Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

The California Air Resources Board adopted unanimously a regulation establishing a 33% renewable electricity standard. Under the regulation, one-third of the electricity sold in the state in 2020 must come from renewable sources of energy. The regulation adopted is the product of coordination and cooperation by ARB, California Public Utilities Commission, California Energy Commission and California Independent System Operator.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

What sort of going away present do you give a guy who's resigning from his post at BP after spilling all their shareholders' oil into the Gulf? Lemme think.Hey, I've got it! How about an electric car? It only takes 25,000 signatures to get him the keys.

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Creative Greenius

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tired of waiting for the green economy to start offering green jobs that pay real money? Wait no more if you’re a contractor here in the South Bay of California because the cavalry has finally arrived in the form of the L.A. County Energy program. We’ve got 30,000 homes to upgrade and contractors are needed for the before, during and after segments.

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Plugs and Cars

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Coda has set the price for its new electric car: $44,900. After the federal tax credit, the cost drops to $37,400. In California, the only place the car will be offered this year, the cost should drop to $32,400, presuming the car receives CARB certification as a 100 mile range EV. That's still a good $10,000 more than the Nissan LEAF. But Coda has an ace up its sleeve.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

Transforming agricultural residues into next-generation ethanol and biochemicals could create up to one million jobs in the EU27 by 2020, while theoretically replacing up to 62% of the EU’s forecast fossil-based gasoline consumption, according to a new study released by Bloomberg New Energy Finance with the support of Novozymes and DSM. The study—“Next-generation ethanol and biochemicals: what’s in it for Europe”—explores the potential results of the development of a next-gener

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DIY Electric Car

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

EV Grinning, we have just completed our conversion from gas to electric, two weeks ago the Fiero passed it's safety test with no problems. We had the car licensed and plated the following week. We have had a few road tests, trying to find the actual range per charge. We are averaging about 25 km's (15.33 miles) per charge with a charging cost that has averaged about $0.67 and taking about 6 hours to charge @ 10amps per charger from a standard 115 volt ac plug rated at 15 amps.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Is there any problem in purchasing batteries that have never been used (sitting on a shelf) but yet are 2 years old (manufactured date)? I believe they.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Kangoo Express ZE. Click to enlarge. At the International Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover, Renault is premiering the definitive version of Kangoo Express ZE (Zero Emission), the first all-electric van developed and built by a vehicle manufacturer. ( Earlier post.). Kangoo Express ZE will be sold in Europe at a price of €20,000 (US$26,800) excluding VAT, prior to any tax incentive that might be deductible.

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Plugs and Cars

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

GE has taken to the airwaves with an ad for its electric car charging station. Tags: GE wattstation battery electric car.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

It doesn't get mentioned as much in the press as the 2011 Nissan Leaf and 2011 Chevrolet Volt, but there's a third compact electric car coming to market within the next six months. It's the 2011 Coda Sedan, and now Green Car Reports is happy to bring you the first published photos of the production version. A number of details have been changed.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

I want to convert my VW Cabrio (Rabbit/Golf) to a regenerative hybrid (just an onboard gasoline generator is fine) with plug-in and onboard solar charging.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Saab Automobile and American Axle Manufacturing (AAM) have formed a jointly-owned company for the engineering, development and marketing of electric all-wheel drive systems, as well as electric and hybrid driveline systems. The new company, called e-AAM Driveline Systems, will be based in Trollhattan. The joint venture will commence operations on 1 October. e-AAM will develop and market an electric all-wheel drive system in a full service package.

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All Cars Electric

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Remember the Freedom Drive, where a solitary 2011 Chevy Volt made its way from Texas to New York to publicize the extended-range electric vehicle’s launch? Finishing on Independence Day with a massive fireworks display, the tour gave out T-Shirts and offered test-drives to potential customers en-route. Ever since then we’ve been.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Subaru is sticking to its almost trademark horizontally opposed or ‘boxer’ engine for its future lineup of cars, improving on the design, making it more refined and fuel efficient with each generation. The third and latest generation of the engine--the first major redesign in 21 years--has now been revealed and is scheduled to debut in.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

I have a 110v motor @ 6.7 amps, 1725 rpms. I don't have any idea what that means, but I am still excited! I really want an electric bike, or something!

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

General Motors and ABB Group, a global leader in power and automation technologies, have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop pilot projects for re-using the batteries from the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle, examining whether the batteries may be a source for renewable energy that could improve the effectiveness of wind and solar power generation.

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All Cars Electric

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

What happens when the humble charging station gets a makeover courtesy of a top San Francisco design firm, a choice of colors and an TV advert full of young, happy, carefree friends making an EV road trip? The GE WattStation. Developed by General Electric as its answer to the demand for electric vehicle charging points for the ever-increasing.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Pretty much everyone loves renewable energy. The problem is that wind usually blows at night--often sporadically, at that--and solar power is unpredictable. Suppose the secret to harnessing their potential was. used electric-car batteries? GM said today that it would work with ABB Group to develop and implement pilot projects that would test.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

A smart fortwo has been crowned the winner of this year’s MPG Marathon, the second time the diminutive car has taken the title. The marathon, designed to prove the fuel-saving possibilities that sensible, ‘eco’ driving can achieve, crowns its winner based on greatest miles to the gallon figure recorded by the contestants. Despite squally autumn [.].

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

A new global alliance comprising businesses and government leaders and led by the international NGO, The Climate Group, set an ambitious target to put one million additional EVs on the road by 2015, on top of EVs that automakers are already planning to bring to market. Businesses joining the EV20 alliance included global fleet owner TNT, auto manufacturers PSA Peugeot Citroën and Smith Electric Vehicles, battery manufacturer Johnson Controls, Better Place and Deutsche Bank.

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All Cars Electric

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Cost. The issue comes up time and time again with electric vehicles. New technology means new technology prices, and you can bet that after someone asks you what range a new EV has, they'll then ask how much it costs. According to a recent poll by Nielsen conducted for the Financial Times, three quarters of U.S. and British consumers would.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

The biggest challenge for battery electric vehicles is clearly the cost and the weight of today's lithium-ion battery packs. Now Volvo is experimenting with a new composite material that can store and release energy more quickly than a convention lithium-ion cell and, it says, might one day replace steel for making auto body panels. European.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Peugeot has revealed a striking new all-electric roadster concept ahead of its grand unveiling on opening day of the Paris Motor Show. The stunning new model is unveiled as the French carmaker prepares for the launch of its electric city car model, the iON and is designed to show the possibilities which electric drive offers [.]. Tags: Peugeot electric car EX1 Paris Motor Show.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Cruze BEV on the road. Click to enlarge. General Motors announced a demonstration project ( earlier post ) to explore market needs and customer acceptance of battery electric vehicles in Korea. The project involves a fleet of electric vehicles based on the Chevrolet Cruze. The Cruze EV is equipped with a 31 kWh battery that generates maximum power of 150 kW.

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All Cars Electric

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

For U.S. car buyers, GM is convinced that a range-extended electric vehicle--its 2011 Chevrolet Volt, to be specific--is the best solution to meeting the needs of drivers who may need to go further than the 40 miles a Volt will do on battery power. But elsewhere in the world, GM is quietly pursuing all-electric vehicles of various types. The.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Electric cars may be coming out in force come December, but the spotlight is now on how their batteries will be resold and recycled several years down the road. There’s been a recent spate of announcements from Nissan, General Motors and Tesla on this topic. All three companies are looking for ways to reuse the batteries in their electric.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Not content with its headline-dominating Chevrolet Volt being ready to debut later this year, General Motors has now announced a demonstration project to explore market needs and customer acceptance of electric vehicles in Korea which will involve a fleet of Chevrolet Cruze electric cars. The Cruze electric vehicle comes with a 31kWh battery with a [.].

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

At its meeting in Sacramento yesterday, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) adopted targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 and 2035 associated with passenger vehicle travel in the state’s 18 Metropolitan Planning Organizations. ( Earlier post.). The proposed targets, required under SB 375 (2008, Steinberg), are designed to help coordinate land use and transportation planning.

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All Cars Electric

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Telsa has always been a little unconventional in its approach to building and marketing it's cars, but its latest advertising campaign literally lifts Tesla above the competition. For its latest publicity stunt, a full-size design model of the 2012 Tesla Model S greeted San Franciscans on Sunday morning as it hung suspended in the air. Lifted by a.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

It's been a year of press announcements but no cars from Fisker Automotive. Now the company says that the first factory-built 2011 Fisker Karma will debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, to be held at the end of the month. That may allow Fisker to keep its promise to deliver a handful of production models before the end of 2010. According to.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tuesday 21st September 2010: The Green Piece Column It was only a few months ago that The Green Piece column looked at the dangers of putting ethanol in our cars (see article). However, if the latest studies are to be believed then not only is ethanol ready for vehicles old and new – but it’s [.]. Tags: The Green Piece biofuel ethanol.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Two-thirds of Europe’s truck rigs are driving around with incorrect wheel alignment. Many also have the wrong tyre type and the wrong tyre pressure. Carbon dioxide emissions from these rigs would be able to be significantly reduced if these faults were rectified by as much as 15%, according to a large-scale test that tyre manufacturer Michelin carried out in partnership with Volvo Trucks.

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All Cars Electric

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

The Internet is often full of tip-offs, spyshots and conjecture about everything from governmental policies to new car models. With the Paris Motor Show just weeks away we’ve seen all sorts of rumours and predictions about vehicles that we’re likely to see there. But the rumor mill has been working overtime for one company in.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

The term "hatchback" has long been considered poison in Detroit, an indicator of a slow, cheap, tinny, undesirable econobox. (And when's the last time you heard "econobox," for that matter?) No one wants 'em, says the conventional wisdom. But conventional wisdom may be getting knocked upside the head. In a predictable story almost quavering with.

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