Teaser for Piech Mark Zero electric sports car concept debuting at 2019 Geneva auto show
Could high-speed rail be replaced with high-speed highways? Volvo is pulling depleted batteries out of electric buses to use as energy storage for solar in a large apartment complex in Sweden. Argonne National Lab has developed a smaller, lighter, more efficient electric motor. All this and more on Green Car Reports.
As California’s high-speed rail project devolves from budget and time-line overruns into political name-calling between Washington and Sacramento, a state senator has introduced a bill to replace the project with autobahn-like high-speed highway lanes through the state’s central valley from San Francisco to LA. The lanes would have no speed limits, but they’re unlikely to reduce global-warming emissions as the senator suggests.
Volvo is reusing batteries from its electric buses in Sweden to buffer power on a large new apartment complex with solar panels in Gothenberg.
Scientists at Argonne National Labs in Illinois have developed a new type of permanent-magnet electric motor that’s lighter, cheaper, and more powerful, proving that it’s not just battery technology that’s improving for electric cars.
Mercedes-Benz plans a new electric SUV called the EQV to debut at the Geneva auto show next month. It is expected to be a follow-on to the company’s EQC, which is scheduled to arrive later this year.
Anton Piech, the son of the famed Audi engineer and Porsche scion Ferdinand Piech, also plans to launch a new electric sports-car company with a stylish concept at the show.
And check back on the site again very soon today for news about Tesla’s reliability!
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