nurburgring Nordshleife 20.8km circuit in Germany.  The TMG EV P001 is 100% electric and had Jochen Krumbach at the wheel when it made a lap time of 7:47.794 minutes to beat the old record of 9:1.338 by …
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EVI Launches Pilot Electric Truck Program with Frito-Lay

Electric Vehicles International (EVI) has announced the launch of an electric vehicle pilot trial with Frito-Lay North America, which has the seventh largest privately owned commercial fleet. EVI’s signature all-electric powertrain is seamlessly integrated into an industry standard Daimler Freightliner M2 business class chassis providing customers with significant fuel and maintenance savings. The EVI-MD is the most …
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