NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--12/26/2003-- American Superconductor, IBM and DaimlerChrysler amongst the winners for 2004; Losers Include General Motors, Microsoft...
Great New Year's gift http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/publicfeature/jan04/0104intro.html IEEE SPECTRUM Jan 4, 2004 COVER STORY: SPECIAL REPORT: 2004...
For the "green" among us......like Linda! ;-) Resolve to Be Cleaner and Greener in 2004 Green Mountain Energy Company Campaign Highlights Powerful Choices ...
Wonderful news. Thanks so much for posting it here so we can all get a look. That’s the best part of online groups and your contribution is a great kick off...
Interesting, according to Glenn Zorpette's article, Mercedes seems to have read every topic we discussed on this group. This said, i still don't trust Mercedes...
I'm delighted that the article reinforces the point that PHEVs are the logical bridging strategy to fuel cell vehicles (if and when they are practical). My...
TRANSPORTATION Winner: Superconductors On The High Seas By Elizabeth A. Bretz **Loser: General Motors On The Hy-wire** By Tekla S. Perry Holy Grail: Hypersonic...
This is great news going into 2004. I look forward to learning how the project moves along and am very grateful to the principals and their sponsors for...
One thing that may not be clear is that it seems only two of these vehicles are being built as prototypes. That's a far cry from going into production with...
In response to this question (and others about expectations for production vehicles), I can't say any more than what I tried to say precisely in my ... and ......
... Correcting myself: that should be three vehicles, not two. Still not exactly production and neither would be a few hundred. That said, the more the...
What a great day ! Spirit is on Mars ! In more it appears the spirit battery is an evolved Lithium-ion one. So, not only does that project achieve a fantastic...
The fact that Daimler Chrysler has announced a test plug in vehicle is very important. True, it’s not a production vehicle and true, they have a long way to...
Thanks for the heads up on those two vehicles! I wish they were gonna be available in time for me but my lease is up on my current vehicle at the end of this...
For those who missed it, EV World covered the book, Power to the People by Vijay Vaitheeswaran http://evworld.com/view.cfm?section=article&storyid=614 ...
It's so rare to see a mention in the consumer press http://www.startribune.com/stories/1519/4308754.html (I go back a long way with David and talked about them...
Hi Felix, This article from David Morris is really excelent. He has caught the very essence of ideas this group is based upon. Making gridable hybrids and...
Wayne has given some interesting info on the 2004 group that gives indications on the addition of an extra battery in the 2004 Prius. It is a lead battery that...
Another data point for the group to ponder... www.L3research.com The site is new and under construction, but the video content tells a good story. The...
... Hello, I noticed the above sentence, and I was curious what the word "reactivate" means? Is a pure EV mode an option for the Japanese Prius, that has been...
... Yes, that is the general consensus. Europe too gets an EV mode button in their Priuses, for example for use in city centers and villages where Internal...
Don't forget Government. Their cut of a gallon of gasoline is pretty well up there, is labeled road taxes, sales taxes, etc., and is 100% profit. Bob ... ...
... Sorry, but I find this "50%" statistic difficult to believe. Greenercars.org rates EV1 and Prius virtually equal in energy efficiency/pollution....
... is very important. True, it's not a production vehicle and true, they have a long way to catch up to Toyota. It's also a diesel and a van There's nothing...
My understanding is that it provides up to 1km at 35mph, and the Federal Highway Administration (remember that word, highways) as well as Toyota jointly nixed...