Did anyone else here happen to see a TV show on the Discovery Channel last night about guys building an elec car? Along the lines of "American Hotrod" and...
My tivo recorded it for me. I haven't watched it yet. David Franklin Fleet Sales Manager Toyota / Scion of Hollywood Lincoln / Mercury of Hollywood 6000...
Not precisely what you're looking for, but check out http://www.maxwell.com/ultracapacitors/index.html as replacement for deep-discharge batteries and...
... That may be true. However, if we can delay the doom for awhile, many people will have happier lives. Our sons and daughters and their children will have...
The ultracaps might be relevant for adding a bit of extra oomph off of the line, (i.e. as a supplement to a battery or an engine or a fuel cell) but they are...
Ron Gremban, electrical engineer working with us on the PRIUS+ project, tends to agree with Murdoch... ... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Felix...
I responded a bit quickly. Since you are doing a hybrid which you want to be able to plug in for some EV-Only range (10 or 20 miles? I don't have the post in...
I wonder how many mobile fuelcells it would take to power an EV? Other Technology Mountain View, Calif. Portable Fuel Cell Maker PolyFuel Gets $18.4M In Third...
... You quote an article about methanol fuel cell technology for mobile devices. If a V has for its on-board energy store a tank of methanol, the most...
Excerpt: June 3, 2004 "Over the next few decades, most scientists believe that modest increases in temperature will produce net benefits for the U.S. As a...
I'm not sure, but I thought I understood Mage to be suggesting that, if only for the sake of a thought-experiment, it would be interesting to analyze. Fuel...
... I think cell phoners do indeed use Li-ion batteries. Certainly my camera does, and its battery has lasted very well, since December 2002. This may be...
The following is a 07/07/04 press release from Energy Conversion Devices, the parent of ECD Ovonic and the ChevronTexaco joint venture ("COBASYS") to produce...
Paul tells me that it is ok to distribute this very widely so that's what I'm doing with it. MM Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 15:31:02 -0800 Folks, There is a pretty...
Great to see this. As you say: "finally". I wonder why it took so long. I will always maintain some element of skepticism as to the exact and real details of...
Sad--- yes indeed, that better advanced batteries are not more widely available. But I really liked ACP's chutzpah and judgment in saying "Look, we're going...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the evworld group. File : /Motor Trend...
Mr. Riegert: I spoke with staff in our Zero-Emission Vehicle section about the potential value of your proposed project. They have cited two concerns in...
Dear Mr. Vincent, Valence Technology, Inc. is working closely with Phoenix Motorcars to implement a successful lithium-ion powered electric vehicle platform. I...
I have posted this information for discussion with the group about CARB's clear bias against entreprenuers, against BEV, and for hydrogen. This is especially...
Doug, Where did you hear of the degredation at 120K miles? I recently spoke to Robert Saunders, Director of Fleet Services at SCE, and he said they had a few...
... Motor ... I know this may not be that helpful, but I have been following New York State's recent rumblings about wanting to increase the state's use of...
This was the one I hadn't read when I made my last post, but it looks like you were ahead of me in working with Valence to have them communicate with CARB. A...
