Japanese ‘Tesla’ Prototype For Asia Tommykaira ZZ-EV Sport

In western countries, Tesla is something associated with green, zero emission driving. Last month, Japan’s Greenlord Motors have introduced their own version of ‘Tesla’ prototype for Asian market, dubbed Tommykaira ZZ-EV Sport.

he Tommykaira ZZ-EV Sport prototype features a lightweight fiber-reinforced polymer body weighing 1,400 pounds, two-seater, DC150V electric engine with Lithium Polymer batteries and is going for sale by this coming June.



No info on pricing and global availability yet.

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Nissan Leaf EVs: Target For 25,000 Units Production By 2012

How prospective would electric vehicles market in near future? Based on recent progress of Nissan Leaf EV production planning, Nissan’s Tokyo plant will likely to expand its production to reach 3,000 cars output per month starting March this year, meanwhile Nissan’s Tennessee plant will commence production by 2012 and the Sunderland plant in England is scheduled to kick start in 2013.

Will Nissan reach its pledge for 25,000 Leaf EVs on the roads by 2012? Hopefully other EV manufacturers are catching up their schedules too!

Greener roads for Greener planet?!

[ Source: CNET Green Tech ; Nissan USA ]

BMW's visions for future mobility look as ridiculous as they are impractical

Turns out we were way off on this whole car of tomorrow business. According to BMW the car of tomorrow is a form-fitting suit with unflattering horizontal lines and ball-bearing shoes. Or, maybe it's a kind of bat winged jacket that attaches to a collapsible scooter... thing. That one's called Flymag, pictured above, which converts into a backpack and apparently makes you FOF when you sit on it. These concepts and more are courtesy of FDI, the International Design School in Barcelona, and are on display through the end of this month at Rambla de Catalunya. Go see them now before they're relegated to the annals of yesterday's crazy visions for tomorrow.

via : DVICE.com