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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Lotus Engineering and Harmon International, two heavyweights in their respective industries, have teamed up to create a new technology known as Electronic Sound Synthesis (ESS). Alternatively, may we suggest the sound of the neighborhood ice cream truck? Basically, the external ESS is a system that produces artificial vehicle noise.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our ENVI electric minivan concepts illustrate Chryslers innovation with electric vehicle technology and show what the future could hold." ENVI A symbol that represents the first four letters of environment is Chrysler LLCs entrepreneurial in-house organization focused on electric-drive production vehicles and related advanced technologies.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Also, besides giving you the ability to charge at night when most utility rates are lower, future vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology may allow you to sell some of your stored energy back to the utilities. Vancouvers trolley bus fleet operates at 600 volts and god knows how many amps. Analyse their business models thoroughly!