EV Innovations Inc. - "evii" (was Hybrid Technologies)

[doug]

Looks like they're still working on this... along with a name change.

New electric sports car competes with Tesla | The Car Tech blog - CNET Reviews

The Liv Inizio, an all-electric sports car with specs similar to the Tesla Roadster, is making its debut at the 2009 New York auto show. This new electric car is made by EV Innovations, formerly called Hybrid Technologies, which showed off the Liv Wise, a Toyota Yaris converted to an electric power train, at last year's New York auto show.

 

[Palpatine]

EV Innovations is all hype. They have burned through $7 million in R&D money and don't have much to show for it. They will never get enough funding to get this off the ground.

 

[doug]

As usual, I'm not holding my breath.

 

[malcolm]

Another pickup on this:

Liv Inizio: Grandmother of electric sports cars - Crave at CNET UK

 

[dpeilow]

And here: Slashdot | The Lightning Hybrid and the Inizio EV

Amazing all these pieces of paper boasting top speeds.

 

[dpeilow]

EV Innovations to debut two new cars at NY Auto Show

The second EV that's scheduled to be shown is called the Wave. We're not sure if this is a completely new vehicle or if it's based on an existing platform, but it's reportedly able to hit a top speed of 80 mph with a range of 170 miles per charge. Again, the reported asking price of $34,900 sounds too good to be true. Deliveries are scheduled for "sometime in 2010." We'll know more when we get to NY in a few weeks.

 

[vfx]

Others:
New York auto show: EV Innovations to introduce two electric cars: AutoWeek Magazine

http://wot.motortrend.com/6496608/g...car-0-60-in-less-than-four-seconds/index.html

http://www.icars.sg/2009/3242/2009-new-york-preview-ev-innovations’-inizio-all-electric-super-car/

 

[EVnut]

From the comments on the motor trend link, we find that making electricity *requires* coal. That gas will never go above $3/gallon again, and that hydrogen cars "are the way to go.'

Only took me about 20 seconds to learn everything I needed to know about EVs.

 

[vfx]

News in here.

Technology Review: Blogs: Potential Energy: A New Electric Vehicle

The company only recently got a manufacturing license. Before that, it was converting conventional vehicles into electric cars.

The company is also developing an electric sports car that's expected to accelerate from 0 to 60 in four seconds. Again, the company seems to be following in the footsteps of others, this time Tesla Motors.

 

[dpeilow]

Kind of a result of a ménage à trois (if such a thing were possible) between a Tesla, Aptera and a Beetle. Not at all like the promo picture...

 

[vfx]

I'm sorry, a company with a checked history of bilking investors should reconsider having a car called EVII.

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autobloggreen.com/media/2009/04/nyas099.jpg

 

[doug]

New York 2009: EVII shows off the Wave and Inizio- AutoblogGreen

see also:

WSJ at NY Auto show - Tesla Motors Club Forum

 

[doug]

Here's the sad story of a dude that bought a converted PT cruiser from these guys:

Verbophobia | The Electric Lemon – Li-Ion Motors

via ABG
Tech entrepreneur finds a lemon in his quest for an EV - Autoblog Green


Unfortunately, the experience seems to have turned him against electric cars all together.

 

[mpt]

He seems positive about electric in the future, but my read would be that neither party was entirely clear about the gap between his expectation of a four-seater electric and the companies one-off, small shop operation capabilities.

If I'd embarked on this I'd be working with the company to finish off the build properly, replacing the foolish wiring with proper stuff and repairing the silly engineering mistakes. I’d hope to end up with a finished product above the mark needed to use it every day and I think that was in reach.

 

[johnr]

I can hardly believe they used a motor from an electric lawnmower for the power steering! Must have been running low on parts

 

[mpt]

I don't know, outdoor ready, rugged motor? Sounds a little low rent though!

 

[vfx]

Verbophobia | The Electric Lemon – Li-Ion Motors

Maybe in 5 or 10 years I will take another look at electric cars as a serious mode of transpiration ...

If he believes driving electric will make him sweat it's a great
Eggcorn.

Too bad his research did not take him here.

 

[dpeilow]

Want An Electric Vehicle? Wait Until Real Carmakers Build Them - Green Car Reports

Siry on the case.

 

[domenick]

Hybrid Technologies has changed their name. Yet again.
Now known as Li-ion Motors Corp.

 

[TEG]

Li-ion Motors Announces Name Changed to Li-ion Motors Corp and 1 for 2 Reverse Split | Li-ion Motors Corp.