Frost & Sullivan: EV production could be hindered by shortage of battery parts
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 | Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Green Daily Nissan Leaf battery pack - Click above for high-res image gallery Batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) can be derived from one of the many existing chemistries, including lithium-ion, nickel metal hydr ... |
Study: Modern li-ion batteries have little effect on life cycle impact of electric cars
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 | Filed under: Etc. , EV/Plug-in By now we're all aware that the environmental impact of cars and trucks goes well beyond the emissions produced during operation. There is the energy used to produce and dispose of the vehicles and their components, fo ... |
From Funerals to Births: Revenge film crew on hand for Chevy Volt production
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 | Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chevrolet Early in 2006, director Chris Paine first screened his film Who Killed the Electric Car at the Sundance Film Festival and turned the media spotlight on General Motors and its decision to scrap the EV1 electric car ... |
Ford Extends Driving Range of Focus Electric with New Battery
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 | The Ford Focus Electric, which debuts in the U.S. late next year and in Europe in 2012, will be powered by a lithium-ion battery that uses heated and cooled liquid to help maximize battery life and driving range. The vehicle will have an expected ra ... |
Ford Opts for Liquid Cooling to Maximize Battery Life
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 | Ford Motor Company's all-electric Focus will use liquid instead of air to cool and heat the car battery in order to maximize the battery's life and driving range. ... |
Spyshots: Is Phoenix Motorcars still working on a plug-in hybrid?
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 | Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , Phoenix , Spy Shots Phoenix Motorcars PHEV? - Click above for image gallery Years ago, in 2007, Phoenix said it would build a plug-in hybrid vehicle with UQM Technologies, but with all of ... |
Coulomb unveils Michigan's first ChargePoint America charging station
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 | Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Daily Coulomb Technologies has installed its first ChargePoint networked electric vehicle charging station in Michigan under the $37-million ChargePoint America program. The charger, located at the NextEnergy headquar ... |
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 ... |
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- ... |
Motive doesn't Bogart cannabis car info, passes us more details
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 | Filed under: Emerging Technologies , EV/Plug-in , North America If our post about Motive Industries hemp composite electric car had you jonesin' for more info, not to worry. We've just scored more straight dope on the green machine that we're only t ... |
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 ... |
Focus EV to use liquid thermal battery control
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| Car will take its battery pack temperature, then automatically cool or warm it to optimal temperature range before charging or engaging the battery. ... |
Motor City getting in on electric fever
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| Coulomb Technologies installs free public electric-charging station in downtown Detroit as part of ChargePoint America program to encourage EV adoption. ... |
