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Archive : City cars
Money for electrics: Think gets it
The bad times seem to be over for Think, the small electric cars manufacturer from Norway. How normal! With so […]
EcoBoost’s going all the way down in the Ford Start
We know about the downsizing idea in Ford’s EcoBoost engines. To replace a big low-tech engine with a hi-tech smaller […]
BMW’s electric Megacity will come in 2013
The fact is not widely known, but BMW is today a leader in electric mobility. 600 electric Mini are currently […]
A pretty chinese, the electric hybrid JAC Vision IV concept
Quite often, we don’t have a good opinion of chinese design. Chinese manufacturers are young, and so are their designers. […]
Volkswagen Milano, an electric taxi with an italian flavor
Volkswagen’s group head of design, Walter da Silva, is italian. Volkswagen’s head of marketing, Luca di Meo, is italian too. […]
Driving the smallest electric car: the Estrima Biro
Are you 6-feet tall? Then the Estrima Biro’s length is shorter than your height. This is not your father’s Oldsmobile. […]
Will Heuliez be saved?
Being optimist is a difficult challenge when you look at Heuliez. The french company used to be a successful contract […]
Electric Smart in Monaco welcomed by the prince
Many people talk about electric cars, but Monaco acts. The principality of Monaco has been promoting the use of electric […]
The electric Tazzari Zero’s now in France, soon in the USA
The electric Tazzari Zero has been available in Italy for a couple months. It was at the Geneva motor show […]
The electric Heuliez Mia ready to go into turkish hands
Heuliez, the french contract manufacturer, has been loosing money for several years now. The firm should have closed down already, […]
Cygnet, the small Aston Martin that may rejuvenate the company
This is an Aston Martin. What? The car that James Bond’s driving? That smallish vehicle? Well, we all dream of […]