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Plug in vehicles in Motor City

The Business of Plugging In conference in Detroit brought together about a dozen types of electric vehicles. by CNET News.com

Tags: Electric Vehicle, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-10-22

Smart Planet: Electric vehicle charging stations, the new gas pump?

Electricity powered cars: NOT environmentally friendlyIt costs more (=takes up more resources) to set up and maintain the electricity infrastructure and to produce the electricity, than to use normal gas.Same goes for the electric car. You have to look at the whole lifecycle concept, which also includes design and manufacturing...

Tags: car, electric vehicle

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

Smart Planet: Electric vehicle charging stations, the new gas pump?

President Obama predicts there will be 1 million electric vehicles on the road by 2015. But what will the infrastructure look like to run these vehicles? Coulomb Technologies CEO Richard Lowenthal is building new network charging stations for electric vehicles and demonstrates how users will be able to one day...

Tags: Electric Vehicle, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-01

"Bravo!" says Brammo. The hope for equal treatment under the law.

The electric motorcycle industry has gotten a nice assist. The House of Representatives voted to give them equal status with car makers when it comes to government loan for electric vehicle development. The new language is contained in Advanced Vehicle Technology Act and passed the House recently. ...

Tags: Electric Vehicle, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Industry, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-09-21

Smart grid report from Lexington Institute explores benefits, pitfalls

Chances are you've heard plenty from people like me about the smart grid, which is being funded generously as part of the economic stimulus package. But WHY exactly is the smart grid important? Answering that question is the focus of a new report that was published in August 2009 by...

Tags: Benefit, Electric Vehicle, Grid, Chances, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-09-02

Electric vehicle grants

The feds are giving money to over four dozens industrial and research operations connected with the development of electric cars in the U.S. The total grants are nearly $2.5 billion. This is not like we have a major national commitment to electric cars. The $2.5 billion is...

Tags: Car, Electric Car, Grant, Battery, Electric Vehicle, Engineering, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-13

Best Buy does a wheelie

Best Buy has long been known for retailing electronics, mostly appliance-sized or smaller. Now they're hitting the road, or they're selling road-worthy products. Electric cars and scooters. Best Buy's been hurt by the recession, but has already outlived its defunct competitor, Circuit City. The newest electric...

Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Electronics, Electric Vehicle, Brammo, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-07-06

Hybrids to increase market share, but...

Hybrids to increase market share, but...Pretty glacial statements . . .Pretty cold language around here. Why the scare quotes around re-tool? Why the talk about hidden agendas again?Do you just hate them because they exist or something? Is there [b]any[/b] way they could earn your trust?Now that they're finally turning...

Tags: Engineering, Telecom & Utilities, battery, X-REV, hybrid, car, electric vehicle

Discussion threads 2009-05-31

If green is the new black, then 100 MPG is new green

Images of the IDEA, plug-in utility vehicle. Courtesy Bright Automotive. And today a car rolled into the heart of the beast, right up to Capitol Hill amidst all that government posturing and power. And this car's makers say THIS IS THE FIRST 100 MPG CAR...

Tags: Fuel Cell, Car, Indiana, Solar Energy, Electric Vehicle, Plug-in, Bright Automotive, Envision Solar, Fuel Cells, Emerging Technologies, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-04-21

More U.S. tax credits for more electric cars

Within the huge onion that is the new stiumlous/spending bill, there's a new layer of tax credits for electric vehicles. More credits than we've had before and now two and three-wheeel vehicles will possibly qualify though large trucks won't. If you're thinking of getting an electric vehicle this...

Tags: Car, Electric Car, Tax Credit, Electric Vehicle, Personal Finance, Taxes, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-02-21

(Photos: Electric vehicles, present and future)

(Photos: Electric vehicles, present and future)heavy trucksWhat an elegant engineering solution for a high-lift bucket- stabilization is always a prime safety concern, the heavy battery packs counterweight well...if only there was a way to lighten the weight for driving to decrease energy losses...gravity generator, anyone?

Tags: electric vehicle, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-12-09

Photos: Electric vehicles, present and future

While consumers wait for a mass-market electric auto, carmakers show off vehicles under development and those already being used. by CNET News.com

Tags: Electric Vehicle, Photograph, Manufacturing, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-12-05

A $1 billion plan for car-charging network

A $1 billion plan for car-charging networkAre you serious?Hybrid cars are only the first step in the process of moving toward alternative energy. If you seriously believe that we are going to be able to continue use gasoline, even in smaller quantities, then you might want to start paying...

Tags: apparatu, car-charging network, car, electric vehicle, linear distance, battery, network

Discussion threads 2008-11-21

(Mini E, electric vehicle)

(Mini E, electric vehicle)How about a true testThis proves what can be done. I just have a bug with the test program. It's asking you to pay $850 a month to be a beta tester for one year. At that price only celebrities or someone pretty well...

Tags: MINI-E, electric vehicle, car, electric car

Discussion threads 2008-11-21

SF Bay Area plugs in

The mayors of the San Francisco Bay Area's three largest cities gathered Thursday to announce their ambitious new initiatives to make the region the electric vehicle capital of the country. CNET's Kara Tsuboi has this report.

Tags: Electric Vehicle, News, kara tsuboi, gavin newsom, electric cars, hybrid cars, san jose, oakland, san francisco, green, environment

Videos 2008-11-21

Mini E, electric vehicle

BMW/Mini unveiled an all electric version of its Cooper, the Mini E. by CNET News.com

Tags: Cooper, Electric Vehicle, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-11-20

An order of fries and a tank of biodiesel to go. You and your car could feed from the same source.

An order of fries and a tank of biodiesel to go. You and your car could feed from the same source.biofuels are follyTheres three big things wrong with biofuels.1. Around the world in places like Malaysia, there has been a marked increase in removal of rainforest in order to...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, biodiesel, biofuel

Discussion threads 2008-04-10

(Photos: Electric vehicles you can buy right now)

(Photos: Electric vehicles you can buy right now)10 Million New Electrical Bike in China in 2007What else more need to be said? I am driving e bike everyday in China. It is available everywhere, Walmart etc. The main reason is price compared to automobile, around USD 120.

Tags: Electric Vehicles, photograph

Discussion threads 2007-09-04

In electric car stakes, it's Miles to go

In electric car stakes, it's Miles to gochinese , expensive , low range, unknown quality and service cost...Why would I need one?You can easily get 10 to 15$/100 miles with most gasoline cars.By the way, how many $/100 miles to charge the battery?What's the net gain?How much coal and oil...

Tags: Sales strategy, electric car, Tesla Roadster, electric vehicle, sedan, hydrogen, acceleration

Discussion threads 2007-08-10

AI behind smart car wheels

Scientists at the University of Portsmouth, UK, have developed an artificial intelligence system to build the world's first thinking car wheel. The steering wheels use microcomputers which perform 4,000 calculations per second and communicate with each other. Then the wheels use AI to learn as the car is being driven,...

Tags: Computers &, Internet, Energy &, Environment, Engineering &, Innovation

Blog posts 2007-06-18