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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

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. Think Tank’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key. Like Paul MacCready’s original design for the Impact that established the world’s lowest drag coefficient of.195,

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Big Auto is begging governments to let them go bankrupt as Chinese EVs loom

Baua Electric

Automakers are fiercely lobbying governments to water down already-compromised emissions rules, but doing so will only lead to their doom as market entrants that are serious about EVs will continue ramping them anyway. The auto industry is electrifying, and all new cars will be electric in the relatively near future.

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Mazda unveiling KAI Concept with SKYACTIV-X SPCCI engine; more details on the technology

Green Car Congress

In the SKYACTIV-X, spark plug ignition is used to control compression ignition, resulting in significant improvements across a range of important performance indicators. The company is using the opportunity of the event to provide more details into the SPCCI engine, announced in August. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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USABC awards Leyden Energy $2.28M contract for Li-imide based 12V start-stop batteries

Green Car Congress

The Li-imide electrolyte does not react with water nor generate hydrofluoric acid, making it far more resistant to heat. The goal of USCAR is to further strengthen the technology base of the domestic auto industry through cooperative research and development. Source: USABC. Click to enlarge. Is small in size and light weight.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

In a pre-response to that speech, having successfully advocated for plug-in hybrids like the forthcoming Chevy Volt, we propose that the President follow that speech up with a “realistic and conservative” roadmap to halve our oil use in 10 years. We’re happy we’re well on our way with plug-in cars. He’ll start with the oil catastrophe.

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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

The interesting thing is before electric cars were popular, no one in the auto industry or mainstream media even questioned where petrol or the metals used in engines are coming from. The reality is these mines are not even in use by the battery industry and they are not Lithium Mines. With a clear result.

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GM: Let's Hash Out Open Plug-In Car Standards

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We noted in December that the Society of Automotive Engineers, or SAE, was working to update standards for the interface between plug-in electric cars and the grid, and planned to agree on a set within months. And for this ecosystem to be robust, there must be commonality, especially when owners are plugging into the electrical grid.

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