Remove Battery Powered Remove Climate Remove Conference Remove Europe
article thumbnail

Johnson Matthey nickel-rich battery material eLNO to debut at COP26 in two-seater electric race car

Green Car Congress

It will demonstrate the performance capabilities of eLNO-equipped battery cells. Believed to be the world’s first two-seater electric racer, the car will be revealed at the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland on 31 October. The battery cells were developed and produced by EAS Batteries.

article thumbnail

A whirlwind of Music and Danish EVs

Revenge of the Electric Car

Chris just back from a week in Denmark shooting a short film for the next UN Climate Conference this coming December. He and his crew profiled a young American band from New Jersey, Titus Andronicus , as they arrived at the Roskilde Music Festival to play one of Europe’s biggest music festivals.

CO2 138
article thumbnail

2010 Prius Plug-in Hybrid Makes North American Debut at Los Angeles Auto Show; First Li-ion Battery Traction Battery Developed by Toyota and PEVE

Green Car Congress

Toyota, at the Bloomberg Cars & Fuels conference 1 Dec. This ability to utilize all-electric power for short trips or hybrid power for longer drives alleviates the issue of limited cruising range encountered with pure electric vehicles. Additional partners will be announced soon. New York, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

article thumbnail

PIP Declares Victory

Plug In Partners

Automobile pollutants are one of the largest contributors to climate changing emissions. The Chevy Volt , a plug-in electric car, will have the battery power to take most American drivers to and from work every day without using any gasoline at all. BYD plans to sell cars in Europe and the US by 2010.

article thumbnail

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

That has to be looked at." ( Reuters ) 3/28/07 "Batteries are not yet an economic or efficient way of storing power.we still need to achieve considerably better battery performance before plug-ins become a truly viable proposition. told the Nikkei International Automotive Conference in Tokyo. GM Press Release ). Detroit News ).

Plug-in 45
article thumbnail

Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

His people at MidAmerican have studied clean technologies like batteries and wind power for years because of the threat of climate change. Europe, with its high gas prices, is the most promising export market for BYDs electric cars. More Andy Grove on battery power More Is it time to buy American Express?

BYD 62
article thumbnail

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. It will appear in Europe next year as the Opel Ampera and in Australia as the Holden Volt in 2012. The car is expected to cost around $40,000.

Volt 41