Renault Kangoo Express Z.E. will go in serial production

Last days news about cars with electric motors appears nearly every day. But this deserves special attention – Renault company declared that next year the batch production of commercial heel Kangoo Express Z.E will begin. Special attention it is necessary to give to a word serial. Next year on the European roads auto trucks which won't throw out at all in air of harmful substances will start to run.

Appearance and the sizes Kangoo Express Z.E differs nothing from standard Kangoo. Under a cowl of this car is a motor capacity of 44 kw (60 h.p.) which are reached at 10 500 rpm. A twisting moment – 226 Nm, the maximum distance on one gymnastics – 160 km, speed is limited at level of 130 km/h.

The full gymnastics of accumulators from the usual electric socket connection occupy 6-8 hours. And if there is a special installation on 400 watt then car refueling will occupy only 30 minutes.

The price of electric heel is called also - the car will cost 20 000 euros. However, in Renault hope for grants from the state – in France at purchase of the non-polluting car the privilege for the sum 5000 euros will be given. 15 000 euros total will turn out. For comparison, usual Kangoo there are in the same France 11 000 euros. But thus don't forget that cost of operation of an electromobile will be much less – full "refueling" of the car costs only 1-2 euros (all depends on electric power cost in this or another country).

Audi e-Tron Spyder

In Internet appears first sketches of a new electromobile from Audi which will be shown in Paris. It will be already the third similar concept from Audi, presented lately.

The main difference of the Parisian electromobile consists in absence of a roof – for this reason the car receive name Audi e-Tron Spyder. Apparently, the Spyder will be constructed on a basis concept e-Tron, which was shown in the beginning of the year on a showroom in Detroit. That car was equipped with two electromotors total capacity of 201 h.p. that allowed to be dispersed from 0-100 km/h for 5,9 sec. Thus, according to representatives of Audi, the coupe e-Tron was capable to pass without additional charge 250 km of way that for an electromobile quite decent distance. To recharge the car, as always in such cases, is possible as from the usual socket connection (it will demand several hours), and from special installation. Last will allow to fill the car less than in an hour.

It is interesting that heads of Audi already said that they prepare to adjust a batch production e-Tron in 2012. However, it is planned to exhaust only 1000 electric super cars.

Audi R4

On a motor show in Detroit company Audi has presented the new version of the electric coupe e-tron. And, this time it is a question of "the facilitated" variant of the car. The new car not only is less on dimensions of the big brother (the premiere of the first version e-tron has passed in September of last year on a motor show in Frankfurt), but also has more simple power-plant. If last year's e-tron had at once four engines total capacity of 313 h.p. and a twisting moment already in 4500 Nm, but the new car possesses only two electromotors which work exclusively with a rear axle. Capacity of these cursors makes 201 h.p. that allows to disperse the car of 0-100 km/h for 5,9 sec.



Thanks to the capacious accumulator which 400 kg weigh almost, Audi e-tron it is capable to pass without additional charge of 250 km that for an electromobile quite decent distance. Well and to recharge the car, as always in such cases, it is possible as from the usual socket connection (it will demand several hours), and from special installation. Last will allow to "fill" the car less than in an hour. It is interesting that showing in Detroit new concept Audi solves at once two problems. First, shows to public the potential. And, secondly, checks reaction of potential buyers to appearance of this model. After all there are all bases to assume that the design e-tron will lay down in a basis of serial coupe R4.

Audi E-Tron will go to a Serial Production

Representatives of company Audi have confirmed that they will exhaust the first Electric Super Car E-Tron. However, this model will appear on sale only in 2012, and its circulation will make only 1000 copies. Will cost how many Audi e-tron while, naturally, it is not informed, but nobody hides that it will be the most expensive serial Audi for all history of existence of the company.

Let's remind that the premiere concept e-tron has passed in September of this year on a motor show in Frankfurt. Electric super car was at this exhibition one of the most interesting exhibits. Still, after all this car is set in motion by four electric motors (one on each wheel) which eat from the litievo-ionic accumulator battery located behind seats and having liquid cooling. Total capacity of motors in peak reaches 313 horsepowers, and the size of the maximum twisting moment and is at all magnificent. Already from zero "turns" cursors in the sum give out attention! 4500 Nm.



Thanks to such indicators! A coupe from a place to 100 km/h dispersed all for 4,8 sec only. Maximum speed could be and above, but developers have decided to limit it on a mark of 200 km/h. On high speeds too much energy leaves on overcoming of aerodynamic resistance and resistance. All-wheel drive e-tron possesses the expressed rear-wheel habits as 70 % of pull-rod almost always are necessary on rear wheels.

E-Wolf e2- In Germany build electric super car!

Already someone hardly doubts that in the near future electromobiles will seriously press the petrol and diesel colleagues. For example, the head of alliance Renault-Nissan Carlos Gon is assured that by 2020 electromobiles will make more than 20 % of a world motor-vehicle pool, and further this figure will grow only.

By itself that away from fashionable electric insanity there are no also manufacturers super cars. After all already now "green" reproach founders of powerful cars that their cars terribly soil environment. And every year these reproaches sound all more loudly. Where an exit?

It is clear that always there will be a certain category of people which does not think of the existence without speed, a roar of the powerful motor and adrenaline gallons. However these citizens would not like to look at all in the opinion of surrounding with malicious pollutants of atmosphere. The exit from this uneasy position was offered by little-known German firm e-Wolf. Engineers of this company undertook working out electric a super car, received the name e-Wolf e2. The car has bright, rather aggressive design, something similar Ferrari Enzo and Lamborghini Reventon. The length of the electric devourer of kilometres makes exactly five metres, width – 1,90 m, height – 1,20 m.

The recipe of preparation a super car is simple and traditional – an aluminium frame and a body from composit materials. Thanks that the weight of an electromobile does not exceed 900 kg. The developed air intakes before rear fenders should mislead nobody, as the motor behind is not present. But there is a block of batteries which feed four electric motors, each of which puts in action one of wheels. Cumulative capacity of a power-plant makes 536 h.p. and 1000 Nm a twisting moment. Double a super car Germans promised to publish dynamic characteristics later, but already now it is known that on completely charged accumulators the car is capable to pass almost three hundred kilometres. If the battery is discharged, it it is possible to recharge all for half an hour.

Curious feature e-Wolf e2 is the sound generator, capable to reproduce a sound of various engines and not only them. As it is paradoxical, but the sound generator is necessary that … not to frighten pedestrians. For example, in the USA widespread enough became the phenomenon when pedestrians do not hear coming nearer hybrid car when it goes on electropull-rod, and is banal are frightened, having faced artfully and silently "crept" car. Someone even complained of drivers hybrid cars in police. German super car, moreover a sound of the formular engine simulating, for example, hardly remains not noticed.

However, while e-Wolf e2 exists only in the form of computer sketches, and it will be embodied in metal not earlier than next year. If all at Germans goes according to plan electric super car will be started in a batch production in 2011.

Daihatsu electromobiles

Maybe, it is difficult to believe in it, but Daihatsu actively sells the cars in 37 countries of the world. The spectrum of products is various enough: from cabriolet Copen to seven-seater version Terios. Since recent time the decision to grow and in respect of quality was accepted: the president of the company, Teruyuki Minoura, has informed that if it will be possible to find accumulators of sufficient quality, they will begin tiny electromobiles.

Now the group of engineers is directed in Toyota more in detail to study process of integration of fuel batteries in a car. The manufacturer, thus, does not plan hybrid electromobiles, as hybrid elements will make cars more hard that is inadmissible from the point of view of a policy of a brand.

Kumho Fortis

Already under the account at Korean company – almost Kumho have presented two years ago the given project to the second concept Epoch with a bamboo body and moving at the expense of the phenomenon of a magnetic levitation. Fortis so the present project has been called, easier and represents electric SUV.

Designer Fortis is the same, as at Epoch - Rob Dolton. Appearance concept does not cause special emotions – quite ordinary design, and here a technical stuffing especial.


First of all – the tyres having two modes – for highway and impassability. To knead a dirt steel inserts will help with their surface – they allow to cling better to roughnesses, and for movement on highway it is necessary to increase only pressure in tyres – in that case the tread inflates, and metal inserts are cleaned inside.

The power-plant concept consists of four 100-strong electromotors, each of which is mounted in a uniform element with a suspender and a braking system equipped with system recuperation of energy – and all 4 identical and easy changes in case of breakage. It is ion-lithium accumulators also are united in the uniform block between shafts, and platform Kumho Fortis allows easily from to notice after life cycle or for instant replacement by the charged.
Certainly, the given project – only a fruit of imagination of designer Kumho, however in the future something similar can appear and as the real car … ?

Subaru begins testing electric Stella

Fuji Heavy Industries, the manufacturer of cars Subaru, is ready to the beginning of tests of a prototype of electromobile Stella. Car testing will pass in the near future in Japan. The electromobile is constructed on the industrial version of hatchback Stella on gas. In total ministry of environment of Japan will receive 15 connected copies Stella before will give OK to sale of cars which, by the way, is planned for summer.

According to Press Secretary Subaru, the brand managed to improve essentially original prototype Stella EV, having increased capacity from 40kVt to 47kVt. In addition the motor-car manufacturer has reduced body weight, has completely reconsidered interior and has pressed down the accumulator in sizes. Before the beginning of release electric Stella we will necessarily publish its total characteristics which become accessible after tests.