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Electric vehicles have become in recent years a popular topic. Below a small photo Spiegel about the history of electric vehicles.

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1. Lohner Porsche
Forefather of electric vehicles was first shown at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900. Electric motors, built-in front-wheel drive, delivers the power of 2, 5 PM, and the battery is allowed to overcome the distance of 50 km on a single charge.
In subsequent decades, the characteristics of electric cars have not changed since the automotive industry focused exclusively on internal combustion engines.





2. EV1
In 1996, General Motors produced a small batch of these eletromobiley. After a few years, the project has been closed. This topic is dedicated to the documentary «Who killed the electric car», but it is silent guilt of the oil lobby.



3. Think City
Double This Norwegian electric car is currently the only one in Europe, released in large quantities. Think is quite acceptable as a vehicle, but it has the same problem as the rest of the EM: they all are produced in much smaller quantities than cars, and therefore are more spartan view, Think for example resembles the Japanese minicar 70s.



4. Tesla Roadster
This California-based sports EM Lotus Alice accelerates faster than a Porsche 911. However, the mass production of this brand is difficult because of financial difficulties. Recently, a manufacturer company was forced to apply for state aid.



5. Chevrolet Volt
Currently, it is the most ambitious project in the field of electromobility from General Motors. Manufacturers promise to establish serial production since 2010 and are going to sell hundreds of thousands of EM under the brands Opel and Chevy.



6. Hacked Toyota Prius
Some impatient ekoaktivisty themselves take the case. The production version of the Japanese Prius hybrid part for several minutes using electricity. To extend this fun you need to hack the software of the car, to build special batteries and a power outlet. In this case, when moving around the city, you can travel 100 kilometers at a cost of 1, 5 liters of gasoline. In the photo Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page with a so-called plug-in hybrid.



7. Elektroporshe Rufus
The German company Ruf, specializing in tuning Porsche developed the Porsche 911 with an electric motor. Externally, it is impossible to determine that this sports uses electromagnetic energy.



8. Aptera Typ-1
Model of Aptera Motors of Carlsbad California. But Europe in the winter time, it is inappropriate.



9. Elektroversiya Smart
After successful testing in the UK by the EM Daimler appeared in Berlin and Rome. Since 2012 can be serial production.
Models A and B of Mercedes may also be electrified. Daimler already intends to build its own plant for the production of batteries.



10. Mini E
The recently introduced elektroversiya Mini uses only electricity. Soon Elektromini travel to the United States for 500 beta testers.



11. Honda FCX Clarity
This model, in principle, hydrogen is also an electric vehicle because transforms Hydrogen into electricity. Critics say that vodorodomobili too inefficient. First, electricity is used for the formation of hydrogen, which is then converted to electricity.



12. Studies have shown that the provision of electricity to EM possible without the construction of new power plants, even if by 2050 to replace 17 percent of cars electric vehicles. It is best to refuel electric vehicles at night when electricity consumption is sharply reduced. Thus, the EM may use electricity, which is still just lost.



13. The California company Project Better Place is already working on a network elektrozapravok. In the photo, one of them in Ramat Hasharon near Tel Aviv.

The head of the company offers a service model, which is now used in mobile communications - the client enters into a long-term contract with the PBP to use elektrozapravkami, and in return gets electric at a reduced price or even for free.



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