Revenge of the Electric Car

JUNE 4, 2009

Cold Ironing is the term for plugging a ship’s electrical system into the on-shore grid to supply power so that the ship’s giant diesel engine can be turned off while it’s docked. Oil tankers are notorious fuel guzzlers and air polluters because of the power that’s needed to pump vast amounts of crude out of a ship.

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JUNE 24, 2010

A large number of people at the rally were calling for more options for powering vehicles than traditional gas cars and to take REVENGE by having automakers offering and consumers purchasing electric cars. Two guests of honor also included a GM Chevy Volt and a plug-in Prius also powered by algae.

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MARCH 16, 2010

The group, led by Japan’s biggest utility, Tokyo Electric Power, Toyota Motor, Nissan Motor, Mitsubishi Motors, and Fuji Heavy Industries, will set a standard for Japan and later aim for an international standard. A plug for plug-in power. Chademo logo. Credit: Toyota Motor).

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APRIL 6, 2010

Plug-in hybrids run on an electrical charge for about 40 miles before switching to gas power. All-electric cars, like the upcoming Nissan Leaf, have a range of about 100 miles and are powered by electric motors instead of the gas-powered internal combustion engine found in most current cars. Better Cars …. If by 2015, 2.5

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NOVEMBER 25, 2008

His positive experiences led him on a search for an electric drive system that was both powerful and efficient for use in an electric sports car. You’ll see AC Propulsion’s electric drive technology powering eBoxes , the Wrightspeed X1 , Tesla Roadsters , and mention of BMW’s electric MINI E.

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JULY 7, 2010

Surveying the grounds, there were many ironies among the mountains of trash and more beer cups and cigarette butts than you can imagine… but, like an oasis in the trash desert, a bicycle-powered swimming pool was built in the middle of the festival to cool off the crowd. One bystander distinctly heard a “WEE!&#

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APRIL 28, 2010

General Electric and Nissan plan to research “smart charging&# technologies for electric vehicles to help consumers take advantage of cheaper electricity rates and keep the power grid stable. The second phase will work on integrating electric vehicles in the power grid, according to the companies. smart-grid lab for three years.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

In January at the Detroit Auto Show, Chrysler upped the ante on its electric car bet by pledging to have 500,000 battery-powered vehicles on the road by 2013, including sports cars and trucks. Fiat is considering bringing a battery-powered commercial van to the U.S. billion federal aid package.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Iceland is in the process of transforming its transportation and energy practices into promoting electric cars for its roads, as well as geothermal energy for power generation. It was anxiously awaited and very warmly received; we believe the audience enjoyed the footage immensely.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

By contrast, hybrid vehicles that mix traditional internal- combustion engines with electric power accounted for less than 3% of car sales in 2008, more than a decade after their introduction. cents per mile traveled, compared with 12 cents per mile for a gas-powered car, advocates say.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Solar powered go-carts, milk floats, beer coolers… and best of all, an original 1912 Baker Electric powered by solar panels on its roof. As the sun set low in the amber sky, it was time for the main event: the square off between Michael Kadie and his gas-powered rivals. Michael demanded a rematch.

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OCTOBER 10, 2008

Bathers in the foreground, geo-thermal power plant in the distance. From the annual meeting of a 4×4 truck club in Iceland’s glacial interior, to the steaming vents of its power plants, we tracked the story. The rumors are true. Iceland is beautiful. They lined up an international and terrific schedule.

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MARCH 20, 2009

As a receptive audience of engineers and workers cheered his plans, Obama pledged to put a million plug-in hybrid vehicles on the road by 2015, and highlighted his offer of up to $7,500 in tax credits for Americans who purchase electric vehicles.

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MARCH 29, 2010

General Motors is bringing the Volt extended-range electric (meaning it has a gas engine to back up the electric power) and Nissan’s all-electric Leaf. Seven percent said it is “very likely&# they would buy one. A year from now, they should start seeing some choices.

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JUNE 14, 2010

The school’s parking lot is located on a busy intersection of the south side of Chicago and Stefano had to nea rly yell to get his voice heard over the constant stream of gas-powered traffic behind him. “By the time these kids can drive, half of those cars going by will be electric,&# said Sarah Elizabeth Ippel, the school’s Founder (..)

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MARCH 12, 2009

The MINI E is powered by a beautiful, powerful, and efficient electric drive system manufactured by AC Propulsion of San Dimas, CA. MINI E powered by AC Propulsion! . . . . . . . . AC Propulsion is the gold standard of electric drive in the EV industry. Jay Leno’s Garage - 2009 MINI E.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

The Tesla Roadster, a $99,000 electric sports car powered by laptop computer batteries, is 100 percent electric, can go from 0-60 mph in four seconds and the electric car gets an equivalent of 135 mpg compared to a gas powered vehicle. Production begins mid-March. The car itself is being made in England. By Jack Gruber, USAT.

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JANUARY 15, 2009

The point here is that efficiency and power in the EV world come from tweaking the wiring of motors and better batteries, not in increasing the bore of cylinders and higher octane gas. A Tesla Sport will beat the snot out of virtually any gas powered production vehicle, and do it with a tiny fraction of the energy the gas burner will use.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

They said the target price for the car would be around 8,800 euros and it would be a pure electric vehicle as opposed to a hybrid, which runs on both a conventional engine and battery-powered electricity.&#. Here’s the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link] backs. Russia’s first electric car project.

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JANUARY 3, 2009

After both Tesla and Chrysler chose the Elise and Europa, respectively, for their slot car-fast EVs, it only makes sense that the car company named after a flower would make its own “flower power&# speedster. Like the Volt, they are shooting for a 300 mile range with the first 40 miles all electric.

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

Nissan unveiled the Leaf electric car in August, and Renault SA displayed four battery-powered concept cars at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September for vehicles that will go into production within three years. Renault-Nissan plans to offer an electric car for sale in China in 2011, Nissan said in a statement.

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OCTOBER 26, 2008

Rider Scotty Pollacheck piloted the wickedly fast all electric A123Systems NanoPhosphate battery powered motorcycle down the quarter mile in only 7.89 On Thursday October 23rd, 2008, Team KillaCycle set their latest drag racing world record at Bandimere Raceway. seconds, ending with a top speed of 168 MPH.

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MAY 17, 2010

gasoline-powered vehicles could be delayed. If electric cars can’t break out of niche status in the world’s two largest passenger car markets, then a transition away from gasoline-powered vehicles could be delayed. Yet in the United States and China, automakers’ caution, weak price. car’s introduction.

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MAY 12, 2009

It had four doors, a rear hatch, room for my family, including a dog in the back, power windows, A/C, a great sound system, and the fastest, most effective windshield defroster known to mankind. Instead, I found what was purported to be the very last electric car available for sale in the state of California—a Toyota EV.

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JUNE 1, 2010

China is starting a program to subsidize buyers of battery-powered and plug-in hybrids. BEIJING—China will subsidize buyers of battery-powered cars and plug-in hybrids under a pilot program aimed at keeping the country competitive in the global race to develop an electric-vehicle industry, but which also risks a public backlash.

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JANUARY 5, 2009

The blaze took away some of Gadget’s most prized work, including a super sleek electric powered Silver Porsche which featured at PlugInAmerica’s Sept 08 gala fundraiser alongside the Tesla Roadster and GM’s Volt prototype. Late last year, Gadget’s workshop was destroyed in a fire.

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APRIL 1, 2010

.&# English-to-English translation: If you’ve got an Internet connection, you can monitor your car’s state of charge, and if the car is plugged in to the 120-volt (overnight charging) or 240-volt (3 hour charging) station, you can start the charge cycle now or later when the rates are lower and you won’t bring down the power grid.

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JANUARY 20, 2010

Lithium, a highly reactive and versatile metal, is expected to be in increasing demand as carmakers choose costly but more efficient lithium-ion batteries to power hybrid and electric vehicles. The deal sent shares in the lithium project’s owner and operator, Australian-listed Orocobre Ltd, soaring almost 50 percent to an all-time high.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2008

With the conference over, we went on a tour tracking down electric cars and the clean electricity to power them. Shooting in a rain storm at the Blue Lagoon. It’s really hard to beat a week in Iceland. With our Icelandic Camera Operator Bjorn Helgason.

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APRIL 20, 2010

Electric vehicles are powered by batteries instead of internal combustion engines. “Every time I drive a gasoline-powered car I feel guilty about the environmental impact,&# said Tang, 38. Interest in the Leaf is so high that Nissan will begin accepting reservations Tuesday. “I want the Leaf to succeed.

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JULY 22, 2009

Quiet, clean and powerful cars running on renewable electricity. SoCal Edison’s Electric Vehicle department is probably the most sophisticated of its kind anywhere, and Ed runs the place. Seeing him describe how plug-ins will be integrated into the newer grid, yet to come, is to fully comprehend what our future will be like.

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JANUARY 27, 2009

By reducing wind resistance and weight, the company’s engineers effectively are reducing the amount of work an electric engine will have to perform to get the car up to driving speeds, which in turn conserves battery power.&#. Here is the full text of the entire article in case the link goes bad: [link]. by: Michael Kanellos.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JUNE 17, 2009

I heard that Energy Secretary, Steven Chu, was giving the commencement address at CalTech recently, so I jumped in our solar-powered RAV and drove over to Pasadena to hear what he had to say. Pasadena is a beautiful city, and the section of town where CalTech is located is old and very wealthy.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2008

What sold me was knowing this was speed and a new era of clean domestically powered American automobiles. . “It’s cheaper then a fully loaded Mercedes&# I remember someone with Chanel shades saying. Having never paid more then $20,000 for a car, this was not convincing.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

electric-car maker Tesla Motors plans to go public soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, amid growing interest in green technology and battery-powered vehicles. Electric-car maker Tesla preparing IPO. by Reuters. The person did not give a specific time frame, although IPOs typically take several months.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

China, for example, plans to build around one million battery-powered vehicles per year from 2012 onwards, fueled by generous incentives for both car makers and consumers. Other countries such as the U.S., China, France and U.K.

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DECEMBER 29, 2009

And, in places like Seattle, where the energy utility gets its power from renewable energy, is carbon neutral, even the charging source is carbon neutral. The Leaf itself contains quite a bit of recycled materials. The one thing it doesn’t have is a tailpipe. It is completely emissions-free — no carbon.

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