The mail reason steel is still in such widespread use is that it's almost infinitely recyclable, can be welded, forged, and machined easily, and its properties...
Nice. But price is going to be an issue. If they overshoot on price because of their patents, it will remain a toy. If they settle for reasonable wholesale...
... We ... that ... purchase ... part ... It makes sense to do fleets at first. You can focus your marketing and dealer efforts to get maximum bang for the...
Just as a final piece of information on this, I did have the opportunity top speak with their Business Development director about this issue. He indicated that...
I agree, when I first saw the article, I sent an e-mail to HyMotion to inquire about the system. Subsequently, I received a reply saying that the system is not...
Hybrid or EV?... HYBRID TECHNOLOGIES INC. (NASD: OTCBB: HYBT) AND KOKAM SOUTH KOREA JOINTLY ANNOUNCE DEVELOPMENT OF 1000-MILE RANGE VEHICLE PROJECT. EXPANDED...
That's interesting thanks. One question that comes up and may not be easy to answer is the actual overall energy used by each material. It's got to take a heck...
I must act quickly to inform those interested that Carbon Fiber is easier to recycle then Steel. Using a process called Thermo De-Polymerization (TDP) you can...
Clearly an EV. Hybrid Technologies is just a company name (in this case a borderline fraudulent company). As far as I can tell Kokam is a non-fraudulent...
Look. They're not equipped to handle a gazillion requests from random geeks It's a smal company, leave them be. They don't have a communications department,...
My view is that this was worth the read. One thing that stood out is the road the respondent traveled in explaining the non-renewable present manufacturing of...
Ryan your desire to know more is my best asset. I delve into research to provide the answers most people never knew were there. Links to sites that explain and...
Adherent Technologies, Inc. is a leader in carbon fiber recycling: http://www.adherent-tech.com/composite_recycling.htm The most famous proponent of TDP is, of...
Going from Hydrogen to Methane allows a big increase in fuel density. 0.667 Kg/m³ instead of 0.090 Kg/m³. So Methane is already a much better energy storage...
This an interesting article on the history of the Prius. http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/17/news/companies/mostadmired_fortune_toyo ta/index.htm It shows that...
A nice read. One thing that stands out about Toyota's "targets" is that they were set higher than their technology at that time. Doesn't that make it easier...
GM has begun a big push on its E85 marketing program. I am a big believer in flex fuel vehicles, one of the reasons why I am an advocate of plug-in hybrids to...
It's been discussed before. We've seen through it. Malcolm _____ From: gridable-hybrids@yahoogroups.com [mailto:gridable-hybrids@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
Bob Lutz, gm's global design "guru", believes that the only use of hybrids is for PR purposes; Lutz does not understand that people want to buy gas-free cars...
Has anyone in a capacity to do business with these folks been able to call them and get a battery out of them? I realize they're big boys and not for the...
http://www.xprizefoundation.com/news/pr4_XPC_march6.asp?ndmViewId=news_view% 60%22wsId=20060306006080%60%22wsLang=en It does not mention Hybrids but it has...
Yes, Ethanol can also be produced from coal, if one really wants to do that. But then, it would not be renewable and actually, coal is a fantastic condensate...
Check out the comments by Satoshi Ogiso, current Chief Engineer of Prius. Very interesting. Click on "Ready To Go", then Philosophy, then Satoshi Ogiso. ...
Sounds like Toyota is coming painfully slowly to the idea of Electric plug-in cars. Katsuaki Watanabe stated that "eco-cars" should be desireable to drive, not...