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Thanko has announced a USB powered electric razor that allows you to shave in front of your laptop. This gadget is useful especially for those who are always forget to shave your beard in the morning before going to the office. This electric razor comes with a built-in battery that will lasts for up to 35 minutes on a single charge. The Thanko USB Electric Razor is priced at 3,500 Yen or around $37. [GeekStuff4U]
Electric Motorsport has recently unveiled its new Personal Electric Vehicles known as the Electric GPR-S also called the E-Boxer at the International Motor Show in Bangkok Thailand. Powered by a Hi-Power lithium batteries, this $8000 vechicle will be limited to just 300-units/year. Available this summer. [ElectricMotorSport]
Hybrid Technologies unveils an all electric supercar. It boasts a 150-170 mile range, along with “a gasoline-electric hybrid that aims to capture the Automotive X Prize by managing at least 220 mpg.” No word yet on pricing or availability. Check out the other pics after the break. Read more
Designed and built in Italy, the Kurrent is a two-seater electric “American Electric” car. This vehicle adds to sustainable mobility the label of being one of the cheapest market. It costs you less than 2¢ per mile to drive this thing around and a full charge can last you a good 40 miles. Drive one soon for a price of $9800. [LikeCool]
Revealed at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show earlier this month, the TH!NK city is a two-seater with a top speed of 65 mph, a zero to 30 mph time of just 6.5 seconds and it’ll reach 50 mph in 16 seconds – perfectly respectable ‘round town performance at legal speeds, and it’ll run another 124 miles after an overnight ten hour charge from any domestic power outlet. The production of this new electric car will begin in November and goes on sale during the last quarter of this year. [Th!nk]
The 130mph Tesla Roadster is the first production electric car to boast genuine sports performance coupled with a 210+ mile range between battery charges, which make it both exciting and viable for the vast majority of driving purposes. All of the 2008 models scheduled for production have already been snapped up for just under US$100,000 each – and reservations are now being taken on the 2009 model. [TeslaMotors]
Invented in France and licensed by Tata Motors in India, The Zero-Pollution MDI Air Car is coming to American shores in 2010. It features an ingenious compressed-air motor, which runs to 35mph entirely on air, or uses a trickle of petrol to heat and compress more air to reach higher speeds up to 90mph, and capable of 90mph or 1000 miles to a tank. It also comes in 6-seater, 4-door, and 75 horse power. Available in retail price for under US$20,000. [ZeroPollution]
Mercedes-Benz claims the 2009-bound S400 BlueHybrid to be the world’s first production using Li-ion hybrid batteries. The lithium-ion alternatives are known to offer greater efficiency, as well as a better overall weight-to-power ratio, and are used in the all-electric Tesla roadster as well as in many plug-in hybrid conversions. The S400, unveiled at the 2007 Frankfurt auto show, will use a 3.5-liter V-6 engine complemented by the hybrid system. Mercedes-Benz claims 30 mpg for the S400 and a 0 to 62 mph time of 7.3 seconds with its 295 horsepower. No info on pricing at this stage. [HybridCars]
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