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ABAT to Supply Lithium-Ion Polymer Battery Packs for 3,000 Electric Garbage Trucks in China (#)

„the real reason GM and the other car makes don't want to produce electric cars is because the electric motor is much more reliable than the ICE engine, a well designed electric motor needs almost no services, no oil change, no plugs, hence no more cash for the dealership, some car makers make more profits from servicing cars than the car sale it self. Where i work there are countless electric motors running 24hrs a day 365 days a year all with out any prob, GM and co know this all too well ...“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/03/ abat_to_supply_.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2007/03/01

Talk to the hand (#)

„I'll be happy to drive both cars. I could love (and intelligently use) both an electric car and a gasoline combustion car. I can reduce my (and our) dependence on foreign oil and still have a "gas-guzzler" (to drive to grandma's house up north or to mess with the Tuners on Woodward once in a while). I can desire to be the neighborhood pioneer with a rechargeable electric vehicle and still lust after all the wild and wonderful gas-burning hot rods of the Woodward Dream Cruise.“

http://www.autoextremist.com/research/ hand.shtml - Cached

Mitsubishi looks ahead with an electric i - Autoblog (#)

„Ugh... to think how far GM was ahead of the rest of the world in electric car development. I know it's been said too much, but car enthusiasts should probably give "Who Killed the Electric Car" a watch, regardless of your beliefs about green cars and the lot (I personally liked it a lot). Hey, for car-oriented entertainment in the U.S. it's better than watching boring-ass NASCRAP reality-tv shows on SPEED, right?“

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/12/mitsubishi-looks-ahead-with-an-electric-i/ - Cached

OBVIO! to Introduce Electric Cars to North America (updated) (#)

„If everyone had electric the price of electricity would skyrocket and gas would be so abundant and cheap they'd want to buy back their petrol powered cars! I believe if you're one of the first few to own a pure electric car now! you're ahead of the game. Soon, again, we'll be searching for some other source of power (nuclear powered cars anyone?) aside from the obvious and deadly risks it is feasable.“

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

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2006/07/20

Auto Warranty News | Auto Warranties - Auto Warranty News (#)

„The XEBRA is one of many conservative approaches to answer the plea to the automotive industry from consumers and national leaders to produce modes of transportation that are environmentally conscious. Electric car makers are considering the possibilities of what to call electric power capacity of their creations, and as ZAP suggests with their XEBRA model, perhaps the alternative to Horsepower should be Zebrapower, in keeping with the “less is still more” concept.“

http://blog.autowarranties.com/public/blog/ 93313 - Cached

Tesla Roadster unveiling in Santa Monica - Autoblog (#)

„And that's what tonight was really about: the future. Gadget, an L.A.-based mechanic who converts ICE cars to EV and was seen in the movie "Who Killed The Electric Car?", and that film's director Chris Paine, were right behind me in line for the test ride. Earlier in the evening, Tesla Motors CEO Martin Eberhard said that, "An electric sports car was the way to fundamentally change the way we drive in the USA ...“

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

Tesla Roadster: 135 mpg, 250 mile range, 0 to 60 in 4 seconds (updated) (#)

„But anyway, what I am really waiting for is Mitsubishi MIEV technology which will appear around 2010. Instant torque response on electric car should be through the roof. Also no need for a transmission nor heavy gas engine will make the cars a bit lighter and more innovative from aesthetic point of view as designers will have no front engine (as each wheel will have it's own little engine) which means more area to play around with the design.“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/07/19/.../ - Cached

Mitsubishi Accelerates Electric Vehicle Work, Announces New Research Vehicle and Testing Partners (#)

„Kent, have you seen Sony Pictures 2006 film "Who Killed the Electric Car?" GM did not sell the EV1, it leased the vehicle, then later cancelled the leases forcing customers to return the EV1s, despite the fact that a number of the same customers offered to purchase their EV1s after using them for many months. Once again, GM dropped the ball allowing Toyota and Honda to score the runs. My best guess: Electric vehicles will dominate in a decade.“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/10/ mitsubishi_acce.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2006/10/12

Are We There Yet? - AutoWeek (#)

„Alternative fuels have made great strides since 1990, but gasoline plays as big of a role as ever on the American road. The battery-electric car has come and, at least for now, gone again. Hydrogen and fuel cells have garnered headlines but still have a long way to go before they are viable—if ever that day arrives. The decade many had trumpeted as “green” turned out to be the high-water mark of the SUV, at best a detour on the road to sustainable mobility.“

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20060424/.../ 60417021&searchid=73244466514443 - Cached

AutoWeek Editors' Choice Awards: The Best of Detroit - AutoWeek (#)

„“The idea behind the car—a pure electric powertrain that gets its energy from plugging in at home or work, or from an on-board generator powered by a small gasoline engine—is surprisingly simple,” said Gritzinger. “GM says they’ll be ready to build this car by 2010 or 2012, and unless battery companies can’t come through, Volt and GM’s E-flex System could spell the beginning of the end of America’s addiction to foreign oil.”“

http://autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20070111/free/70111003/.../ autoshows - Cached

2007 Lexus GS450h - Comparison Tests - Car and Driver November 2006 (#)

„But on the Hocking Hills byways it was a different story. The total absence of feel in the electric power steering reminded one tester of an early-’80s Lincoln Town Car. In active driving, the continuously variable transmission never stopped hunting, and in league with the waxing and waning of the power system, it created a sonorous racket described by another chronicler as “somewhere between a gas turbine and a vacuum cleaner.”“

http://www.caranddriver.com/comparisons/11740/ 2007-lexus-gs450h.html - Cached

BMW M3 CSL - RSportsCars.com (#)

„Inside, the M3 CSL aga in follows the concept of supreme function and minimum weight wherever it makes sense. Reflecting the purist standard of motorsport, the car does without electric seat heating or a navigation system, and both the radio and air conditioning are only available as an option. A special feature on the clear-cut dashboard is the CFP covers on top, the centre console, door and side linings also being made of the same material.“

http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/ bmw_m3csl.asp - Cached

Ford unveils Edge-based HySeries Drive concept (#)

„I was going to say ppl in this country are stupid for not doing this but im one of them! LOL i honestly think my next car will be electric, such as from Tesla. What needs to happen is the govt should contract out a fleet of all electric vehicles, for police, fire, medical, post office, and a host of other uses. It needs to have a universal platform that you can add what ever type of model you want.“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2007/01/23/.../ - Cached

Renault : The Koleos, a new top-of-the range leisure vehicle concept (#)

„The hybrid power unit on the Koleos adapts intelligently to different driving phases, with electric, internal-combustion and hybrid modes managed automatically by an electronic controller. In town, the Koleos is a clean car running in all-electric mode, with lithium-ion batteries powering a 30 kW Renault Élégie electric motor that drives the rear wheels ...“

http://www.autointell.com/european_companies/renault/renault-concepts/.../ renault_koleos-01.htm - Cached

ABAT to Supply Lithium-Ion Polymer Battery Packs for 3,000 Electric Garbage Trucks in China (#)

„This is a great discussion. The only problem with the electric car concept is when I'm going on a long drive. If my (future) electric vehicle has 300 mile range, and can be fully recharged over night, then I only have a problem if I'm driving over 300 miles. If I want to do, say 700 miles in a very long day, I would expect some inconvenience to recharge on two occasions.“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/03/ abat_to_supply_.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2007/03/01

Report: Mitsubishi to Sell Electric Vehicle in US (#)

„In 2005, Mitsubishi announced that it would begin selling electric cars in Japan by 2010. Mitsubishi plans to build its EVs with in-wheel motors and lithium-ion batteries, both of which the company has been working on for several years. Mitsubishi forsees using the Mitsubishi In-wheel motor Electric Vehicle (MIEV) concept in hybrids and fuel-cell vehicles as well.“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/10/ report_mitsubis.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2006/10/09

Power Play - AutoWeek (#)

„Not convinced? Try thinking of it this way: Most every whiz-bang, high-mileage green car today relies on some form of hybrid powertrain, typically involving a gasoline engine powering the drive wheels, augmented by a secondary electric motor powertrain to provide low-end torque, stop-start function and some electric-only drive ...“

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

Mitsubishi (#)

„From an environmental standpoint, we believe the electric car is the way to go because it has zero emissions," Masuko said. A timeframe was not disclosed, nor were specifics of the planned car. At the Detroit auto show in January, Mitsubishi revealed the Concept-CT MIEV hybrid show car (pictured).“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/category/mitsubishi/ - Cached

2007 Detroit Auto Show: Clean Diesels are Coming - Features - Car and Driver January 2007 (#)

„Many are touting the Chevrolet Volt plug-in electric-car concept as the star of the Detroit auto show, and a much-needed answer to future fossil-fuel woes. And yes, the technology is sound and the concept is promising, but in the near-term the cost of the massive lithium-ion battery is far too expensive to make the Volt a production reality.“

http://www.caranddriver.com/features/.../ 2007-detroit-auto-show-clean-diesels-are-coming.html - Cached

Mitsubishi to Introduce Another In-Wheel Electric Concept (#)

„Years ago, I penned an electric car design with 1 motor per wheel fed through cv joints for exactly the reasons already stated. I agree with everyone that the choice is between simplicity (no additional moving parts beyond an axle) and conventional (cv joints with reduced unsprung wt.). This idea is about innovation.“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/02/ mitsubishi_to_i.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2006/02/06

Tesla Roadster - RSportsCars.com (#)

„The first performance electric car manufactured by Tesla Motors, the high-performance, zero-emissions Tesla Roadster, was unveiled in 2006 before a throng of well-wishers, car buffs, and potential customers during Tesla Motors's "Signature One Hundred" event at Barker Hangar.“

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

Plug-in Priority - AutoWeek (#)

„"Certainly, with the cost of carrying around a full electric powertrain and the cost of carrying around a fully capable EV battery, it is a very expensive proposition," Tom Watson, Ford's manager of hybrid propulsion systems, told Automotive News in an interview earlier this year.“

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20061204/free/.../ 1064 - Cached

Hybrid Mini offers 640 hp, 0-60 in 4.5 seconds (#)

„I've seen it. It is not a hybrid, but an all-electric car which uses a very small (250cc) petrol engine to charge the batteries when needed. The in-wheel motors (they're why the wheels stick out) are driven purely by the battery, which is also charged through regenerative braking.“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/07/21/.../ - Cached

Altair Nanotechnologies Receives Initial Order for Electric Car Batteries; Teams with Phoenix Motorcars and Boshart Engineering to Test EVs (updated) (#)

„Altair Nanotechnologies Receives Initial Order for Electric Car Batteries; Teams with Phoenix Motorcars and Boshart Engineering to Test EVs: Altair Nanotechnologies has developed a very interesting looking lithium battery that offers very fast recharge an [Read More] “

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

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2006/07/05

2006 Paris Motor Show (#)

„The car's top speed is 250kph but at 50kph its fuel consumption is 6.5 liters per 100km and its CO2 emissions are 174 grams per kilometer, says Citroen. At low speeds, the car's electric motors can move the car, resulting in zero emissions.“

http://www.autonews.com/files/2006_paris/citroen/cmetisse/pages/ 01.htm - Cached

The heat is on - Automotive News (#)

„Though no believer in global warming, Lutz has become a booster of GM's program for a plug-in electric car whose battery is charged by an electrical socket or a small gasoline motor. At the Detroit auto show, the Chevrolet Volt concept got a lot of good publicity.“

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20070205/free/.../ 1127 - Cached

Ford Announces Hydrogen-Electric Plug-in Hybrid Drive and Airstream Concept (#)

„But progress is happening. That whole WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR debate is a Hollywood invention which is full of half thruths and made up facts. But if it has a positive impact on our future transportation needs, good. Otherwise its just fluff that should be easily overlooked.“

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

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2007/01/07

Autoblog (#)

„It's V-Day, so you just might have to decide today. Loving and fighting have been the domain of electric vehicles since they were introduced 100 years ago, and gender has played a huge role in the electric car world. Read all about it at AutoblogGreen.“

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

Chevy Volt receives unexpected fanfare (#)

„Biggest issue is that a battery has not yet been developed that will work cost effectively. Honda also has stated they have an electric car project going but it will cost over $80k. Not exactly something folks will buy.“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2007/01/19/.../ - Cached

Audi R-Zero electric sports car - Autoblog (#)

„People, the i-robot car drove on 4 orbs, and had a traditional interior cabin. this one is an electric car concept design with a very unique architecture.“

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/06/23/audi-r-zero-electric-sports-car/ - Cached

No Synergy for Automotive Ecology - AutoWeek (#)

„GM is a major proponent of E85. It also has unveiled a concept vehicle, the Chevrolet Volt, that would be a plug-in electric car equipped with a small engine to recharge batteries.“

http://autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20070201/free/70131001/ 1508 - Cached

Tesla Wants Sedan, Crossover? - The Car Connection (#)

„digg_title ='Tesla Wants Sedan, Crossover?'; digg_bodytext ='Electric car company looking at next steps.'; digg_topic ='business_finance'; digg_skin ='compact';“

http://www.thecarconnection.com/auto_news/.../ tesla_wants_sedan_crossover.s196.a11732.html - Cached

Green limo line at Oscars gets longer and sexier (#)

„By Mary Milliken HOLLYWOOD, Feb 21 (Reuters) - From a plug-in hybrid car to the sexy electric Tesla Roadster, celebrities wanting to make a green statement“

http://subscribers.wardsauto.com/newswire/reuters/.../ - Cached

just-auto.com News & Comment Archive (#)

„US: ZAP confirms Crossover Electric Car based on Lotus APX  (REG)“

http://www.just-auto.com/ articlearchive.aspx?sectorid=2048 - Cached

PODCAST: The Popular Mechanics Show (Season 2), Breakthrough Awards - Popular Mechanics (#)

„The Charger: Tesla Motors' Revolutionary Electric Car “

http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/science_news/ 4199534.html - Cached

 

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Posted at March 7, 2007 03:38 PM