98 Electric Car Battery Comparison
Electric Cars are for Girls
SEPTEMBER 25, 2010
How does the Energizer EGC2 battery compare to the Trojan T-105? Hi, James - It depends on what you value. I asked around a little bit, and the consensus
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Electric Car Performance Comparison
Electric Cars are for Girls
JANUARY 30, 2010
What is the horse power of these AC motors in comparison to a gas engine in relation to size? Example, to have an electric motor replace a 5.7L engine
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Hybrid Vehicle Comparison Tools
Hybrid SUV Blog
JUNE 10, 2009
There comes a time during the research process when you’ve narrowed your options to two or three hybrid vehicles and you simply want to see them in a side-by-side comparison. You can also create a comparison between vehicles built in differing years.
Tesla comparisons, Jaguar I-Pace and Chevy Bolt EV drives: The Week in Reverse
Green Car Reports
MARCH 23, 2019
Which self-driving system didn't rank well in the latest study? What car has given us range anxiety at least once? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 22, 2019. This week ended with lots of announcements from automakers planning to amp up their investments in electric. General Motors GM The Week In Reverse Tesla Autopilot
Tesla Model S Vs BMW i3: Electric-Car Efficiency Comparison Test
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
By comparison, my 2013 Tesla Model S with an 85-kilowatt-hour battery is rated at only 89 MPGe. The EPA has dubbed the all-electric 2014 BMW i3 the most efficient production car sold in the U.S., with an impressive 125 MPGe rating--the best of any electric vehicle. That''s a hefty 39-percent efficiency advantage for the i3, at least on paper. DON''T
'Quietest, Slowest' Comparison Ever: 6 Electric Cars Tested By Car And Driver
Green Car Reports
MARCH 10, 2014
Oh, to have the resources available to Car and Driver, which published in its March issue a lengthy comparison test among six battery-electric cars. They are the Chevrolet Spark EV, Fiat 500e, Ford Focus Electric, Honda Fit EV, Nissan Leaf, and Smart Electric Drive Cabrio. MORE: Electric Cars'' Secret Advantage: They''re Just Nicer To Drive The tone
2014 BMW i3 Vs 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class: Luxury Electric Car Comparison
Green Car Reports
JUNE 3, 2014
This summer, buyers will have the option of two electric cars that on the surface, offer very similar attributes. Both are from Germany, for a start. Each has a very similar price tag. Each offers four doors and a liftback-style luggage area. Those cars are the 2014 BMW i3 and the 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive. And since we''ve driven
Mercedes-Benz Actros wins more than 90% of 1000 fuel-consumption comparison tests in Europe in the Fuel Duel
Green Car Congress
MAY 11, 2015
The “Fuel Duel” fuel-consumption comparison test of Mercedes-Benz Trucks takes place in 22 countries in Europe, with 90 Actros trucks are on the road—predominantly tractor units of models 1842 LS and 1845 LS with Euro VI emission control technology. The first fuel-consumption comparison test got under way in the Netherlands about two and half years ago. Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks have won more than 90% of 1000 Fuel Duels in Europe.
Steel industry unveils design tool for material comparison in automotive applications
Green Car Congress
MAY 1, 2013
WorldAutoSteel, along with the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute, has introduced a new tool that enables vehicle designers to quickly and accurately evaluate material selection tradeoffs, including mass, cost and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, for automotive applications.
2013 Ford Escape Vs. 2013 Mazda CX-5: Crossover Comparison
Green Car Reports
JULY 6, 2012
It's no surprise that crossovers are having such a surge in popularity right now. By offering the sort of chunky styling and high driving position that draws people to SUVs, with gas mileage and driving characteristics more in common with regular compact cars, they offer the best of both worlds for many drivers. The two making all the headlines at
Nothing comes close to Tesla: 2018 Q3 plug-in sales
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 9, 2018
Even with solid increases, other electric-car sales paled in comparison with numbers from Tesla in September and for the third quarter of 2018. By comparison, Tesla announced it sold 55,843. The next highest sellers, were the Chevrolet Bolt EV, with 3,949 sales from July to September, and the Nissan Leaf just behind with 3,767 for the quarter. sales
Top five reasons the Volkswagen Up GTI is the most fun car for years
Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 28, 2018
It seems you can’t escape talking about the new Volkswagen Up GTI without comparisons being made with the Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk1
Tesla Autopilot ranks next-to-last in study of self-driving systems
Green Car Reports
MARCH 22, 2019
In independent comparisons, though, other autonomous driving systems keep coming out ahead. Tesla, its owners and fans, and its CEO Elon Musk crow a lot about the capabilities of its Autopilot self-driving system. The latest is from Navigant Research, an automotive consulting firm, and the results aren't rosy for Tesla's Autopilot. It rated second. self-driving cars Tesla Autopilot
Featured EV Video: Living with an EV part 4
DIY Electric Car
DECEMBER 5, 2008
BIts of interest from this video include the Curtis and Kelly controller size comparison as well as a fantastic 2 minute video showing Gav's conversion in totality from start to finish. Gav's EV Conversion - Living with an EV - IV from Gav on Vimeo.
The Patient has Arrived
Open Source Civic EV Kit
JUNE 9, 2008
Ian suggested we get some baseline numbers like 0-60 time and curb weight before we start so that we can do an accurate comparison. My colleague Ian and I picked up the '92 Civic today. It rattles a bit, but overall is in good condition.
Lithium vs Lead; the Great Cost Debate.
DIY Electric Car
MAY 23, 2008
I've decided to try and work out the cost comparisons for a Lithium pack vs a Lead pack for a set range and a set number of years. I’ll be using Australian prices since I’ve already researched them, but the comparison is probably close in other countries too. Is Lead Acid actually cheaper or does is just seem that way up front? This article aims to find that out.
The Real Reason for USA based Economic Recessions.
DIY Electric Car
NOVEMBER 28, 2010
This was mild in comparison to the prior two recessions however there was still high unemployment and raising interest rates. The True Cause of Recessions: OIL. By Douglas A. Stansfield. Recently I had the opportunity to speak at the annual Pennsylvania Energy Festival ( [link] ) back in September of this year. I was asked to speak about the economic impact of our oil dependency and so I began researching this topic to see if I could draw some insightful conclusions.
Greenius Declaration of Human Rights
Creative Greenius
OCTOBER 16, 2013
All other human rights abuses will pale in comparison to willingly failing to respond.
2019 Jaguar I-Pace gets official range, MPGe ratings
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 18, 2018
For comparison. Now that it has finally delivered the first retail example of its I-Pace, Jaguar has released official range and MPGe estimates for this new luxurious electric crossover. As we reported on Monday, the I-Pace is rated at 234 miles of range, a little short of the 240 that Jaguar indicated it was aiming for in earlier press drives. Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV
Number of vehicles in the United States: Did we reach the peak in 2006?
Green Car Congress
APRIL 22, 2019
In comparison, distance driven per person is down by 5.2% by Michael Sivak. In a recent article , I examined changes in distance driven in the United States during the period from 1984 through 2017. Distance driven per person reached a maximum in 2004.
The 80-20 Rule
Plug In Partners
JULY 18, 2008
The proper comparison between vehicle types is the “wells-to-wheels” basis, where the pollution from extracting the raw materials, shipping, transformation (e.g. O ften when I talk about Plug-Ins , I say that PHEV's are a perfect embodiment of the 80-20 rule.
Time to Get a Larger Hammer
Open Source Civic EV Kit
JUNE 25, 2009
Here's a comparison of the FET's I'm using. After two days of running perfectly, I found yesterday morning that the amps were down and the FET had blown again. This really stumped me because I thought I had done everything to keep it cool and out of the switching region.
Getting a Baseline on 0-60 times
Open Source Civic EV Kit
JUNE 15, 2008
I consider this a good baseline for comparison with the final electric vehicle. My friend Jonathan was in town this weekend, so we took some time on a traffic free Sunday morning to get some 0-60 times from the original Civic. The first run took 12.70 seconds, but we agreed that I wasn't pushing the car much. The second run was goofed by slow traffic. The third was fairly indicative at 10.33 seconds.
Volkswagen Group fined $1.2B by German authorities for diesel scandal
Green Car Reports
JUNE 14, 2018
The sum pales in comparison to the billions Volkswagen has paid in the U.S., The fallout from a global emissions cheating scandal keeps falling. This week, German authorities fined Volkswagen AG nearly $1.2 billion for selling more than 10 million cars with emissions-cheating software. which has totaled more than $24 billion so far, but is one of. VW Group
Heatsink replaced
Honda S2000 EV Conversion
JUNE 17, 2012
I'll try to do some temperature comparisons next week, but with the increase in temperature just over the weekend it may be hard to get any reliable results.? I got some time yesterday and installed a new heat sink that I think will be more efficient while driving.
Toshiba claims 6-minute recharge for new electric-car battery cell
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 19, 2017
Electric cars pale in comparison to gasoline or diesel-powered cars when it comes to the time presently required to add energy for more driving distance. Although automakers have begun to curb "range anxiety" with longer-distance electric cars, battery charging times on lengthy road trips remain a hurdle for many buyers. The fastest "quick. Batteries battery pack plug-in cars charging Fast Charging
Quick Look At Hybrid SUVs
Hybrid SUV Blog
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
And, while we offer a comparison chart with this general information, you need to do some reading to find it. Many visitors who arrive on HybridSUV.com may be overwhelmed with the amount of information available here.
Mercom: battery storage, smart grid, and efficiency companies raise $210M in VC funding in Q1 2019, down 55.5% YoY
Green Car Congress
APRIL 23, 2019
In a year-over-year (YoY) comparison, $299 million was raised in 12 deals in Q1 2018. In a YoY comparison, $1.3 In a YoY comparison, $1.25 In a YoY comparison, there was one undisclosed M&A transaction in Q1 2018. In a YoY comparison, $104 million was raised in five deals in Q1 2018. In a YoY comparison, $98 million was raised in four deals in Q1 2018.
BMW Group Production leveraging virtual reality and augmented reality applications
Green Car Congress
APRIL 12, 2019
Target/actual comparisons in operations. The tedious comparison between CAD data on the screen and the actual tool will then be a thing of the past. The BMW Group also applies target/actual comparisons at its Munich plant.
Report shows bioelectricity yields more miles per acre than ethanol
Plugs and Cars
MAY 7, 2009
It has been suggested before that it just might be more efficient to turn crops into electricity than biofuel, and here's a study that proves that to be the case.
Weekly round-up: dangerous driving, fast fines, toxin tax, Suzuki Swift and… kool keys?
Green Cars News
APRIL 28, 2017
In a week of political mudslinging, football-related arrests and big fight buzz, the automotive world has seemed relatively stoic by comparison. Not t
GM 200-Mile Electric Car, Accord Hybrid Shortages, Volt Vs BMW i3 REx, : The Week In Reverse (VIDEO)
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 23, 2014
Friday, we published a comprehensive driving comparison of the two main range-extended electric cars on the U.S. Why is Honda''s Accord Hybrid still in such short supply? And how much do we really know about GM''s mythical 200-mile electric car?
The Judas Party Gets Its Silver For Selling Out their Saviors
Creative Greenius
MARCH 17, 2013
It’s kind of a shame that our kids’ futures are being crucified since they’re the ones we need to resurrect us. In the many years I spent studying for the priesthood I learned that the stories of Jesus Christ’s years on our planet serve as models and lessons for all of us.
Battery load testing
Honda S2000 EV Conversion
JUNE 27, 2012
I had to run seven seperate tests and the graphs don't match up for a really good comparison but I think the results still show what I wanted to know, "Which cells have had a significant increase in internal resistance".
Self-Driving Tesla, New Prius Details, Big Electric VW Coming: The Week In Reverse (Video)
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 17, 2015
Which new electric car is generating comparisons to the hated HUMMER? And, what eagerly awaited new green car has had dribs and drabs of information trickling out for weeks now?
Tesla Roadster does Dan
Plugs and Cars
FEBRUARY 6, 2009
For comparison's sake we get a detailed and fascinating blow-by-blow of the labored, mechanical foreplay required for an internal combustion engine to thrust forward the Porche he left for dead. The Tesla Roadster made sweet sweet love to Dan Neil one recent weekend. God has grabbed me by the jockstrap and fired me off his thumb, rubber band-style.
Your Next Small SUV
Hybrid SUV Blog
JUNE 6, 2013
Arguably the best looking CUV of the bunch, the 2014 Mazda CX-5 wins this comparison with its more powerful engine (184-hp 2.5L / 24.4 In 1994, Toyota introduced the first compact crossover to the Japanese market.
Researchers design nanoparticles for cost-effective hydrogen production process
Green Car Congress
MARCH 24, 2019
The Ni diffusion from the amorphous Ni-based core to the iron oxide shell makes the NiO x –NiO x /FeO x core-mixed shell structure the most active and the most stable nanocatalyst, which outperforms the comparison NiO x /FeO x alloy nanoparticles expected to be active for the OER.
Slow-selling Infiniti Q70 Hybrid quietly axed for 2019
Green Car Reports
JULY 30, 2018
The car debuted in 2011 as the M37 Hybrid, but sales of the hybrid version always paled in comparison to the gas V-6 and V-8 versions of the big luxury sedan. The Infiniti Q70 Hybrid won't make it to 2019, the automaker announced last week. Infiniti dropped the full-size, electrified luxury sedan from the lineup after 2018. Although it was renamed
2019 Jeep Cherokee gas mileage review
Green Car Reports
APRIL 16, 2018
While plug-in electric cars are steadily growing in sales, they still pale in comparison to the hundreds of thousands of compact crossover utility vehicles sold each year by virtually every major carmaker. In 2017, Toyota's most popular vehicle became the RAV4 small SUV, supplanting the Camry mid-size sedan that had occupied that slot for two. Fuel Economy
Wall Street Report
Plug In Partners
JANUARY 26, 2006
By comparison, conventional hybrids must rely on gasoline-powered engines to recharge their batteries and get between 40 and 60 mpg. Coalition Turns On to 'Plug-In Hybrids' Utilities, Localities, DaimlerChrysler Give Traction to Professor's Drive For High Mileage By JOHN J.
Do Hybrids Save Money? FuelEconomy.gov Site Helps You Decide
Green Car Reports
MAY 18, 2012
To make the comparisons easier and more accurate, the FuelEconomy.gov site has launched a new comparison tool that provides a "Years to Payback" number based on the manufacturer's quoted base prices and the EPA Hybrid vehicles cost more upfront than comparable gasoline models, but get better fuel economy. So will you save money in the long run?
VOLAR-e Electric Supercar: 1,000 HP McLaren-Beater
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
But the fact we can make the comparison at all--and to Okay, so perhaps "McLaren-beater" is a bit of an exaggeration.
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