* China - Kandi EV gets 20,000 orders in Hangzhou, China
Jinhua,China -Autoblog Green, by Danny King -Jul 18, 2012: ... Kandi Technologies has received a huge EV distribution agreement with the city of Hangzhou that will see 20,000 vehicles leased throughout the city in an effort to test vehicle-to-grid technology. As part of the agreement, China Aviation Lithium Battery Co. will provide the EV's batteries, while the electricity will be supplied for free by local utilities. Leasing will start next month and will conclude by the end of 2013... Kandi's EVs have a top speed of about 25 miles per hour and weigh about 1,600 pounds. Forbes estimated that Kandi Technologies will make about $6,800 per vehicle during the duration of the leasing period. The Chinese government wants to have a half-millon EVs on China's roads by 2015 and 5 million by the end of the decade...
* Singapore - Mayton Automotive to develop electric car
Singapore -Channel News Asia -14 July 2012: -- Singapore is developing its very own electric vehicle, with a prototype expected at year-end.Local company Mayton Automotive is jointly building the car with partners from China and the United States.The firm is also pumping S$10 million over five years into establishing an electric vehicle research and development centre in Singapore.Mayton Automotive is a subsidiary of Singapore-based Lihe Investment Holdings. The company is working with China's Hebei Shanghong Technology and America's Maytown Technologies to manufacture the electric vehicles.
The vehicles will be built in the Hengshui City Economic Development Zone in China...
* Croatia - $1 Million Rimac Concept_One Electric Hyper Car To Be Unveiled In September
Zagreb,Croatia -Hibryd Cars, by Philippe Crowe -July 18, 2012: -- The Rimac Concept_One electric hypercar will make its debut at this year’s Salon Privé, known as UK’s most prestigious Supercar Event and Chubb Insurance Concours d'Elégance... Only 88 examples of the Rimac Concept_One will be produced and each will cost $1 million...This unique new electric hyper car has the capability of producing the equivalent of 1,088 bhp due to its 92-kwh battery, which powers a total of four electric traction motors with their placement being one per wheel. All four systems can operate independently and accelerate and decelerate hundreds of times per second. Rimac labels this as All-Wheel Torque Vectoring (AWTV)... According to the company, the Concept_One’s performance is impressive with 0-60 mph in just 2.8 seconds. It will have the ability to reach a top speed of 190 mph and a range of 373 miles. The curb weight is 1,850 kg. (4,079 pounds)...Labels: electric vehicles EV
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