AvatarMichael BushSelf-Build Small Electric Car Cost $420,000 To BuildBarcroft CarsA MAN claims he has created a car that might solve the world’s traffic congestion problems. Rick Woodbury from Spokane, Washington USA, is the president, founder and sole employee of ‘Commuter Cars.’ The carmaker’s flagship model is the 2005 super slim two-seater Tango T600, a high-performance electric car that preceded Tesla. Rick told us: “I started this company 21 years ago – it was based on an idea that I came up with in 1982.” He was inspired by the shocking traffic congestion he had to face on a daily basis. “I used to drive a Porsche from Beverly Hills to Hermosa Beach every day and the traffic was horrendous,” explained Rick. What really made Rick think about a solution was the fact that in most of the cars he would see in his commute were occupied by lone drivers. “I noticed that everybody around me was a single occupant in a car, taking up the whole lane,” Rick said. Living and working in Los Angeles also helped inspire Rick’s unique creation. “I thought, everyone wants to get from point A to point B efficiently, and in cities like Los Angeles there’s really no centre, there’s no hub, everybody goes everywhere,” explained Rick. For him, there is a simple solution, and that is reducing the width that vehicles take up on the road so that 2 can fit comfortably in a single lane. “I don’t think there’s any other answer except doubling lane capacity,” said Rick. With a length of 102 inches this micro car can be parked just about anywhere, just like you would with a motorbike. Rick said: “The length is the same width of a semi-truck so I can park perpendicular to the curb.”The selling point of this vehicle is that it can drive in-between cars better than any other car. “The coolest feature for me to that it can get through traffic faster than any car in history,” said Rick. Much like a motorbike, the Tango T500 can drive right up to the stop line of traffic lights.
AvatarMichael BushAvatarAvatarFirst videos of Rivian R2 and R3 driving on public roads show size comparisonsverified_publisherElectrek - Jameson DowRivian launched the much-anticipated R2 – and the surprise R3 – on Thursday, but at the time we only saw the cars on stage, in isolation. Now video has emerged showing these cars driving on public roads, next to other cars, offering a better visual size comparison, and a look at the cars in motion …
AvatarMichael BushFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoSwiss company introduces game-changing vehicle with surprising demographic: 'We recognize the growing need'thecooldown.com - Stephen ProctorSwiss company Micro could change the way Europeans get around … European teenagers, anyway. At the Geneva Motor Show on February 26, Micro debuted …
AvatarMichael BushAvatarAvatarRevolutionary innovation could power electric car batteries for 3,000 miles on a single chargeThe Manual - By Lou RuggieriFor anyone who has gone on a long road trip across any number of Midwestern states (especially before the advent of smartphones), not knowing exactly …
AvatarMichael BushFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoTesla's smaller, two-door Cybertruck design was hiding in plain sightteslarati.com - Simon AlvarezThe design for the Tesla Cybertruck’s smaller variant seems to be hiding in plain sight. As spotted recently by some eagle-eyed electric vehicle …
AvatarMichael BushAvatarAvatarTaking You Hands-On With the New DeLorean Alpha5 EVverified_publisherCNET Cars - Brian CooleyThe DeLorean is back from the future but also from the past, in the brand's first true relaunch since its heady, infamous days in the early 1980s. After getting a close look at a prototype of the new Alpha5, I think it has a chance of standing out from a crowd of high-end electric GT's that is …
AvatarMichael BushFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo7 Coupes from the 1990s You Just Don’t See Anymoreautoweek.com - Jay RameyA menagerie of imports that took over for the big luxury galleons of the greed decade. The 1990s were a time of transition for coupes, as for a number …
AvatarMichael BushFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo$26K solar car now has a factory — and will roll out this yearbigthink.com - Kristin HouserAptera expects to begin delivering its solar-powered car later in 2022. California startup Aptera has purchased a factory for its solar cars — and …
AvatarMichael BushFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe biggest myths about electric vehiclesbigthink.com - Ross PomeroyWe're separating the facts about EVs from the fiction. This article was first published on Big Think in June 2022. It was updated in July 2023. As …
AvatarMichael BushFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThis exoskeletal framed off-roader is a potential Mad Max ride for the uncertain futureyankodesign.com - Gaurav SoodA lighter but stronger fabricated body framework is where the automotive industry is constantly drifting towards, Afterall we all need efficient EVs …
AvatarMichael BushFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHumble: The Type of Electric Cars we’ve been Waiting for!trendland.com - TL TeamCalifornia is home to a few well-known electric automakers like Tesla, Lucid, Fisker, and Faraday Future. And now, California-based Humble Motors is …
AvatarMichael BushAvatarAvatarBuick Unveils a New All-Electric Coupé Concept With Bonkers Semi-Swing Doorsverified_publisherRobb Report - Bryan HoodThe General Motors-owned brand also announced it will go all-electric by the end of the decade. If Buick wants to change the way people think about …