The Volt is a nice teaser. If GM was truly serious about a hybrid vehicle why not make it a light truck? Like the basis for the GM & Chevie pickups and small...
GM to make Volt electric car in 2010 according to Union Contract(Oct. 1) - USAToday - General Motors plans to manufacture the Chevrolet Volt electric car in...
In Europe and in particular in Britain, a couple of manufacturers are building all-electric delivery trucks. The market there is helped along by London's...
Formula 1, will finally start to allow hybrid systems in the cars. Although, it will only be a slow start in 2010, it is a positive news to help develop higher...
I have been lurking here reading about how GM was not serious about building the Volt. I was getting ready to breakout the tin foil hat when I happened upon...
You don't need to make a direct donation of dollars to support GM. You can also simply accept to lend money while nobody else would, or at a rate nobody else...
Hi khl, I agree to most what you are saying, in particular the outlook, but color me optimistic. In case you want to know the relation between (essential...
If GM were serious about the VOLT, it could use NiMH batteries. NiMH are perfect for serial plug-in hybrids; it's possible gm is just butt-head ignorant? A...
GM is controlled by funds that hold a LOT more money in OIL COMPANY STOCK. I looked into this, and just pose the question: if you owned $400B in oil company...
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) study show the benefits of the PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric...
Hi Everyone, We are UC Berkeley students doing a project related to a new technology for charging electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. We wanted to get some ...
... just butt-head ignorant? ... 150 in a pinch, weighs 900 lbs. That's the same pack that takes my heavier Toyota RAV4-EV the same distance. ... Panasonic...
Any comments on the 2 mode hybrids from GM that will be available in showrooms in Dec.? They both contain 300V. NiMH battery packs, but I am unable to find out...
A good idea, but I didn't get to your survey, I got to the Survey Monkey site rather than to your survey. Thanks, I had been intending to go there sometime,...
1. They are cobasys. 2. There will be a higher initial cost for the hybrids, perhaps $10K. 3. The mpg savings are miniscule, perhaps 20 mpg in the city without...
The Panasonic-Toyota EV-95, nominal 95 A/H, actual was over 105 at the end, was last made in 2002. The EV-95 is composed of 10 1.2v (nominal, actual is 1.45...
... Chevron won't let anyone build NiMH batteries larger than about a "D" cell. This makes using them in cars less attractive. ... You are seriously...
Several articles have stated the 300V pack is from Cobasys. I have no comment on the SUVs themselves. I hope they do well, but GM always makes me nervous....
... GM is not "controlled" by anyone. GM common stock is scattered between thousands of funds and millions of individual investors. Funds vote according to ISS...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071010/tc_nm/china_lead_bicycles_dc_2;_ylt =AtshEBc9Aeo0Ws8qaGahWnkE1vAI I knew e-bikes were big in China, but wow!. Lead-acid...
... a load. ... legitimate contractors might buy it for PR purposes, but can't justify the additional up-front cost. ... really off-road, those types usually...
Latest news about EEStor and Zenn - Grist - Bill Williams is the California sales director for Zenn Motor Co., maker of neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs)....
Great new book promoting PHEV, "Freedom from Oil", by David Sandalow. Endorsed by Al Gore: "When David Sandalow writes about energy and the environment, we...
According to the last news from BYD Automobile Company, they could be the first to launch a Plug-in Hybrid on the market; the F6DM more precisely. If they do,...
Aftermarket lithium-ion battery pack squeezes 150 MPG from a Toyota Prius - Made by Hymotion and A123 Systems - the same folks that brought you the batteries...
I find this very amusing. This guys have been saying "we're almost there" for years now, and they keep doing promises, and people still believe... Now what I...
Jim Baber -CA- <mailto: jim@...> My interests are renewable energy, P H E V vehicles, COPD, and the environment. My comments are interspersed in this...
Hybrid Hummer!(60 MPG and 0-60 in 5 seconds)(Oct. 24) - Autoblog Green - Johnathan Goodwin is the patron saint of green cars. Last April, John was the guy...
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