Kurrent Electric Car

Kurrent the cute, small and slow electric car comes under the category of neighborhood vehicle (NV), which means it has four wheels and weighs less than 2500 lbs. It runs on the same standard electricity we use to operate our household appliances. This car has been designed in Europe and is manufactured in America by American Electric Vehicle. It's design is considered to be inspired from Golf cart. Kurrent is a two seater car and its cost of operation is very low around 2cents a mile. Kurrent, when fully charged, will travel 35-40 miles at a constant speed of 25 miles per hour and costs around 10,000 US dollars. This car is mainly designed for small distance travel only as its range is only 40miles.

Now talking about the specification of this car, its Length is 92 inches, width 50 inches and weighs 1080 lbs with batteries. It has a 4.1 KW electric motor plus 4 lead Deepcycle batteries of 48volt. The front breaks are disc brakes while the rear ones are drum brakes. To recharge the car just plug into standard household 110-volt outlet and the car will be fully charged in 8Hrs. Also, It meets all FMVSS 500 federal standards. Kurrent brakes require almost no maintenance since the electric motor provides 90% of the braking force. Maintenance cost of this electric vehicle is very low, and company provides a 1 year of limited warranty.

Reva - The First Hybrid Vehicle on Indian roads

Reva, the first electric car launched in India by REVA Electric Car Company Private Ltd. Bangalore in the year 2001. And, now it is considered to be the most selling electric vehicle accross the world. The car has already been launched in most of the European markets and also in Japan and China. Reva isn’t available yet in the United States.

Reva is two-door roadster which seats two adults and two children. with a maximum range of about 150 kilometres per charge and a speed of 80 kilometres per hour. The car is powered by a high performance 37 kW AC induction motor that drives the front wheels, and uses Sodium Nickel Chloride batteries. REVA 4-wheel independent suspension with integrated regenerative and has hydraulic braking system which provides better handling and braking. The operating cost is around 40paise/KM which is much more economical than any other petrol/diesel cars.