‘Concept Electric Cars’ Articles
Electric Cars produced as concept models
Written by Ken Burridge on 15 May 2013
Morgan Motors showed their Electric Plus E at the 82nd international Motor Show in Geneva and at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2012. The British EV Electric Plus E could be seen at the Goodwood’s Fostek Technology Pavillion (which showcases bold and exciting new concept cars and technologies from motor manufacturers, design specialists and [Continue]
Written by Ken Burridge on 18 May 2012
Infiniti Emerg-e was a electric concept car created by Nissan Motors Infiniti division that was first shown an the 2012 Geneva Motor Show and later as a working prototype at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The EV was styled in the USA but developed in the UK and shares many features with the Lotus [Continue]
Written by Ken Burridge on 09 March 2012
Tata Megapixel range extended electric vehicle offers a range of up to 559 miles (900 km) with a single tank of fuel. Tata Motors debuts their new four-seater range extended electric vehicle (REEV) concept car at 82nd Geneva Motor Show 2012. The Tata Megapix electric car from India is designed to please the performance seeking [Continue]
Written by Ken Burridge on 12 September 2011
Arcimoto three-wheeled, two-person, fully enclosed electric vehicle produced by a new EV start-up company in Eugene, Oregon USA for the urban commuter market. Arcimoto (pronounced arkee-moto) was founded in November 2007 by Mark Frohnmayer and is their first entry into the EV market. The SRK is their 5th generation version of the reverse EV trike [Continue]
Written by Ken Burridge on 08 September 2011
The Fisker Surf concept EV will be revealed at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show on Tuesday September 13, 2011. Rumors are that the Fisker Surf will be an electric 2-door sport wagon with a range extending Auxiliary Power Unit (APU). In addition to having two 150 kW electric motors, a turbocharged 2.0-liter I-4 and a [Continue]
Written by Ken Burridge on 12 August 2011
The Volt Cadillac (aka Converj) was first introduced as a plug-in-hybrid concept car at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit and it even won a few awards. It is now scheduled to be available for purchase in 2013 (as a 2014 model). It’s no big surprise that GM has decided to offer [Continue]
Written by Ken Burridge on 10 August 2011
BMW i3 All-electric Hatchback Concept (aka BMW Megacity concept vehicle) is a preview production model, which will be launched in 2013 and built in BMW’s plant in Leipzig. The 5-door hatchback is a pure EV powered by a 170-hp 125 kW rear mounted electric motor that can deliver 250 Nm (184 lb-ft) of instant torque. [Continue]
Written by Ken Burridge on 24 January 2011
Miles Electric Vehicles became famous for being the new vehicles for sale and putting the first all electric Chinese-made street legal low-speed vehicles (LSV) on the road. LSV’s are electronically limited to 25 mph (40 km/h), and are street legal for use on roads with posted speed limits up to 35 mph in the USA. [Continue]
Written by Ken Burridge on 15 January 2011
Kia’s POP (aka KED-7) 100% electric concept car makes it’s debut at 2010 Paris Motor Show. Kia Motor’s POP is a three passenger zero-emissions electric car that has a single charge range of 160 km and a top speed of 140 kph. Kia’s POP has a 50 kW 190 Nm motor that is powered by [Continue]
Written by Ken Burridge on 15 October 2010
Introduced at the Paris 2010 Auto Show the fully electric BEV Nissan Townpod Concept Car features dual hinged rear doors, suicide side doors and uses a Nissan LEAF power train. This particular concept from Nissan seems to be the middle step or hybrid between the LEAF a 5 passenger sedan and an electric van. The Nissan [Continue]