... Thank you kindly for posting this message; I find it such a clear explanation of the energetics of LH2, that perhaps even politicians could understand it. ...
Hello, I have been away for a while because of the birth of my daughter Louise on the 25 May. She is really cute and makes me a dad for the first time. She...
Actually I'm not really against hydrogen as a means of energy storage; However, the energy cost of producing hydrogen is so huge, that oil needs to be about...
... [snip] ... store / yield ... ultracap ... chemical ... dense than ... [snip] I'm not holding my breath on buckyball breakthroughs, but a Japanese JV claims...
We don't know what it's going to be possible to obtain, but for the Bay Area-based PRIUS+ conversion project, it looks like these batteries are possible...
http://evworld.com/view.cfm?section=article&storyid=703 Jun 05, 2004 The Hybrid Battery Race Is On By Bill Moore Exclusive report from the opening of the...
Microchip manufacturer Intel has teamed up with a startup company called Zinc Matrix Power (ZMP) to develop rechargeable batteries based on Zinc Oxide, in the...
... which, ... especially ... about ... Our firm has done extensive development testing of the Sanyo batteries for the Escape. There does not appear to be any...
[I was told about this article by a friend who is trying to talk me out of getting a hybrid. Thoughts?] Drivers upset as hybrids fall short on fuel economy ...
Mileage with hybrids s more sensitive to driver actions than std cars (their lousy no mater what) I own a 02 Prius and I beat the EPA figures unless I drive...
Nothing new here, but the first time I've seen it in print. http://pressroom.toyota.com/photo_library/display_release.html?id=20040623 Hybrid Hype? Fact and...
... This isn't what at least two people on the toyota-prius group have reported. Two of them had "unknown electrical event"s at around 100K miles; one of them...
If the inverter failed, and let the battery run all the way down, the battery cannot be blamed for the failure. I guess the definition of "wear and tear" is...
... More like saying it only has 1/33 of a gallon tank, 0.03gal. Of which you only get to use 40% or 0.012 gal. Ironically such little "fuel" will take you a...
... A lot of the current power generation is filthy. If we AVERAGE all current power production (coal, hydro, nuclear, etc.) how does the current average come...
... I love the phrase that makes this point: "electric cars are the only vehicles that can get cleaner as they get older" (if the grid power emissions get...
A topic that hasn't been tossed around regarding the potential advantages of a plug-hybrid is what happens in the event of another oil embargo or other world...
http://www.ovonic.com/news_events/5_2_press_releases/20040707.htm Well, not that BEV's are out of the picture, texico/ovonics has settled in order to advance...
The settlement is binding Panasonic to Ovonics. There is also a secret agreament part that is involved. Actually this settlement is close to the worst case...
This point of view on the settlement is different from the somewhat rosier picture I've seen elsewhere. Especially with Sanyo and the Hitachi consortium coming...
Heard the add for the Ford hybrid on the radio yesterday. They are singing a different tune then Toyota. “runs on electric or gas motor” or something to...
... S ... Chevron. Or it could be the worse thing that can happen if there is not sufficient testing of the Li-ion battery. The last reports I have seen is...
There are all sorts of fire-resistant Lithium's comming out. Their power density is getting better, and their energy density is already far better than NiMH,...
... This is nothing new, Hybrid Powertrain, NOT Hybrid Fueled. ... About the same, unless Ford gets a grip and adds this $100 feature themselves. . .oO( But I...
With all that's happened recently, I think there's even more of a big-picture cause for urgency on PHEVs. Hybrids and the promise of green hydrogen don't do...
Hmm... with current technology Li-Ions, the limited power density would easily yield plug-in hybrids. In order to get decent power ratings, you currently have...
Felix, you are absolutely correct. P-HEVs and BEVs should be a national security priority. The auto industry is crawling toward the day when they offer...
