Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
GM and ABB partnered to produce a prototype back-up power storage unit that repackages five used Volt batteries into a modular unit that becomes an uninterruptible power supply and grid power balancing system. a community energy storage system—built from five used Chevrolet Volt batteries. Click to enlarge.
Revenge of the Electric Car
JANUARY 27, 2009
Andy Frank makes the observation that parallel hybrids (Toyota Prius) are cheaper than series hybrids (Chevy Volt). million gallons of gas consumed by those white little trucks trolling your neighborhood. The Chevy Volt is based around a series hybrid design and so is the Karma coming later this year from Fisker Automotive.
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2015
It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. Distributed Solar and Wind with the PHEV. It is much more than that.
Green Car Congress
JULY 30, 2013
The high-voltage battery in the BMW i3 consists of eight modules (each with 12 individual cells), which together produce a rated voltage of 360 volts and generate approximately 22 kWh of energy. All the electricity used to produce the BMW i models at the Leipzig plant is wind-generated. kWh per kilometer (0.21
Electric Auto Association
APRIL 4, 2021
I ordered a controller from a company in California, which used a single power Darlington transistor, and 4 deep cycle 12-volt batteries.” We like to do in person meetings when we can actually visit something,” he continued, describing chapter trips to battery manufacturing plants, wind farms, and the solar array at the U.S.
Revenge of the Electric Car
JANUARY 30, 2009
Eric Tom, Correspondent) The picture of our carbon-free energy future is often depicted by a sea of solar panels shimmering in the sun, or orderly lines of giant white wind mills covering a hillside: large structures that capture nature’s gifts. But an increasingly important energy resource is little more than a digital electric meter.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 19, 2009
Alternatively, may we suggest the sound of the neighborhood ice cream truck? Other than sports car wanna-bes, modern cars are so quiet that you hear tire/wind noise much more than engines. We always seem to hear that one coming from a mile away. Reply ↓ ↑ report 3 Snowdog 6:22PM (4/17/2009) Totally agree.
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