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New KIA Ray EV 2012 Electric Car Review

 
Electric car manufacturer does not belong to America, Europe, and Japan, but also South Korea . Yes, the  car manufacturer, KIA, has just introduce an electric car created by them, Ray EV. This is The first electric car from South Korea.

KIA Ray is not the same as EV Kia Ray Concept which was show at the event Chicago Auto Show 2011 . But this little car has a sister relationship with a Kia Ray has 1000 cc engine and is only available to the market
South Korean. Just like the regular version, it still has Ray EV look cute and tiny dimensions. What is different is the presence of writing 'Zero Emission EV' in both the front door and also alloy rims measuring 14 inches which is claimed to increase the level of car aerodynamics.
For interior, the Kia presents a unique instrument panel featuring how electric motors work, how many batteries are available, and estimates mileage based on the number of batteries available on the trip. In addition, there is a 7-inch LCD screen that displays information important for the driver, the location of the nearest battery recharging stations.

car which uses lithium batteries ion polymer is powered by an electric motor with 50 kW. Amazingly, Kia
Ray EV is capable of running up to 139 km with rapid battery charging for 25 minutes! Not only that this car also has a maximum speed 130 km / h and takes 15.9 seconds to reach 100 km / hour.

Kia pinning interesting features into this electric car, the VESS (Virtual Engine Sound System). This system will automatically issue a sound machine conventional cars that have been recorded previously when we drive by speeds below 20 km / hour. Of course this is very useful for pedestrians first visually impaired.

KIA Ray EV was produced as many as 2,500 units in the South and for a while just offered to local authorities.
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New Honda EV STER 2012 Review


Adapted to the format as a concept car, the EV-ster comes with a futuristic look and beautiful. Rows of LED lights on the front and surrounded by a xenon lamp makes this car look sophisticated. While the blue-colored grille member exhibition visitors know that this is an environmentally friendly cars. The back also looks neat with LED brake lights are surrounded by blue lights.

EV-ster interior also looks very futuristic. Wheel design looks similar to the AC-X Concept Honda is also present at the inaugural exhibition. Parties Honda said its instrument of accession is not only useful panel displays information about the vehicle, but capable of displaying navigation, play music, also to surf to the virtual world. Not only that, the Honda also designed the instrument panel in such a way as to make the driver can continue to concentrate and feel comfortable.

As a source of power pusher, EV-ster rely on electric motors with power up to 78 dk. And to rely on the batteries lithium-ion model. If the condition of the battery is full, then you can drive as far as 160 km with a maximum speed of 160 km / hour. Parties Honda claims that this car is capable of reaching speeds of 100 km / h in just 5 seconds! Recharging time takes less than 3 hours if you use electricity 200 V and less than 6 hours when you use electricity 100 V.


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New Nissan Leaf 2012 won Car of the Year


Nissan Leaf is an electric car, was chosen as Car of the Year not only in Japan but also in Europe and the world. Leaf also won the RJC Car of the Year 2012, presented by an association of Japanese automotive journalists and researchers.

This is the first time an electric car to receive the award as the best car. The values ​​given Leaf primarily as an environmentally friendly electric cars without exhaust emissions, making it the attention of consumers around the world. That's what became one of the highest ratings given point the judges in the selection of the best car.

In his announcement at the Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan's President and CEO Carlos Ghosn said: "We've sold 20,000 units of Nissan Leaf, and deliver our promise of a car without the emission of high quality on a global scale. Of all these award shows that the zero-emission cars obviously can be an alternative choice than a conventional car. "

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New Nissan Pivo 3 Concept 2012 Review


Until now it has not discovered what the right fuel for future vehicles an ideal replacement for petroleum. The electric car is still one solution to consider. No longer dependent on fossil fuels.

And after the Nissan Leaf, Nissan introduced the latest concept car Pivo 3 on the event titled Tokyo Motor Show 2011 this time.

Yes, the Nissan Pivo 3 is a development from previous concept cars, Pivo and Pivo 2. Compared with the two previous concept cars, this 3 Pivo appear more mature and more humane.

Front view of a futuristic little car has a small headlight, nodes and emit colored light blue. While the back looks very compact, showing a strong identity.

In the cabin, the car that can carry three people offers something unique. That is the position of the driver that is for better visibility. To support the performance of the driver, the mnyematkan Nissan Nissan's Around View Monitor system to help the driver monitor the circumstances surrounding the well to minimize blind spots.

Interior Pivo 3 is also looks simple. This is evident from the absence of the operation buttons typical of a sophisticated car. All these functions are integrated on a screen behind the wheel. This large screen displays maps and other information. There are also sub-monitor featuring a smaller sized vehicle in an attractive indicator. Overall, the interior of this car looks very slick with leather and quality materials.

Like any other concept car, Pivo 3 also has unique features. The first is the Robotic Agent. This feature serves to assist the driver in the journey and are able to interact with the driver.

In addition, this car also has a very small turning radius. Just imagine the road that only has a width of about 4 meters, Pivo 3 is able to rotate smoothly. This is all thanks to a very compact dimensions.
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New Daihatsu Pico Electric 2012 Review



At the Frankfurt Motor Show 2011 yesterday, we witnessed several car manufacturers to introduce the concept of personal cars that can only load one or two people. Well, it also occurs at the Tokyo Motor Show 2011 which opened just this. Daihatsu Motor as the host introduced the Pico which is also the personal car of the future.

Although renowned as a specialist manufacturer of small cars, but this is the first time Toyota introduces a personal vehicle. Through Pico Osaka-based manufacturer is trying to answer the solution of problems of big cities, like the limited parking and is also increasingly congested traffic flow.

With a very compact dimensions, the Daihatsu says that Pico is a combination of a small car with a motorcycle. Pico appear very futuristic with the headlights and rear lights that use LEDs.

Even the Toyota logo is also featured with LED. What is unique is the presence of lines around the car body. The lines can change color and give warning to pedestrians or vehicles in the vicinity when we drive.

What's interesting about this car is a menagdopsi opening scissor doors like a Lamborghini. Inside the cabin, we will be presented with a simple interior and roomy for two people.

With the dominance of white we will see the instrument panel that brings the digital indicator. Screen located on the right driver, the function displays a map, the battery indicator, entertainment features, and more so.

For performance, the Daihatsu rely electric power to drive this car. The car is made ​​specifically for the route in the city is able to walk as far as 50 km with a maximum speed of 50 km / hour. And it took about 2 hours to charge the battery fully.


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New Volkswagen Nils Electric-Concept Car 2012

New Volkswagen Nils Electric-Concept Car 2012
Small car for urban areas seem to be frequently encountered in the streets. European car manufacturers such as VW's small car which will present a concept of a chair. Uniquely chair formation similar to a Formula 1 car seat, in the middle.
New Volkswagen Nils Electric-Concept Car 2012

The difference if a Formula 1 car length and width of stature, but VW's small car that was asked as urban. The car was called the VW concept electric Nils

VW electrical Nils deliberately created to rival the Audi car manufacturers who have dared to show a small car on the streets of the Audi E1 e-tron. Even the car is caught on camera was filming in Berlin, Germany.

VW Nils difference can only accommodate one passenger only, rival Audi E1 seementara e-tron can accommodate up to 2 passengers. VW Nils has a length of 3.04 meters long, 1.2 meters high and 0.39 meters wide. Nils uses an aluminum frame made emergency. Therefore weigh no more than 1,000 kg.

The electric motor that pinned weighing 42 kg. Fun maximum power released an electric motor can generate power of up to 33 hp with a capacity of 5.3 kWh because of acceleration starting from 0-100 km / hour can be achieved in a matter of 11 seconds.

With the condition that VW Nils can travel mileage as far as 65 miles by charging the battery 2 hours. VW claims Nils capable of racing with a top speed of 125 km / hour. Unfortunately there is no word when the car was produced and thrown into the market.
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New Electric Beetle 2012

New Electric VW Beetle 2012 
New Electric Beetle 2012


If you are one of the classic VW Beetle fan, then this car looks like it could be a refreshing flavor. Because this is a car that has a look very similar to the Beetle, but equipped with electric power!

This unique car is a car manufactured by an American company called iCon Electric Vehicle Group is trying to revive one of the most iconic cars in the world but with current technology.

For this electric Beetle, named iCon iCon Type B. This car is not only similar, but also uses the same components with components that retro Beetle is still produced in Mexico until 2003.

Electric motor car racing into the kitchen this will drive the rear wheels iCon Type B. And step-iCon to rebuilding Volkswagen's retro car turned out not to be the last.

Because of motorward iCon, Friday (9/9/2011) is also preparing several new models will look like cars and Volkswagen's iconic sports car owned by Porsche.

The cars include iCon Type G will be similar to the Volkswagen Karman Ghia, Type 356 iCon will be similar to the Porsche 356 and Type 550 as the embodiment iCon the new Porsche 550 Spyder.

For the price, according to the plan, Type B iCon iCon will be released at a price of less than U.S. $ 20 thousand
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Rimac Automobili 2012

Rimac Automobili 2012For many people, automotive companies are owned by their well-established. Car design was considered to only be made by an experienced person. But it was broken by Mate Rimac, a 23-year-old boy who bravely set up a sports car company as well as designing his own car to be produced by the company.

Rimac is a young man from Croatia who recently founded a company which specialized in producing sports cars  named Rimac Automobili in an industrial area near Zagreb, the Croatian capital.

"Croatia does not have the automotive industry. But that will change," believes Rimac quotes from the New York Times, Thursday (09/08/2011).

The new cars that will be born by the company this young man's car is a sports car concept called the Concept One. The car will be officially next week at the Frankfurt Motor Show.



"This is an electric super car," said Mr. Rimac. "This car could produce 1088 horsepower, torque of 3800 newton-meters and is able to run far to more than 300 kilometers per hour," he explained, saying that currently limit the top speed they will advance to maintain security.

But the claim is widely questioned the observer of the automotive industry. For strength and ability is quite remarkable even for a car with an internal combustion engine that is still conventional. Especially for an electric car that technology has not been developed, the claim is of course a lot of questions.

And when asked if Rimac Automobili've tested this car to 300 km / h, Rimac said only that all the components in this car has been tested in a prototype program is closed. Currently Rimac Concept One provides a teaser before the car was officially disclosed a few more days.

Furthermore, this young man smoothly explained that Concept One is supported by four independent electric motors capable of generating 800 kilowatts of total power, according to which these factors are used to calculate the force that is able to be born Concept One.

In addition, the super car Croatian origin is thought to be able to walk as far as 366 miles (589 km) with just a single charge. The figure beat the Tesla Model S electric sedan Signature series which is predicted to travel up to 300 miles (482.8 km) with just a single charge.

His body was backed aluminum chassis with a body of carbon fiber was directly able to make this car becomes lighter. Weight is approximately 1646.5 kg car.

And to anticipate demand, Rimac said that she will soon build 88 units of cars and preorder was made at a price that is cheaper than gasoline-engine super car like the Pagani, Koenigsegg and Bugatti.

To target consumers, Rimac target will hook the royal family in the Middle East is rich as a buyer of this car.
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