MPGomatic.com catches the Electric Ford Focus launch event in New York City on January 7, 2011 at the historic Altman building. Ford’s new electric car rolls out shortly after 10 This is the first part of the press event. A Q&A period on the Focus EV followed and will be posted if there’s enough interest. In order of appearance: Nancy Gioia – Ford Director of Global Electrification, Bill Ford – Executive Chairman Ford Motor Company, Eric Keuhn, Chief Engineer, Ford Focus Electric. Apologies for the shaky spots. Shot handheld with a DVX100B on a snowy Friday. Took public transportation into the city and left the tripod at home. As always, it’s an honor to bring this stuff to you. Enjoy! Video Rating: 4 / 5
Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) has set a new lap record for an electric vehicle (EV) at the legendary 20.8km Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany. The TMG EV P001, with 100% electric powertrain and Jochen Krumbach at the wheel, set a new lap record of 7mins 47.794secs to beat the previous lap record, which stood at 9mins 1.338secs, by a very substantial margin. Using two electric motors, the TMG electric powertrain has a top speed of 260km/h which combined with 800Nm of torque to achieve impressive speeds on the extremely challenging Nordschleife track, which includes significant elevation changes and lengthy flat-out sections. More info @: corporatemedia.toyota.eu
MPGomatic.com gets the lowdown on the Nissan Leaf plug-in electric car at the 2010 Washington Auto Show from Nissan’s Director of Product Planning and Advanced Technology Strategy, Mark Perry. The Leaf will be the first affordable mass market highway-capable pure electric vehicle (based on Lithium battery technology) from a major manufacturer. Video Rating: 4 / 5
Ford revealed the all-new Ford Focus Electric at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The all-new Ford Focus Electric is the first fuel-free, rechargeable passenger car from Ford and one of five new electrified vehicles Ford will deliver by 2013 in North America and Europe Video Rating: 5 / 5
On January 29, 2010, some members of the Triangle Electric Auto Association and Triad Electric Vehicle Association were given a tour of the all-electric Nissan Leaf by a Nissan representative. For more information, check us out online at www.rtpnet.org/teaa .
