Renault Kangoo Express Z.E. will go in serial production

Last days news about cars with electric motors appears nearly every day. But this deserves special attention – Renault company declared that next year the batch production of commercial heel Kangoo Express Z.E will begin. Special attention it is necessary to give to a word serial. Next year on the European roads auto trucks which won't throw out at all in air of harmful substances will start to run.

Appearance and the sizes Kangoo Express Z.E differs nothing from standard Kangoo. Under a cowl of this car is a motor capacity of 44 kw (60 h.p.) which are reached at 10 500 rpm. A twisting moment – 226 Nm, the maximum distance on one gymnastics – 160 km, speed is limited at level of 130 km/h.

The full gymnastics of accumulators from the usual electric socket connection occupy 6-8 hours. And if there is a special installation on 400 watt then car refueling will occupy only 30 minutes.

The price of electric heel is called also - the car will cost 20 000 euros. However, in Renault hope for grants from the state – in France at purchase of the non-polluting car the privilege for the sum 5000 euros will be given. 15 000 euros total will turn out. For comparison, usual Kangoo there are in the same France 11 000 euros. But thus don't forget that cost of operation of an electromobile will be much less – full "refueling" of the car costs only 1-2 euros (all depends on electric power cost in this or another country).

Audi e-Tron Spyder

In Internet appears first sketches of a new electromobile from Audi which will be shown in Paris. It will be already the third similar concept from Audi, presented lately.

The main difference of the Parisian electromobile consists in absence of a roof – for this reason the car receive name Audi e-Tron Spyder. Apparently, the Spyder will be constructed on a basis concept e-Tron, which was shown in the beginning of the year on a showroom in Detroit. That car was equipped with two electromotors total capacity of 201 h.p. that allowed to be dispersed from 0-100 km/h for 5,9 sec. Thus, according to representatives of Audi, the coupe e-Tron was capable to pass without additional charge 250 km of way that for an electromobile quite decent distance. To recharge the car, as always in such cases, is possible as from the usual socket connection (it will demand several hours), and from special installation. Last will allow to fill the car less than in an hour.

It is interesting that heads of Audi already said that they prepare to adjust a batch production e-Tron in 2012. However, it is planned to exhaust only 1000 electric super cars.

Audi R4

On a motor show in Detroit company Audi has presented the new version of the electric coupe e-tron. And, this time it is a question of "the facilitated" variant of the car. The new car not only is less on dimensions of the big brother (the premiere of the first version e-tron has passed in September of last year on a motor show in Frankfurt), but also has more simple power-plant. If last year's e-tron had at once four engines total capacity of 313 h.p. and a twisting moment already in 4500 Nm, but the new car possesses only two electromotors which work exclusively with a rear axle. Capacity of these cursors makes 201 h.p. that allows to disperse the car of 0-100 km/h for 5,9 sec.



Thanks to the capacious accumulator which 400 kg weigh almost, Audi e-tron it is capable to pass without additional charge of 250 km that for an electromobile quite decent distance. Well and to recharge the car, as always in such cases, it is possible as from the usual socket connection (it will demand several hours), and from special installation. Last will allow to "fill" the car less than in an hour. It is interesting that showing in Detroit new concept Audi solves at once two problems. First, shows to public the potential. And, secondly, checks reaction of potential buyers to appearance of this model. After all there are all bases to assume that the design e-tron will lay down in a basis of serial coupe R4.

Subaru begins testing electric Stella

Fuji Heavy Industries, the manufacturer of cars Subaru, is ready to the beginning of tests of a prototype of electromobile Stella. Car testing will pass in the near future in Japan. The electromobile is constructed on the industrial version of hatchback Stella on gas. In total ministry of environment of Japan will receive 15 connected copies Stella before will give OK to sale of cars which, by the way, is planned for summer.

According to Press Secretary Subaru, the brand managed to improve essentially original prototype Stella EV, having increased capacity from 40kVt to 47kVt. In addition the motor-car manufacturer has reduced body weight, has completely reconsidered interior and has pressed down the accumulator in sizes. Before the beginning of release electric Stella we will necessarily publish its total characteristics which become accessible after tests.