Green Car Congress
MARCH 22, 2009
The State of Texas will submit a bid to become the headquarters for an advanced battery consortium that is seeking $1 billion in Federal stimulus money to develop technology for the next generation of hybrid electric vehicles. which makes lithium-ion batteries, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Johnson Controls Inc.,
Green Car Congress
APRIL 14, 2009
The National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Batteries (NAATBatt) ( earlier post ) has selected a site in Hardin County, Kentucky to build a more than $600-million automotive lithium-ion battery plant. Kentucky was selected over Texas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania and South Carolina. Earlier post.).
Revenge of the Electric Car
JUNE 3, 2010
The first nine communities to participate are: Sacramento, Los Angeles the San Francisco Bay-San Jose area, New York City, Orlando, Austin, Detroit, Washington and Redmond, Wash. Read more in the article: Get in Line for 4,600 Free Electric Car Battery Chargers. Get in Line for 4,600 Free Electric Car Battery Chargers.
Charged EVs
APRIL 6, 2023
Engineering firm NI has been significantly expanding its EV battery testing capabilities in the past few years. One of the biggest bottlenecks to iterating in the EV space is—obviously—batteries. One company at the center of many of those new challenges is NI (formerly known as National Instruments). It’s a cool space.
Spirit of DC - PHEV3A
NOVEMBER 24, 2009
And that's what the "Spirit" is about -- showing and telling with 'seeing-is-believing' attitude of what a plug and an extra battery pack can do! After all, if the US Stimulus Package program could do "Cash for Clunkers," then why not "Cash for Conversions!". A plug and a pack can make a car a 101 MPG vehicle aided by electricity. !
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
How Real, How Soon, and What Must Happen Next,” which concludes the costs of creating an automotive market dominated by electric and hybrid cars are prohibitively high for the foreseeable future – as high as $49 billion for Europe alone (along with another $21 billion for battery-charging infrastructure). Volt will survive and prosper,” G.M.’s
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
And in a true smart grid, electric cars will not only be able to draw on electricity to run their motors, they will also be able to do the reverse: send electricity stored in their batteries back into the grid when it is needed. We will own the battery. We will always own the batteries,&# said Mr. Thesen.
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