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USA: Obama on Energy and PHEV USA: IEEE on Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles (PHEVs) Nov 13, 2008 Toyota Prius III web site is up (unveil in about 2 months!) Europe:...
db_lo
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Nov 12, 2008
3:24 pm
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Does anyone know about the possiblity of electric power for RV's? I am in the RV business and it is becoming dinosaur technology with the gas and diesel...
Jeff Agans
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Nov 19, 2008
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3483
Why not combine easy to install "peel and stick" flexible solar laminates from Unisolar, combined with battery back-up, and LED lighting, to at least take care...
Delbert Kroupa
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Nov 19, 2008
3:17 pm
3484
Hi Jeff, Sure. Are you talking about the propulsion or the power on site while parked? One other question: do you know of a RV that can go 40 or more miles on...
Cor van de Water
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Nov 19, 2008
8:18 pm
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... From a viewpoint of building gridable hybrids, (which is where most of us are coming from), an RV is probably the worst possible starting point - weight,...
Fred Cisin
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Nov 21, 2008
12:51 pm
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You are right, they are bricks and heavy. The industry is really hurting right now, and I was hoping there would be someone coming out with a hybrid, or an...
Jeff Agans
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Nov 21, 2008
12:52 pm
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Cor I didnt read down to the bottom. You sound very knowledgable. I've spent 27 years in this business and hage to see if suffer so. No one that I know of is...
Jeff Agans
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Nov 21, 2008
12:52 pm
3488
Hello, Stangely enough, there's very good news regarding Detroit that hasn't turned up on the radar screen of the media yet. I'd appreciate your forward role...
Emil Möller
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Nov 21, 2008
12:53 pm
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Jeff - The Aussies have a 450kW electric differential they are using in 40 Ton (80,000 lb.) trucks in a serial hybrid configuration.  they are reporting 200%...
William Dryden
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Nov 21, 2008
4:18 pm
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Hi Jeff, Electric propulsion is such old technology (actually older than the gasoline engine) that it is not a question if it is possible. Electric has so much...
Cor van de Water
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Nov 23, 2008
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3491
One of the groups were talking about electric trucking and the feasibility, sounded feasable. They are already converting large trucks to electric, you know...
blackhorse_one
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Nov 24, 2008
2:07 pm
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Hi Jeff, My advice would be to sell the RV business as soon as possible while gas is low again. You are right when you called them dinosaurs. There is ...
chrisp6869
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Nov 24, 2008
2:18 pm
3493
There is a responsible Rv about to be manufactured, its expensive however if some additional capital capacity was injected to increase production then I...
helpinghander
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Nov 24, 2008
2:18 pm
3494
What about making the GM PAD for real ? http://www.gizmag.com/go/4914/ ... miles on ... motors ... on5...
priusmaniac
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Nov 24, 2008
2:34 pm
3495
I googled aerodynamic rv.....many pages to look at. I liked this guys ideas ...
blackhorse_one
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Nov 26, 2008
10:12 am
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Allison might go out of business if we don't get something like that here in the US. The Rv industry is really suffering. It would seem that some of the big...
Jeff Agans
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Nov 26, 2008
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Don't forget that most RVs have generators that can charge the batteries going down the road. There is a new fuel cell generator out that uses a gallon of gas...
Jeff Agans
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Nov 26, 2008
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Thank goodness I dont own a RV business, however I do operate a dealer website. I see there being many changes in this business, I don't think it will go away...
Jeff Agans
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Nov 26, 2008
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3499
I've heard about the various after-market battery additions a Prius owner can get, but my question is: Would it make sense to install just enough (Maxwell...
oldpecan
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Dec 8, 2008
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Here is a good article resuming the situation of the big 3. http://blog.silive.com/sinotebook/2008/12/have_the_big_3_automakers_come\ .html ...
priusmaniac
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Dec 8, 2008
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Their is a quiet trivial opinion from Michael Moore about the GM bailout plan that can be read on this article: ...
priusmaniac
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Dec 8, 2008
2:29 pm
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I think that we let them go bankrupt. They file for Chapter 11 reorganization and part of the reorganization is to replace the CEO's with business smart people...
Jeff Agans
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Dec 10, 2008
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3503
The Chinese company BYD has started selling the Plug-in F3DM in China. More details in this article: ...
priusmaniac
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Dec 17, 2008
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Any links for using solar to power your vehicle ? Would like to use solar to power the battery at the house . First time post....
andrew cutter
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Dec 26, 2008
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Hopefully you have a night job, if not the only time you will be charging the battery is on the weekends. You will need to understand how much power your...
chrisp6869
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Dec 29, 2008
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3506
Hello, There are two possibilities to charge your car with solar power. Either you charge it directly like in this Toyota video ...
priusmaniac
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Dec 29, 2008
9:53 am
3507
The third option is to use an array at home to charge storage batteries that are then used to charge the car at night. Laboriously tapped out on a phone...
Ron Hansen
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Dec 29, 2008
3:15 pm
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Well, you can store in house based batteries but that is double cost except if you also use them as UPS. Unfortunately, to be interesting, and in part...
priusmaniac
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Dec 29, 2008
3:43 pm
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I'm currently looking at the new jeep if it ever comes out that uses a battery for extra miles. What size solar panel would the group recommend. I want solar...
andrew cutter
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Jan 2, 2009
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You know for sure what you pay for daytime electricity so, as a conservative guess, try to produce what you consume, so you don't end up disappointed by what...
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