Tesla Roadster on sale in Canada as of… today, deliveries start in Q4 ’09
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Tesla Roadster Canada has not always been the friendliest territory for electric cars, but that’s changing . After the Tesla empire officially expanded to Chicago yesterday, the company has announced it will join the northern rush and is now ready to take orders in Canada. Canadian buyers will have to wait until the fourth quarter of 2009 to actually get their cars, but they should feel free to sign up for the $109,000 electric car whenever they feel like it. Oh, and that’s the U.S. price; the cost for Canadians will be set later this year) The first deliveries will be made out of upcoming Tesla “regional centers” in Seattle and New York, but Canada-based stores are in the works. In the announcement of the Canadian sales, Tesla highlights one big difference between American and Canadian Roadsters: the electricity used to power the vehicles is much more likely to be clean up north: Canada and Norway are the only two countries worldwide where the majority of electricity comes from renewable resources, including run-of-river small hydro, wind, biomass, geothermal and solar energy. An EV recharged from the current Canadian grid, on average, would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 85 percent compared to an equivalent gasoline-powered vehicle. In hydro-dominant British Columbia, Quebec and Manitoba, the reduction would be an impressive 98 percent. Click here for some fun video of the Tesla Roadster undergoing ice testing, and see more images of Roadsters in the snow here . Gallery: First Drive: Tesla Roadster [Source: Tesla] Continue reading Tesla Roadster on sale in Canada as of… today, deliveries start in Q4 ’09 Auto Blog: EV/Plug-in , Tesla Motors , North America Tesla Roadster on sale in Canada as of… today, deliveries start in Q4 ’09 originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green
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Leave a commentNorwegian electric car company Th!nk going Swedish?
The site for all things Th!nk, Electric Aid, has gotten a hold of a new rumor surrounding the Norwegian electric automaker: it may no longer be a Norwegian company. Swedish TV station SVT is apparently reporting that production of the electric City car may move from Aurskog, Norway to Sweden. After all, now has a bit of extra capacity; SAAB stopped production this week. It’s all rumor and hearsay at this point, but given Th!nk’s recent troubles in Norway , this move might make sense. And remember, Swedish businesses invested $20 million in Th!nk earlier this month. Electric Aid also points us to a new Th!nk press release that says, look here, that the Swedish Royal Court recently took delivery of two Th!nk City vehicles . The Swedes were introduced to the electric cars last June during “Svenske Flaggans Dag” on June 6th 2008, when the THINK City cruised through Stockholm in a sort of eco-car parade. Thanks to Andre for the tip! [Source: SVT via Electric Aid ] Continue reading Norwegian electric car company Th!nk going Swedish? Auto Blog: EV/Plug-in , Europe/EU , Th!nk (Think) Norwegian electric car company Th!nk going Swedish? originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green
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Nissan tests the hydrogen-powered FCV in extreme weather
Those of you living in cold places might be concerned, with reason, about the performance of certain vehicles in winter. Nissan announced that the X-Trail FCV is currently being tested in facilities near Hokkaido, Japan. Tests started last year and now it was time for tests in cold weather. The current model uses an all-new fuel cell, which is claimed to produce 40 percent more power than the previous unit, 130 kW against 90 kW, while being 25 percent smaller. The cell also reduces the amount of platinum it needs by half. Nissan is currently showing the technology at FC Expo 2009 in Tokyo, one of the world’s largest fuel-cell exhibitions, this weekend. Gallery: Nissan X-Trail FCV [Source: Nissan ] Auto Blog: Hydrogen , Nissan , Japan Nissan tests the hydrogen-powered FCV in extreme weather originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green
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Auto Blog: Etc. , EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Jeep , Toyota , Lightweight Click above and scroll down to watch the video A couple of days ago, a Norwegian, know to us only as geisha44 , uploaded to YouTube a nice little video meant to promote and provoke discussion. Consisting of wintry scenes from a bustling town in Norway, we are confronted by a sight unknown to many of the relatively balmy locales in the U.S. No, not the sled, though that would definitely qualify as rare, but rather the people walking on the sidewalks. We also see some traffic and specifically observe three different choices that individuals made to reach a store. One took a Jeep , one took a Prius and the third arrives in a Kewet Buddy . Obviously, a four-wheel-drive Jeep may be handy to get about in a place that receives a lot of snow. On the other hand, the Prius hybrid is not home hiding in the garage until winter ends and has a smaller carbon footprint than the Jeep. With the arrival of the all-electric Kewet Buddy, whose lead-acid batteries haven’t kept it garaged either, we are treated to a demonstration of another advantage of a truly small footprint. Want to see what it is? Hit the jump for a little thought provocation in action! [Source: YouTube ] Continue reading VIDEO: How big is your footprint? VIDEO: How big is your footprint? originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green
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