Cars That Think
MARCH 11, 2023
Photo-illustration: Max-o-matic; photo source: M&N/Alamy Some operators of early direct-current power plants at the turn of the 20th century solved the problem of uneven power output from their generators by employing large banks of rechargeable lead-acid batteries, which served as a kind of buffer to balance the flow of electrons.
Revenge of the Electric Car
JANUARY 27, 2009
This new company, Bright Automotive , is founded by ex-GM EV1 people, and the super efficient Rocky Mountain Institute to make plug-in hybrids in Indiana. At the end of this article, Prof. Here is the full text of the entire article in case the link goes bad: [link]. by: Michael Kanellos. But it does have experience on its side.
Revenge of the Electric Car
MARCH 9, 2009
Along with Tedd Abramson’s Zero Truck in San Diego and Smith Trucks in London, we now have EVI (I keep wanting to write that as EV1:~). Read more about it in the article: EVI Lauches Electric Delivery and Work-Truck Sales in U.S. Here’s the full text of the entire article in case the link goes bad: [link].
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
» Transportation | March 28, 2009 | by EV World The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles By Noel Adams Every so often I read articles, like the ones recently about a breakthrough from researchers at MIT, which will allow batteries to charge quickly, in this case, in 2 seconds. Reprinted with permission from EV World.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Even this article keeps showing the old futuristic version model which GM said can’t be done. The fuel engine on the Volt is used to run the generator to recharge the battery when a trip exceeds 40 miles, and it’s rage on a full tank is around 400 miles. I miss my EV1. April 17, 2009 11:38 am Link Goodbye GM.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
We were successful with this before – remember the EV1?) And fast charging, which will make recharging your vehicle a part of your 15-minute coffee break at Starbucks or weekly grocery run, is the key to customer acceptance of electric vehicles. COMMENTS See what other people think about this article or leave your comments.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Witha 60-mile range, most felt the need to recharge after 30 miles or so. Peter Roach, Birmingham, UK Nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries powered the late GM EV1 and still power hundreds of Toyota RAV4 EVs, some over 100,000 miles. Why does everybody state Tesla as US, When this is UK engineering from Norfolk in Great Britian?
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