Opel with "e-car-award 2010"
The magazine "AUTO TEST" the car manufacturer Opel has the coveted "e-car-award 2010" award. So the price was in the category "Innovation and technical concept of the Year" this year at the fair, the electric avenue - EXPO for sustainable mobility "in Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance, Opel.
A seven-member jury verified that Opel excellent development work in relation to the design and implementation of Ampera. In particular, the range of over 500 kilometers convinced the experts and provided for the award. The Ampera will be the first European electric car with "extended-range" concept in late 2011 on the market.
It is an electric car with E-REV technology, which means as much as "Extend Range Electric Vehicle". The great advantage of this technology is that by the 16 strong kWh lithium-ion battery is a purely electrical operation of up to 60 kilometers is possible. The petrol engine is then used as a generator to recharge the batteries, which in turn supply the electric motor with electricity. The electric motor drives eventually to the vehicle. In combined operation, ranges of up to 500 kilometers. Very impressive might be that the electric motor delivers a maximum torque of 370 Newton meters and lies down a sprint from 0 to 100 km / h in nine seconds. The top speed is 161 km / h.
Renault - 200 000 electric cars planned each year
The French carmaker Renault plans from the year 2015/16 more than 200,000 electric cars to produce in his work. It is expected that year to a market share of electric cars by 5 percent. In two years, the Renault Zoe hit the market and is an electric car which is based on the car model Clio. The annual production of the Renault Zoe will amount to starting in 2015/16 to at least 150,000 units.
The electric version of the Renault Kangoo will be available soon and is just like the electric Fluence sedan 20000-30000 times a year to run the assembly line. According to the plans of the Executive Committee to the two-seater micro-car Renault Twizy will also soon introduced to the automotive market. The electric car market is on the rise, and virtually every car maker has an electric car on sale. be available to what the price of electric car models of the French car manufacturer in the car trade at the current time is not yet known. The electric vehicles will only be successful if they are affordable in price, the range of the batteries is increased and a sufficient power station network is available.
Nissan built its own quick-charge stations
The fact that already in December this year, the Nissan Leaf comes on the market, the Japanese automaker now offers as a preparation for the launch of the electric vehicle the sale of special quick-charge stations in Japan.
Nissan already has extensive experience with electric vehicles and related equipment and offers this quick-charging stations by in-house development and can convince by low prices. Way to offer appropriate charging stations for regional partners at prices from 13.000 .
Based on Nissan in Japan built the 2,200 sales and service partners such 200-volt quick charge stations and is therefore even a relatively extensive network of charging stations for electric cars in Japan already this year. In addition there are approximately 200 selected sites that are also equipped in addition with this quick-charge stations to cover most metropolitan areas accordingly. Nissan promises that at least one station within 40 kilometers will be present.
And it's just a matter of time, until the number of charging stations is growing, long established the concept.
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