Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Supercapacitor energy storage unit for the E-Booster Click to enlarge. Continental AG is supplying Maxwell Technologies ultracapacitor-based booster systems to PSA Peugeot Citroën for its second-generation e-HDi Start-Stop Systems. PSA plans to sell around one million vehicles equipped with the new E-Booster micro-hybrid technology e-HDi over the next three years.

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Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Members of the newly formed South Bay Bicycle Coalition are happy with the Hermosa Beach "sharrows," which allow bicyclists to use a lane of traffic on Hermosa Avenue. The group hopes to see more South Bay cities install such bicycle-friendly facilities. (Steve McCrank, Daily Breeze Staff Photographer). I’ve written before about the sharrows Hermosa Beach painted on Hermosa Ave earlier this year and how much I like them.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

OCTOBER 15, 2010

I have a 65' 544 Volvo that I've loved, painted, moved 3x's, and want to convert it to electric. It has a 4 cyn, duel SU carb, and has all the looks.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 15, 2010

What does it cost to develop an electric vehicle these days? In the case of the upcoming electric Toyota RAV4 crossover, $60 million. At least, that's the amount that Toyota will pay Tesla Motors under a contract to supply lithium-ion battery packs, electric motors, gearboxes, power electronics modules, software, and other components for the RAV4.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2010

The Renault Foundation and ParisTech have, in partnership with the Sustainable Mobility Institute, developed a program dedicated to new forms of mobility and electric vehicles in particular. The new Masters course, lasting sixteen months, includes four phases. After a three-month period covering the main issues in sustainable mobility, students choose one of the following options: mastering electric vehicle energy: electro-mechanical conversions, static conversions and storage; or. electric vehi

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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Ecotality has a new, unexpected partner in the rollout of public charging infrastructure for plug-in electric cars. BP. Must have taken BP about three seconds to accept this partnership. They get to put free DC fast chargers at gas stations in the EV Project locations, agreeing to supply electricity to folks who probably would have stayed as far away as possible from a BP gas station.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 12, 2010

This will be our last word on the whole "GM Lied!" and "Is the Volt a hybrid?" controversy, which blew up yesterday at the first day of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt press launch. Late last night, GM issued a press release (largely reprised on its Voltage site) entitled "Clearing up confusion about the Chevy Volt." The company noted, "some confusion has.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Researchers from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) have identified an enzyme that can help to break down recalcitrant crystalline polysaccharides such as cellulose and chitin. In a paper in the 8 Oct. issue of the journal Science , the team describes an enzyme that acts on the surface of crystalline chitin, where it introduces chain breaks and generates oxidized chain ends, thus promoting further degradation by chitinases.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 11, 2010

If you’re a regular reader of TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk you probably already consider yourself an expert on the subject of electric vehicles. However, do you think you would be good enough to earn a Masters Degree in the subject? Believe it or not, that could actually be a possibility after The Renault Foundation and ParisTech developed a [.]. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news Renault Electric Vehicle Masters Degree electric vehicles Masters Course ParisTech Renault Foundation Sustainabl

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Electric Cars are for Girls

OCTOBER 14, 2010

What does the term cycle life mean when you're talking about electric car or golf cart batteries? Hi, good question. It's the number of times a battery.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Once again, Chevrolet has upped planned production volumes of its 2011 Volt electric car in the face of strong demand and the likelihood that many dealers have more buyers than cars to sell them. In July, at a media event discussing launch markets and other details, Volt marketing manager Tony DiSalle said the company would build 10,000 Volts by.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2010

The all-new 3.7-liter V6 engine in the Ford 2011 F-150 full-size pickup (earlier post) is projected to deliver best-in-class 16 mpg city and 23 mpg highway in 4x2 configuration, pending EPA certification. The new 5.0-liter V8 is projected to deliver 15 mpg city and 21 mpg highway in 4x2 configuration, pending EPA certification. The new V6 and V8 make up half of an all-new powertrain lineup for the 2011 Ford F-150, part of the most extensive engine makeover in the 62-year history of F-Series.

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National Green Transportation

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Over the weekend (Oct 9, 10) Team Electra, the electric motorcycle race team, made a bit of history. For the first time in a sanctioned race between a field of gas motorcycles and electric motorcycles, an all-electric motorcycle won. Convincingly. Team Electra is the brainchild of Brian Richardson of rural Blue Grass Virginia who built an electric motorcycle out of a vintage Norton Featherbed motorcycle.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

OCTOBER 12, 2010

I have an old 1955 Ford F-100 pick-up that I want to convert to electric. What would be a good AC motor selection for this conversion if I wanted speed?

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Put them side by side, and they could be vehicles from two different planets. The new 2011 Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car is GM's green halo car, its foray into the future of electric drive vehicles, and the focus of a huge marketing and publicity effort. The 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid is a big, old-fashioned, body-on-frame full-size.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) plans to make vehicle liner material and other interior surfaces from a new bio-PET-based “Ecological Plastic” Bio-PET is polyethylene terephthalate; it consists of 70% terephthalic acid and 30% monoethylene glycol, by weight. Bio-PET is made by replacing monoethylene glycol with a biological raw material derived from sugar cane.

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All Cars Electric

OCTOBER 13, 2010

The end of 2010 is fast approaching and that means in a few short months we’ll see the launch of several different plug-in vehicles. But as the 2011 Nissan Leaf, 2011 Coda Sedan, 2011 Chevrolet Volt, 2011 Wheego Whip LiFE and others hit the roads of the U.S., hundreds of new electric car and plug-in vehicle owners will discover that.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

OCTOBER 14, 2010

I have a 1946 Willy's Jeep. The motor needs rebuilding or replacing, and I would LOVE to convert it to electric so that I could off road w/o the usual.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 10, 2010

After just shy of four years, two distinct body styles, much disbelief, and more press releases than we can count, the 2011 Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric car is here. We'll be driving the 2011 Volt this week, and we have a lot of questions about what the car is like. But we expect you do, too, so here's our offer: Send us your questions.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Siemens EV. Click to enlarge. Siemens is building up a fleet of 100 electric vehicles for use and testing by employees. Called 4-S (4-Sustainelectromobility), the pilot project is focusing on the interplay between the electric cars and their infrastructure. Besides testing of the components, the project’s objective is to research and develop new business models.

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All Cars Electric

OCTOBER 14, 2010

If you're reading this website, chances are you're already someone giving some consideration to owning an electric car. If so, great! You're one step further than the next guy to an oil-free future. However, for some the next hurdle could be a bigger one - should you lease the electric car of your choice, or should you pull out all the stops and.

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National Green Transportation

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Over the weekend a kerfluffle erupted about news which surfaced that the gasoline engine in the Chevy Volt was indeed being used to mechanically drive the wheels. Up until now GM's stance was that the gasoline engine was used purely to charge the battery pack. On the surface it seems GM lied, which isn't a surprise to the curmudgeon's among us.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Like us, you may eagerly have been awaiting the arrival of the 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. You may even be planning to buy one. One of the reasons may be the tax credit for purchase of a hybrid vehicle that you can claim when you file your taxes. The 2011 Sonata Hybrid will qualify you for a credit of $1,300. There's just one little catch: You.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Schematic of a sodium-nickel chloride cell with planar design. Click to enlarge. A planar (flat) sodium-nickel chloride battery could deliver 30% more power at lower temperatures than the typical cylindrical design, according to researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). A paper describing their most recent work is in press in ECS Transactions.

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All Cars Electric

OCTOBER 15, 2010

If you’ve got one of the many new electric cars due to launch this year on order you’re probably as excited about going electric as our own Marty Padgett, who is one of the many patiently waiting for a 2011 Nissan Leaf. You’ve already talked with your dealer and perhaps even had a home-visit to assess if your home wiring needs.

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National Green Transportation

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Let's forget for a minute the recent revelations that GM hadn't been entirely truthful about the Volt drive train. For most purposes the pedanticism is a distraction from the goal of reducing the negative impact imposed by cars on the environment. Coincidentally, this week GM brought the Chevy Volt to the San Francisco Bay Area and allowed the public to drive it around a Presidio parking lot.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 11, 2010

It's all about the Volt today, for better and for worse. On the "worse" side is the tempest in a teapot that erupted today, ably dismantled by more thoughtful commentators, over whether General Motors had "lied" about the drivetrain of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt. In brief, GM revealed today that the Volt, previously described as a range-extended.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2010

The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) has released a review draft of a white paper prepared for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) that explores the interactions between what it calls “ two of the most important developments in automotive technology underway ”: the introduction of vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications; and the electrification of the powertrain.

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All Cars Electric

OCTOBER 12, 2010

As any gadget geek will tell you, the electronics retailer Best Buy is a great place to get everything from the latest windscreen televisions and kitchen appliances through to electric bicycles and even in select stores, the 2011 Brammo Enertia. We already know how switched onto electric cars Best Buy is. The electric vehicle section of its.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 13, 2010

There’s a new name in the electric vehicle sector – and one that is sure to be familiar with mobile phone and appliance users. Yes, Siemens is planning to build a fleet of 100 electric vehicles, albeit they will only be used by employees. Known as 4-S (4-Sustainelectromobility) they focus on the interplay between electric [.]. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news 4-Sustainelectromobility Drive eCharged electric vehicles Siemens Siemens 4-S.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 10, 2010

In one light, it was nothing more than a drive in a new car on a sunny autumn afternoon. But in another, it meant taking the wheel of the most radical new car since the 1997 Toyota Prius—perhaps more significant yet—and driving it on public roads for the first time. After almost four years, we drove a saleable 2011 Chevrolet Volt.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Air Products plans to construct a new 180-mile long pipeline connecting its existing Louisiana and Texas hydrogen pipeline systems, creating the world’s largest hydrogen plant and pipeline supply network. This integrated pipeline system will connect more than 20 hydrogen plants and more than 600 miles of pipelines to supply the Louisiana and Texas refinery and petrochemical industries with more than one billion cubic feet of hydrogen per day.

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All Cars Electric

OCTOBER 13, 2010

You've heard by now that I'm buying a 2011 Nissan Leaf. In case you're wondering, it's a Cayenne Red SV, which I'm hoping implies some hyper-real blend of Porsche and Lamborghini performance. Maybe? Maybe not. I won't be among the first folks to take delivery, though. Lance Armstrong already has his; my Leaf won't be here until April. But we're.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Hydrogen refuelling firm SunHydro is to open its first publicly available refuelling station for hydrogen cars this Friday. The new refuelling point will be opened at Wallingford, Connecticut in the USA as the firm looks to develop a ‘hydrogen highway’ which will run all the way from Maine to Florida. The privately funded company would [.].

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