http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/article/41889.html Toshiba Puts Nano-Material into Fast-Charging Battery By Susan B. Shor www.TechNewsWorld.com Part of the...
There is only one transportation alternative relevant to this discussion that is less expensive than petroleum. Most people don’t realize it, but electric...
Thanks to long efforts by so many auto industry professionals, engineers, environmentalists, entrepreneurs, electric and hybrid vehicle drivers, alternate fuel...
I think a big motivation for people to buy grid-powered cars is that they want to reduce greenhouse gas emission. So I think it's important that the relative...
In response to a comment by an individual interviewed in the NY Times story that "coal is more polluting than gasoline," we've added a new section at ...
So, I got to wondering, what would it take to build a new Li hybrid pack with the power and capacity of existing NiMH packs? The Insight has a 120 cell...
... Would there be any advantage to having separate battery packs, one designed to provide power when needed in bursts, and the other to provide storage for...
... Would there be any advantage to having separate battery packs, one designed to provide power when needed in bursts, and the other to provide storage for...
... Actually, as you can see from the numbers above, the new toshiba cells will be capable of doing both tasks very well. Simply replacing the current NiMH...
Following is a list of accomplishments by the main players in the PHEV "Community" in the past four months. (It doesn't include milestones in the "Heavy Duty"...
The just announced ability to charge Li-Ion 80% in 1 minute allows Electric Cars to have ***unlimited range***. You can drive ~250 miles, and then recharge ...
Honda's Hybrid Strategy Smarter Than Toyota's? By pricing the new Honda Accord Hybrid so high that most people won't be able to afford it, they avoid the...
Hello all: I would be interested in knowing how many cars can be charged at night at both one time and/or spread evenly throughout the nighttime period ...
Honda Makes Hybrids Simple Honda's gasoline-electric Accord uses complex technology, but don't worry - it runs almost like a standard sedan. Wed 06-Apr-2005...
Hello, This new break-through is indeed interesting but to PHEV it is a bit of an overshoot. The actual demand for an PHEV is not fast charge but high energy ...
We've been promised lots of things that never happened, I'm still waiting for jet-packs. I don't know what 7-11 is, but yes it's very exciting in that it...
No one has a clue about stuff that hasn’t happened with products that have not been released. Lets go for it and then see what happens. We know we can’t...
"Am I the only one excited about this break-through?" Hell no Troy. Many are stoked about its potential. We need to keep up on it and see where it goes. We...
No, you're not the only one.... I'll be the first to buy 8 of whatever device these end up in. I've got 8lbs of Li-ion on my scooter (10Ah and 10miles) and I'm...
That's the ironic thing about it, now that the batteries are capable of recharging in one minute, and there is standardized grid services capable of comming...
I tried to answer this question in a very simple way. Take a typical energy usage curve for one summertime day, which you can get from the Cal ISO website. ...
snip As part of Altair's development of the electrode materials it has produced several batches of the lithium titanate spinel electrode material. This...
CalCars Technology Lead Ron Gremban, the original PRIUS+ vehicle and I will be in Palo Alto Saturday: On April 16, 2005, we will present the first PRIUS+ at...
Detroit Spins Its Wheels While Hybrid Vehicles Sales Soar Some five years after the first hybrids were introduced, Japan is about to take a 6-to-1 lead over...
... Even with 1 million BEVs, I suspect that's still far, far less than the peak day demand produced by offices & industry. It'd be interesting to see a...
... 7-11 = Turkey Hill = Wawa = Enron = the tiny convenience store at the gas station The only people re-fueling during "peak time" would be those going for...
To further the irony, the Bush administration could actually benefit from ramped up EV production NOW. Because this would (concievably) cause an increase in...
Caution: a fast charge battery is wonderful, however, remember one is limited by the voltage and amps (watts) that can be gotten out of your power plug. A ...
I won't even attempt to give you exact numbers, but I will tell you that we're not drawing 400V/200A to charge EVs... at least not today's typical EVs. When my...
