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Joule EV update: first vehicles coming in 2010, full production by 2012
Click above for a gallery of the Optimal Joule Optimal Energy, the outfit behind the six-seat Joule electric vehicle, is taking the next step towards producing the space age minivan in South Africa. First introduced at the Paris Motor Show, the practical Joule is on target for a debut on South African streets next year thanks to funding that was secured by Optimal to build the car there (specific details on the plant will be announced later this year). The money is coming from private and public sources, and full volume production - 50,000 ... Read more →
Egypt converting motorcycles to natural gas Jeremy Korzeniewski
On many roads of the world, motorcycles greatly outnumber cars and a good deal of those two-wheelers use old 2-stroke technology, which is almost always significantly dirtier than newer 4-stroke ...
World financial mess slowing South African electric car plans Domenick Yoney
The credit crunch is not only playing havoc with plans at Tesla and other green (or not) car companies. Indeed, the effects of the financial crises are global and so it comes as little surprise that ...
New mileage record for the Peugeot 308: 69.15 mpg Xavier Navarro
Not satisfied to show off its hypermiling credentials in Australia and the UK, Peugeot is showing off that its compact 308 HDI can spot great mileage in South Africa. A 308 participated in the ...
VIDEO: Optimal Energy shows off their Joule on new website Domenick Yoney
Even though word slipped out early about their upcoming all-electric car appearing at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, Optimal Energy played its cards pretty close to its chest and kept their web presence ...
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Paris Preview: South African Joule electric MPV to debut 9 months ago on AutoblogGreen
The first images of the Joule from Optimal Energy have now turned up on the interwebs. The Joule will be officially unveiled this week in Paris at the Motor Show. The six-seat hatchback stores energy in a lithium ion battery pack that can nominally propel it for about 120 miles. A second pack can be ...
Paris Preview: Joule from Optimal Energy sure to dazzle 9 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Optimal Energy is the latest company to announce that they are unveiling a new electric car at the Paris Motor Show this year and it's one that should definitely impress. Coming all the way from South Africa, the Joule may very well be the world's most practical electric car to date as well as one ...
The top five upcoming green events, number three: The Great Race 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Although The Great Race has been postponed due to the recall of travel permits through China, the show will go on. According to the official website, "Great Race Sports owners, executives and participants are dedicated to honoring the history of this illustrious race." We think that the race, ...
The ten cheapest cars in the world - #7 - Tata Indica 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Tata Indica: India. $8,500. The Indica has always been the ugly duckling in the European market, where it survives because there's nothing cheaper available (well, the latest Fiat 600 can sometimes be found for under 6,000 EUR). The car is also sold in South Africa, where it's a huge success. The ...
Dutch Kia buyers can offset their vehicles through African jatropha biodiesel 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Let's set this story up by placing the players on a map. First, Kia, which is a South Korean automobile company. Secong, Mali, which is a country in Africa. Third, Kia Netherlands, which sells the Korean cars in Holland. Now that we're clear on who's where, here's the story: According to ...
Guinea Bissau's excess military staff will grow crops, produce ethanol 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
I'm pretty sure this is AutoblogGreen's first story about Guinea Bissau, the small west African country. An official in that country's Defense Ministry said last week that Guinea Bissau Armed Forces has a plan to make ethanol "within a few years" through a military program. In the short posting of ...
Mitsubishi will test High Performance Clean Diesel engines in Dakar 2009 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
The 2009 Dakar race will be the longest ever, so having an improved and powerful diesel under the hood is something Mitsubishi is probably quite happy to have. That these new diesel powerplants are also being called "clean diesels" is something the rest of us can cheer. Mitsubishi announced today ...
VW tackle longest ever Dakar Rally with 4 Race Touareg 2 TDIs 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
January 2008 will mark the thirtieth running of the Dakar Rally in which competitors spend sixteen days racing thousands of miles across the Sahara. The course has been lengthened 3564 miles this time and Volkswagen is set to take another shot at beating the Mitsubishi Pajeros. The Mitsubishis have ...
Zimbabwe opens first biofuel production facility 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Zimbabwe has opened the first biodiesel plant in its territory. Considered the fifth largest one in the world, the plant was built in Transload, 15 km north of the capital Harare. The capital came from a joint venture of Zimbabwean and South-Korean companies and is expected to produce about 100 ...
