Thermal Management System for the Ford Focus EV Battery Pack
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| The all-new Ford Focus Electric, which debuts in the US late next year and in Europe in 2012, will be powered by a lithium-ion battery pack with cells from CPI/LG Chem ( earlier post ) that utilizes heated and cooled liquid to help maximize battery ... |
Coda will sell electric sedan in Hawaii in late 2011
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 | Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Coda Automotive Coda Sedan - Click above for high-res image gallery Hawai'i is an appealing place to operate and drive electric vehicles (EVs) for four main reasons: range anxiety isn't a huge issue, there are a lot of eco- ... |
2012 Ford Focus Electric to use liquid-cooled lithium-polymer battery
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 | Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Ford Ford Focus EV - Click above for high-res image gallery When the Ford Focus Electric debuts late in 2011, it will now have a feature in common with the Chevrolet Volt besides the LG Chem lithium polymer cells . Ford has ... |
Electric motorycle entrepeneur killed in car accident
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 | Filed under: Etc. , EV/Plug-in , On Two Wheels , Green Daily Matthew Dieckmann, president of Santa Rosa-based Electric Race Bikes and known by friends and neighbors as the "local electric motorcycle entrepreneur," was involved in a fatal crash in Sa ... |
CODA to Launch CODA EV in Hawaii in 2011
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| CODA Automotive intends to distribute the battery-electric CODA Sedan to consumer and fleet customers in Hawai’i in the third quarter of 2011. CODA plans to begin limited deliveries at the end of 2010. The CODA Sedan is a four-door, five-passenger c ... |
GM on EVs - Official Story
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| A USA Today article (8/23) resulted from someone reading the GM "red herring" documents on its IPO and finding "some interesting nuggets" -- including this big old boulder: Among the "risk factors" for potential share buyers outlined by GM is that "i ... |
Sustainable Industries Daily Update
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| We've got a mixed bag of sustainable energy and sustainable transportation news today. First up though is a spat over the term " Range Anxiety ." Seems GM is trying to patent the term so it can use it when marketing its upcoming Chevy Volt--an elect ... |
Electric Cars get A+ from EPA
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| By John Addison (9/2/10 from original post at Clean Fleet Report) New Proposed Stickers When you go shopping for a new car it is useful to see a quick summary of fuel economy, how much you might save in fuel over 5 years, and the price. Now that peo ... |
Tesla bites back at GM's trademark attempt: you can have "range anxitey"
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 | Filed under: EV/Plug-in , GM , Tesla Motors As clever marketing response to General Motor 's attempt to trademark the term "range anxiety ," we have to give Tesla Motors some credit. GM will (is already?) come out swinging against all-electric vehic ... |
Italian Electric Car to Go on Sale in U.K.
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| LONDON, Sept. 1 (UPI) — A British retailer of electric vehicles says it will start selling an Italian-made two-seat electric car in its showrooms this month. EV Stores — which sells electric cars, bikes and scooters — says the Tazzari Zero will go o ... |
G-Bike City pedal-assist electric bike makes you ride clean
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 | Eco Factor: Pedal-assist bike for short distance commutes. The G-Bike City is a short distance commute vehicle that runs on electricity and has pedals that can be used when the battery runs out. The pedal-assist electric bike , which avoids costly i ... |
Tazzari Zero electric car comes to the UK
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 | Retailer EV Stores will sell the Italian-built, lithium-ion-powered Tazzari Zero for £21,500. From BusinessGreen , part of the Guardian Environment Network Specialist electric vehicle retailer EVStores has announced it will begin selling the Tazzari ... |
Electric vehicle charging times will depend on both the charging station and the car
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 | Filed under: EV/Plug-in Electric vehicles (EVs) may be dramatically less mechanically complex than their traditional internal combustion counterparts, but that's where the simplicity ends. The battle that began with Thomas Edison and Nicola Tesla ov ... |
GM trying to trademark "range anxiety" to tell you about "electric vehicle capabilities"
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 | Filed under: EV/Plug-in , GM 2011 Chevrolet Volt - click above for high-res image gallery Think of the oft-discussed term " range anxiety ." What company comes to mind? Is it General Motors ? Well, that's exactly what GM apparently wants you to do, ... |
New EPA MPG Stickers - May Be Simple as A, B, C
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 | EPA Fuel Economy stickers are on all new cars and light trucks and ahve been for decades. They list the city and highway mpg as well expected annual feul costs and some information about emissions. The EPA is now looking to modify (again) the label ... |
Plug-In EV Market to Sell 3.2M Units by 2015
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 | Global adoption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) as well as battery electric vehicles (BEVs) is expected to takeoff over the next five years, with sales totaling 3.2 million vehicles between 2010 and 2015, at a compound annual growth rate ... |
Lithium-Ion Battery Prices Set to Drop
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 | It looks like supply and demand is working out in the consumers' favor when it comes to lithium-ion batteries. Production has been ramping up for the batteries as more electric cars go into production and that has led to an oversupply that may just ... |
