Green Cars News

AUGUST 16, 2009

The idea focuses on lean-burn spark ignition direct injection engines which have a higher charge mass and higher temperature spread allowing them to deliver improved thermal efficiency and better fuel economy. Currently there are two technologies used for nitrogen oxide reduction - lean traps and urea selective catalytic reduction (SCR).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

In addition to Daimler, partners in the “H2 Mobility” initiative include EnBW, Linde, OMV, Shell, Total, Vattenfall and the NOW GmbH (National Organization Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology). Today, after more than 100 years of combustion engines and the dominance of oil, we are facing a new technological era in the transport sector.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

In order for plug-in electric vehicles to become part of the mainstream, a plug-in ecosystem must be in place when vehicles like the Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle hit the market," GM said on its company FastLane blog. Comments: * (you may use HTML tags for style) Please keep your comments on topic. What an arrogant lark!

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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

I t's fair to say that the plug in hybrid ( watch video ) was born in California at UC Davis through the vision and tenacity of Andy Frank; but now, as the idea and the technology begins to mature and spread, another State and another University is joining the effort: Here's the story from Channel Nine news : N.C.

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 14, 2007

Meanwhile GM is actively moving forward on the Volt. But there are other embodiments of plug in technology. And new ideas and partnerships are developing. GM is even considering renting its batteries. Tags: scooters. And there has been some big news on that front in the last few weeks. Join Plug In Partners today.

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Green Cars News

JULY 20, 2009

The idea is that it could theoretically be used for on-the-go recharging, alongside a grid recharge at night. Inductive charging has already been used on a number of earlier electric vehicles including the Nissan Hypermini and GM’s EV1. It is exploring scaling up the concept for use with its electric car.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2015

The second-generation “Voltec” extended range electric powertrain applied in the MY2016 Chevy Volt ( earlier post ) marks a significant evolution in the electric drive technology platform from its first-generation origins. For the second-generation, GM wanted to enhance the electric performance of the Volt. liter range extender engine.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 21, 2009

and its forthcoming sequel, talks to us about the fate of GM, the downfall of hydrogen and why electric cars truly are making a comeback By Siel. For his sequel, Paine’s been gauging the mood at the now-much-gloomier GM headquarters, visiting geothermal-powered and EV-friendly Iceland, and test driving his brand new Tesla in Los Angeles.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 9, 2021

The car is a “2” because it was preceded by the “1,” which is an electric performance plug-in hybrid GT, with a six-figure price tag and a limited output of 500 units per year over the next three years. If you’re thinking, “this sounds like a Swedish Tesla,” you’re getting the idea. A High-Tech Customer Experience.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Write For GO About Advertise Contact Login Explore GO Media: News & Opinion Family & Lifestyle Business & Technology Gas 2.0 digs into the viscous world of biofuels and the fast-paced transit arena, exploring the technologies and substances that are the future of transportation. Like this post? About Gas 2.0 About Gas 2.0

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Photos First drive: Chevy Volt test A few laps behind the wheel of an early version of GMs electric car shows the strengths - and possible weaknesses - of the technology. Its part of a strategy to cover a variety of market needs with electric vehicles built around a common, flexible battery technology. 5.90 / 0.07% Nasdaq 1,673.07

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Write For GO About Advertise Contact Login Explore GO Media: News & Opinion Family & Lifestyle Business & Technology Gas 2.0 The breakthrough could revolutionize electric car battery technology and pave the way for ultra-fast charging electric vehicles in as little as two years. Like this post? About Gas 2.0 About Gas 2.0

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2009

Inductive charging with a paddle-type connector was used in a number of earlier EVs, notably GM’s EV1, the Nissan Hypermini EV, and the Toyota RAV4. Subsequently, GM suspended production of its Gen2+ MagneCharge units in 2002. Tags: Brief. Nissan has ambitions beyond mere wireless charging bays. Science Vol.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

Lotus Engineering and Harmon International, two heavyweights in their respective industries, have teamed up to create a new technology known as Electronic Sound Synthesis (ESS). Exclusive rights are granted to Harman Becker to manufacture the latest technology solutions for the worldwide vehicle OEM market.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

And Reuben Munger, former managing partner at investment firm Baupost Group LLC, is a founder and chairman of Bright, which developed a fully electric delivery van called Idea. New vehicle technology comes with an alphabet soup of new abbreviations. Which one applies to the Chevy Volt, to be introduced later this year by GM?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Credit: GM) General Motors and Segway plan to take a two-wheel concept vehicle for a spin around New York City on Tuesday. It includes some high-tech touches, including GMs wireless OnStar communications technology that lets a passenger locate other drivers in a city. GM is touting other features as well. E-mail Martin.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

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

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Establishing dealer network.

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Plug In Partners

OCTOBER 8, 2007

concept unveiled in Frankfurt is to give VW a low-cost, rear engine, affordable vehicle, both the minivan and plug-in hybrid should carry a meager price tag if they come to production. clip) The System Ford has chosen is a single mode Hybrid instead of the Dual-mode Hybrid that is going to be offered by GM and Chrysler. Join Us today.

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 13, 2009

At least GM sent this nifty printed banner explaining all about the new J1772 industry standard recharging plug. At least GM did a Disney display. While GM blows smoke and continues to crank out POS cars that look DOA, Mitshubishi has had their MiEV car here since January getting tested on real roads by SCE. AeroVironment.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. “Any new technology like the Chevy Volt takes time to become profitable,&# said Jay Friedland, the legislative director for Plug-In America , an electric-car advocacy group. April 17, 2009 11:38 am Link Goodbye GM. rolls toward bankruptcy.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Economics The funny thing is that the reason they need to make this technology work is the real economic point; it would cost about less than $1.00 That is a emission reduction dream and an ability to make every car in the GM family plug-in hybrid. GM should add the Volt technology to every car. a day to charge up!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Warren Buffett takes charge Warren Buffett hasnt just seen the car of the future, hes sitting in the drivers seat. Last fall Berkshire Hathaway bought 10% of BYD for $230 million.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 20, 2009

Caroline Reichert, an RWE spokeswoman, noted that the idea here is to ensure that "a car can be recharged in Italy in exactly the same way as in Denmark, Germany or France." The "normal plug" idea doesnt neccessarily work dude. The use and technology of a computer cable does change, so the plug cant remain for 25 years or whatever.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Like many elements of the cell construction, the design and manufacture of the stack (figure 4) involves proprietary ideas. Each sub-pack has approximately 3 kWh gross capacity which translates into a vehicle range of approximately 6 miles for a GM Volt to more than 12 miles for a TH!NK. Similar Technology: Two different solutions.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Reply ↓ ↑ report 6 Zeph 10:32AM (4/25/2009) What they have to hide is the fact they are downgrading already fairly simple technology so as to artificially create value through scarcity. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. 15 days ago AutoblogGreen for 03.31.09

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

New technology. An (expected) high price tag. Its new technology, it takes time, and money. Although Climate change is a massive problem, it always comes down to money with the real decision makers so rite now you could say people use only steam reforming but we havent really developed H2 technology much have we???

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Our ENVI electric minivan concepts illustrate Chryslers innovation with electric vehicle technology and show what the future could hold." ENVI A symbol that represents the first four letters of environment is Chrysler LLCs entrepreneurial in-house organization focused on electric-drive production vehicles and related advanced technologies.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Seeking Alpha Home The Macro View Stocks & Sectors Global Markets ETFs Investing Ideas Breaking News Transcripts Register | Login Email: Password: Forgot Your Password? Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. market b y the end of 2009.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Newsletter LinkedIn Twitter Facebook News and ideas for a sustainable world Search 04.17.09 It appears that few people, especially those in the mainstream media, understand the basic physics underlying fast charging, so I though it would be a good idea to review this and its implications for electric vehicle infrastructure.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

In developing its E-Flex technology for the Chevrolet Volt (which will come toBritain as the Vauxhall Ampera) General Motors addressed this problem byadding a small petrol engine to start automatically and recharge thebatteries when they are running low and thereby extend the car’s range sothat it can reach a convenient power point.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Seeking Alpha Home The Macro View Stocks & Sectors Global Markets ETFs Investing Ideas Breaking News Transcripts Register | Login Email: Password: Forgot Your Password? Vehicle to Grid [V2G] technology is a bi-directional electric grid interface that allows a plug-in to take energy from the grid or put it back on the grid.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. A free car on a four-year plan in France is another idea mentioned by Shai Agassi, CEO of Project Better Place. Email Neal.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

For on-the-go juice ups, the idea is to exchange your dead battery for a fresh one owned by Better Place. Extended-range electric vehicles — such as the Chevy Volt, which GM says will recharge in three hours — offer another route, adding a small gas engine to keep drivers from feeling stranded without access to fuel.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Also, besides giving you the ability to charge at night when most utility rates are lower, future vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology may allow you to sell some of your stored energy back to the utilities. Maybe you should ask some engineers at the local power utility before you go shooting your mouth off, decrying how the idea will never fly.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Newly installed CEO Fritz Henderson argues that pioneering projects like the Volt typically lose money until the technology catches on. "On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). Thats short-sighted.

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