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Here are intensive resources about all facets of vehicles powered by electricity including scientific breakthroughs, advances in industry and state of the art. Information is provided for the home builder of alternative electric vehicles. You may also be interested in some of the electric vehicle insurance and safety related material. We present the latest news and updates on the technology as well as graphical links to websites that contain exactly what you are looking for.Ford Electric Car News
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Have you seen the latest James Bond thrillathon yet? As ever, Ford product placement abounds. You might remember the Mondeo with the wobbly door in Casino Royale. That’s because it wasn’t a real Mondeo but a prototype, necessary because filming ...Read more
Ford KA: Nobody does it better - Belfast Telegraph
W e financial blowhards have been proclaiming forever that Detroit automakers had to end business as usual. "The need for fundamental shifts in operating procedures is painfully obvious," said Business Week. That was in 1982. It wasn't obvious to ...Read more
White Marsh plant is model for reinventing auto industry - Baltimore Sun
Ford did a very smart thing several years ago when it based its mid-size sedans on the dynamic Mazda6 architecture. From my first drive, it was obvious engineers had taken the best traits of the ‘6 and combined them with a roomier cabin and upscale ...Read more
Ford Fusion - Colorado Daily
DETROIT - General Motors and Ford reported Friday that they hemorrhaged cash in the third quarter, offering more evidence that the nation’s automobile industry is on the brink of a meltdown. GM said it lost $2.5 billion in the third quarter and ...Read more
GM, Ford post huge losses as crisis deepens - MSNBC
With little competition from Europe this fall, the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show is set to feature one of its best lineups in years. Sure, there will be the usual pandering to all things green, but there will be cool cars, too. Looks for debuts like the ...Read more
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Media.Ford.com: New Ford hybrid electric car tops 70 MPGDETROIT, Jan. 9, 2006 - Ford Motor Company is showcasing a small-car concept with an innovative diesel-electric hybrid engine at the 2006 North American International Auto Show. |
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Ford Motor Company - Featured Story - Reflex Concept Car Is A Showcase ...Ford's hot Ecostar electric car. Early electric vehicle efforts took many forms, with automakers striving to compress the learning curve in order to meet California’s impending ... |
Ford's Hot Ecostar Electric Car | Green Car .comSunday, May 13, 2001. Ford thinks electric car's time has arrived |
Ford thinks electric car's time has arrivedNorwegian car company Think — once owned by Ford — is coming back to life. The company went out of business a year ago but has raised new capital to relaunch its Think City ... |
KickingTires: Think Electric Car Company Returns From the DeadFord Ranger "Gliders" for electric conversions. One of the most sought-after concessions from automakers is becoming a reality for electric vehicle upfitters: the availability of ... |
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In most systems the motion is provided by electric motors. The motion may be provided either by wheels or propellors driven by rotary motors, or in the case of tracked vehicles, by linear motors. The electrical energy used to power the motors may be obtained from a direct connection to land-based generation plants, as is common in electric trains; from chemical energy stored on the vehicle in batteries or diesel fuel; from nuclear energy, on nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers; or more esoteric sources such as flywheels, wind and solar.
The reasons electric motors are used to drive vehicles are their fine control, high efficiency and simple mechanical construction. Electric motors often achieve 90% conversion efficiency over the full range of speeds and power output and can be precisely controlled. Electric motors can provide torque whilst not moving, unlike internal combustion engines, and do not need gears to match power curves. This removes the need for gearboxes, torque convertors and differentials. Electric motors also have the unusual ability to convert movement energy back into electricity, through regenerative braking. This can be used to reduce the wear on brake systems, and reduce the total energy requirement of a journey.
Most electric transport is directly connected to stationary sources of energy through the grid. Due to the extra infrastructure and difficulty in handling arbitrary travel, most directly connected vehicles are owned publicly or by large companies. These forms of transportation are covered in more detail in maglev trains, metros, trams, trains and trolleybuses. A hypothetical electric vehicle design is Personal rapid transit, a cross between cars and trains optimised for independent travel.