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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

Green Car Congress

In late April 2015, Geely Auto deployed a first-of-its-kind fleet of 150 methanol-fueled taxis in the southern Chinese city of Guiyang in cooperation with the municipal government. The company is proactively working with partners across China to expand the use of methanol-fueled vehicles.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

Green Car Congress

Vehicle-grid-integration [ 16 ] uses electric vehicles with low power bidirectional chargers to balance an electric smart grid, absorb and redistribute the renewable energy from intermittent sources such as solar and wind. Frank (2012) Electrification of Taxi Cabs in Major Chinese Cities with Range Extended Electric Vehicles.

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EV's and Indian Manufacturing: Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwaala | Visit to IIT Madras

Plug In India

Western / Chinese battery materials are optimised for performance in a temperature range of 15 to 30 C. Chennai Mass Rapid Transit Station near the Research Park OTP based charging port 3d printing Concrete ​Ashok thinks that in the battery space, the Chinese do a good job of electrical design. High C rates hurt batteries.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) challenge. The goal is to design a city that “ is completely sustainable, to be completely self sufficient, to be able to live on its own produced energy from the sun, the wind, of processing its own waste ” according to Guala. The PRT as an automated taxi that is 4m long by 1.4m

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. The E6 will hit the Chinese market later this year. The deal, which is awaiting final approval from the Chinese government, didnt get much notice at the time. EMAIL | PRINT | SHARE | RSS DIGG FACEBOOK DEL.ICIO.US

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