Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 29, 2010

said Monday it is testing its electric car charging system in with a taxi operator in Tokyo. The 90-day test with Nihon Kotsu is the final test before the Palo Alto company does a full system test in Israel this year, the company said. Better Place in on schedule to launch of systems commercially in Israel and Denmark late next year.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2009

Pike Research’s report, “Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles”, analyzes the emerging PHEV market with a focus on business issues and demand drivers, technology issues, the effects of regulatory standards and government incentives, and an in-depth assessment of major OEMs’ PHEV programs. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2010

the objective is that of building an aeroplane that works on hydrogen, taking advantage of the fuel cell technology at present available to create a demonstrator aircraft that is able to connect cities through flights while totally eliminating the environmental impact. Tags: Aviation Fuel Cells Hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2009

In reviewing its efforts to date in reducing CO 2 emissions, Nissan said that AESC (Automotive Energy Supply Corporation), its joint venture with NEC Corporation and NEC TOKIN Corporation, aims to be a leader in battery technology. Tags: Brief. Raleigh, N.C. and Washington, D.C. Raleigh, N.C. and Washington, D.C.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Home Business Industry Sectors Engineering MY PROFILE SHOP JOBS PROPERTY CLASSIFIEDS From The Sunday Times April 19, 2009 Slow start for charge of the electric cars Ray Hutton Electric cars need a boost. Some £20mwill help establish a network of charging points in cities and other areasof dense traffic. to charge overnight.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Vehicle to Grid [V2G] technology is a bi-directional electric grid interface that allows a plug-in to take energy from the grid or put it back on the grid. Smart Grid City will easily support up to 1,000 easily dispatched distributed generation technologies including PHEVs, distributed batteries, solar and wind.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

In addition to standard charge and quick charge option, Renault also highlighted the exclusive “Quickdrop” system for battery switching at an exchange station such as that being developed by Better Place. The first will be the electric version of Fluence ( earlier post ) which will initially be available in Israel and Europe.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2009

Nissan is forming a partnership with Progress Energy of Raleigh, NC, and the Raleigh-based nonprofit agency Advanced Energy, to advance zero-emission mobility by promoting the development of an electric vehicle (EV) charging network. Tags: Brief. and Seattle. and Seattle.

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Green Cars News

MAY 7, 2009

The Renault-Nissan Alliance has begun ZEV initiatives in Kanagawa Prefecture and Yokohama in Japan, as well as in Israel, Denmark, Portugal, Monaco, the UK, France, Switzerland, Ireland, China and Hong Kong. It will also look into educating the public on EV technology though a nationwide EV sharing programme or through corporate fleets.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2010

The announcement comes almost two years after Better Place announced its first car partnership and its first country deployment in Israel. Currently, Agassi said, the first full-fledged battery switch station is built and in operation and testing in a hanger in Israel. These stations complement a network of charging.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2010

In terms of powertrain technologies, Renault focused on the introduction of new technologies for internal combustion engines and conventional transmissions, as well as outlining its commitment to electric powertrains. Three battery-charging techniques. Tags: Batteries Electric (Battery). Customers.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2009

Renault said that the technology featured on this vehicle is very similar to that featured on the brand’s upcoming production electric vehicles which are currently under development. When released, Renault electric vehicles will profit from an evolution to their battery technology which will take their real-world range to 160 km (99 miles).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Intelligent Charging Infrastructure for New Electr. Project Better Place plans to deploy a massive network of battery charging spots.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2009

The technology seen on this car is very similar to that which will feature on the brand’s upcoming production vehicles currently under development, and due to go on sale in 2011. This junction box also includes the charger which converts the 220V AC into 400V DC for battery charging purposes. Charging methods. Click to enlarge.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Sven Thesen, the communication and technology director for Better Place , a start-up that is gaining traction (see this recent New York Times article ) in its effort to create a network for electric cars in various countries, likened the concept of electric cars to cellphones. . “You guys own the cars.&#

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The three leading new options to re-supply our autos with energy are charging at home, battery swap stations and fast charge stations. The method that should seem most natural is charging at home. If cost is an important consideration, than charging your EV at home is a no-brainer as it cuts out any profit-hungry middlemen.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. It is aggressively in talks with Portland General Electric Plug-In Charging Stations , ( POR ) and other states including Michigan, and California that are scrambling to offer incentives.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

CalCars PRIUS+/Ron Gremban, Fall 2004 Ron Gremban, CalCars team; initially with EnergyCS technology (not used in redesigned conversion) Marin County, CA info@calcars.org 2. Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technologies, Inc. Please send it to webmaster@calcars.org. Jim Tech Ltd. Click image for full-size photo. or s.peeraer@spinnovation.com.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Richard Dods, a consultant working with the Israeli company that owns the facility, Ormat Technologies , says that in theory, there’s enough geothermal capacity here to power all of Hawaii. Tags: EV News Production News Renewable Energy Inside Track Geothermal. of Palo Alto, Calif., will make all-electric vehicles feasible.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2009

One of the highlights to the conference was an overview of a potential new government organization called the Clean Energy Deployment Administration (CEDA), which is designed to help promising, although risky, breakthrough technologies with commercial appeal cross the “valley of death”. The legislation is technology-agnostic.

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