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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles by Darren Murph , posted Apr 19th 2009 at 4:24PM Just hours after General Motors put forth a proposal for a standardized plug for electric vehicles , in flies this. Putting a data connection in the same bundle would be like wrapping your HDMI cable around your washer and dryer.

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Behind the Wheel, Under the Hood of World’s First 500-Mile EV

Cars That Think

Tesla hopes to open its first greenfield car factory in Austin by year end.) That frugal operation is boosted by a 924-volt architecture (versus 400 volts for Tesla, and 800 for Porsche's Taycan) whose benefits include restoring up to 300 miles of range in 20 minutes on a 350-kilowatt DC fast charger. That's another industry high.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

Green Car Congress

thermoelectric energy converters to recharge the hot and. Electric Vehicle: Thermal Batteries for Electric Vehicles The University of Texas at Austin (UTA) will lead the research. transportable like fuels, 100% renewable, rechargeable like a. University of Texas Austin, University of. electrical battery is being charged.

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Visiting PURE EV factory | Startup Showcase | ETryst electric motorcycle first look

Plug In India

As of now, there have been only 2 incidents that have required service - a harness replacement, and a failure of the DC to DC converter. And then there was a suggestion of connectivity. Most rechargeable cylindrical cells use a chemistry with a nominal voltage around 3.7 Almost 80-85 vehicles have been sold in 3 months.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

April 10, 2009 11:21 am Link Kaare- Lithium Ion batteries do not contain lead (unless it is in solder connections) and do not contain acid. Wind, hydro, DC transmission lines, and smart grid electronics are also Portland strengths. None of the new electric cars are planning to use old-tech lead acid batteries. — Larry 4.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. The fact that no journalists do their research to bring up all those connections is sad, sad. So is the management in Washinton DC. Call it the EV2?

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