Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2009

Optimal Energy , the Cape Town, South Africa-based company that unveiled the Joule full battery-electric multi-purpose urban passenger vehicle to the world at the Paris Motor Show in 2008 ( earlier post ), plans to have pilot fleets on the road in South Africa and globally from 2010 onwards, with mass production to start in South Africa from 2012.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2011

Engineers focused on improving thermal efficiency and reducing friction of the engine’s internal moving parts, especially during warm-up—the time when an engine emits higher levels of CO 2 and other pollutants. Consumers are telling us they want to buy affordable vehicles that get many more miles per gallon. The new 1.0L

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2009

The e-Zone Electric Vehicle (EV) is a Low Speed Vehicle (LSV) that passes international crash test standards and will be one of the vehicle types CT&T will produce for the US market. It has a top speed of 35 mph (56 kph). Source: CT&T United. Click to enlarge. CT&T Company , Ltd., A direct-drive wheel motor is optional.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

Volkswagen, in cooperation with 6 project partners and the German Ministry of the Environment, presented in Berlin the current status of the “Fleet study in electric mobility” that was initiated in July 2008. Top speed of the car is 170 km/h (106 mph); the Volkswagen accelerates to 100 km/h in under 12 seconds. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2011

kWh lithium iron phosphate battery pack from its China-based partner NVT Battery and features a range of about 133 km (84 miles) without use of air conditioning and with a top speed of 80 km/h (50 mph) and consumption of 665 Wh/km. On rail, the last mile transportation is to put people on shuttles and to move them around.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Data gathering for the Beijing study was completed in 2008. million miles) per day. Discussion Paper 2008-08, Cambridge, Mass.: Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, October 2008. The speed also decreased around noon and in the early evenings.

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 22, 2007

The French Mega City appeared next from NICE (No Internal Combustion Engine). nk City in 2008. Daimler is set to be the first on the street with 100 test vehicle SMARTs in 2008. The policy, which exempts electric cars from hefty daily taxation, is resulting in increasingly significant vehicle choices for English consumers.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2009

During the intervening six and half years in the US alone, the auto industry will sell a projected 70-80 million internal combustion engine cars, pointing out the importance of improving today’s technology. Masdar is a multi-billion dollar project to create a mile-square city in a desert environment where “ nothing grows ” today.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Researchers analyzed the medical records of more than 1,700 patients who went to the hospital for treatment of confirmed strokes between 1999 and 2008. Meanwhile, Harvard’s hourly measurements of pollution within 13 miles of 90 percent of the stroke patients’ homes allowed for close matching in time of exposure and stroke onset.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 25, 2008

The automotive and green electric vehicle blogosphere has been abuzz with talk of the BMW MINI E ever since July 9th, 2008, when AutoblogGreen published the rumor that 500 of the intriguing new electric cars would be released later this year in California. Amazing AC Propulsion eBoxes at AltCarExpo Saturday, September 27th, 2008.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

A123 has had our chemistry in the field on transportation applications since 2008; the first production application was a hybrid bus. We changed the thickness of the coating, we changed many other parameters on the internal design of the cell in order to maximize energy density and get the most range out of the product.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA unveiled the FT-CH dedicated hybrid concept at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Even at 100 miles, BEVs as a primary mode of transportation do not yet offer what most consumers see as true mobility. The FT-CH concept. Click to enlarge. And then there is range.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2009

Honda is also exploring the use of a Rankine cycle co-generation unit to improve the overall efficiency of a hybrid vehicle by recapturing waste exhaust heat from the internal combustion engine and converting it to electricity to recharge the battery pack.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Why pay $40K for a GM volt… which will look nothing more than a Malibu anyway and only get 40 miles before the gasoline engine kicks in. For $50k you can get a Tesla sedan which will get hundreds of miles strictly on electric. April 17, 2009 2:00 pm Link Re: “…then go another 200 miles, great for long trips i’m sure.&#

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

CortezHigh School : Plymouth Laser, Dodge Rampage and Pontiac Fiero KearnyHigh School : Porsche 924 {Returnto top of page} EV RacingSites and Organizations Carolina EV Challenge : Highschool EVs Demseys World Record Associates :electric streamliner "White Lightning" did 245.524 mph.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 14, 2007

It is anticipated that approximately 6000 Air Cars will be cruising the streets of India by 2008. The CityCat model will clock out at 68 mph with a driving range of 125 miles. Recently, however, we’ve been getting international inquires. Refueling is simple and will only take a few minutes.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 17, 2009

BMW Group recently applied to the UK Government’s Technology Strategy Board in response to a funding competition announced in December 2008. The BMW 118d was named World Green Car of the Year 2008 and the Hydrogen7 has already made CO2-free driving a reality. seconds and on to an electronically-limited top speed of 95 mph.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

From 2011, Renault will progressively roll out four electric vehicles, including two derivatives of internal-combustion vehicles. The EV has a top speed of 75 km/h (47 mph), and a projected range of 100 km (62 miles). Top speed is 140 km/h (87 mph), and projected range is 160 km (99 miles). Click to enlarge. .

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