- Chinese microcar, the MyCar. The MyCar will come in both a gasoline or diesel version (the fuel used is unclear—the MyCar website refers to it as an “explosion-engine version”) and an electric version, and will sell for €6,500, or about US$7,000. [via GCC]
- Hybrids with Li-Ion in the Tank. “It’s easy to see the attraction of lithium-ion for auto makers. Li-ion cells are smaller, lighter, and more powerful than NiMH batteries. If manufacturers can bring prices down—a vital consideration since batteries account for over a third of the cost of hybrid systems—there’s every reason to believe that Li-ion will supplant NiMH as they have in laptops and other electronic gadgets.” Amen, brother, Eve will take a few too!
