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CNET: Businesses offer best path to money in smart grid

Webmaster — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:20:00 +0000

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AutoBlogGreen: AT&T agrees to buy at least two Ford Transit Connect Electric vans

Webmaster — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:03:00 +0000

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http://green.autoblog.com/2010/03/09/atandt-agrees-to-buy-at-least-two-ford-tran...

CNET: South Korean bus prototypes use road to recharge

Webmaster — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:02:15 +0000

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http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10465957-54.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GreenT...

AllCarsElectric: Audi Unveils A1 e-tron Minicar in Geneva

Webmaster — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:44:00 +0000

The unveiling of the Audi e-tron marked a change from the company that was unexpected. Audi had previously claimed that they had no interest in electric drive vehicles and would focus on efficient diesel and gasoline options. Well, the e-tron rolled out in concept form and then was confirmed for production, which indicated that Audi had changed…

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http://www.allcarselectric.com/blog/1043188_audi-unveils-a1-e-tron-minicar-in-ge...

EVCAST: EVcast #334: The Feedback Show on NiMH

Webmaster — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:16:46 +0000

This weeks show suffered some technical set backs. I managed to salvage the feedback to the last show. The show with Doug Korthof gave me a lot to talk about and to discuss, which I think in turn will bring in some more interesting discussion.

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http://www.evcast.com/members/evcast/blog/VIEW+00000001+00000360#00000360

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http://www.evcast.com/l1/evcast/appdata/blog/00000360.mp3 (22583715 bytes audio/mpeg)

YikeBike: Spanking the YikeBike

Webmaster — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:37:42 +0000

Thought we would share a video of some of the endurance testing the YikeBike is going through. We have put over 15,000 kms on the YikeBike and 16,000 stop/starts simulating years of use. The custom built test machines are designed to run 24 hours a day and replicate real life conditions as much as possible.

Gas2: Public Electric Car Charging Stations May Go Largely Unused

Webmaster — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:57:42 +0000

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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gas2/org/~3/O8g-Ko7Qepg/

AminorJourney: TWiE Episode 14

Webmaster — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:44:30 +0000

It’s terrible of me - but I’ve been lapse here on aminorjourney.com.
I’m re-jigging a few projects, but in the meantime, please do watch last week’s TWiE - which was a great episode. You can see the full selection of episodes at www.thisweekinenergy.tv.
In the meantime, please feel free to watch the episode below.

Gas2: Largest Container Ship Operator Pledges To Cut CO2 Emissions by 20%

Webmaster — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:51:07 +0000

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Gas2: Transonic Claims 75% Increase In Internal-Combustion Engine Fuel Efficiency

Webmaster — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:48:11 +0000

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Gas2: Audi Planning Electric “e-tron” Version of All-New A2

Webmaster — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:26:25 +0000

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RevengeOfTheEV: Porsche Goes Hybrid

Webmaster — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:17:39 +0000

918 Spyder is Porsche’s First Ever Plug In Hybrid Electric Car
(via Inhabitat)
From the post:

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http://revengeoftheelectriccar.com/porsche/

FunRunSun: Global Warming

Webmaster — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:03:13 +0000

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http://www.funruninthesun.org/blog/?p=153

Gas2: Car Buyers Want Green Cars To Be Better In Every Way

Webmaster — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:59:34 +0000

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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gas2/org/~3/mMh8a41DZEA/

CNET: Tuning the energy innovation engine at MIT

Webmaster — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:29:00 +0000

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CNET: Europe 'supergrid' hopefuls cast fate to wind

Webmaster — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:48:00 +0000

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http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10465354-54.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GreenT...

OilDrum: Offshore wind farm construction - more pictures

Webmaster — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:10:07 +0000

After showing you pictures of offshore wind turbine foundations in this story, I am pleased to be able to now post pictures of the above-the-water parts, before their installation at sea:

Left: nacelles with the hubs being installedRight: blades (45m long) stacked

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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/theoildrum/~3/n7QmfbvmiaY/6267

ElectricChronicles: Stuff I’ve Learned- Batteries

Webmaster — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:05:20 +0000

GM-Volt: GM Not Pulling Back on Voltec

Webmaster — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:18:50 +0000

The recent report that GM has cancelled the Cadillac Converj program, has led to some speculation that GM has revised its thinking of the value of the extended range electric or Voltec propulsion…

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AllCarsElectric: BMW To Lease 700 ActiveE Prototypes

Webmaster — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:09:00 +0000

I can see the long line forming already to be 1 of the 700 lucky individuals selected to lease BMWs latest electric vehicle. They came in droves trying to get a chance at the Mini E and the same thing is sure to happen again. How do tens of thousands of people get narrowed down and selected for just 700 vehicles?BMW officially announced that the…

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http://www.allcarselectric.com/blog/1043139_bmw-to-lease-700-activee-prototypes

AllCarsElectric: Lutz To Retire Again?

Webmaster — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0000

Here we go again. It seems like just awhile back we wrote an article bidding Bob Lutz farewell. Oh wait, we did write an article wishing our goodbyes. Well as you all likely know, Mr. Lutz returned after a short hiatus to help out the then struggling GM get back on its feet. Now, we considering writing another piece wishing him farewell yet…

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http://www.allcarselectric.com/blog/1043177_lutz-to-retire-again

ExperimentalEV: A Careful Balancing Act

Webmaster — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:21:14 +0000

Linking multiple Lithium battery cells in a series fashion can cause some problems with un-even cell charging. Each individual battery cell is supposed to be at 3.6 volts, although the charger is only charging until the entire pack (24 individual cells in my case) reaches a peak voltage of 86.4 volts (3.6 volts x 24 cells = 86.4 volts).
Unfortunately the charger has no idea if some cells are at 4.1 volts and some are at 2.8 volts. In other words, the charger only cares about the total pack voltage, not individual cell voltage.

CarsWithCords: This week in batteries (TWIB): Pull the plug. Your battery will thank you.

Webmaster — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:39:34 +0000

This week in batteries (TWIB): Pull the plug. Your battery will thank you.: “By 2 AM you have a fully charged battery. If you leave your house at 8:00 AM, your battery is going to be sitting at 4.2V for 6 hours in any 24 hour period. This is not going to be good for the battery. It gets worse if you decide to bump the amp/volts on your house to charge it faster.

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http://carswithcords.blogspot.com/2010/03/this-week-in-batteries-twib-pull-plug....

CivicConversion: Warm Weather Fun

Webmaster — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:43:00 +0000

I have collected so much data and done so more research on my batteries that I could write a paper. Wait, I am….

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http://civicity.blogspot.com/2010/03/warm-weather-fun.html

EVCAST: EVcast #335 Expletives not included!

Webmaster — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:18:19 +0000

[1:29:30]
Join Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield, Chelsea Sexton and Robert Llewellyn as they discuss the week’s EV News, including a round-up from the Geneva Motorshow. Shownotes at www.evcast.com This show is sponsored by the folks at www.evcarco.com

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GM-Volt: Study Questions Importance of Range Anxiety to EV Drivers

Webmaster — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:11:21 +0000

GM has placed a one billion dollar bet that range anxiety is important. The Chevy Volt was designed and engineered to allow drivers to do most of their daily driving on electricity but to have the…

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AllCarsElectric: 466 Million Electric Motorcycles By 2016?

Webmaster — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:55:00 +0000

Electric vehicles are coming and they will come in all shapes and sizes. From vehicles with the traditional 4 wheel setup, down to trikes, and even two wheel vehicles, there will truly be an EV for everyone soon. How many EVs can we expect?A recent study in the two wheel category predicts that we will see 466 million electric powered two…

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Webmaster — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:55:01 +0000

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CivicConversion: Zoom Zoom

Webmaster — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:13:00 +0000

I have fixed my issue with my batteries heaters, I just replaced the +5v regulator with one that works from -40C to 90C. My batteries now maintain a solid 76F, and they only cycle on for 30 minutes every 4-5 hours at night, and don’t turn on at all during the sunny days.

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http://civicity.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-have-fixed-my-issue-with-my-batteries.htm...

AutoBlogGreen: Bollore and Pininfarina target fall 2010 launch for Bluecar EV

Webmaster — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:20:00 +0000

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http://green.autoblog.com/2010/03/06/bollore-and-pininfarina-target-fall-2010-la...

CNET: Will 'fun factor' or mandates drive electric car sales?

Webmaster — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:56:00 +0000

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AutoBlogGreen: Report: 2011 Ram hybrid production to start November 16

Webmaster — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:16:00 +0000

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http://green.autoblog.com/2010/03/06/report-2011-ram-hybrid-production-to-start-...

AutoBlogGreen: U.S. Annual Energy Outlook predicts "alternative vehicles" won't top 50% market share in 2035

Webmaster — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:34:00 +0000

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http://green.autoblog.com/2010/03/06/u-s-annual-energy-outlook-predicts-alternat...

GM-Volt: Opel Flextreme GT/E Concept Debuts In Person at Geneva Auto Show

Webmaster — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:25:54 +0000

After releasing some conceptual art a couple weeks ago, the public got its first chance to get a “taste of the future” from Opel in person at the Geneva auto show. GM bills the Flextreme…

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AllCarsElectric: VW Touareg Hybrid Tops $100,000 in Europe, $30,000 More Than Diesel

Webmaster — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:50:00 +0000

Over in Europe, diesels engine are the preferred choice for most drivers. They offer fuel efficiency, lower fuel prices, and represent only a modest increase in price over gasoline versions. Here in the States, many drivers turn to hybrids for more fuel efficient motoring. Why the difference? There are several ways to answer the question, but…

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http://www.allcarselectric.com/blog/1043109_vw-touareg-hybrid-tops-100000-in-eur...

Tronbikes: TBM 4.X, Boarduino Edition

Webmaster — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:07:00 +0000

My 2 “Boarduino” kits arrived and I soldiered them up, wired up the LCD and serial TTL converter (finally arrived), pushed up the code and after some tweaking, it worked!Not quite sure its the correct form factor (see lower left) - seems focused on using a breadboard,

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http://www.tronbikes.com/2010/03/tbm-4x-boarduino-edition.html

VisForVoltage: In case you're still thinking about a Crystalyte 5 series

Webmaster — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:04:01 +0000

Just a bit of info for anyone who’s thinking about a 5 series. There’s a lot of info on the net, some of which is contradictory, so maybe this will help.
I started off with a Clyte 409 kit running on a 4820 controller and a Crystalyte Lithium 38v 9A battery. Despite all the talk of torque it’s prettty anaemic in Malta which is all hills. I was looking for a motorbike substitute and this wasn’t it.

eMotoRules: Inspiration for New Rules

Webmaster — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:29:08 +0000

Some further thoughts about what might need to be included in the TTXGP Technical Rules for 2011 might come to those who peruse these pages, borrowed from the Oregon Motorcycle Road Racing Association rules from 2009. Take a look, and if something strikes you as necessary to add to the rules governing the racing of electric motorcycles, feel free to log on and add them to the Wiki.

EVMEME: Toyota’s Latest Hybrids Look Like Dodges

Webmaster — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:02:39 +0000

Nope, I didn’t misspell that title. They don’t look like “dogs,” they look like Dodge hatchbacks. Both the Lexus CT 200h and the Aria hatchback look the same and they look a lot like the somewhat popular Dodge station wagon/hatchbacks that have been driving around the U.S. for a while.
Dodge (part of Chrysler) has a specific hatchback that I’m comparing these Toyotas to. It’s the Caliber. Here, I’ll show you.

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http://evmeme.com/2010/03/toyotas-latest-hybrids-look-like-dodges/

AutoBlogGreen: Update on the CMT-380 microturbine hybrid sports car

Webmaster — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:47:00 +0000

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http://green.autoblog.com/2010/03/05/update-on-the-cmt-380-microturbine-hybrid-s...