Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 8, 2006

ZENNs and Miles Motors and scaled down pickups and jeeps from companies I'd never heard of. Ed Begley is representing Phoenix's BEV, but spoke optimistically of a clean hydrogen future. Grumbling about her gasoline-powered altfuel car remained unspoken. Phoenix Motors AltairNano powered SUV was the other full BEV.

ZENN 100

ZENN Phoenix Neighborhood Jeep 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

It is reminiscent of the early 1900’s, when steam, electric, diesel, biomass, and gasoline power options competed on a level playing field for consumers’ attention. In the end, gasoline won out because it was the cheapest and delivered the most energy per unit, but it took 20 years to sort out.

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Manufacturer Electric Cars Cars i-MiEV 34

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

In the future, utilities will pay you to plug-in your vehicle. For the future, Renault is working on development of exchangeable batteries for continuous mobility. Annual use of an EV should be less than the average cost of $8,000 per year for using a gasoline in many countries including the USA. SZ (1) 6753.T

Grid 28

Grid Electric Vehicles Vehicles Oil-Sands 28