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Battery recharging duration will be a major research area
As I keep saying, too many people are locked into a mindset that any EV must be recharged overnight, when that?s clearly not true. I expect quick recharge capability to be a major focus of battery research, nearly as much as reducing cost and extending the single-charge range.Never forget: The magic is in the second plug. - Read More
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Project Get Ready Initiative for Plug In Cars
Want to help the country meet or beat President Obama's goal of 1 million plug-in cars by 2015? Perhaps, by working with like-minded folks at the community level to knock down barriers and help set up infrastructure, you can. Project Get Ready is a non-profit initiative that has emerged from the Rocky Mountain Institute's (RMI) Smart Garage Summit to help accomplish just that. They've already signed up three cities and are looking for more. - Read More
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Electric motor more efficient
an electric motor is a 90 percent efficient device, while an internal combustion engine, if it hits 35 percent is one of the best engineered engines in the world.
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Topics : Energy Efficiency
Just as software beat hardware, will batteries become king of cars?
Just as software beat hardware to become the key to computing, batteries will be the future of the automotive industry, argues the L.A. Times. Which could be why GM will build its electric-car batteries in-house, in the WaPo - Jan 2009 - Read More
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A123 Systems wants 1.8 billion $ for making batteries for EVs
A123 Systems announced today that it has applied for $1.84 billion in loans from the Department of Energy to help contribute to the $2.3 billion required to pay for the construction of battery plants in the United States. In what should be good news for Michigan, the first of the facilities A123 is planning would be located there. If A123 gets the funds, it plans to have enough cell manufacturing capacity in place by 2013 to support 5 million hybrid vehicles or half a million battery evs - Read More
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Reva Electric Car Company offering lithium ion option
India's most famous electric car maker, Reva, is now giving prospective buyers in Europe the opportunity of turning their new REVAi into a REVA L-ion by offering a lithium-ion power source for the 2+2 city car. - Read More
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Topics : Automobiles
Eliica - Unusual Car with an Unusual Name
Eliica is an unusual, exotic 8-wheeled electric car . the Eliica idea has been kicking around since 2003 from the mind of Dr. Hiroshi Shimizu, who's been building electric cars for 20 years. The car is a project from Keio University. - Read More
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EV running off power from oil powered plant gives 100 MPG eq
An EV running off of electricity generated by an oil fired power plant gets much better than 100 miles per gallon of gasoline effectively. This is because of the much greater efficiency of a stationary power plant, the high efficiency of the power grid, and the high efficiency of an electric motor.
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Topics : Energy Efficiency
Powerful electric truck
The Nautilus E30 from Balqon - a powerful electric truck. The E30 retails for $208,500 and should, over 10 years, save about $400,000 in fuel while not emitting diesel smoke - Read More
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