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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. Think Tank’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key. Here is the full text of the entire article in case the link goes bad: [link].
EV Life
APRIL 7, 2023
In this article, we’re going to show you how California residents can save over $15,000 on Tesla Model 3 and Model Y by taking advantage of available EV tax credits, rebates, and incentives. Which brings us to Tesla. Tesla’s electric vehicles are by far the most popular EVs in the country. Not anymore.
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 10, 2022
In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. Good-bye, floppy disk Before the invention of the thumb drive, computer users stored and transported their files using floppy disks.
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2015
The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In Andrew Frank is a significant industry dignitary credited as being the “Inventor” (or “Father”) of the modern day Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle.
Charged EVs
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Anyone who would deploy any kind of large-scale EV charging project needs to work closely (and early) with their local electrical utility. This can be a complex undertaking, especially for companies that work in different regions, as there are around 1,600 utilities in the US, subject to a wide variety of different state and local regulators.
Creative Greenius
MAY 14, 2009
The Torrance Hillside Overlay district , covers most of the historic Hollywood Riviera neighborhood where the Creative Greenius lives and I can tell you that it’s a zoning law that is pure politics. After a decade in the solar power installation business, Bradley Bartz is tired of being Mr. Nice Guy.
Charged EVs
AUGUST 4, 2023
However, the high power requirements of these vehicles mean that vehicle designers face unique technical challenges, especially when it comes to circuit protection. High-voltage DC current is more dangerous and harder to interrupt than the comparatively sedate 48 volts used in smaller vehicles. The standards committees just don’t move that fast.
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