It’s electric! Tesla’s Model S has faced some questions about its upcoming release, but the company says that the $35,000 car is on track to be released in 2017. If that’s too long a wait, you could build your own electric vehicle the likes of Johnny Smith’s Flux Capacitor. Built from the shell of an Enfield 8000, an electric oddity from the 1970s, the Flux Capacitor’s two electric motors and custom Li-ion battery have propelled it to 101 mph. For those who prefer to take to the skies, take a look at Airbus’s E-Fan electric aircraft.
Tesla Motors Denies It Has Delayed Model 3 Electric Car Launch To 2018
Tesla Motors spokesman Ricardo Reyes has denied his company has delayed the release of the $35,000 Model 3 electric car. His statement, posted on Twitter, comes after the popular electric car blog insideevs.com pointed to a recent Tesla presentation claiming the company pushed the Model 3 release from 2017 to 2018 …
1970s electric city car finds new life as 12-second drag EV
There’s an unlikely looking contender for the title of Europe’s fastest street-legal electric vehicle (EV). It started life as an Enfield 8000: a small electric city car built in the mid-1970s. Eight 12V batteries fed a 8 hp (6 kW) motor, giving the car a top speed of 40 mph (64 km/h) and a range between 35-55 miles (56-89 km) …
Electric Airbus Kills Your Excuses For Not Having A Pilot’s License
You will soon be able to fly silently and with zero emissions in electric aircraft, just like electric cars. The Airbus E-Fan electric prototype is a two-seater light aircraft that first flew in April 2014. It has an estimated top speed of 136 miles per hour, with a cruising speed of 99 miles per hour …
