Sat.Jul 09, 2011 - Fri.Jul 15, 2011

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Coulomb Technologies releases OpenCharge Protocol for EV charging equipment

Green Car Congress

Coulomb Technologies published its open protocol for communicating with Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE). The OpenCharge Protocol is a proposed communication standard for charging station networks that defines the communications between a charging network and the charging station. The protocol definition supports applications that include billing, asset management, real-time mapping, EVSE reservations, fleet management, and energy management.

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Keepin' it simple

Plugs and Cars

Plug-in cars are being delivered at long last. Yet there remains confusion about the necessary infrastructure and its expense. Electric Vehicle Service Equipment (EVSE) home wall units are priced at between about $1000 and $2500. Plus installation. Need it cost this much? Is it as complex and time-consuming a process as has been experienced by many new owners of plug-in cars?

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Nissan Leaf News: Electric-Car Updates Coming For 2012, 2013

Green Car Reports

The 2011 Nissan Leaf, the world's first modern battery-electric car built in volume by a major automaker, is starting to hit its stride. Now the evolution of the Leaf is getting clearer, as Nissan officials confirmed changes and updates to the car for the 2012 and 2013 model years. More than 4,000 Leafs have been sold in the U.S. (the total at the.

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Conversion Question: Manual, or Automatic Transmission?

Electric Cars are for Girls

What types of transmissions can be used in electric car conversions? Should I use an automatic or could I use a manual transmission?

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

emissions global warming Norway climate change carbon dioxide youtube lighting

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Daimler and Bosch form electric traction motors joint venture; motor to debut in new smart fortwo electric drive in 2012

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Daimler AG and Robert Bosch GmbH have signed agreements on the establishment of a 50:50 joint venture for electric motors. These agreements are still subject to the approval of the antitrust authorities. The new company, which is to be set up under the name EM-motive GmbH, will develop and produce innovative traction motors for electric vehicles. Daimler and Bosch intend to accelerate the development of premium traction motors for electric vehicles powered by battery, fuel cell, or range extende

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Mitsubishi Goes Social For 2012 i Electric Car, Focuses Adverts Online

All Cars Electric

Traditionally, automakers spend the majority of their marketing budgets on advertising new cars through traditional formats such as television adverts, billboards and glossy adverts in magazines. But Japanese automaker Mitsubishi has chosen to buck the trend, focusing a huge amount of its advertising budget on a social media campaign ahead of the.

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Marietta pedestrian convicted of vehicular manslaughter, while walking

National Green Transportation

How do you get convicted of vehicular manslaughter when you weren't even driving a car? By crossing a busy road in an unwalkable neighborhood of Marietta Georgia. Raquel Nelson, Marietta, was convicted today of vehicular manslaughter.

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New York City adding 70 electric vehicles to fleet; launches EV educational push

Green Car Congress

Mayor Bloomberg announces the addition of 70 new electric vehicles. Chevy Volt and Navistar E-star are visible in the background. Click to enlarge. New York City is adding 70 electric vehicles to its fleet: 50 new Chevrolet Volts, 10 fully electric Ford Transit Connect cargo vans, and 10 new fully electric Navistar E-star utility trucks. NYC already has the largest municipal electric vehicle fleet in the country, now totaling 430 electric vehicles with the infusion of the 70 new electric vehicle

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Toyota Tercel Electric Car Conversion

Electric Cars are for Girls

I have a 95 Toyota Tercel. The most basic you can get, which is a 1.5 ltr with a manual 4 speed.

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Mitsubishi Joins The Crowd, Unveils Solar Charging Station At HQ

Green Car Reports

It's moving from an innovation to a fad, this business of solar-powered charging stations for electric cars. The latest car company to jump on the bandwagon is Mitsubishi, which will launch the diminutive four-door, four-seat 2012 Mitsubishi 'i' electric minicar in November at a price of just $27,990 before incentives. The company recently.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

Brief

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2012 Renault Fluence Z.E.: First Drive Report

All Cars Electric

We don’t normally cover French automaker Renault, but when we were invited to drive its its first all-electric production car - the 2012 Fluence Z.E., we jumped at the chance. And we’re glad we did. Unlike its geeky cousin the 2011 Nissan Leaf, the Renault Fluence Z.E. is full of no-nonsense Gallic charm. Cousin? Here’s a brief.

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AC Propulsion sends eBox EV to Denmark for V2G research focused on buffering intermittent renewable energy

Green Car Congress

AC Propulsion has delivered an AC Propulsion-powered eBox to the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), where it will be used to evaluate Vehicle to Grid (V2G) operation as part of a research program. The research aims to advance integration of electric vehicles (EVs) with Denmark’s electric power grid, which has extensive wind power generation capacity.

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Drive Shaft for Electric Cars?

Electric Cars are for Girls

I'm curious, do electric cars use a drive shaft?

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California Looks To Ensure Power For Electric & Plug-In Cars

Green Car Reports

California has pioneered much of the clean-air legislation in the country, and it's leading the push for zero-emission electric and plug-in vehicles. But the state has also highlighted a commonly overlooked concern that shifting to all-electric or plug-in hybrid cars might present. If enough residents in a given neighborhood convert to plug-in.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

Oil

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Nissan Shares Pikes Peak Leaf Experience (VIDEO)

All Cars Electric

Ever wonder how it feels to travel the famous Pikes Peak hill-climb circuit in Colorado in an electric car? While an AC Propulsion powered full-spec race car sponsored by tire firm Yokohama may have set a new electric car hill climb record of 12 minutes and 20 seconds, Nissan was sending one of its production Nissan Leafs up the 12.42 mile course.

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Study identifies combustion-derived nanoparticles in diesel exhaust as the predominant mediator for adverse cardiovascular events

Green Car Congress

A large body of work shows that exposure to road traffic and air pollution may be a trigger of adverse cardiovascular events such as angina, myocardial infarction, and heart failure, with long-term exposure increasing the lifetime risk of death from coronary heart disease. However, the individual pollutants responsible for this effect have not been fully established.

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Electric vehicle production to top 16 million by 2021

Green Cars News

Electric vehicle production is expected to increase 16 fold over the next ten years, according to new report from IMS Research. Just two per cent of all the vehicles manufactured in 2010 were a type of electric vehicle-either hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery electric or fuel cell vehicle-equating to less than a million vehicles. This is [.].

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Range Anxiety Antidote: You Don't Drive As Far As You Think

Green Car Reports

It's been known among electric-car advocates for years that so-called "range anxiety" is somewhat overblown. That's despite, we might add, advertisements by a large U.S. company that sells a range-extended plug-in car that highlight its ability to let you drive it across the country on the spur of the moment. Which, quite frankly, very few of us.

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Leviton Announces $1,049 DIY Install Electric Car Charging Station

All Cars Electric

Electrical supply firm Leviton Manufacturing announced yesterday that it was now accepting orders for its $1,049 EVB22-3PM Level 2 charging station. Designed to provide up to 3.8 kilowatts to charge electric cars like the 2011 Nissan Leaf and 2011 Chevrolet Volt, the Leviton unit can be installed without any permanent modifications to a.

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Waste Management adds 1,000th truck to natural gas fleet

Green Car Congress

Waste Management added a 1,000 th natural gas truck to its fleet, making it the largest owner and operator of heavy duty refuse trucks in North America. At a ceremony at its Carson, Calif., property, the company commemorated the delivery of the 1,000 th natural gas vehicle with Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster starting up the new recycling truck that will serve Long Beach residents.

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Hybrids beat electric cars as top consumer choice

Green Cars News

Hybrid cars are the preferred alternative fuel vehicle according to a new consumer study by the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI). The study compared consumer preference for four different alternative fuel vehicle types; hybrid (HEVs), electric (EV), natural gas (CNG) and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. While ordinary gasoline vehicles were by a long way still the [.].

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2012 Scion iQ Pricing Starting At $15,995

Green Car Reports

The small car Toyota and Scion fans have been eagerly awaiting for more than a year is just several months away from launch and in the lead up to that day we now have the all-important pricing information. We’re of course talking about the new 2012 Scion iQ, the U.S.-spec Toyota iQ minicar, which has been on sale in Japan and Europe since.

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Bad Idea: Electric Car Charging Stations Doubling Up In Handicapped Spaces?

All Cars Electric

Where is the best place to site an electric car charging station? That’s the question that city planners, shopping malls and parking garages all over the world have to answer as they try to support electric car owners keen to patronize local businesses in exchange for the ability to plug in. But recently, we’ve seen a number of.

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PetroAlgae partners with CRI Catalyst to optimize conversion of biomass to renewable drop-in fuels using IH2 technology

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Integrated Hydropyrolysis and Hydroconversion process. Source: GTI. Click to enlarge. PetroAlgae Inc., a provider of licensable commercial micro-crop technology globally, has entered into an agreement with CRI Catalyst Company LP (CRI) to use Integrated Hydropyrolysis and Hydroconversion technology (IH 2 ) for the conversion of PetroAlgae’s micro-crop residues into renewable fuels.

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Why green cars are good for your health. The Green Piece.

Green Cars News

Amid all the technological advancements, the political posturing and the environmental campaigning it’s easy to lose track of just why there is a need to replace the internal combustion engine with alternative fuels in the first place. Even if you could care less about reducing oil dependency, or you don’t buy into global warming despite [.].

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Racing Goes Green: ALMS Focused On Reducing Environmental Impact

Green Car Reports

Automobile racing isn’t the first sport that comes to mind when one ponders alternative energy or environmental causes. That said, not all racing series are alike: the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) has taken clear steps towards promoting the use of alternative fuels and technologies. In 2008, the ALMS launched the Michelin Green X.

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DC Quick-Charging Stations: Why Does California Lag, Not Lead?

All Cars Electric

There are now more than 4,000 Nissan Leaf electric cars on the road in the United States, and the 2012 Mitsubishi “i” is poised to arrive at dealers late this year. Each car offers a DC quick-charge port using the Japanese CHAdeMO standard, for which most 2011 Nissan Leaf owners paid extra. Yet as of today, there is exactly one fully.

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Study finds that diesel school bus emission retrofits reduce tailpipe emissions, but dont do much for pollution in passenger cabin

Green Car Congress

A UCLA study of the performance of retrofit systems for diesel-powered school buses has found that while the systems significantly lowered tailpipe emissions, there was no unequivocal decrease for in-cabin air pollutants after retrofitting. Qunfang Zhang and Yifang Zhu found that the AC/fan unit and the surrounding air pollutant concentrations played more important roles for determining the in-cabin air quality of school buses than did retrofit technologies.

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Daimler and Bosch team up for electric motors

Green Cars News

German carmaker Daimler, the company behind Mercedes-Benz and Smart, has signed an agreement with Robert Bosch GmbH for a joint 50:50 venture on electric motors. The agreements, which are still subject to the approval of the anti-trust authorities, will involve the establishment of a new company named EM-motive GmbH, which will develop and produce innovative [.].

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BMW Buys Leasing Firm To Launch Its i Series Electric Cars

Green Car Reports

BMW has purchased the car-leasing unit of Dutch banking giant ING for a reported $1 billion. The move enables BMW to expand its fleet operations, but more importantly, it gives the automaker the ability to aggressively promote the launch of its i Series electric cars via leasing options. Industry analyst Maryann Keller, of Maryann Keller and.

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Want a 2012 Toyota Rav4 EV? You Won't Be Able To Buy One

All Cars Electric

Its one of the most eagerly anticipated plug-in vehicles to join the market in the next year or so, but the reintroduced Toyota RAV4EV won’t be available to buy, says Geri Yoza, Toyota’s National Business Planning Manager of Advanced Vehicle Marketing. Instead, the electric SUV will be available to fleets and car sharing programs.

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Virginia Tech professor proposes simple biomass-to-wheel efficiency analysis to inform decisions on biomass/biofuel/powertrain combinations; the advantage of sugar fuel cell vehicles

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Comparison of biomass-to-wheel (BTW) efficiency for different biomass utilization scenarios. Sugar Fuel Cell Vehicles and BEVs charged with electricity from a fuel cell (green bars) were the most efficient. Huang and Zhang. Click to enlarge. The potential role of biomass-derived fuels as a substitute for petroleum has engendered a great deal of research into different fuel pathways and possible powertrain combinations.

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Peugeot reveals new 4×4 diesel hybrid model

Green Cars News

Peugeot has found a new use for its ground-breaking diesel hybrid technology, in fitting it to a four wheel drive version of its 508 model. Having just launched the ‘world’s first diesel hybrid’, the French car maker is already looking to expand the use of the technology. Its first model, the 3008 HYbrid4 will begin [.].

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2011 Lexus RX 450h

Green Car Reports

The 2011 Lexus RX 450h may be the star attraction of the most popular model in the entire Lexus line. Now in its third generation, the RX mid-size crossover utility vehicle has become the de facto standard for upscale suburban families. Its hybrid model adds a suitably green conscience to this otherwise tall, heavy luxury family vehicle. Just.

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