There"s a Big Cat on...
There"s a Big Cat on the prowl in Death Valley. This is the XF-R ò€“ and, as you can see, the BMW M5 rival will really look the part when it goes on sale in 2010.
Also unveiled this week...
Also unveiled this week is the worldò€™s first integrated billing system for motorists using electric car charging posts.
Called EBConnect, itò€™s the brainchild of British company Elektromotive and is designed to make it easy to work out how much energy is used and bill customers accordingly.
Itò€™s compatible with all fully electric and plug-in electric hybrid vehicles, and will be installed in all 160 Elektrobay charging stations in the UK. The system is smart enough to cope with a number of payment methods. These include a ò€˜pay-and-goò€™ service, where the user adds credits to a personalised Elektrobay keyfob. Alternatively, costs can be added to driversò€™ household utility bills. The balance can even be settled remotely via a text message.
Elektromotive has also unveiled a prototype of its Elektrobay ò€˜fast chargeò€™ station. It takes less time to power up batteries, and is well suited
to heavier users of electricity, such as commercial vehicles.