Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

electric-car maker Tesla Motors plans to go public soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, amid growing interest in green technology and battery-powered vehicles. Tesla’s investors include Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Electric-car maker Tesla preparing IPO. by Reuters.

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Plug In Partners

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

"Volvo Cars is introducing the Volvo ReCharge Concept , a plug-in hybrid with individual electric wheel motors and batteries that can be recharged via a regular electrical outlet for maximum environmental benefit. I n other developments, Google announced its RFP for plug-ins and other green transportation advancements.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The low-cost materials—made of lithium, boron and sulfur—could improve the safety and performance of electric cars, laptops and other battery-powered devices, according to the scientists. Other co-authors are Ekin Cubuk at Google Brain, and Brian Francisco and Josh Buettner-Garret at Solid Power, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2015

The buses were manufactured by Motiv Power Systems of Foster City, using funds from the California Energy Commission (CEC). Google is funding the bus service for the community. The buses went into service last week. The vehicles use a modular, plug-and-play electric powertrain technology.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Plug-in hybrids differ from hybrids on the road today in that they can go longer distances on battery power and can be recharged via electrical outlets. Google Inc. It is different from a plug-in hybrid, or PHEV, which runs on both battery power and gasoline. Which electric-car developer counts former U.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Battery-powered motors are more efficient than gasoline engines. Google, which is talking to automakers about using its PowerMeter energy management software, has already become something of an electric transportation hub. Nissan plans to build the Leaf in Tennessee eventually.). They cost drivers on average only 2.5

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Electric Vehicles India

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Ather 450X Ather Energy is an Indian electric powered automobile corporation situated in Bangalore. Produces two battery-powered scooters, the Ather 450X and the Ather 450 Plus. Ather is also the only scooter in the world that offers onboard navigation powered by Google.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 1, 2021

There are three main electric vehicle drivetrain designs that an EV manufacturer can choose to pursue: battery powered , hybrid , and or fuel cell. 4, is simpler, more flexible, and less costly than the modular transversal toolkit (MQB) approach that VW previously used for its battery powered e-Golf.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Featured Specs Battery-powered electric drivetrain Three wheels; 0.15 The initial funding has come from serious investors, including Idealab, the business incubator of entrepreneur Bill Gross, as well as google.org, the green-investments arm of Google. STORY TOOLS Digg this!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Peter Roach, Birmingham, UK Nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries powered the late GM EV1 and still power hundreds of Toyota RAV4 EVs, some over 100,000 miles. Also, Firefly batteries now being produced use lead foam in lead-acid configuration, cutting their weight almost in half.

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