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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

Cars That Think

Starting in the 1990s, his lithium cobalt oxide cathode was used in many electronic products including camcorders, laptop computers, and mobile phones. And, of course, my [older] brother read really well, and my father was a professor with a lot of books to read. In addition to the Nobel Prize, he received the 2011 U.S.

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Electric Car Watch #9: Where is the Strom-R3 electric car?

Plug In India

As many of you know, I’m a small car enthusiast as are many members of our team, and I instantly fell in love with this car and booked it. I booked the 200 km variant, as I travel a lot both within and without city limits. I booked my car in Feb 2021 and delivery was promised within 12 months. Increase production numbers.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

AeroVironment had encouraged its engineers to take creative initiative in developing the Impact, but GM tightly managed efforts to translate the idiosyncratic car into a production prototype, which rankled Cocconi and Rippel. The result was a demonstration project, a task organized by Alec Brooks , manager of ACP’s tzero production.

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The French are coming. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

The eyes of the green car world, so regularly focused on Asia, Germany and the US, have finally taken more than a passing glance at one of the most historic auto industries in the world – that of France. Last week it began taking pre-bookings for the Peugeot i0n model ( see article ), which is based on the Mitsubishi i-MiEV.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

We must act quickly as the planet is warming due to CO 2 production from burning fossil fuels. In addition, we need no more biofuel than what is currently in production now. Fossil material is not evil in itself; it is vital for the production of medicine, space age plastics, and other advanced materials.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In addition to a recent electric car deal with NISSAN Motors ( NSANY ), Portland General Electric, the Oregon state governor and GE have also announced a joint venture with Mitsubishi Motors ( MMTOF.PK ) to develop and sell the Miev electric car with 85 mile range by 2011. By 2011 look for a larger THINK Ox. Whats new at Seeking Alpha?

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

"On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). based technology will actually achieve any economy in production. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 It is simply the cost of doing business. Thats right.

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