500.000 Charging Points In European Union TerritoryLast week saw the European Union achieve a watershed milestone for the uptake of sustainable transport in Europe. The European Alternative Fuels…06 June 2023
Alternativ Mobil, History Of E-mobilityDas große Buch über die Geschichte der Elektromobilität von den Anfängen bis heute, "alternativ mobil", das ich zusammen mit dem deutschen…10 August 2022
Venturi Antarctica, Zero Emissions Polar Exploration VehicleMonegasque high-performance electric vehicle constructor Venturi is set to unveil the next generation Antarctica on World Environment Day (5 June).…05 June 2021
Airspeeder - World`s First Electric Flying Racing Car“The unveiling of the world’s first full-sized electric flying racing car is a landmark moment in the dawn of a new mobility revolution. It is…05 February 2021
Electric Snow Groomers From PrinothUntil now, the operation of snow groomers has been linked to the consumption of diesel, but reciently the Italian Prinoth company, presented the…04 January 2021
The Ocean Cleanup Scale Up And Tackle Most Polluting RiversThe Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch non-profit developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, and Konecranes, a world-leading group of…13 December 2020
The New Hispano Suiza Carmen Boulogne On The RoadHispano Suiza has launched a second model, the Carmen Boulogne, a sportier evolution of the iconic Carmen. The Carmen Boulogne is a fully electric and…26 November 2020
The Eternal Cycle: Quiet Waste Recolection, Then-today-tomorrowThe new waste collection vehicle of the German company Quantron AG was successfully tested - it was in operation without any restrictions, just like other models with diesel engines, with a daily 7 to 9 hour collection tour for distances of up to 85 kilometres. There was always sufficient residual energy available, and for recharging it only needed a 63A three-phase house connection with continuous load. The electric and therefore quiet rubbish truck is no longer a utopia; supply and demand are increasing and in the near future the nightly disposal of our affluent rubbish will be quiet.The idea is not new, but the technology has never been as good as it is today. As early as 1909 the…06 November 2020 / V. Christian Manz
Skoda And The Czech Electric VehiclesThe first Czech electric car appeared in 1900. It was a model developed in Switzerland by Jacob Fischer, who wanted to manufacture it in Switzerland…17 June 2020
The Eternal Cycle: Speed Fights With Volts And WattsSpeed records with electric vehicles tumble every year, and even with volts and watts it is getting faster and faster. Although this data is not usable, as the record-breaking vehicles have little in common with today's electric production vehicles, the races nevertheless help to improve components, motors and batteries and ... above all, they also give the electric vehicle the flair of speed, the emotions that come from the gut, which we in the world of automobiles, especially when they are environmentally friendly now, always need. That was already the case before!The first automobile to break through the dreaded speed of 100 km/h was an electric vehicle. And this already in 1899!…28 March 2020 / V. Christian Manz
The Hawa Electric Van From 1923 Takes Its First StepsAfter investing many hours in the restoration of this electric van from the 1920s, this Hawa EM3 has now realized its first road test. And everything…26 March 2020
Volkswagen E-Bulli, Between Past And FutureVolkswagen Commmercial Vehicles now offers the e-Bulli, a classic multi-purpose van produced between 1950 and 1969 in Germany - and until 1975 in…25 March 2020
The Eternal Cycle - Women Driving Electric VehiclesIn automotive history only the ladies who drove gasoline cars are ever mentioned, but there were also many female drivers of electric vehicles in the last decade of the 20th century. In the first years of the new century, numerous advertisements appeared showing women driving electric vehicles, elegantly dressed, stylishly in silent and easy-to-handle cars that drove off immediately, and did not need a crank to start them. And were also very clean.Numerous were these ads in the social press of America. First and foremost in Harpers Magazine, McClure's (one of the first magazines that took care of well-researched journalism and reported social grievances and dubious deals of…06 March 2020 / V. Christian Manz
Luca Concept Using Plastic WasteStudent Team TU/ecomotive from the Eindhoven University of Technology presented the design of their sixth car: Luca. With this car, the team wants to…15 January 2020