Green Car Congress
JUNE 12, 2009
UK-based Langford Performance Engineering has integrated a 30 kW Capstone C30 liquid fueled microturbine as a range extender into a series plug-in hybrid version of a Ford S-Max people carrier—a seven-seat crossover vehicle—in the United Kingdom. The Whisper Eco-Logic microturbine extended range electric vehicle.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 5, 2009
President Obama announced 48 new advanced battery and electric drive projects that will receive $2.4 Develop, analyze, and demonstrate hundreds of Chevrolet Volt Extended Range Electric Vehicles (EREVs) --125 Volt PHEVs for electric utilities and 500 Volt PHEVs to consumers. Project locations. Technology. General Motors.
Plugs and Cars
FEBRUARY 2, 2009
As reported in today's Detroit News story Ford's electric car project charges ahead , Canadian supplier Magna International surprised the American automakers by quickly producing an electric Focus on their own dime and driving to Ford's front door last September. We decided we need to be ready the next time this comes around."
Revenge of the Electric Car
FEBRUARY 23, 2010
How many plug-in electric vehicles does President Barack Obama wish to see on U.S. Some of the most talked-about electric vehicles are slated to debut later this year and can travel at least 100 miles on a single charge (even if some of them run on an auxiliary gasoline engine when the battery runs low). roads by 2015? Five million.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
The three leading new options to re-supply our autos with energy are charging at home, battery swap stations and fast charge stations. The method that should seem most natural is charging at home. If cost is an important consideration, than charging your EV at home is a no-brainer as it cuts out any profit-hungry middlemen.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 19, 2009
President Barack Obama announced the availability of the funding during a visit to Southern California Edison’s Electric Vehicle Center today. The classes of vehicles that are covered range from light duty passenger vehicles to medium and heavy duty over-the-road trucks.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Here we are four months later: GM is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy , and its turnaround plan — which gave the Chevy Volt a central role – has gotten a less-than-rave review from the Obama administration. The SAE standard for this is called J1772.
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