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Electric Car Price War

Michael — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:48:43 +0000

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Waiting for the Electric Car Price War.

It’s coming, but how soon. This article explores when the prices of electric vehicles will start to be competitive.

First 2011 Chevrolet VOLT owners to get at home charging stations. (ridelust.com)
EU rules may mean silent electric cars must make Star Wars noises (timesonline.co.uk)
Battery technology could impede electric car uptake (money.marksandspencer.com)
“Like”: Japanese venture begins accepting orders for new electric car (crunchgear.com)
Why I Still Buy BP Gasoline (chicagonow.com)
Anti-Noise Activists Oppose Sounds for Electric Cars (wheels.blogs.nytimes.com)
Nissan Leaf Electric Car Sounds (offonatangent.blogspot.com)
The Cash-Poor Billionaire (npr.org)
4,400 Volt Owners Will Get Free Charging Stations [Freebies] (gizmodo.com)
Smart Fortwo EV Road Trip (cleantechies.com)

History of the Electric Car Infographic

Michael — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:41:49 +0000

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History of the Electric Car – Automoblog.net.

Great infographic on this website about the evolution of electric cars. Makes us wonder why it has taken so long since we have had them for over a hundred years.

The electric car that can split in two (dvice.com)
Electric car plant to be built in Hawaii (sfgate.com)
Electric car plant to be built in Hawaii (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
GE signs electric car research pact with Nissan (timesunion.com)
Convert Your Car To Electric (lockergnome.com)
San Francisco prepares for electric car revolution (telegraph.co.uk)
China’s BYD Seems to be Losing Momentum on Electric Cars (treehugger.com)
Tesla Motors close to picking site for new factory (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
Nissan Will Charge $40,000 For Its Electric Car In Japan (businessinsider.com)
Architectural Technologist – Light weight Electric Cars (konstrukshon.com)

Drive on, drive off electric concept cars on trains

Michael — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:39:20 +0000

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This electric car rides the train | The Car Tech blog – CNET Reviews.

This short range small vehicle by Rinspeed can fit on specially designed cars for carrying these green machines.

Rinspeed brings electric car to Geneva (reviews.cnet.com)
Silent electric vehicles to cause new problems for NVH engineers? (autoblog.com)
Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-CELL vehicles make their Canadian premiere in Vancouver (newswire.ca)
Israeli gas stations to swap Better Place car batteries (news.cnet.com)
SF’s Famed Early Adopters To Be First Wave of Electric Car Buyers (sfist.com)
AutoblogGreen for 02.01.10 (autoblog.com)
Can Bikes and Electric Cars Get Along? (treehugger.com)
2010: The Year of the Electric Car? (lockergnome.com)
Can Drivers Handle High-Tech Cars? (online.wsj.com)
Trexa Allows You To Build Your Own Electric Car (ubergizmo.com)
Geneva Preview: Rinspeed drops pics galore of the UC? electric commuter (autoblog.com)
120 Horsepower Sports Car That Runs on Garbage? (treehugger.com)
Motoring review of 2009: March (telegraph.co.uk)
Trexa Electric Car Platform Will Cost Upwards Of $15,999 [Cars] (gizmodo.com)
Green Dreamin’ (forcedgreen.com)
Electric Scooter Maker Vectrix Begins its Second Life (treehugger.com)

Berkshire Hathaway betting on chinese battery

Michael — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:06:59 +0000

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With battery fluid so recyclable the CEO will drink it to make a point, this Chinese car and battery maker is one even Berkshire is willing to bet on.

Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD – Apr. 13, 2009.

China battery company launches plug-in hybrid car (ctv.ca)
Chinese EV maker pitches ‘safer than li-ion’ batteries (reghardware.co.uk)
5 Things You Should Know about the FD3M, China’s First Mass-Produced Electric Plug-in Car (usnews.com)
Detroit motor show 2009: BYD (telegraph.co.uk)
BYD will show off electric or plug-in car at Buffet’s meeting (autobloggreen.com)
Photos of the BYD F3DM & F6DM Plug-in Hybrids and E6 Electric Car (treehugger.com)
BYD Delays Sale of Electric Cars in North-America to 2011 (treehugger.com)
BYD ready to supply batteries for Europe and North America (lightbulbs.org)
Wheels: Plug-In Hybrid Goes on Sale, in China (wheels.blogs.nytimes.com)
Report: BYD plans two more electric cars in 2009 (autoblog.com)
BYD Wants To Put Its Battery In Your Electric Dodge [Detroit Auto Show] (jalopnik.com)
Luxury Buyers Are Ready for Electric Cars, Study Says (businessweek.com)

New smart roads to get energy from moving cars

Michael — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:26:01 +0000

Here’s a novel approach. All that up and down motion and weight moving up and down on a smart road can be used to generate electricity, instead of just dissipating.

Harvesting Electricity From Moving Vehicles – HotHardware.

Hawaii to install eclectric ‘filling’ stations statewide

Michael — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:27:18 +0000

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Hawaii is joing San Francisco in working with Better Place to have electric vehicle top up points throughout the island.

Better Place || Hawaii.

Army to buy thousands of electric cars

Michael — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:48:39 +0000

The army plans to replace internal combustion fossil fuel vehicles and deploy a fleet of electric ones, up to ten thousand in the next few years.

Army to buy electric cars – Army Times.

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