Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Alcoa and Israel-based Phinergy have entered into a joint development agreement to develop further Phinergy ’s aluminum-air batteries. Aluminium–air cells are high-energy density primary (non-rechargeable) batteries originally developed in the 1960s. kWh/kg of Al—second only to the Li-air battery (13.0 Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2013

—a partnership between Chery Automobile, China’s largest independent car manufacturer, and Israel Corporation—is bringing its Cross Hybrid Concept to the Geneva Motor Show in March. Guangzhou Automobile Group. In 2013, GAC Group targets to exceed sales volume of one million for both vehicle and motorcycles. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Battery switch is the only option that allows the driver to recharge in less time than it takes to refuel, the means of range extension for today’s gas-powered taxis, according to the company. Given the taxi business, waiting three to four hours for standard charge is not an option. San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2009

Nissan will introduce EVs in the United States in 2010 and will mass market EVs globally two years later. Through physical infrastructure deployments and streamlined installation processes, the Tucson region will be an attractive launch market not just for Nissan’s electric vehicle, but all grid-connected vehicles.” Earlier post.).

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

The funding, led by Voyager Capital and Rho Ventures, follows Tesla’s disclosure that it will seek an initial public stock offering and Better Place’s announcement of a $350 million investment as it prepares to roll out its technology in Israel and Denmark.&#. By Scott Duke Harris. sdharris@mercurynews.com.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 20, 2009

Initial sales will begin in December 2011 in Denmark and Israel with the car maker developing three electric models: a saloon car, a compact car and a panel van. Drivers will be able to recharge the batteries at home or switch batteries at a swap station, which will take less time than filling a petrol tank.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2012

EV Engineering anticipated that each electric Commodore would have a range of approximately 160 km (99 miles) before recharging was required, and deliver a range of between 120–150 km (75–93 miles) in real-world driving.) Australia is the third roll-out market for Better Place, which already has operational networks in Israel and Denmark.

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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? Driving range will no longer be an obstacle, because customers will be able to plug their cars into charging units in any of the 500,000 charging spots in Israel.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Renault and Better Place also announced an expansion of their current agreement by committing to a volume of at least 100,000 electric cars in Israel and Denmark by 2016. . The first will be the electric version of Fluence ( earlier post ) which will initially be available in Israel and Europe. Characteristic components of an EV.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The two companies have made a series of deals across the world supplying carsfor the electrification programmes of cities and whole countries – Denmark,Israel and Portugal among them. Witha 60-mile range, most felt the need to recharge after 30 miles or so. Is it becuase US market prefers a "home" product?

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Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 3, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO — The State of Hawaii and the Hawaiian Electric Company on Tuesday endorsed an effort to build an alternative transportation system based on electric vehicles with swappable batteries and an “intelligent” battery recharging network. Hawaii is a relatively small market with high energy costs. of Palo Alto, Calif.,

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

When the batteries reach a predetermined state of discharge, the Capstone C30 microturbine fires up and recharges the batteries on the fly to extend the driving range up to 500 miles. The US DOE and BIRD selected a product development effort by Capstone Turbine and Israel’s HelioFocus Ltd. seconds and has a top speed of 150 mph.

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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? market b y the end of 2009. market for sustainable “green” energy purchases. Tax credit incentives are also available to consumers in the U.S.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Driving range will no longer be an obstacle, because customers will be able to plug their cars into charging units in any of the 500,000 charging spots in Israel. Shai Agassi predicts that Israel will have over 100,000 electric vehicles in use by 2010. In addition to Smart Grid City, another major EV/V2G initiative is unfolding.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

A key thing, he said, will be to recharge the batteries at an acceptable time for the electricity grid — to “make sure people aren’t charging at the very peak, peak time,” like late afternoon when the electricity grid is already weighted down by demands like air conditioning. Email us directly at greeninc@nytimes.com. Follow the money.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The batteries can be recharged in six hours or to 80 per cent capacity in 30minutes using a fast charge system. The car will also be marketed under the Citroen brand as the C-ZERO. Perhaps the keys to success in the green car race are exciting and marketable innovations; government backing; and consumer support.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Please feel free to tell us what you believe to be the benefits of some of the various recharging modes mentioned above in the comments section below. Jason ↓ ↑ report 7 jharlan 10:41PM (4/09/2009) Home recharge with your home solar recharge station would be the most desirable for commuting from the suburbs.

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