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JANUARY 6, 2011

Enterprise Rent-A-Car will be the first to offer Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicles (EVs) for daily and weekly rentals later this month. The Volt vehicles will be available at the Mark Christopher Auto Center in Ontario, Calif., along with a new charging station. There are more than 5,000 Enterprise Rent-A-Car neighborhood and airport offices, including the Mark Christopher Auto Center site, located within 15 miles of 90% of the US population.

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JANUARY 6, 2011

In a move that shows off the latest push among automakers to bring cars to the digital age, Airbiquity and Hitachi Automotive Systems showcased a connected services technology system for electric vehicles at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today. The system, which is debuting in Nissan’s all-electric Leaf, allows drivers to search.

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JANUARY 3, 2011

Hi All, It's been a verrrrry long time since I posted here since I sold the Civic-EV. Due to Google removing the Files and Pages feature of Google Groups. All files and documentation at the civic-ev Google group has now been moved to the "civicevkit" Google Site: https://sites.google.com/site/civicevkit/ If you need to access the build instructions or Google Sketch-Up files, please go there now.

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JANUARY 3, 2011

LEAFs are beginning to arrive by the truckload. Seven drove in to a SoCal dealership this morning.

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JANUARY 1, 2011

DB has lowered its advanced lithium-ion battery cost projection by about 30% for 2012. Click to enlarge. In a December 2010 research note on the 2011 outlook for the oil market, Deutsche Bank (DB) analysts have revised their earlier expectations of the pace of near-term transportation electrification trends (slower) and gasoline demand (greater) but note that the developments in the global transportation sector in 2010 have increased their confidence “ in the pace and breadth of the long-t

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JANUARY 4, 2011

Back in July 2009, two Japanese automakers launched electric cars within weeks of each other. (And neither one was Nissan.) One was Mitsubishi, which put its i-MiEV five-door hatchback microcar on sale after several years of consumer tests. That car is now the best-selling electric car in the world, with 5,000 sold as of December, and will be.

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All Cars Electric

JANUARY 7, 2011

Earlier this week Ford hinted on the social media network site Facebook that it had plans to unveil an all-electric car at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. From the shots it released, we guessed the announcement would include an all-electric Focus. As suspected, Ford CEO Allan Mulally has just pulled the veil off the first of five.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2011

Audi used the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Audi to highlight an array of vehicle communications and infotainment ideas, among them a further exploration of its car-to-car technology (Car-2-X) that could reduce fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. In contrast to today’s telematics systems, Car-2-X communication does not require a central service provider to pool and process information.

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JANUARY 6, 2011

Last year was a rough one for electric-car startup Coda. The company replaced its CEO, along with its marketing chief, and announced a delay of up to nine months in the launch of its first car, the 2011 Coda Sedan. This year is starting off on a much better note, though, with the announcement of an additional round of venture funding: $76 million.

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JANUARY 2, 2011

Can a battery be better home made than bought? What prompts this question is the suppression of NiMH cobasys patent by Chevron.

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JANUARY 7, 2011

Many of us will have broken in the New Year celebrating with friends, sinking a few drinks, watching a firework display and generally being merry. For some though, the celebrations will have come later that day. Between the afternoon of December 31, 2010 and the end of January 1, 2011, Team VIN 1000 with drivers Cassey and Teagen and a supporting.

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JANUARY 7, 2011

The Ford Focus Electric. Click to enlarge. Ford Motor Company officially unveiled the Focus Electric—the company’s first all-electric passenger car. ( Earlier post.). The five-door electric hatchback leverages Ford’s global C-car platform shared by the gasoline and diesel-powered Focus models. Both Focus gasoline and electric variants to be sold in North America will be built at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., with production powered in part by one of the largest solar ener

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 5, 2011

Some of the first emissions regulations in the world came about because of the way the Los Angeles Basin is shaped. Reports of smog in southern California started with the Conquistadors, and by the Sixties, LA was notorious for its foul air. California began regulating auto emissions before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency even existed.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 4, 2011

Mitsubishi has confirmed finance offers for its newly available electric car model, the i-MiEV, as Government grants for electric cars come available to UK buyers. The Japanese car maker, one of the first to retail a fully electric car in the UK, is offering the new electric car for £399 per month on 48 month [.].

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JANUARY 5, 2011

BMW made a step towards its electric car future today by launching its ActiveE electric car forums. In its final Plugged-In newsletter to all its current MINI E Lease participants, BMW announced that the new website will form the backbone of BMW’s next electric car program. In addition, BMW has told MINI E drivers that it is working on a.

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JANUARY 6, 2011

Chevy Volt Powermat. Click to enlarge. General Motors and Powermat, a provider of wireless charging technology for mobile personal devices, announced a commercial agreement that will eliminate the need for charging cords for personal electronic devices in many future Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac products beginning mid-2012. GM Ventures, the company’s venture capital subsidiary headed by Jon Lauckner, who helped create the Volt concept, will invest $5 million in Powermat to accelerate the t

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 7, 2011

Soon you will be able to do away with those pesky charging cables for all your portable devices when driving as Powermat, a pioneer in wireless charging technology, is developing new technology that will essentially turn your car into a charging port for your mobile phone, MP3 player or handheld gaming device. Cars of the future will feature a.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 4, 2011

Changes to London’s Congestion Charge come into force today (January 4, 2011) which introduce a radical overhaul to the exemptions for lower emission vehicles. The Alternative Fuel Discount (AFD) closes to new applicants as the new Greener Vehicle Discount comes into operation. The new system of exemptions permits all vehicles which emit below 100g/km of [.].

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All Cars Electric

JANUARY 5, 2011

Has Tesla completed their first Model S prototype? A Tesla manufacturing team employee, commenting on Engadget, appears to confirm this, though Tesla has not formally announced anything. “I just got to see the 1st Alpha proto run… And, boy, did that thing run! The production vehicle will be as sexy as the red/silver rollers in all.

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JANUARY 4, 2011

PC-Aero, a German aircraft design, engineering and consulting company for general and business aviation, in December 2010 successfully performed the static tests on the 1-seat Elektra One prototype electric powered aircraft ( earlier post ) for German Ultralight Certification. Static testing of the Elektra One. Copyright: DULV. Click to enlarge. The structure of the aircraft (wing, fuselage and tails) was loaded up to limit load.

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JANUARY 6, 2011

General Motors announced today that it has licensed lithium-ion battery technology developed at Argonne National Laboratories, the research institution that's funded largely by the U.S. Department of Energy. The agreement allows GM to use the technology throughout its supply chain, and covers a suite of patents that includes and builds on the.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 5, 2011

Russia’s first hybrid vehicle has been revealed in Moscow and is on display to the public over the New Year holidays. The concept car has been developed as a joint venture between Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov’s financial holding company, Unexim group and the carmaker Yarovit Motors. Called ‘Yo’ the hybrid model has a top speed [.].

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All Cars Electric

JANUARY 7, 2011

Until recently, getting Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) installed in your home required you to go directly to the manufacturers of the equipment, or buy direct from your electric car dealer. But in a deal announced today at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, Ford and Best Buy announced that they were revolutionising the way electric car.

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JANUARY 3, 2011

Prototype of the AEV e-shuttle. Click to enlarge. Colorado-based American Electric Vehicles (AEV)—a company co-founded by Dr. Dan Rivers, who also co-founded Li-ion battery company Compact Power Inc. with LG Chem in 2000—is developing a 6.3m electric shuttle bus, with its primary markets intended to be China, India and the US. The 18-passenger pilot eShuttle, which recently concluded efficiency testing in China, currently utilizes an 88.5 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery pack from

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JANUARY 6, 2011

While the styling of Buick’s new compact sedan has been known for some time now (a version of the car was unveiled last year in China as the Excelle GT), we finally get a look at the North American model, which will be making its official debut next week at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show. Set to go on sale in the fourth quarter of the year as.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 6, 2011

While the global economic climate may still be fairly dire, a new report suggests that for the UK auto industry growth will be driven by new technology and investment into alternative fuel powertrains over the coming few years. While rising oil prices might seem to pose a threat to auto makers, according to the latest [.].

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All Cars Electric

JANUARY 4, 2011

As an electric car enthusiast or recently-converted gearhead, you'll no doubt be aware of the huge variety of clubs out there for virtually any make and model or automotive scene you can think of. For many people, a thriving scene and great social network might be the difference between choosing one model over another, and can certainly be useful.

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JANUARY 2, 2011

The Guardian reports that the Australian airline Qantas will this month announce a deal with Solena Group Inc. to build the world’s second commercial-scale plant to produce jet fuel from waste for its aircraft. In February 2010, British Airways, in partnership with Solena, will establish Europe’s first plant for sustainable jet-fuel and plans to use the low-carbon fuel to power part of its fleet from 2014. ( Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 4, 2011

We've loved the concept of the Audi A1 e-Tron concept since its launch at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show last March. It's a range-extended electric vehicle (like the 2011 Chevy Volt) that uses a tiny Wankel rotary engine to run a generator that produces electricity to power the car once its lithium-ion battery is depleted. But now reports out of.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 7, 2011

A team of Australian students have recorded a new Guinness World Record for the fastest solar vehicle. The Sunswift solar car, nicknamed ‘Ivy’ officially broke the world solar car speed record today at the HMAS Albatross navy base airstrip in Nowra, travelling at more than 88km/h. Built and designed by students from New South Wales [.].

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All Cars Electric

JANUARY 6, 2011

The Holidays are over, the New Year celebrated, which means it’s the time of year when the auto-world descends on Detroit for the North American International Motor Show. Held over the coming two weeks, it will showcase the very latest in automotive design, innovation and technology. Last year, the ‘Electric Avenue’ hosted some.

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JANUARY 7, 2011

Closed loop wireless charging diagram. Source: Jesse Schneider. Click to enlarge. SAE has launched a taskforce ( SAE J2954 ) on the “Wireless Charging of Electric and Plug-in Electric Vehicles”—i.e. EVs and PHEVs. The taskforce, which launched in October 2010 and began meeting in November 2010, has a goal of delivering the first SAE guideline by end of 2011 for publishing in 2012.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 5, 2011

If the idea of measuring the efficiency of an electric car, which burns no gasoline, in miles per gallon still irks you, spare a thought for our green car expert John Voelcker who goes to some length in this previous article to try and explain why the EPA deems it fit to do so. While that previous article looked at the EPA sticker for the 2011.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 6, 2011

Where we stand: January 2011 A subsidiary of Volkswagen, the Audi brand, once known for its conservative cars, has, in more recent times, built its reputation around performance vehicles including eye-catching sports cars like the Audi TT and Audi R8. However, recent reports suggest that Audi is firmly behind the push towards green technology as [.].

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