NEWS: Rise OF electric VEHICLES

[kitsons]

Agree with these observations. Again, I subscribe to the other issues raise by other posters here that proponents of electric vehicles should consider the life cycle of the batteries used in the country.

[SIZE=3]Just got hold of this video that is a far better alternative and definitely a great lot cheaper to produce and maintain[/SIZE]:
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[SIZE=4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztFDqcu8oJ4[/SIZE]

[jpdm]

A Chinese made 3-wheeler...

[ehnriko]

A Chinese made 3-wheeler...

This looks nice.

[jpdm]

Manila Standard
Dec.23, 2009

AY+BYD = Electric car dealership


TAIPAN Alfonso ‘AY’ Yuchengco, who has long been associated with Honda cars, plans to team up with the aggressive [SIZE=4]BYD Auto of China[/SIZE] for dealership.

It is not immediately clear whether Mr. AY plans to bring in the [SIZE=4]cut-price BYD gasoline cars or the much-hyped plug-in hybrid vehicles that BYD has started selling.[/SIZE]


In any case, the discussions with the Shenzhen-based car and battery company have apparently reached advanced stage, prompting the Yuchengco holding company, House of Investments, to make a disclosure, without naming the putative foreign partner, to the stock exchange last week.


If the BYD venture pushes through, the Yuchengcos hope to ride on, just like billionaire investor Warren Buffett who acquired a 10-percent stake in BYD, what is [SIZE=3]considered the automotive wave of the future.[/SIZE]


In addition to the planned new car dealership, the House of Investments also said it was expanding into, rather belatedly, the booming motorcycle business under the Honda brand.


The Yuchengcos currently hold the Honda car dealerships in Quezon and Kalookan cities.

BYD?Is this the notorious imitator of BMW vehicles?

[jpdm]

[SIZE=3]G Car Motors

The G Car is a four-passenger electric vehicle with locally developed and manufactured mechanical, structural, and body components. It's the first environmentally friendly Philippine-made electric car. The G Car is capable of a maximum range of 80 kilometers and a speed of 40 kph on one full charge. Take a look around the website to learn more about the G Car and our company - West Triangle, Quezon City.

http://www.gcarmotors.com[/SIZE]

[ehnriko]

*Jpdm

The website is not registered...

It's just a sponsored site with all the related search links.

Any other links?

[ehnriko]

Just to add more inspiration to the already fired up spirits.... and fried up ones.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAYrsEOxqYc"]YouTube- Electric Car Drag Racing | Oregon Field Guide | OPB[/ame]

[ehnriko]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbDo4ugXm8g"]YouTube- Home Made Electric Car[/ame]

The report says the conversion costed USD4,000.++

[ehnriko]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2Ww0XKJ3GU"]YouTube- Introducing the 2010 Fisker Karma[/ame]

Self Explanatory video...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4iujKzXRL0"]YouTube- Fisker Karma Hits The Track At Laguna Seca[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HREVhWFT1x0"]YouTube- Fisker Karma Four Door Coupe - The Ultimate Luxury Plug-In Electric Car[/ame]

[ghosthunter]

YouTube- Home Made Electric Car

The report says the conversion costed USD4,000.++

USD4000 = P200,000.

Add the cost labor, etc.

And add the cost of importation, marketing, taxes, profit margins...

That should shoot to well beyond P600,000.

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P200,000 to convert your car to a limited range electric car.

And people complain about the P30K to P50K conversion price of Auto-LPG.

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P200,000 buys a lot of gasoline.

Assuming a full tank costs P2000 and it's consumed in a week.

That is still enough money for TWO YEARS worth of gasoline.

And that is not yet adding the cost of electricity to charge the batteries yet.

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I have done a initial project study on converting a standard FWD car to gas/electric hybrid.

Hybrid Conversion for FWD cars
http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50994

But even with a price tag of only P150,000 ... it was going to be a hard sell.