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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles Written by Jerry James Stone Published on April 19th, 2009 34 Comments Posted in Electric Cars (EVs) , Plug-in hybrid EVs Just a few hours after General Motors called for a standardized EV plug , one has been created! This is a major step froward in EV mass production.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
I charge my EV for 8 hours when I get to work, and then again overnight when I get home. Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date. But besides that, the only electronics potentially benefiting from THIS breakthrough are RCs and household rechargeable batteries. The availability of high current charging power is not important.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012. Focusing on all-electric, Nissan-Renault partnership with Better Place for EVs. By partnering with these two industries. This is unusual. GM Press Release ).
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Until then, we also recommend you look at the FAQ at the Climate Progress Blog and the FAQ by Hybrids-Plus , an after-market converter of hybrid cars, for answers to many questions! But its monumentally less pollution , even on the national (half-coal) grid. We expect that EVs will return to the market after PHEVs are commercialized.
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. Ontological Shock An Open Letter to Fred Krupp Report from GridEcon Conference SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credit.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
tech industry during the 1990s. They think BYD has a shot at becoming the worlds largest automaker, primarily by selling electric cars, as well as a leader in the fast-growing solar power industry. His people at MidAmerican have studied clean technologies like batteries and wind power for years because of the threat of climate change.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
If these companies are ultimately successful and can convince EV manufacturers to ditch lithuim ion, we could depend on the already robust recycling program. Even so, most next gen EV manufacturers are focused on lithium ion (and to a lesser extent NiMH) as the core technology to power their cars. Shameless self plugs here.
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