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RAV4 Hybrid and Model 3 sales, mobile-charging tech, a win for renewable energy: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Energy demand and oil prices have been in a nosedive, and that could be a good thing for renewable energy. Two tech companies with range-anxiety-soothing ideas have been nudged to the next level by investors. And why did sales sink so dramatically for the two top-selling electrified vehicles in the U.S. This and more.

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IEE forecasts electric-drive LDVs could constitute between 2 to 12% of US vehicle stock by 2035

Green Car Congress

improved battery chemistry that allows for faster and deeper charging and reductions in battery cell and other component costs), and oil prices increasing to $200 per barrel: Low. The medium electric transportation scenario is based on the AEO High-Tech Battery case, but with strategic alterations developed by the project team.

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Toyota digs for Lithium

Revenge of the Electric Car

For more information read: Toyota in Argentine Lithium Deal for Hybrid Car Push. From the Reuters post: “A sister company to Toyota Motor Corp secured a lithium supply deal in Argentina on Wednesday that could help the world’s largest automaker keep its lead in gasoline-electric hybrid cars. By Eriko Amaha for Reuters.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Hybrid electric buses and heavy trucks could power many homes or a school or a hospital in an emergency. 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA

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