The Eternal Cycle: Electric Taxis, Then And NowAs early as 1896, electric taxis were humming through the streets of London, the hummingbirds, as they were affectionately called by the inhabitants, did not smoke and did not leave dung on the asphalt. And they were also quiet.The drivers could pay some dividends to the London Electric Cab Company, owner of most of these taxis. The basic model was from Bersey, with an American Lundell engine, and a patented battery changing system - the batteries slid out in their box with small wheels and a new box with fresh units slid back in. The E.P.S. lead batteries with 170 ampere hours lasted up to 80 kilometres. Of course there were problems, where not, and later gasoline-powered taxis were…01 March 2020 / V. Christian Manz
Major Anniversaries Of Electric Cars / Jubiläen Der ElektrofahrzeugeEvery year international newspapers and magazines publish reports about the different brands and models that will celebrate an anniversary ... but…02 October 2018
Anniversaries Of Electric Cars / Jubiläum Der ElektrofahrzeugeIn the national newspapers, the typical reports starting a new year are concerning what brand and what car model will celebrate an anniversary in 2018…14 January 2018
Electric Bus-System From Vectia - Elektrischer Linienbus Von VectiaThe Spanish company Vectia, subsidiary of the CAF Group, has developed its own fast charging system for buses, and the first line of these…06 January 2018
Siemens Creates A Zero-emission EHighway In CaliforniaSiemens and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) are conducting a one-mile, zero-emission eHighway demonstration in Carson,…11 November 2017
Uniti From Sweden, A New E-Mobility ConceptThe Swedes want to re-invent the car, to be electric, and, after a successful crowdfunding campaign, the start-up Uniti has joined the multinational…17 March 2017
Electric Taxi And Battery ChangesFascinating this rapid change of batteries in the Eucort Taxi in Barcelona in 1943, as shown by this RTVE film. But they were not the first Spanish electric taxis between the civil war and postwar; and we also bring here two photos of a change of batteries back in 1906 - just as effective.We…03 January 2017 / V. Christian Manz
An Open Interface For Charging Electric BusesEuropean bus manufacturers Irizar, Solaris, VDL and Volvo have agreed to ensure the interoperability of electric buses with charging infrastructure…15 March 2016
BelAZ 75710 World´s Largest Electric Dumper TruckGuinness World Records crowned the truck BelAZ-75710 as the world´s largest two-axle dumper truck. One of these gigantic vehicles is able to…02 September 2015
EVADER, Audible Pedestrian Alert SystemIn an innovative move to assist pedestrian recognition of electric vehicles (EVs), Nissan has taken a leading role in the European Commission-led…18 August 2015
MotorBrain, New Electric SolutionsTo design smaller, lighter, safer, and more efficient electric drives — with these objectives, researchers from nine European countries…12 December 2014
Exagon Furtive E-GT On The Hurlingham ClubCutting-edge technology and French haute couture combine with ease at Salute to Style, which welcomes French manufacturer Exagon Motors’ powerful…09 July 2014
Hydrogen Network From 15 To 400 Filling StationsThe six partners in the "H2 Mobility" initiative - Air Liquide, Daimler, Linde, OMV, Shell and Total – have set up upon a specific action…21 October 2013
Project EMILE, Electric Drives ReinventedHeaded by ZF with a 10 million Euros supportMarket opportunities for electric vehicles will be enhanced if they become more powerful, more…19 July 2013
