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Glycon Garcia

EERE News: DOE Offers $2.4 Billion to Support Next-Generation Electric Vehicles - 0 views

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EV USA

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  • Glycon Garcia on 25 Mar 09
     
    DOE Offers $2.4 Billion to Support Next-Generation Electric Vehicles President Barack Obama announced on March 19 that DOE is offering up to $2.4 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to support next-generation plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and their advanced battery components. Of the $2.4 billion, $1.5 billion in grants will go to U.S. manufacturers to produce high-efficiency batteries and their components; $500 million in grants will go to U.S. manufacturers to produce other components needed for electric vehicles, such as electric motors; and $400 million will go towards projects that demonstrate and evaluate plug-in hybrids and other electric infrastructure concepts. When these plug-in hybrid vehicles are offered for sale, U.S. residents who purchase them will be able to claim a tax credit of up to $7,500. Building a plug-in hybrid vehicle industry in the United States will create tens of thousands of jobs and will reduce our nation's dependence on foreign oil.
Glycon Garcia

New Report Shows Hydrogen Vehicles Will Drive Change - 0 views

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  • Glycon Garcia on 07 May 09
     
    Today, the National Hydrogen Association released a new report called the "Energy Evolution: An Analysis of Alternative Vehicles and Fuels to 2100." The Energy Evolution shows that a scenario which initially includes a mix of alternative vehicles, and is later dominated by hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles sales is the only way to simultaneously cut U.S. greenhouse gas pollution by 80% below 1990 levels; reach petroleum quasi-independence by mid-century; and eliminate nearly all controllable air pollution by the end of the century. The report also shows that an expansion of hydrogen stations is more affordable than most people think.
Wee Lam Tay

Hybrid vehicles powered by non-conventional energy source will be the future trend! - 25 views

Emissions of greenhouse gases, mainly CO2, will go right through the ceiling in the next 20 years, unless we dramatically reduced energy consumption. The U.S. Department of Energy selected five ne...

Hybrid vehicle greenhouse emissions

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Marisa Zampolli

Renault-Nissan to build new Brazil car plant-Ghosn | Reuters - 0 views

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VEHICLE electric

shared by Marisa Zampolli on 09 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • Renault-Nissan to build new Brazil car plant-Ghosn
  • Reuters reported on Sept. 27 that Nissan was expected to announce a $1.5 billion Nissan factory in Brazil and that it might include electric vehicles and involve production of about 220,000 vehicles a year.
  • Science and Technology Minister Aloisio Mercadante said the government was studying electric vehicles to see if the existing electricity system can handle the needed generation capacity and to avoid simply transferring greenhouse gas emissions from cars in cities to coal-burning electricity plants elsewhere.
Marisa Zampolli

Standardization Roadmap for U.S. Electric Vehicle Deployment - 0 views

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  • Standardization Roadmap for U.S. Electric Vehicle Deployment
  • ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel Facilitates the Safe, Mass Rollout of EVs and Charging Infrastructure to Help Enable EV Penetration of the Consumer MarketNew York  April 23, 2012
  • Developed by interests in the automotive, electrotechnical, and utilities industries, as well as from standards developing organizations (SDOs) and government, the Standardization Roadmap is intended to: Facilitate the development of a comprehensive, robust, and streamlined standards and conformance landscape for electric vehicles; and Maximize the coordination and harmonization of the standards and conformance environment domestically and with international partners.
Nigel Cotton

ACCIONA and Renault-Nissan Alliance join forces to advance the roll-out of Electric Veh... - 0 views

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ev smart infrastructure

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  • Nigel Cotton on 01 Apr 10
     
    ACCIONA and Renault-Nissan Alliance join forces to advance the roll-out of Electric Vehicles
Hans De Keulenaer

First Chrysler Electric Vehicle in 2010 - ATZ online - 0 views

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shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 25 Feb 09 - Cached
  • The electric vehicle employs a 200 kW motor capable of 350 Newton metres torque. Range is estimated at 650 kilometres, which includes 65 kilometres of zero-emissions, all-electric operation, Chrysler says.
  • The electric vehicle employs a 200 kW motor capable of 350 Newton metres torque. Range is estimated at 650 kilometres, which includes 65 kilometres of zero-emissions, all-electric operation, Chrysler says.
Marisa Zampolli

The third age of EVs - 0 views

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electric VEHICLE electric vehicles EV automotive

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  • Marisa Zampolli on 24 Apr 12
     
    The electrification of the vehicle fleet is entering what can be called the third age of electric vehicles (EVs).The first age was in the early 20th century, when EVs were relatively popular until the internal combustion engine displaced them.
Hans De Keulenaer

Electric power steering apparatus - US Patent 7445081 Claims - 0 views

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copper power steering patent

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 10 Dec 09 - Cached
  • An electric power steering apparatus including an electric motor for outputting assist torque to a steering wheel of a vehicle, and a control unit for controlling thedriving of said electric motor, said control unit comprising: a power main body including a bridge circuit composed of a plurality of semiconductor switching elements for switching a current supplied to said electric motor in accordance with torqueassisting said steering wheel; a control main body that generates a drive signal to control said bridge circuit based on the steering torque of said steering wheel; a metal substrate that is composed of a plurality of insulating layers and a pluralityof conductor layers having wiring patterns respectively formed thereon, said insulating layers and said conductor layers being laminated on a metal plate; connector terminals that are made of an electrically conductive material and are arranged in aperipheral portion of said metal substrate; and metal elements that have one end portions welded to said conductor layers of said metal substrate on which said power main body is mounted, and the other end portions welded to said connector terminals.
Hans De Keulenaer

Jungle Motors Launches New Longer Range Conversion Kit for the Toyota Prius | Business ... - 1 views

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prius conversion refurbishment ecoefficiency usa lithium batteries

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  • Hans De Keulenaer on 03 Jan 10
     
    "SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jungle Motors, Orange County's largest electric vehicle conversion facility, is now offering a new Plug-In Hybrid conversion kit for the 2004-2009 Toyota Prius using state of the art Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries and advanced, integrated Battery Management Systems (BMS). Jungle Motors, which converts gasoline powered vehicles into clean, green commuter cars, is now offering drivers yet another way to drive and save green. "
Wee Lam Tay

Suppliers expect to benefit from tougher CO2 rules - Automotive News - 0 views

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  • Wee Lam Tay on 02 Dec 08
     
    CO2 solutions: What suppliers say will help reduce CO2 emissions * Fuel injection systems for diesel and gasoline engines * Exhaust after-treatment systems * Turbochargers * Reduced-diameter electrical cables; alternative metals, such as aluminum instead of copper, in cables * Electric steering * Hybrid powertrains * Vehicle energy management components, such as power electronics and energy storage units
Hans De Keulenaer

Electric cars stir debate about fuel-economy standards - USATODAY.com - 1 views

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incentives electric vehicles

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 02 Apr 10 - No Cached
  • In an apparent compromise, the Environmental Protection Agency capped at 200,000 per maker the number of electric vehicles that could be credited with a 0-gram rating for carbon dioxide (CO2) through 2016. Additional EVs would be charged some responsibility for the CO2 created while producing the electricity to charge them.
Hans De Keulenaer

BMW to use hydropower to manufacture Megacity electric car - SmartPlanet - 0 views

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bmw electric vehicles

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  • Hans De Keulenaer on 10 Apr 10
     
    "BMW will make its future electric car, the Megacity EV, using hydropower."
  • Hans De Keulenaer on 10 Apr 10
     
    BMW milking the PR machine on ev. What's next? The assistent of the manufacturing manager driving to the plant by bicycle? Employees eating in the cantine with cutlery from organic plastics. Prepare for endless releases.
fabien

The Plug: Recharging Infrastructure May Be the Last Hurdle for Electric Cars | ParisTec... - 1 views

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paristech EV

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  • particularly in the beginning, when the new cars are likely to be a status-driven product
  • Least likely to succeed, in his view, are the utility companies. “The utilities have proven over and over to be incompetent at getting consumers the products they need and want,” he says
  • The creation of the new electric-car infrastructure is likely to have an outsize economic impact
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  • Although economists generally agree that technical advances make society wealthier in the long run, a widespread rollout of electric vehicles could lead to some major macroeconomic dislocations.
  • Exxon, the most valuable oil and gas company in the world, employs only 83,000 people.
  • 843,000 in the United States, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) – might find themselves looking for another line of work
  • 750,000-plus automotive mechanics and service technicians in the United States alone, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics).
  • At present, 70 percent of the oil used in the United States is burned as gasoline
  • In 2008, Europeans spent roughly $200 billion on imported oil – more than the value of the entire European automobile industry.
  • “but only if the manufacturers can meet demand.
Hans De Keulenaer

Auto-electrification - The IET - 0 views

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electric vehicles ford

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 08 May 09 - Cached
  • One of the more aggressive developers is Ford, which has test vehicles on the road as part of its plan to bring electrified vehicles to market over the next four years. Although not alone in its drive to capture this potentially valuable market, Ford’s strategy and product range reflects the market sentiments; primarily that there is no silver bullet. To be successful requires a portfolio of technologies.
Wee Lam Tay

Feature Article - Electronic Technologies To Watch - 07/04 - 0 views

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Car electronics digital

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  • Wee Lam Tay on 03 Dec 08
     
    The electrical/electronics content in the average vehicle will increase from 22% of total value now to 35% in the next 10 to 15 years.
Hans De Keulenaer

Electrifying Transport - Home - 0 views

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batteries lithium-ion

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 23 Dec 08 - Cached
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  • It is all about batteries. In my opinion batteries are the worst roadblock on the way to further spread of electric vehicles. The Li-Ion-battery as mentioned in the document "Conti-Li-Ion.doc" was shown on the IAA 2008 "Commercial Vehicles" It contains 2 kWh, has a voltage of 350 V and a power of 60 kW. It has a volume of 52 l and weighs 65 kg, all included. It contains an energy of 2 kWh. This is the energy content of 200 ml of gasoline. To get a satisfactory service life you can use only about 20 % of the capacity of the battery, e. g. between 60 and 80 % state of charge. Calculated in gasoline that is 40 ml, about a double schnaps (liquor), as we say in Germany. So all this ado with electro-motor-generator, DC/DC- and AC/DC-converters, controllers and so on serves only for shoving a double schnaps in and out of the battery. Of course you can do it several times, wheras the gasoline, which you take out of the tank is lost forever. But the calculation shows how far the capacity even of the most sophisticated batteries is from what would be really needed.
  • a) at an October 2008 plant visit at Mitsubishi in Osaka (IWCC-GA), Japan, I had the opportunity to drive myself the first electric car which will be commercially available on the Japanese market mid 2009 at a price of 30 k$ with the following key characteristics : -  Li-Ion battery capacity (in-out) 25 kWh -  Guaranteed battery life time 4 years -  Charge time 30 minutes on a 400 V supply for charge -  Useful range :  150 km in summer / 90 km in winter (battery and passenger        need warming) -  Major parking lots and shopping malls will offer charging for free in Japan  -  value of consumption is 1 L of gasoline for 100 km.
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