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Denmark and Better Place in Ambitious Test for Electric Cars - NYTimes.com
Interesting piece on Better Place in Denmark
India electric car pioneer plans biggest plug-in plant - Yahoo! News
"Chetan Maini, the man behind Reva Electric Car Co., is building in southern India what he says will be the world's biggest factory making battery-powered city commuter cars."
1933 Ford Hot Rod goes Electric - Bright Side Of News*
At SEMA 2009, AMP=D changed every hot rodders' perception of performance and innovation. AMP=D introduced their all-electric powered '33 Hot Rod. With 300+ hp [horse power] and over 660 foot pounds of torque in a 2400 pound car, it will stay with the best of the gasoline-powered Hot Rods.
China's long-range electric car from Byd
"BYD says that its new E6 electric car due out before the end of the year will do 250 miles (400km) on a single charge.
This is a very big number. The Tesla electric sports car does almost as much, but has little room for anything else in the car but the battery.
The E6 is roomy with space for five passengers and a good-sized boot. The battery tucks under the back seat. "
Electric Trabant Unveiled at Frankfurt Motor Show
The new Trabant NT concept car has been unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show, which runs until Sept. 27.
Madrid reverses the chargers with electric car plan | Environment | The Guardian
The rise of the mobile phone has left the streets of Madrid littered with increasingly redundant telephone booths. But these underused installations are now set to play a key role in Spain's electric car revolution under government plans to make them part of a network of electric charging stations for vehicles.
Mercedes-Benz Confirms 526 HP Fully Electric Gullwing : Gas 2.0
It’s official. Last week, German automaker Mercedes-Benz confirmed its intentions to build a fully electric version of the SLS AMG Supercar.
The AWD car will have separate transmissions for both axles and electric motors at each wheel. With a combined power output of 392 Kw–which packs 649 lb-ft of torque–the car will get a jaw-dropping 526 horsepower.
My Weekend with the Electric Mini Cooper (Mini-e) and my review, photos, and videos.
Introduction:
The Mini-e is in a 'field trial' in the US. It is an all-electric car. It has the same body as a Mini Cooper S. People were invited to apply for one. Well, actually, for a 1-year lease. My sister and her husband applied and recieved one of the first ones to be delivered in LA. (They are only availalbe in the LA and New York areas.) At the end of the year the car will have to go back to Mini Cooper for evaluation.
We picked up the Mini-e at Alexander Mini in LA on Saturday, May 30, 2009.
This the review...
Coda unveils 'practical' all-electric sedan | Green Tech - CNET News
You could call electric car company Coda Automotive the anti-Tesla.
The company, formed by fleet vehicle provider Miles Electric, on Wednesday unveiled the Coda, a plain-looking electric car that's designed for everyday use.
The highway-capable four-door sedan can go between 90 and 120 miles on its lithium ion battery pack. It will be available to consumers in California in the fall of 2010 at a price of $45,000. The cost can be offset by about $10,000 from a federal tax credit and state incentives, the company said.
Costs and environmental impacts of electric cars
a guest post by Joost van den Bulk in which the costs and benefits of electric cars available by 2010 are compared with internal combustion cars powered by gasoline for the Netherlands. It is a summary of his Master thesis in environmental science at Wageningen University in the Netherlands (PDF, 3 Mb, 72 pages).
Developments in battery technology have made cars driven by electric propulsion cost competitive with internal combustion based cars. Based on a scenario in which a car owner drives 15,000 kilometers annually, the car is owned for a period of 6 years, and the oil price on average remains above 100 dollars per barrel in the next two decades, it was found that an electric car for the consumer is already cheaper than a gasoline powered vehicle in the Netherlands, and that this will only improve in the future. This is the case because higher initial investments in the purchase of an electric car are more than compensated by lower fuel costs, reduced maintenance and tax benefits. Furthermore, greenhouse gas emissions of an electric car are at least half that of the gasoline powered car based on the current Dutch electricity mix.
MSN Autos Editorial Bashes Tesla Motors, skeptical of GM's Volt
Auto critic Lawrence Ulrich tells us to "get ready to pull the plug" on Tesla motors. Mr. Ulrich says that transmission glitches and the delayed roll out of its model "S" roadster is proof that the demise of Tesla is around the corner.... On the contrary, the revenge of the electric car is around right around the corner!
California to set up a $1B electric car network » VentureBeat
Better Place (formerly Project Better Place) has scored a coup in the California Bay Area. The electric vehicle startup has struck a deal with the region, including the cities of San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland, to set up a $1 billion charging network for electric cars, with car availability beginning in 2012.
The Edison of our Age: Stan Ovshinsky and the Future of Energy [Video Interview Part 1]
Two years ago, the Economist asked if Ovshinsky wasn’t the Edison of our age.
Ovshinsky holds patents on NiMH batteries, those ubiquitous rechargeable cells. His solar cells powered the MIR space station and, as you’ll hear in the interview, he created a battery for the GM EV1 that had a range of 200 miles.
The Energy Roadmap - Detroit to World: Nobody has Killed the Electric Car
The recent string of announcements coming from Detroit, Japan, China and the rest of the automotive sector suggest big changes ahead. Yes, it will take years to unfold, but the shift toward the electrification of the world’s transportation sector has begun.
Between 2010-12 consumers can expect to see first generation all-electric vehicles from nearly every major automobile manufacturer. The monopoly era of liquid fuels and the combustion engine has started its descent. By 2025 the industry might be in a position abandon this 19th century propulsion platform and begin a new era of electric propulsion with the help of batteries, hydrogen fuel cells and capacitors.
Tesla to build electric-car factory in San Jose - SiliconValley.com
Tesla Motors and San Jose announced Wednesday that the city has been tapped as the future home for the electric-car maker's factory and new headquarters.
Both will be located on about 90 acres of land adjacent to the water-treatment plant off Zanker Road near Highway 237 in North San Jose.
Hyundai Going Electric With Hybrids and Plug-Ins | Autopia from Wired.com
Hyundai's been making so many announcements about electric vehicles and hybrids lately you'd think it was ZAP. The Korean automaker's promised to put a hybrid subcompact, a hybrid mid-size and a plug-in competitor to the Chevrolet Volt on the road within five years. There's even some speculation at least one of them could be stamped "Made in the USA."
Lithium can be produced as a by-product of Geothermal energy?
A new paper on the Recovery of Minerals and Metals from Geothermal Fluids has some great news for those of us hoping we can green up our drives in 2010 with lithium-powered electric vehicles. There is a real symbiotic relationship between geothermal power and the battery electric car.
FT.com / Home UK / UK - GM set to bring Volt electric car to Europe
General Motors is planning to rebadge its Chevrolet Volt electric car as an Opel or Vauxhall to bring it to Europe as part of the US carmaker's plans to expand the model range of its highly anticipated new vehicle.
The Cost of Energy - By the numbers: PHEVs vs. TVs
The cost to consumers of recharging PHEVs and EVs will be dramatically less than their current gasoline bills, even if you assume a huge percentage increase in electricity prices
Electric vs. Combustion Engine Efficiency
you are greener to buy an electric car and charge it off the grid then drive an equivalent petrol car.
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