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:...
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...
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...
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...
... 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,...
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...
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...
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...
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%...
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...
One of the groups were talking about electric trucking and the feasibility, sounded feasable. They are already converting large trucks to electric, you know...
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 ...
There is a responsible Rv about to be manufactured, its expensive however if some additional capital capacity was injected to increase production then I...
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...
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...
Thank goodness I dont own a RV business, however IÂ do operate a dealer website. I see there being many changes in this business, I don't think it will go away...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...