Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Electric motor efficiency targets within the FOA. Click to enlarge. The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), on behalf of the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies (VT) Program is soliciting projects for funding awards of up to $184 million over 3-5 years to accelerate the development and deployment of new efficient on-road vehicle technologies that will reduce US dependence on oil and limit greenhouse gas

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DIY Electric Car

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Some time ago we were approached by a City Municipality that was in the process of doing a fleet conversion of their gas vehicles to electric. Their bottom line was to achieve vehicle performance and functionality that replicated that of the gas vehicle while of course providing long term energy cost savings. Their approach was to follow the lead of so many others by setting up the driveline with a ?

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Although the relative silence of electric cars and hybrids was originally touted as one of their key beneficial attributes, alarmists have been less than enamored with the perceived difficulty involved in hearing one coming, especially advocates of the blind and the seeing impaired. While critics have said time and time again that no actual data.

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Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 15, 2010

I've got a LEAF for a few days. Very exciting. I'll have a full report soon. But I've got to mention one frustration I've encountered. Restricted charge stations. In San Francisco at this moment there are, I believe, six deployed new J1772 charge stations. One, a ParkPod unit in the Hilton parking lot, was installed with private funds. Two are at a private parking garage on the Embarcadero, paid for with federal and state money via Coulomb's ChargePointAmerica grants.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Pennsylvania recently announced the investment of $7.9 million in 21 alternative fuel projects in the state. The projects include those addressing biofuels, natural gas, and technology for hybrid and electric plug-in vehicles. Awards include (ranked by amount): PHL Taxi Management LLC —$900,000 – to purchase and deploy 50 new CNG taxis in Philadelphia that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and to build a publicly accessible CNG fueling station in the city. 451 Tyburn LLC &md

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Electric Cars are for Girls

DECEMBER 13, 2010

We're considering the purchase of a used golf cart, primarily for getting around our gated community. Is there an advantage to a T-125, over the T-105?

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Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Olivier Chalouhi, owner of the first LEAF sold in the world with Carlos Tavares, Nissan Executive Vice President for the America. Olivier at the wheel driving off to the Nissan event in San Francisco Civic Center. Caravan of LEAFs headed to SF as seen from my RAV4 EV. Olivier surrounded by the media outside SF City Hall. Crowd gathered in SF Civic Center.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Biochemical conversion route for biomass to biofuels. Click to enlarge. The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Biomass Program (OBP) is now accepting applications for small-scale process integration projects that support the conversion of biomass sugars to advanced biofuels that will be able to replace gasoline or diesel without requiring special upgrades or changes to the vehicle or fueling infrastructure.

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National Green Transportation

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Do you like this story? Indications have been building all year that Mission Motors was preparing to unveil a new electric superbike, the most recent hint being a silhouette that's graced their website for a couple months. Yesterday that bike, the Mission R, was.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 17, 2010

It's been a while since we checked in on the car that will likely make or break Silicon Valley electric-car startup Tesla Motors: the Model S, a five-door midsize sports luxury sedan it hopes to launch somewhere toward the end of 2012. Tesla hasn't said much about the Model S lately, but a number of updates are contained in the 8-K update it filed.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

DECEMBER 13, 2010

I have one Trojan Battery that only shows 5-6 Volts on a hand held meter. The other 5 show 8.3 to 8.45 volts.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

The Royal Society of Canada (RSC)—the country’s national academy of the arts, humanities and sciences—has released an expert panel report on the environmental and health impacts of the Canadian oil sands industry. In October 2009, the RSC commissioned an expert panel comprising Canadian scientists ands chaired by Dr. Steve Hrudley, FRSC, Professor Emeritus, Analytical and Environmental Toxicology, University of Alberta.

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All Cars Electric

DECEMBER 17, 2010

As many industry analysts will tell you, the switch to plug-in cars by the general public requires an increased support network of public charging stations. But while we’ve seen charging stations popping up at shopping malls, electronics retailers and even banks the fast food industry hasn’t shown much of an interest in supporting.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 15, 2010

The 2011 Nissan Leaf electric car is now officially on sale. Over the past several days—beginning with the first delivery in San Francisco we covered this past weekend—Nissan has begun making actual deliveries of the Leaf. Not just to company fleets, public utilities, or those in transportation think-tanks, but to actual consumers. One.

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National Green Transportation

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Last week we said many in the electric motorcycle racing scene want to see Chip Yates' "claims proved, on a track, with independant observers, and preferably in sanctioned racing conditions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Butamax Advanced Biofuels, LLC—the joint venture between BP and DuPont for the commercialization of biobutanol—has been granted a US patent (#7851188) encompassing its isobutanol producing. biocatalyst. The patent is entitled “ Fermentive Production of Four Carbon Alcohols ” Butamax has filed an extensive patent portfolio for its proprietary technology across the biofuel value chain, including biocatalyst, bioprocess and fuels.

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All Cars Electric

DECEMBER 17, 2010

We know. You’ve put the deposit down, agonized over the charge station installation and felt a pang of jealousy when you discovered your 2011 Nissan LEAF won’t arrive for another four months. But while all hopes that Santa is bringing that new electric car may be lost you can at least pass the time with the LEAF iPhone app. That is of.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Auto executives always want you to buy their cars, today. That goes without saying. But it's slightly less common for them to say, in effect, "This is the month to buy, 'cause we're going to be discounting the heck out of 'em." Nonetheless, that was the message from Bob Carter, Toyota's group vice president and general manager, about the company's.

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National Green Transportation

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Keep your eyes on the road, your hands on the wheel, and pay attention to your driving. That key to safe driving may become irrelevant if the SARTRE system, now entering testing in Europe, works out.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2010

The first of a planned fleet of eight hydrogen fuel cell buses in London will start operating on 18 December. The buses will form the only hydrogen bus fleet in the UK and the largest currently in Europe. The vehicles were specifically designed for Transport for London (TfL) using technology developed by ISE, Wrightbus and Ballard. All eight buses are expected to be phased into operation next year creating the UK’s first zero-emission bus route.

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All Cars Electric

DECEMBER 14, 2010

When I met last month with Volkswagen to ride inside a prototype 2012 Golf Blue e-motion, I was eager to experience this all-electric version of its popular 2011 Golf hatchback. It will go into production as a 2013 model. But I also knew something the VW public relations corps didn't: the location of an electric car that VW had built some 25 years.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 13, 2010

News from next month's 2011 Detroit Auto Show is coming in almost daily now. The latest announcement: Honda will present the world debut of a concept car that shows the styling direction of its next--and crucially important--Honda Civic. In reality, this means that the Honda Civic Concept shown in Detroit will be a thinly disguised version of the.

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National Green Transportation

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Today US Department of Energy Secretary Chu announced a new program of $184 million in funding to accelerate development and deployment of efficient vehicle technologies. The program will be administered through the Vehicle Technologies.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2010

The UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, ended on Saturday with the adoption of a package of decisions that set all governments more firmly on the path towards a low-emissions future and support enhanced action on climate change in the developing world, according to the UN Environment Programme. Elements of the Cancun Agreements include: Industrialised country targets are officially recognised under the multilateral process and these countries are to develop low-carbon development pla

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All Cars Electric

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Are electric cars appliances? They plug in, use electricity and certainly have more computers in them than most consumers have in their entire home. But should they be sold in conventional car dealerships or somewhere else? Japanese retail chain Yamada Denki has tried to answer both questions, by selling the 2011 Mitsubish i-Miev in select.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 15, 2010

It's been four years coming, but today, the first retail buyer in the U.S. took delivery of his 2011 Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car. The happy event occurred on a cold winter day at Gearhart Chevrolet, in Denville, New Jersey. The buyer is Jeffrey Kaffee, a retired airline pilot who lives in nearby Parsippany. He was surrounded by a.

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National Green Transportation

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Back in January, electric delivery truck maker Smith Electric Vehicles was approved to be listed as a GSA supplier, qualifying it to sell trucks to the U.S. Government and Military. Yesterday they announced the sale of two trucks to the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2010

At its meeting in Sacramento yesterday, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) endorsed the state’s cap-and-trade regulation. The regulation—which is a key measure to achieve the greenhouse gas reduction goals of AB 32, California’s climate change law signed by Governor Schwarzenegger in 2006—sets a statewide limit on the emissions from sources responsible for 80% of California’s greenhouse gas emissions and establishes a price signal to drive long-term investment

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All Cars Electric

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Whilst the 2013 Volkswagen Golf Blue eMotion might be responsible for many of the company's EV headlines, their smaller Up concept is possibly even more intriguing. The Wolfsburg maker has just revealed the third in a trio of electric taxi concepts. Following Berlin and Milano versions, the latest concept is resplendent in the familiar black.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 15, 2010

It's the week of green-car delivery publicity. Nissan delivered its first Leaf in San Francisco Saturday (and three more in San Diego, Portland, and Southern California this week), and not to be left out, Chevy delivered a Volt this morning in New Jersey. Well, damnit, says Mercedes-Benz, we delivered our own green car too! Indeed, yesterday, the.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 15, 2010

The UK’s Technology Strategy Board (TSB) is to invest a further £9 million to support innovations in low carbon vehicle technology and is now inviting applications for funding of new research and development projects as well as feasibility studies. The Government-backed board, responsible for the CABLED trial of electric cars in the West Midlands is [.].

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

UK-based Nexeon says it has produced 18650-type Li-ion battery cells with the highest capacity for their size to date. The cells, which are based on Nexeon’s silicon anode technology ( earlier post ), have a capacity of 3.2Ah and were produced at the company’s pilot plant in Oxfordshire. Today’s commercial carbon-based Li-ion cells offer capacities of between 2.5Ah and 3.1Ah.

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All Cars Electric

DECEMBER 13, 2010

There has undoubtably been a lot of work put into battery technology in the last few years as more and more electric vehicles hit the scene. One of the current trends is to use varying numbers of lithium-ion (Li-ion) cells, similar to those you'll find in a laptop computer. They offer numerous advantages, such as higher storage capacity than other.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Well, that was quick. Just one month after it unveiled the electric Fit EV prototype at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Honda is about to put the first of its electric subcompacts into daily use in southern California. Amusingly, it's in Torrance, where rival automaker and hybrid leader Toyota has its U.S. headquarters. The city of Torrance will.

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