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GM reveals Chevrolet Volt Concept (#)

„It's great to see a major automaker finally moving forward on what small companies have been proving possible for several years (see Energy CS, CalCars and HyMotion). But while the announcement is exciting, GM still isn't giving any solid timeline on WHEN we can see these cars on the road or HOW MANY cars are actually going to be produced - at best they say 3-4 years if the battery technology is available ...“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2007/01/07/gm-reveals-chevrolet-volt-concept/ - Cached

Power Play - AutoWeek (#)

„Once the battery problem is resolved, GM expects to put a version of the Volt into production, possibly as early as 2010, and most likely first as a fuel-cell car. Note that GM carefully chose Chevy as its poster brand for this future car, a clear indication that GM expects the production car to be practical, functional, relatively inexpensive and accessible to American“

http://autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20070107/free/70107001/.../ autoshows - Cached

Two New EVs to Launch at British International Motor Show: smart ev and NICE (#)

„Paying $35,000 in lease for a 2-seat pint-size microcar is nutty, especially when for that sum of money, you can buy a used Prius and have someone installed a custom 12kwh Valence battery for ~50 mi worth of electrical range, well, that is if the Plugged-in Prius will also qualify for the EV preferential treatment in London, England. You'll never have to worry about running out of battery in the middle of your trip.“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/07/ two_new_evs_to_.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2006/07/10

Who Resurrected the Electric Car? - Popular Mechanics (#)

„The Volt is an electric car (click here to see animation of how it works). But while it can be recharged overnight via a wall-outlet, like the plug-in hybrid, the Volt’s battery pack can be recharged while the car is driving. It carries its own on-board generator. As it sits, this is an electric car with a theoretical range of more than 600 miles.“

http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/automotive_news/ 4211171.html - Cached

EEStor Announces Two Key Production Milestones; 15 kWh EESU on Track for 2007 (#)

„You've brought up a good point! If EEstor would only demonstrate to the world one small capacitor cell of their superduper Cap that support their claim, instead of making us wait for them to complete a whole 15-52kwh car battery...Just as A123 demonstrated their nanotech Li-phosphate cells in power tools and afterward winning 15 millions from USABC consortium and other contracts and other big investments.. ...“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/01/ eestor_announce.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2007/01/17

Toyota Alessandro Volta Concept - RSportsCars.com (#)

„With a top speed of 155 mph, 0-62 mph acceleration in a scorching 4.03 seconds, and a range of some 430 miles, the Toyota Alessandro Volta concept car proves it is possible to offer high performance in a car whose green credentials are unimpeachable. The car is named after Alessandro Volta, the Italian scientist who discovered the battery.“

http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/ toyota_volta.asp - Cached

First Drive: The Tesla Roadster - Popular Mechanics (#)

„Most importantly, unless we can find a way to make electricity much less expensively and with much less emmissions, electric cars will not solve our fossil fuel problems. If we had a country full of electric cars right now, it would only mean more pollution (both power plant emmissions and used battery contents), more greenhouse gas emmissions and higher costs ...“

http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/automotive_news/ 3700136.html - Cached

F-Secure : News from the Lab - May of 2005 (#)

„Turns out the cause of the error was low voltage. After intensive tests for all morning, the battery of the car was running low! The car computer was going haywire because of that, and the problem had nothing to do with Bluetooth! But those were quite tense moments indeed - we almost thought that the impossible might have happened.“

http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/ archive-052005.html - Cached

Saab debuts world's first dino-free hybrid/first hybrid convertible - Autoblog (#)

„The combustion engine is smoothly engaged. And in normal hybrid mode the car switches automatically between turbocharged bioethanol power, battery charged power, or a mix of both depending on your driving. When you stop at a red light the engine turns off. Then kick down the accelerator and three motors are engaged to catapult you off the spot.“

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/03/31/saab-debuts-worlds-first-dino-free-hybrid/ - Cached

The RFID Weblog (#)

„The concept of a 24/7 networked society has come a bit closer to reality with NEC's announcement of a thin (0.012-inch thick), rechargeable battery that can be embedded in cards or clothes. For example, this could lead to people walking through ticket booths and having their tickets scanned without having to take them out of their pockets ...“

http://rfid.weblogsinc.com/ - Cached

Tesla Roadster unveiling in Santa Monica - Autoblog (#)

„19. I think Aaron's question on "battery life" isn't how long the batteries will hold a charge, and how far the car can go on a single charge - it's how long the batteries THEMSELVES will last, before needing to be physically replaced. Hence the comment "6800 of them are not cheap to replace". And are there 6800 individual batteries?“

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/20/tesla-roadster-unveiling-in-santa-monica/ - Cached

GM commits to building plug-in hybrid (#)

„"And for the record, I admonish any and all manufacturer's who keep pushing battery powered cars. Battery powered cars cause more problems than they solve. I am the first to defend GM in any case, but a plug in car is simply a joke and PR stunt.“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/11/29/gm-commits-to-building-plug-in-hybrid/ - Cached

Green cars that go fast - AutoSpies Auto News (#)

„It is said the first speeding ticket ever issued was a hybrid vehicle in 1904, to an individual that was driving a car with a gasoline engine that also had a battery pack. He was speeding at 12 mph. Nonethless, these days hybrids or other green cars are considered to be the slow and boring.“

http://www.autospies.com/news/green-cars-that-go-fast-12775/ - Cached

Next Prius to offer 94 mpg? (#)

„For the record, batteries are no more toxic or dangerous in an accident than gasoline. Reverse the question, suppose we've been driving battery powered cars for 100 years, and some company suddenly wants to add flammable, explosive gasoline to our cars. Imagine the uproar!“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/10/next-prius-to-offer-113-mpg/ - Cached

2007 Toyota FT-HS Concept - Latest News, Features, and Auto Show Coverage - Automobile Magazine (#)

„Despite the obvious weight penalty of a hybrid's battery pack, the hybrid performance concept has more credibility than perhaps even Calty realizes: FIA president Max Mosley continues to discuss fitting regenerative braking and energy storage devices to Formula 1 cars by the end of the decade.“

http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_shows/.../ 0702_2007_toyota_ft_hs_concept - Cached

EV Weblog (#)

„I see that Justin already beat me to this posting in his recent comment. In case you missed it Technology Review has an article on a new ultra-capacitor “battery” that purportedly will change the whole landscape of electric cars and energy ...“

http://www.evconvert.com/ - Cached

Report: Mitsubishi Heavy To Enter Automotive Lithium-Ion Battery Market (#)

„Very good idea with the open-source-thought. This would be an opponent to the present partnerships between the leading car and battery manufacturer. Small businesses and private users could then also buy very good Li-Ion-cells/batteries.“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/01/ report_mitsubis.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2007/01/22

Hybrid cars loosing popularity? Sales increase in 2006, but growth slows down - AutoSpies Auto News (#)

„did anyone hear on the news that the toyota prius is one of the greenest cars to drive, but the plant where the nickle ion or whatever battery it is that are in them is one of the top polluting plants in canada?“

http://www.autospies.com/news/.../ - Cached

Bolloré Brings Road-Ready BlueCar EV to Geneva; Plans to Build More (#)

„Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. has received a $1-million purchase order for NanoSafe 35 kWh lithium-ion battery pack systems from California-based Phoenix Motorcars for delivery in February and March 2007 ...“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/electric_battery/ index.html#a0009325231 - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2006/03/07

An assault on the battery issue - Automotive News (#)

„Now, as he leads a small company in suburban Detroit that is pursuing a better battery for hybrid cars, he sees the need for urgency to stop the growth of greenhouse gases.“

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20070205/free/.../ 1124 - Cached

Overzealous traction control leaves Prius owners stuck in snow? (#)

„You really should not be driving a battery powered car in the snow. It really pulls down the battery/mileage with the cold weather.“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2007/02/02/.../ - Cached

Automotive Clinic Online - Popular Mechanics (#)

„Car Won't Start In The Rain, Jammed Up Transmission, How Long Does A Hybrid Car Battery Last? and More in Mike Allen's Auto Clinic “

http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/automotive_clinic/ - Cached

Chevy Plug-in Volt Could Charge GM Hybrid Future (#)

„The car also is designed to store energy via a lithium-ion battery pack – supplier technology that is still very much in the development stage.“

http://wardsauto.com/ar/chevy_volt_hybrid/ - Cached

My Weblog (#)

„I looked down at the new car battery in my hands. I nodded. I wasn™t about to tell him I™d let the man at the auto store pick it out for me.“

http://femmesfatales.typepad.com/ - Cached

Autoblog (#)

„Could the windows of your car charge the battery? “

http://www.autoblog.com/bloggers/ sebastian-blanco - Cached

Auto Detail Blog - Lane's Car Products (#)

„ Battery Chargers “

http://blog.lanescarproducts.com/ - Cached

 

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Posted at March 7, 2007 03:42 PM