Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle. Forerunner of the famous EV1, the Impact was regarded as the most advanced electric car of its day, thanks to its solid-state power controls, induction motor, and integrated charger.

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Grid Power Powered Vehicles 139

Creative Greenius

JANUARY 17, 2009

Another of my favorite people on the Southern California environmental scene is State Senator Fran Pavley who also spoke at the press conference. I’ve heard him speak at the Plug-In conference. See, you really should have been there. That’s what our friend Moira and her husband Dency do. If you can afford them.

Convert 150

Convert Plug-in i-MiEV Plug 150

Creative Greenius

AUGUST 13, 2009

Here’s what the brainiacs at General Motors sent the premier EV car conference on the West Coast. Fortunately there are companies at the Plug-In Conference who exceed expectations and one of them is Coulomb out of Campbell, California. He was the lead guy on the EV1 battery team and now he’s the head honcho of Bright.

i-MiEV 170

i-MiEV 2009 Plug-in Volt 170