Articles on Electric

Tokyo electric taxis to test battery-swapping service - Aug 27, 2009

Crave Better Place will test its battery-swapping service with electric cars used as taxis in Tokyo. A test at Better Place's automated battery-swapping station in Japan earlier this year. The project, ... Read story »

Smart Brabus equips the Electric Drive with USS Enterprise sound effects - Jun 15, 2009

Crave Are you tired of being run over by near-silent electric cars? No, us neither, but we've got good news for anyone who often finds himself or herself wandering into the ... Read story »

A car you can get drunk in safely - Jul 19, 2009

Crave The Autonomobile looks like a living room on wheels. The industrial design firm Mike and Maaike, which worked on such products as the Xbox and the HTC G1 phone, has ... Read story »

Tokyo Motor Show spotlights electric two-wheelers - Oct 22, 2009

Crave Breaking away from traditional motorcycle design, Yamaha explores an electric-powered two wheel commuter bike using an x-shape frame. The purpose behind the EC-f is to design a motorcycle for people with ... Read story »

Shelby announces world's fastest electric car - Jan 22, 2009

Crave Shelby is working on an electric version of the 2009 Ultimate Aero supercar. In conjunction with the release of its 2009 Ultimate Aero at the Abu Dhabi International Motor Show, ... Read story »

Panasonic's electric bicycle with regenerative braking - Jul 9, 2008

Crave Panasonic's Lithium Vivi RX-10S is no ordinary electric bicycle. Sure, it has a battery that helps to power the onboard electric motor for assisted peddling. But what really sets it apart ... Read story »

Toyota plugs in to electric cars biz - Oct 22, 2009

Crave The Toyota FT-EVII is a new electric concept car based on the iQ platform. Toyota does away with a traditional steering wheel in favor of modern art. (Credit: Automotive News) ... Read story »

Test driving the Schwinn Tailwind e-bike - Mar 17, 2009

Crave Schwinn adds electric assist components to a standard bicycle frame. The Schwinn Tailwind is one amongst a large number of electric bicycles available today, a segment gaining popularity due to interest ... Read story »

Mitsubishi Evo XXVIII: A car for 2025 - Sep 29, 2008

Crave We're not sure if "Evo" will be in the model name, but Mitsubishi released photos and specifications for its rally car of the future--2025 to be exact. Today, Mitsubishi is calling ... Read story »

Thanko's USB Electric Razor gets hairy - Sep 25, 2009

Crave Next to all the 09/09/09 product announcement hoopla this week, this little USB device probably won't even rate a blip on the tech radar. But we've always had a soft ... Read story »

Electric mosquito coils to save you from mosquitos and smog - Sep 11, 2009

Blogs If there's one thing that makes me cringe, it has to be mosquito repellants. I certainly understand the need to have it--malaria is still a deadly killer in this part of ... Read story »

Calculator helps prep car owners on cost for plug-in vehicles - Sep 15, 2009

Crave Project GetReady's calculator lets people configure variables and compare total cost of ownership for upcoming plug-in electric and hybrid vehicles. Automakers this week are showing off all manner of fuel-efficient ... Read story »

Subaru announces the Stella electric concept car - Jul 1, 2008

Crave Subaru has recently announced a followup to its R1e electric minicar, a bigger electric car built on its Stella platform. The Stella is a four-seat car sold in Japan, narrow but ... Read story »

Dell laptops in electric shock shocker - Jan 21, 2008

Crave We've discovered a worrying new feature in some Dell laptops: If you touch them, you may get an electric shock. This discharge can vary in strength from a gentle tingle to ... Read story »

Scorpion sportscar would burn gasoline and hydrogen - Jun 9, 2008

Crave A Texas company is offering a glimpse of a high-end hydrogen-gasoline sportscar it hopes to sell by October. Rather than using fuel cells to power an electric motor, the Scorpion from ... Read story »

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