Meet Luca, an electric car build almost entirely from recycled trash by students at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. The project took around 18 months to complete, said group spokesman Matthijs Van Wijk. The chassis itself was made from ocean plastic. “I’m so proud that we could make the chassis with ocean plastic. This is a really very difficult … [Read more...] about Electric car ‘Luca’ is made from recycled ocean plastic
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This car can refuel itself – once it’s parked in the sun
Under the skin of this ordinary looking people-mover is what its developers label as extraordinary – 248 solar cells that can fully recharge its lithium-ion battery pack or, in other words, effectively refuel itself. That is as long as it’s parked under the sun. It’s the Sion, a five-seat, 4900mm-long, battery-electric MPV built by German start-up Sono Motors at the former … [Read more...] about This car can refuel itself – once it’s parked in the sun
Cobalt crisis could put brakes on the sale of electric cars
This is an edited version of a story that appeared in magazine Wired. The rush to electric vehicles (EVs) is creating bottlenecks in the manufacturing of raw materials for the batteries that help power them. Global production of EVs is predicted to top 4 million cars this year, rising to 12 million in 2025. In Europe alone, 540,000 electric cars will be sold in 2020, up … [Read more...] about Cobalt crisis could put brakes on the sale of electric cars
Edna, the Vito van with a kick-ass electric motor
Atieva is an automotive start-up, a Silicon Valley company that designs, develops, and builds electric powertrains and is working on an electric vehicle. Some time back its owners/developers set up a drag race between its all-wheel-drive electric van, called Edna, and a Tesla Model S and Ferrari California. Edna blew them away. It is based on a Mercedes-Benz Vito, and its … [Read more...] about Edna, the Vito van with a kick-ass electric motor