BERLIN IS ELECTRIC!

Germany is of course known for its cars being some of the best in the world and Berlin known as the Mecca of Street Art.

This includes the Classic Beetle, that can be seen above, as Electric, burning rubber on the Drag Race track

One can see Electric Cars plugged in all over the city. Above the Three Seater MIA, that goes fast and far enough for city driving and can be found at Lautlos

There are also the Citroen Multicity electric car with fancy Purple Honeycomb design

At the airport, it became very clear that at least 1/3 of all the Taxi's were Hybrids, such as the above line of Toyota Prius's.

The Electric Smart Car could also be seen in the streets and charging at strategically placed chargers.

The above video about the Electric Smart Car with our friend John Voelcker from Green Car Reports, who also wrote a lovely story about CO2 E Drive in New York 2012. Read it HERE.

A little Bird has told us that Tesla is currently installing Super Chargers along the Auto Bahn.

 "With six Supercharger stations already being built in Germany, Musk promised that by the end of March 2014, more than half the German population would be within range of a Supercharge. By the end of 2014, Tesla aims to have the whole country covered."

The Electric Light seems to shine of Germany and Berlin these days and we hope to produce the project in Berlin sometimes in the near future!



Biking in Berlin is also a great experience and Electric Bikes can be rented all around the city.

THE 3RD ANNUAL VERSION - EARTH DAY NEW YORK 2013 - START AT SOLAR ONE

On April 21st 2013, the 3rd Annual version of the CO2 E Drive in collaboration with Earth Day New York took place. Once again, the start was at the Solar One Building, on the East Side waterfront. A building that almost got totally destroyed in connection to the Sandy Storm in 2012. It was a lovely sunny morning and a many new members of the CO2 E Drive New York Family was in attendance. 

The New York Yankee Prius

The NYPD Hybrid - Courtesy, Proffessionalism and Respect

The AOI Bicycle, that Yrs Truly rode with great pleasure. It is the same Bike that was in the Hong Kong version from December 2012.

The ORANGE Prius

The Electric DeLorean - OUTATIME

The Tesla Model S from Empire State

The Tesla Roadster driven by our Danish friends, that was also part of the 2011 version

Details of the DeLorean - So Fine.

Here the Yellow New York City Hybrid Truck is on 5th Avenue, about to make the turn down 23rd Street

 The two Tesla's racing each other, doing the turn down 23rd Street way ahead of the rest of the others...

The E Tag Done tag by Carl Vogel as seen on the Smart Phone Web Interface, with the Blue Dot showing current placement being on the North West Corner of Union Square.

 See more in the next post, with images from the "Cat Walk" on Union Square!

VOLOVO RECHARGE CONCEPT HYBRID EV

Volvo is not what it used to be!
Volvo ReCharge Concept hybrid EV with 4 wheel motors Electric Car vehicle. Electric motors are rated for 100,000 hours or 6 MILLION Kms before they need servicing.




Only about 15% of the energy from the fuel you put in your tank gets used to move your car down the road or run useful accessories, such as air conditioning. The rest of the energy is lost to engine and drive line inefficiencies and idling. Therefore, the potential to improve fuel efficiency with advanced technologies is enormous. With an Electric Car it costs just $2.00 per 100kms with MUCH more performance than with petrol at $20.00 per 100kms.