Sunday, February 20, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Top 10 Electric Cars in the World
Electric cars are ‘in high demand’ nowadays as the the modern world is facing challenges like global warming, environmental pollution and high price of petrol/diesel/gasoline. These cars are expensive but in terms of convenience and speed they are far behind than gasoline-fueled ones, but they will soon hit the market widely in upcoming decade. Big companies are investing their finances and technology to produce practical and durable electric cars.
From lavishly loaded sports car to a Splendid Golf cart, we are listing top 10 on the basis of style, practicality and creativity.
10. BMW’s Mini Electric Car
The Mini E is an all-electric powered version of the BMW Mini.
The power comes from an Asynchronous electric motor that is mounted in the former engine bay and is rated at 204 PS (150 kW) and 220 N·m (160 ft·lbf) of torque. Drive is sent to the front wheels. The Mini E employs a lithium-ion battery pack with an overall capacity of a 35 kilowatt-hours (130 MJ). The batteries weigh 572 pounds (259 kg) and replace the back seat.Top speed is electronically limited to 95 mph (153 km/h). The car’s range is 156 miles (251 km) on a single charge under optimal conditions. Estimates of normal driving conditions put ranges at 109 miles (175 km) city and 96 miles (154 km) highway.
9. Nissan LEAF Electric Car
The Nissan Leaf (also formatted “LEAF” as bacronym for Leading, Environmentally friendly, Affordable, Family car) is a compact 5-door hatchback electric car to be produced by Nissan.
It uses a front-mounted electric motor driving the wheels, powered by a 24 kW·h/90 kW lithium ion battery pack. The expected all-electric range is 100 miles (160 km) on the EPA city driving cycle and remains the same as the EV-11 prototype. Based on third-party test drives, reviewers have found that the range available from a single charge can vary up to 40 percent in real-world situations; reports vary from about 62 miles (100 km) to almost 138 miles (222 km) depending on driving style, load, traffic conditions, weather (i.e. wind, atmospheric density) and accessory use.
8. Th!nk OX
This electric car can easily travel at 62mph noticeably 100 miles on charge or more. Th!nk Ox is first 5 seater electric car designed by a Norway based company which was formerly a part of Ford Motors. General Electronics has invested heavily in Lithium-Ion battery producers A123 Systems. The batteries of this car will be supplied by them.
According to Think, the future models may include a range extender that is a small flex-fuel engine that will charge the battery and let the Ox go 280 miles.
7. Zenn
Zenn made by makers settled in Toronto. This all-electric car is said to have zero emissions and no noise, something that might strike fear in the hearts of blind people everywhere. That mysterious ultracapacitor solid-state electrical energy storage unit is called by its maker: “longer lasting, lighter, more powerful, and environmentally friendly” than batteries used in other vehicles.
6. Venturi Eclectic Car
You have to laugh when you first lay eyes on this car, with its optimistically-placed wind turbine hoping to catch a breeze that might add to its 30-mile range at 30 mph. There’s also a solar panel up top, making the plug-in car “energy-autonomous.” The only problem would be finding people to drive the car that don’t mind appearing to be a bit eclectic themselves.
5. Aptera Typ-1
Is this a car or an aircraft? It’s an Aptera Typ-1 Plug-in hybrid, packing battery power and a tiny diesel engine that together have a range of 600 miles. It’s an all-electric car with a 120-mile range & accelerates from 0 to 60 mph (0 to 97 km/h) in less than 10 seconds, and be capable of reaching a top speed of over 85 mph (137 km/h).
4. Fisker Karma
If you are rich and really love your planet, this pretty toy like car is just made for you. This electric car is awesome in terms of shape, style and features. This remarkable road rocket is the creation of Henrik Fisker. It has a top speed of 125 mph with 50 miles on just battery power. It is sexy in appearance and gorgeous to drive, might become a dream sports car of many.
3. Chevy Volt
Set for production in November 2010, the Volt (0 to 60 in 8.5 seconds) will be a four-seat sedan that General Motors hopes to roll out for less than $30,000. It’ll run for 40 miles exclusively on battery power, and then a small 1-liter gasoline-powered motor kicks in to charge those batteries. You can also plug it in to charge it. GM is now working with various battery technologies, abandoning the old-fashioned nickel-metal-hydride batteries of the past for the current favorite, a T-shaped assembly made with stacked wafers of manganese oxide. Inside will be iPod-like tech, including a touchscreen for your entertainment, navigation and control of the car’s charging.
2. Toyota Plug-in Hybrid
Toyota is planning a follow-up to its popular Prius — this one a plug-in hybrid whose name hasn’t been announced yet. The picture you see above is not the final design, but this concept, called the Toyota Hybrid-X, could be close to what we’ll see by the time the car takes to the road by 2010. Using longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries similar to those in laptop computers, the car will probably be able to beat the current experimental plug-in Prius’s 62 miles traveled without any help from its onboard gasoline engine.
1. Tesla Roadster
If you have enough money and you are a passionate car collector then hurry up for this $100,000 two-seater packed with 6,831 laptop batteries. Originally, the 2,700-pound vehicle could zip from 0 to 60 in 3.9 seconds, but since then its problematic transmission has been limited to one gear only, reducing that acceleration to a 0 to 60 time of 5.9 seconds. But Tesla Motors are looking forward to redesign technology to overcome current short comings.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Chase 2053 Futuristic car:3 wheeled vehicle moves on land and air
Many expert engineers have been trying hard for years to design a car that runs both on land and on air, believing that it could be a ‘zero pollution’ car. This long term research has led to the discovery of a vehicle named, “Chase 2053″. Powered by a high end slush hydrogen engine, this revolutionary vehicle generates electricity for land and disseminates SUH2 to jet engines, thereby allowing a safe and rapid movement in urban environment. This vehicle is expected to make its entry for the year 2053, which well reflects in its name as “Chase 2053″. Its fabric skin made of organic stretch material is just enough to finish its exterior. Its lightweight design and extreme strength makes it a preferred option. Await the entry of this super cool vehicle and be the first one to own this masterpiece
Sunday, February 6, 2011
10 Strangest Concept Cars
P-Eco
Although it looks a bit too sci-fi for the desert, The P-Eco vehicle definitely looks at home since the lack of a roof may prove annoying in other climates. Designed by Jung-Hoon Kim, the P-Eco vehicle is an electric car is actually made to make life easier in the city. Equipped with our piezoelectric devices on the front and rear of the driver’s seat, according to Naresh Chauhan, it begins charging as soon as the ignition is turned on.
eRinGo Concept Car
The eRinGo electric concept car is a ring-shaped vehicle that has a large wheel running around its center, while two medium sized wheels are present on each side. When the car is in motion, these wheels help it across turns, and when the car is still these wheels extend to provide balance and support. A rotor/ gyro system in the car helps it maintain balance on the single wheel. The two seater concept has steering wheels for both passengers, allowing either to take control.
Peugeot Moovie Concept Car
A360 Concept Car
The A360 Concept from designer Huynh Ngoc Lan looks like a crossbreed between a UFO and some stealth fighter jet. Not that the concept is bad, it is just sort of weird. The triangular body has a panoramic glass roof, then there is the camera system on the exteriors that works to provide the driver with additional feedback. The car moves on three spheres, not wheels, which actually makes some sense considering that it is capable of moving in any direction on the ground.
Since the wheels are spherical, they need not move as the car makes a radical change in angle. To settle well with the new direction, the cabin is capable of a full rotation. To accommodate these functions, the steering wheel has undergone a bit of a change. A control ball takes the role of a steering wheel, with integrated functions for right, left and rotation.
Kassou Concept Car
Britisher Dunderdale describes ‘Kassou’, which is Japanese for ‘Glide’, as “a very compact 3-wheel vehicle, with rear splitting doors and a sitting configuration that mimics a Jet–ski or motorbike arrangement in having a central ‘bench’ for two people and moped like controls at the front.”
The large glazing of the cockpit is attached to an adjustable rubber neck which can be expanded and contracted to improve aerodynamics or inside headroom, and a ‘side-car’ can be attached via a lower section of the vehicle which also provides an extendable structure for storage of bags and even bikes. Dunderdale’s design scored the highest for ‘unique and appealing design’ within the professional designer category.
BMW Lovos
Aurora Safety Car
Mazda Nagare Concept Car
Honda Fuya-Jo Concept Car
Magnet Car
10 Unusual Cars
Reekbok Shoe Car
Wooden Car
Modified Ford Ka
40″ Alloy Wheels
True Meaning of Car Audio
Lamborghini Tank
Catmobile
Big Wheel Drive Car
Monster Truck made from a Fiat 126
A Ferrari Grade Tank
The most Expensive Car ever wrapped
A Bugatti Veyron worth $1.7 million became the world’s most expensive car ever to be wrapped yesterday, shattering a record many of personally had never considered before. The car is on display in Vegas, appropriately, through Friday, at Epson’s booth at the Specialty Equiment Market Association (SEMA) event there this week. The wrap was designed by SkinzWraps and printed using an Epson printer and Avery technology.
The Bugatti Veyron is the most expensive and fastest sports car in the world, “hailed by many as the greatest automobile ever made. It seats two and has a 16-cylinder, 1,001 horsepower engine. It can hit a top speed of 253 miles per hour, which is not legal even in Vegas.
The wrap will come off at the end of the week. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas — unless it’s something this big.
Top 10 most selling cars of Pakistan (2010)
1.Toyota (Corolla).
Sale : 43,510
2. Suzuki (Mehran)
Sale: 22,513
3.Suzuki (Khyber/ Cultus)
sale: 12,658
4.Suzuki (Bolan)
Sale: 11,439
5.Suzuki (Alto)
Sale: 10,794
6.Honda (City)
Sale: 8,212
7.Honda (Civic)
Sale: 5,908
8.Daihatsu (Cuore)
Sale: 5,301
9.Suzuki (Swift)
Sale: 2,353
10.Suzuki (Liana)
Sale: 1,025
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