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Hummer achieves 100mpg
An American green technology company has developed a hybrid Hummer capable of over 100mpg.
Raser Technologies, the company behind the hybrid hummer, claims to have achieved the impossible by greening up one of the cars with the worse environmental record. Hummer cars are known to have previously achieved as little as 12mpg, but thanks to Raser Technologies; who are currently exhibiting the new Hummer at the Plug-In Conference 2009, until Wednesday, 12 August at the Long Beach Convention Raser Vice President David West is expected to speak at the convention on “Scaling Up from an Idea to Production.”
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Green Cars News
- Tuesday, August 11, 2009
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Instant Battery-Recharge Technology May Alter The EV Landscape
The greatest impediment to the general adoption of EV technology has always been physics; an EV battery exhausts it's stored energy far more quickly (thanks to lower energy density) than the fuel-tank of a conventional car, and unlike the ICE vehicle, can't be topped off with a fresh supply in seconds. Researchers from the Fraunhofer
All Cars Electric
- Thursday, October 15, 2009
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Better Place Demonstrates Battery Switch Technology
Better Place selected the Nissan Dualis to demonstrate the battery switch technology. The technology demonstration used specially-built 400V battery packs with standard lithium-ion cells from A123Systems. The technology, which includes the mechanisms for the switch and the control system, is part of an overall solution for EVs that includes an open network of charge spots deployed widely where cars park.
Demo vehicle moving into position for battery switch. Click image to see demonstration video.
Green Car Congress
- Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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Technology Review: First Plug-in Hybrid to Be Sold in the United States
The Q-drive system was developed by Quantum Technologies for military vehicles designed to have a quiet electric mode for "clandestine operations." JD Power estimates that Tesla will sell 500 to 800 cars next year, while Fisker Automotive is expected to sell more than 10,000. [1] 2 Next » Todays Top Stories Hijacking Mobile-Phone Data 04/17/2009 • Blog: Optical Fibers Made
www.technologyreview.com
- Friday, April 17, 2009
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Are fuel cells the ultimate eco cars? The Green Piece
Yet despite its commitment to advancing electromotive technologies, Honda CEO and President Takanobu Ito was keen to promote [...]
...Tags: Tags: Fuel Cells Honda Hydrogen fuel Nissan Peugeot The Green Piece Toyota Revolve Technologie The North American International Auto Show has marked the debut of a host of exciting new green car concepts, but few were as eagerly anticipated as Honda’s new CR-Z hybrid, dubbed the world’s first hybrid sports car.
Green Cars News
- Tuesday, January 19, 2010
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UQM Technologies Announces $2.77M in Military Orders
UQM Technologies, a developer of alternative energy technologies, during the last three months has received orders from US military customers totaling $2.77 The military continues to aggressively pursue the advancement of electric motor technology and its use in a variety of demanding applications, including vehicle propulsion. —William mdash;William Rankin, President and CEO of UQM Technologies million for propulsion systems, generators and funded engineering activities.
The most recent order is a $750,000 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract from
Green Car Congress
- Monday, June 15, 2009
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AVL Introduces New Modular Range Extender Technologies and Engineering Services
Click to enlarge. AVL has introduced new range extender system technology and engineering services targeted at OEMS for short-term market introduction of range-extended electric vehicles.
A Range Extender Module based on a rotary engine. The Range Extender is an autonomous auxiliary power unit added to pure electric drive vehicles to extend the operational range beyond that obtainable in the pure electric mode.
Green Car Congress
- Sunday, May 17, 2009
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I-MiEV Crowned With Car Technology of the Year Award
The i-MiEV was crowned with the Car Technology of The Mitsubishi i-MiEV is a front-runner in the electric vehicle segment. The company has pioneered this recent surge into electric vehicles and the i-MiEV can claim the rights to numerous firsts and achievements. Now Mitsubishi can add another accomplishment to the list for its i-MiEV.
All Cars Electric
- Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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Obama Announces $3.4B Investment in Smart Grid Technologies and Projects
billion in grant awards to 100 private companies, utilities, manufacturers, cities and other partners—the largest single energy grid modernization investment in US history—to fund a broad range of smart grid technologies and projects.
An analysis by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) estimates that the implementation of smart grid technologies could reduce electricity use by more than 4% by 2030.
Map of the 100 smart grid awards. Source: DOE.
Green Car Congress
- Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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Green Gears upgrades Satish Dharmaraj’s Famous Prius
Tags: Future Technologie One of the original creators of email for mobile phones Satish Dharmaraj contracted renown car builder George Barris to create the most distinctive and modern Hybrid that money can buy. The finished vehicle is a show stopper. It also has in car wireless internet for surfing the web while you are driving around town.
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Green Gearhead
- Wednesday, September 16, 2009