The Mitsubishi i Electric Car at the 2011 MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR
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World's First Electric Car Grand Prix
The French Pyrenees town that staged the world's first Grand Prix nearly a century ago now hosts the world's first electric car Grand Prix. Pau in southern France has seen many a race since 1901 - but none as quiet as this one.
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A century after Grand Prix racing started in Pau, the French town has staged the world's first Electric Grand Prix.
All 12 entries used the same vehicle, the Exagon-built Andros racing car.
Originally designed for racing on ice, the car can reach speeds of 112 miles per hour.
Winding through the picturesque town of Pau, the 1.7 mile course hasn't changed much over the decades.
Its winding route through the town has earned it comparisons with better-known Monaco.
But it's Pau that has the honor of having hosted the very first Grand Prix in 1901.
The resort in southwestern France, just 31 miles from the Spanish border, is a proven testing ground for future Formula 1 world champions on Formula 2, 3 or 3000 vehicles.
For the die-hard motor sports fans raised on the roar of high-powered petrol engines on full throttle, electric car racing might seem a little tame.
But others found the low-pitched whine -- a bit like a jet engine but much quieter -- a pleasant change from the ear-splitting roar of the traditional racing engine.
Participants included Nicolas Prost, the son of France's Formula 1 World champion Alain Prost, as well as Fabien Barthez, the former goalkeeper who helped France win the World Cup in 1998.
But neither could defeat the reigning champion of the Andros Trophy electric series on ice.
Adrien Tambay won the race ahead of Mike Parisi and Soheil Ayari, who came in third.
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A German company say their new battery could be the breakthrough electric car-makers have been waiting for. The car should power a normal family car for up to 450km or 280 miles on a single charge.
The company, DBM Energy, says their new lithium-polymer technology is lighter and more efficient than lithium-ion batteries. They've fitted them in an Audi A2 to demonstrate their practicalities.
[Swen Streubel, Spokesman, L.E. Mobile]:
"This is no miracle, we have all of the components which are available in the car and in theory we can show that it is possible to travel via electricity today and that it is suitable for daily life."
Unlike other electric cars where the entire boot or trunk is used for the battery, the "Kolibri" battery occupies a lot less space.
Last Autumn, DBM Energy drove a different version - a prototype A2 - into the record books with a 600km trip from Munich to Berlin on a single charge.
The company says it used independent testers to verify the feat.
The Federal Office of Material Research checked the safety of the Kolibri battery while technical services company Dekra checked the performance.
DBM Energy says their battery has been examined and tested thoroughly, passing with flying colors.
[Klaus Reindl, Spokesperson, German Motoring Club ADAC]:
" ... this battery actually is very efficient. Whether or not that will actually be enough in the future for traveling by electricity remains to be seen but it is certainly a step towards how the future will be."
Inventor Mirko Hanneman is positive that this technology could be the key to the future.
[Mirko Hanneman, Inventor, Kolibri Battery]:
" ... if you produce a higher quantity then it will be economically as viable as today's fuel engines."
With tough new EU emissions targets coming into effect next year, all the major car manufacturers are either already mass-producing electric cars or rushing to catch up.
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Mitsubishi iMiEV Electric Car Review
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Audi e-tron concept electric car
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Mitsubishi i Electric Car Video Review - Kelley Blue Book
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Mitsubishi is set to throw its hat in the electric car ring with a new model called the "i". The vehicle is based on the i-MiEV currently sold in Japan and Europe. For American tastes the name was shortened to a single lower-case letter while the vehicle itself was lengthened and widened to meet American tastes and crash standards. The Mitsubishi i electric car will go on sale starting in the end of 2011 but Kelley Blue Book got an early test drive in Japan, an adventure retold in this video.
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