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How to Make Money Out of Electric Vehicles

Guest — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:22:08 +0000

By Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman, IDTechEx Contrary to popular understanding, people have been making money out of electric vehicles for over 110 years. Unfortunately there have also been bankruptcies in the electric vehicle business in most of those years. The primary difference lies in market positioning not brilliant inventions, working long hours, automation of [...]

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Wireless Power Transmission for Consumer Electronics and Electric Vehicles

Guest — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 03:31:11 +0000

By Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman, IDTechEx Over the next decade, the most vibrant Wireless Power Transmission (WPT) markets will be the contactless charging of portable and mobile equipment, in particular consumer electronics and electric vehicles. This is the focus of a new IDTechEx report, “Wireless Power Transmission for Consumer Electronics and Electric Vehicles 2012-2022″ www.IDTechEx.com/WPT. [...]

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Volvo Plug In Hybrid Updates

Grace — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:48:42 +0000

Last 2008, green advocates were excited when Volkswagen unveiled the Golf diesel hybrid but it proved to be too expensive to be mass-produced. Supporters are still hoping that the time would come when a diesel engine can be combined with a plug-in hybrid drive.

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IEEE Electric Vehicle Conference Seeks Technical Papers

Guest — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 01:05:48 +0000

WASHINGTON (18 July 2011) — IEEE International Electric Vehicle Conference (IEVC) organizers are seeking technical papers on the technology, standards and engineering of electric vehicles. Accepted papers will be presented during the inaugural conference, 4-8 March 2012, at TD Convention Center in Greenville, S.C. They will also be published in conference proceedings and available [...]

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Future of Hybrid Cars

Grace — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:42:52 +0000

Hybrid car is the future of the automotive industry. Car designers are looking for ways to improve the fuel efficiency of cars and they turn to hybrid technology for their answers.

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3 Types of Hybrid Cars

Grace — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:05:28 +0000

A hybrid car is car that has two or more energy storage systems that are used to provide propulsion power. There are various types of hybrid cars available in the market today and this cause a lot of confusion.

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New E-Mobility Event is Better for Component Suppliers

Guest — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:55:19 +0000

At this uniquely useful event, there are associations representing many manufacturers of e-mobility including the Bulgarian Electric Vehicle Association and the Light Electric Vehicle Association, which has global reach. There are visits to the Mercedes Museum, Daimler AG production line and the E-Mobility Centre and Tesla test drives.

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Chevy Volt to be made in Solar Powered Factory

Grace — Sun, 29 May 2011 19:11:52 +0000

The Chevy Volt has been named as the 2011 Motor Trend Car of the Year. This is one of the most prestigious rewards given in the auto industry. It goes to show that electric cars have become mainstream and widely accepted.

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Electric Vehicles for Military, Security & Police 2011-2021

Megan — Tue, 17 May 2011 22:28:13 +0000

This unique report makes sense of the bewildering variety of electric vehicles used and about to be used for military, security and police purposes, whether hybrid or pure electric. Huge numbers of micro and nanobots will be deployed for surveillance and other military tasks making countermeasures almost impossible.

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Electromobility has a New Key Enabling Technology

Guest — Sat, 14 May 2011 08:16:23 +0000

By Dr Harry Zervos, Technical Analyst, IDTechEx Foreign manufacturers of electric cars in China can own only minority shares and they must surrender intellectual property on at least one of what the government considers to be the three key enabling technologies for e-mobility. These are batteries, motors and control electronics. In exchange, foreigners gain [...]

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