LA 2008: Confirmed – AC Propulsion provided the electric drive systems for the MINI E By [email protected] Nov 19, 2008 9:30 AM EST Start the Conversation ...

AC Propulsion also helped Tesla Motors of San Carlos, Calif., develop its $109,000 electric Roadster. But the real breakthrough came last year when BMW picked Gage’s company to supply the ...

The AC Propulsion connection is fairly well known among the Teslarati, and we’ll get back to that and the ascension of Tesla in a second. First, let’s go farther back.

While we were discussing the upcoming premiere of the new MINI E at the LA Auto Show, we mused that the retro-cute might be sporting a drivetrain courtesy of Tesla Motors. Now comes word via Paul ...

Gage, who left Tuesday, joined AC Propulsion in 1996, directing strategy and market planning, business development and communications. He has had a long career in the auto industry.

AC Propulsion 's tzero roadster is a reason to not give up on the electric vehicle. The tzero does 0 to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds, according to the company, and it does it on only 200 horsepower ...

AC Propulsion couldn't make money selling the tzero and quit on its production just when Eberhard came knocking, as Autoweek explains in a full history of the tzero's genesis.

Last year, AC Propulsion began delivery of its eBox EV (left) to customers in California. The Scion xB-based EV features a five-passenger capacity, 120 mile range and 95 mph top speed.

With a curbside weight of 1,436 pounds, the E-Tracer delivered more than 100 miles in range. It is powered by a 150 kW electric-drive system from AC Propulsion and a 19.4 kWh lithium polymer ...

AC Propulsion also researches vehicle-to-grid electronics and is expanding into the burgeoning car market of China, with a manufacturing plant in Shanghai and a new one planned for Beijing.

Electric drive maker AC Propulsion and and Swiss vehicle designer Peraves AG will bring the two-wheel electric E-Tracer to market in the U.S.