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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

This is a major step froward in EV mass production. is a Green Options Media Production. is a Green Options Media Production. No time frame for the introduction of the plug was mentioned, saying that talks between the companies were ongoing. Update: The plug depicted above is not the agreed upon standard. About Gas 2.0

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

LTD : BrushlessDC Motors for driving Electric Vehicle AndersonPower Products : Heavy duty connectors AVCON :EV charging stations and receptacles BRUSA Electronic :AC drive systems Cafe Electric : Homeof Zilla (awesome controllers) CoherentPower, LTD. RileyEnterprises : Electric and hybrid DIY plans. D&D Motor Systems, Inc. :DC

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Hopefully the funding was from the same place as well… 2 Bill C said on March 13th, 2009 at 1:21 pm I think a few billion should be taken out of the Detroit bailout and give some capital to all of the electric car companies. is a Green Options Media Production. is a Green Options Media Production. About Gas 2.0

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Merc wants the electric smart to perform badly, to have a short range and little power, so that it dosent eat up other products in the lineup. 15 days ago AutoblogGreen for 03.31.09 28 days ago VIDEO: Hayabusa-powered smart , or. For this to happen there has to be a detuning process. New York 2009: The Scion iQ goes Big Wheels!

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We can now say with confidence that it is worth waiting 70+ days to make the shift to the left side of the car, following a brief spin around Cobo Hall in a prototype vehicle during the SAE World Congress here in Detroit. One last major area that simply must be changed is that the Circuit has basically zero rear visibility. Small size.