article thumbnail

Energy Conversion Devices seeking to sell Ovonic Battery Company; focus on solar

Green Car Congress

OBC invented NiMH rechargeable battery technology that is used globally in hybrid-electric vehicles, and in many consumer and commercial rechargeable batteries. OBC is also developing a new technology, the Proton-ion battery, with higher energy density and lower cost than today’s battery technologies.

NiMH 220
article thumbnail

Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

Tesla licensed the technology.” The ZeroAvia technology gives 4 times the range of a similar battery-powered electric plane,” said Pohorsky. He was pontificating on an all-electric composite Hypercar using rechargeable batteries back in 2000. Lobbying EV1 style Pohorsky leased his first EV, a GM EV1 , in 1999.

EV1 52
article thumbnail

False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

The experiment seemed to prove the feasibility of the technology. AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle. And indeed, that’s how promoters of vehicle-to-grid technology perceive the EV. And with the revival of the EV, the V2G concept was reborn.

Grid 139
article thumbnail

What the Nissan Leaf Has Taught Us About Natural Disaster Recovery

Blink Charging

It can recharge where the power supply has been restored, and then drive on to another hard-hit region.” Vehicle to Grid Technology, or V2G, is smart charging technology that allows electricity to flow from car to grid rather than grid to car. With no exhaust fumes and completely silent, a LEAF can be parked inside a building.

Nissan 52
article thumbnail

GM to Launch?

Plug In Partners

The advanced technology vehicle would have an extended driving range on battery power and would also have a diesel or gasoline engine that could power the car when the battery was low, the Detroit News said, citing unnamed GM officials. This year, it has also drawn sharp criticism for its decision to kill its EV1 electric car program.

GM 100
article thumbnail

Nissan experiments with charging system

Green Cars News

The idea is that it could theoretically be used for on-the-go recharging, alongside a grid recharge at night. Inductive charging has already been used on a number of earlier electric vehicles including the Nissan Hypermini and GM’s EV1. It is exploring scaling up the concept for use with its electric car.

Nissan 32
article thumbnail

Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

org EV1 Club Home page [link] Original GM web site (circa Gen II model) www.evchargernews.com Owner's experience driving a RA4 EV www.prossen.com/ev RAV4 EV original TV ad www.a52.com com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm htm Advocates of the Th! htm Advocates of the Th!

Plug-in 30