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J.D. Power: Consumer sentiment on future mobility technologies lags far behind automakers plans

Green Car Congress

Some who have previously owned a battery-electric vehicle won’t buy again due to high maintenance costs, purchase price, limited range and performance in extreme weather. Power studied consumer interest in electric vehicles when the GM EV1 was launching. These were also the top 3 barriers in 1997 when J.D.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

Forerunner of the famous EV1, the Impact was regarded as the most advanced electric car of its day, thanks to its solid-state power controls, induction motor, and integrated charger. In early 2000, when GM announced it had ceased production of the EV1, it signaled that the automaking establishment was abandoning battery electric cars.

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Patent awarded for electric vehicle energy data management

Green Cars News

The United States Patent and Trademark Office for technology has awarded AeroVironment a patent that facilitates the optimal charging, management, maintenance and control of battery packs, chargers and electric vehicles.

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

FordFestiva : Brian has a new project going GM/SaturnEV-1 : EV1 owner GM/SaturnEV-1 : Dave and Jeans Chronicles. FordExpress : Svein Medhus has the first EV conversion in Norway. Ford Fiesta :Interesting English conversion. GM/SaturnEV-1 : Join Kris Trexler on his "ChargeAcross America" GM/SaturnEV-1 : Peter Ohlers new EV.

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AeroVironment Awarded Patent for Electric Vehicle Energy Data Management and Control; Web-based System Solution for EV Battery Optimization

Green Car Congress

7,444,192 ) by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for technology that facilitates the optimal charging, management, control and maintenance of battery packs, chargers and electric vehicles (EVs). (AV) has been granted a patent (no.

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BMW MINI E Powered by AC Propulsion?

Revenge of the Electric Car

The biggest obstacle for those who would prefer an alternative has been lack of purchasable plug-in electric vehicles since 2003 when auto manufacturers ceased production of plug-in EVs like the GM EV1, Honda EV Plus, and Toyota RAV4-EV. Maintenance by qualified specialists.

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Bring on the EV Trucks

Revenge of the Electric Car

Along with Tedd Abramson’s Zero Truck in San Diego and Smith Trucks in London, we now have EVI (I keep wanting to write that as EV1:~). The longer the range, the more expensive, so you get only what you need. Many of the companies that have fleets of trucks have buildings that are perfect for solar. Now EVI believes cash-strapped U.S.

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