March, 2009

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Flight Design to Present New Hybrid Propulsion System for Light Aircraft

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Flight Design GmbH will debut a hybrid engine concept for light aircraft at the upcoming Aero show in Friedrichshafen, Germany (2-5 April). Flight Design developed the concept engine over the past two years with Franz Aircraft Engines. The concept is based on a Rotax aircraft engine together with an electric booster. The very high boost power of the electric motor is only used for take-off and climb.

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MINI E charge station initial site inspection

Revenge of the Electric Car

Stefano Paris at the November 19th, 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show unveiling of the MINI E. 200amp main electrical utility panel. If you’ve been following the BMW MINI E program unveiled officially on November 19th, 2008 at the Los Angeles Auto Show you’ll know the process for being selected as a potential MINI E driver is a multistep one. The window to apply for a lease of a MINI E was from November 19th to December 24th, 2008 via an hour long online questionnaire.

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Electric Sports Car: Before Tesla, There Was Porsche!

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Has the best electric sports car already been made? Interview with Paul Liddle, electric Porsche builder in Florida.

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Who wants a Th!nk City?

Plugs and Cars

Automakers the world over, large and small, are in the crapper. The financial crisis has hurt those that sell gas guzzlers and electric cars. Electricaid.org in Norway is trying to support its native EV company, Th!nk, and the efforts to offer the Th!nk City in the U.S. as soon as possible with its "Get Me A Th!nk" campaign. My first electric car was a Th!

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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Charge Detector Blown Again

Open Source Civic EV Kit

A few days ago, something funny happened to the vehicle. I drove home and my LVP light came on earlier than I expected. When I got home, the front battery was rather lower than the others in the pack. I attributed this to being just behind the front grille where a lot of cold air is blowing in. to remedy the problem a bit, I slide a large sheet of foam-core board between the batteries and the radiator grille which gives a bit of insulation and forces the air go around the side.

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40 mile drive

Honda S2000 EV Conversion

I had some time to spare this weekend waiting for parts to come in and nothing major to get done so thought I'd take it for another drive. I first went down to Prime Shine Express and drove it through the car wash. Poor thing hasn't had a bath in at least 8 months. Next I headed off in the direction to work and drove until I had travelled a total of 20 miles.

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MINI E arrives in US

Revenge of the Electric Car

The first batch of MINI Es has arrived in the US. A sharp-eyed ‘Revenge’ fan sent us these exclusive pictures from a holding facility in Central California, where the cars are being prepped for delivery. BMW have promised 500 cars for the US market - and judging by what we saw, most of them are already here and ready for roll out. Watch this space for delivery news.

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Fisker's Karma: Good, or Bad?

Electric Cars are for Girls

Maybe you saw the Fisker Karma, a plug-in hybrid luxury sedan, in Detroit this year. Think I like her better than the Tesla Roadster?

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Saab Story

Plugs and Cars

Unlike other countries, including the US, the conservative government in Sweden is opting to let Saab sink or swim without government aid. GM took the distinctive Swedish brand into the toilet, and is now preparing to cut it loose. The people of Trollhatten are now surprised to find their main source of employment abandoned by both its corporate parent and national representatives.

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Reserved for Mr Jim Fagan's 8th Grade Technology Class, Monday, 30 March 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

This Space below is reserved for Mr Jim Fagan's 8th Grade Technology Class. And hopefully with pixs. showing the "Spirit" showing & shining. as well as being "mobbed" by EVnthusiastic students. LOTS! EVJerr expects the following to be in COMMENTS: Jake Resler (865) 637-1272 from Knoxville's WBIR TV Channel 20 NBC captured the EVent at Bearden MS. PHEV Day 168, Monday, 20 March 2009 Note: A recharged "Spirit" left Motel 6 for Bearden Middle School with Knoxville EVA President, Leslie Grossman, ho

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

Brief

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Volt Blocher

Honda S2000 EV Conversion

It's been awhile since the last update but I've been busy on the next step in the project which is the cell balancers for the lithium cells. I wasn't sure what I was going to do for balancing as anything on the market is not cheap. Dimitri, a buddy of mine from Florida who is working on his second conversion, ask what my plans were for balancing, but I had none.

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New Cost-Effective Continuous Flow Technology with Solid Catalyst for Converting Algae Oil to Biodiesel

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Chemists at United Environment and Energy LLC have developed an energy-efficient, high throughput continuous flow fixed-bed reactor technology for cost-effective algae oil biodiesel production. A report on what they termed “ the first economical way to produce biodiesel from algae oil ” was presented at the 237 th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Obama gives $2.4bn Jump Start To Battery Makers

Revenge of the Electric Car

President Obama is making good on his promise to spearhead the EV revolution. During a visit to Southern California Edison’s Pomona EV test facility, he launched a $2.4 billion competitive grant program for US battery makers. It’s all part of the Obama administration’s plan get to 1 million plug in hybrids on the road by 2015. Obama At A Town Hall Meeting in Los Angeles, California - March 19, 2009.

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Interstate Battery Review: Ask an EV driver!

Electric Cars are for Girls

Considering Interstate batteries for your electric car? I spoke with a few Interstate battery EV drivers to see which ones they chose, and how they're holding up.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Tata says Norway first; Th!nk says tata to Norway?

Plugs and Cars

Tata says Norway first for electric Indica, later this year, as Th!nk ponders leaving Norway for lack of gov't support. What's up with that? Tags: think global indica think city tata motors.

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Another PHEV Day of R & R - Friday, 27 March 2009, in Clarksville with Red Cross on the Radar Screen

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Cheers PHEV3A'rs, EVADC'rs, and EVnthusiasts, One & All, Today during this R & R stayover in Clarksville, TN, the "Spirit of DC" will endeavor to hit the proclaimed 101MPG aided by electricity with a run over to the RED CROSS for a photo opportunity with my Hostess, Carol Stichal, who works at the Red Cross as the Executive Assistant. In addition, the "Spirit" will 'show & shine' here on 585 S.

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The Solangelist Learns To Install Solar & Loves It

Creative Greenius

I have to admit that for the first few hours of day one in PV101: Introduction to Photovoltaics I was dazed and confused by all the foreign concepts I was trying to grasp at once. I wasn’t feeling very Creative or very Greenius. I was feeling mostly dumb ass. Understanding Ohm’s Law of resistance, the basics of current, amps and volts, not to mention the concepts of alternating current, Kirchhoff’s Circuit laws and the many fun equations that spell it all out - if you happen

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Magna Introduces Mila EV Concept

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Magna Steyr introduced the mila ev concept at the Geneva Motor Show 2009. The core of the mila ev is a fully integrated electric vehicle platform which could be used by an OEM as the basis for production-vehicle development of a full battery electric vehicle, or with natural gas, fuel cell or hybrid drive, Magna said. The mila ev concept. Click to enlarge.

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Exclusive: MINI E arrives in US

Revenge of the Electric Car

The first batch of Mini Es has arrived in the US. A sharp-eyed ‘Revenge’ fan sent us these exclusive pictures from a holding facility in Central California, where the cars are being prepped for delivery. BMW have promised 500 cars for the US market - and judging by what we saw, most of them are already here and ready for roll out. Watch this space for delivery news.

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Tesla Roadsters On Ebay

Electric Cars are for Girls

If you don't have the time to wait around on a list for your Tesla Roadster, there are a couple of them for sale on Ebay today. Got cash?

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$49,900 after tax credit

Plugs and Cars

Elon Musk has disclosed the intended price of Model S, even if the car itself must spend another week under wraps. And another two years before production cars begin to roll off an assembly line. According to the Tesla newsletter "the Model S will have an anticipated base price of $57,400. After a federal tax credit of $7,500, the effective price will be $49,900.

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Another PHEV Day of R & R, 26 March 2009, in Clarksville, TN

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Cheers PHEV3A'rs, EVADC'rs, and EVnthusiasts, One & All, From Home Sweet Carol's Home, here in Clarksville, TN, the "Spirit" moveth EVJerr on a rainy overcast, yet most welcomed, PHEV Day of R & R, 26 March 2009. To where? To Radio Clarksville 1400 AM WJZM, the 24 Hour News - Talk - Sports Station, and a live-on-the-air interview with Hank Bonecutter www.WJZM.com (931) 645-6414.

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The Solangelist’s Vision Shines Brighter

Creative Greenius

The Greenius Plan To Spread Rooftop Solar Faster Then The Common Cold. If you’ve followed The Adventures of the Solagnelist thus far you know that I am seriously jonesing to generate all my electricity from my own rooftop solar power. The only thing stopping me - a even more serious lack of the do-ray-mi. As the late great Woody Guthrie put it, California is a garden of Eden, a paradise to live in or see; But believe it or not, you won’t find it so hot.

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Capstone Turbine Successfully Demonstrates EPA and CARB 2010 Diesel Engine Emissions

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Capstone Turbine Corporation has demonstrated with its 30 kW microturbine emission levels compliant with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) 2010 requirements for Heavy Duty Diesel Engine (HDDE). Tests were conducted at Capstone’s development test facilities in Van Nuys, California. Internal combustion diesel engine manufacturers have been challenged for the last several years to develop technology improvements that reduce emissions to levels speci

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Bring on the EV Trucks

Revenge of the Electric Car

More electric trucks! I love that this market is blooming. Fleet vehicles are perfect for EVs, since the routes are very predictable and tend to be within 100 miles per day. It’s easy to spec out a battery pack with enough kWh for a given size of truck to hit 60-80-100 miles, whatever the given fleet buyer needs. The longer the range, the more expensive, so you get only what you need.

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Recharging EV Batteries with Alternators and Regulators

Electric Cars are for Girls

Why don't EV systems use alternators and regulators to recharge the batteries and run the motors? Hi, David - I get this question a.

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New German High-Energy Li-ion Battery Consortium Headed by BASF; 21M Investment from German Government

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Embedded metal oxide compounds for Li-ion cathode material. Source: BASF. Click to enlarge. Under the leadership of BASF Future Business GmbH, eighteen partners from industry and science have formed the cross-sector consortium “HE-Lion” to develop and bring to market safer, more affordable high-energy lithium-ion batteries over the next four to six years for use in plug-in hybrid automobiles and electric-vehicles.

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California Headed Toward “Worst Drought Ever Recorded”; Governor Declares State Of Emergency

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by Jack Rosebro. Mountain snowpack in the Great basin and major water supply basins for California. Source: USDA. Click to enlarge. Faced with three straight years of drought and an uncertain agricultural water supply, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency Friday, announcing that statewide water rationing could be instituted as early as the end of next month. “ Despite the recent rain and snow ,” the governor’s office warned, “ cumulative water deficit is so lar

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Honda, ATR and Shimadzu Jointly Develop Non-Invasive Brain-Machine Interface Technology Enabling Control of a Robot by Human Thought Alone

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The test process for Honda’s Brain-Machine Interface technology including conceptual diagram of the brain activity measuring device, example of obtained data, and example of distinguishing results. Click to enlarge. Honda Research Institute Japan Co., Ltd. (HRI-JP), a subsidiary of Honda R&D Co., Ltd., Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) and Shimadzu Corporation have collaboratively developed what they believe is the world’s first Brain Machine Interface (BMI)

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Wagoner Out as GM CEO; Obama to Provide Details on New Auto Aid on Monday

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The Detroit Free Press reports that the Obama Administration has asked GM CEO Rick Wagoner to resign, which Wagoner agreed to do today. President Obama will unveil his new rescue plan for GM and Chrysler in a White House ceremony on Monday. Not since President Franklin Roosevelt considered taking control of Ford Motor Co. in 1943 from a failing Henry Ford has the federal government pushed for such sway in the management of Detroit’s automakers.

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Geely Buys Bankrupt Australian Transmission Supplier

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Shanghai Daily. Geely Automobile Holdings is buying the bankrupt Australian transmission supplier Drivetrain System International (DSI), becoming the first Chinese automaker to make an overseas acquisition during the financial crisis. DSI produces four-speed and six speed automatic transmissions for supply to Ford Motor Corp, Chrysler and South Korea’s Ssangyong Motor Corp, with an annual output of 180,000 units.

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Daimler Extending car2go Car-Sharing Program to Austin, Texas; Ramping Up in Germany

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Two smart2go units in Austin. Click to enlarge. Daimler will bring its car2go mobility concept ( earlier post ) to the US in a pilot phase to start this fall in Austin, Texas with an initial fleet of about 200 smart fortwo mhd vehicles with start/stop functionality. The US introduction coincides with the expansion of the pilot in Ulm, Germany, where the company opens the service to the public on 26 March after the internal test which started last October.

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Tesla Unveils Model S Electric Sedan

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Tesla Motors Inc. unveiled its long-anticipated second model, the four-door Model S battery-electric sedan. The Model S will carry an initial price of $57,400; applying the new $7,500 Federal tax credit for plug-ins will drop the effective price to $49,900. Production is slated to begin in 2011, assuming the funding for the plant is in place. The Tesla Model S.

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CMU Paper: Market-Based Mechanisms for CO2 Reduction Will Be Insufficient to Attain Mid-Century Goals

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A new paper from the Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center concludes that while a market-based mechanism (e.g. cap and trade or a carbon tax) is a likely key part of a US strategy to reduce carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions, such a market-based approach alone will not induce the investments in long-lived technology required to achieve a 50 to 80% reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide by mid-century.

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