Mitsubishi have done something unusual. They have created a car that isn’t a hybrid, but is a full electronic car. It runs off power and will get you 160KM’s off an overnight charge. It even has a decent top speed at around the 130KPH mark.
The i-MiEV (i Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle) is designed for the city drivers who are to lazy to ride a bike, and prefer the comfort of their car over sitting in over crowded public transport. The greatest feature of the car is the fact it will be available globally from 2010. That means we might even see it here in Australia (though Mitsubishi has only said Japan, Europe and US at the moment).
People are sceptical about how useful a car, that can drive 160 KM’s off an over night charge, can be. I believe in countries like my glorious one (it is pretty glorious you kn0w) we have a lot of density around the cities that refuse to use the shocking public transport system. They drive around in there very fuel efficient cars, but could become even more efficient if it was all electrical (and you were charging it by renewable energy). If it is as expensive as the Toyota Prius, it would have to be a miss for my shallow pockets.
For more info, click over to EcoGeek.
Those Bluetooth enabled DAP’s we saw a few days ago, are now being priced for the US market. They are priced competitively, with the 8GB (NWZ-A828K and comes with DR-BT21G Bluetooth wireless headphones) going for $US270 and the 16GB (NWZ-A829) going for $US320. Isn’t so bad, with it being $US80 cheaper then similar iPod Touch, but without a touch screen it is so last generation.
For more info, click over to Engadget.
The Nokia N810 is one of those devices I get excited about (almost to the point of arousal) and would love one if I didn’t owe the bank so much money. It is now available for purchase $US479 from a whole array of US sellers. If you are from the US, what are you doing still reading this? Go get one!
For more info, click over to the Engadget Blog.