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Summary: [...] The future of both the automotive industry and the local economy in Mexico, Missouri, may have been on display their this morning. [...] It could take ten years or more to become apparent, but I’ll call it now: the electric car will replace the internal combustion engine. [...] BMW’s Vision EfficientDynamics concept has been the subject of rumor and innuendo for weeks, but now the German car company is setting the stage for its 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show display with new details of its concept. [...] Shares of Chinese electric-car maker BYD rallied 8 percent in Hong Kong trading today (Monday), finishing at an all-time closing of HK$48.60. [...] With a large geographically dispersed vehicle fleet and short delivery routes, the Postal Service makes a particularly interesting national laboratory for testing technological advancements of electric vehicles (EVs) sought by the President through the Department of Energy (DOE). The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) conducted this study on the feasibility of EVs1 in the Postal Service in response to a request from Congressman José E. Serrano, Chairman, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Committee on Appropriations. The primary objective of the study was to assess the operational and economic feasibility of moving the Postal Service’s delivery fleet to electric vehicles. In summary, use of electric vehicles for Postal Service deliveries is operationally feasible and could provide a valuable opportunity for the nation to test EV technology. Due to the Postal Service’s current financial distress, government funds and vehicle to grid (V2G) revenue would likely be needed to make this transition economically feasible. [...] Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec) : , a subsidiary of ECOtality, Inc. : (OTCBB:ETLY), a leader in the clean electric transportation and storage technologies, announced today it has been awarded an estimated $8 million from the California Energy Commission to support the deployment of charge infrastructure and electric vehicles (EVs) in the San Diego region as [...] Q. You mentioned potential Toyota Prius battery life (Auto Letters, July 26). I recently read about Ford Escape hybrids used as New York City taxis since 2005 and how their number has grown to about 800 from 18. And Ford said that these units are using their original nickel-metal-hydride batteries. Any way to find out how many miles these taxis have run for a comparison with the planned 100,000- to 150,000-mile life of the Toyota batteries? — J.B., Racine, Wisc. [...] Korea’s large businesses are vying to grab a bigger share of the battery market for electric and hybrid cars, which is expected to grow exponentially. Three big firms – a chemicals firm, a display maker and a refinery business – are expanding their lithium-ion battery businesses, seeking to create new income sources to offset the slow growth of their traditional businesses. [...] WASHINGTON — Coda Automotive employs 41 people. It has a headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif., but it doesn’t have its own factory. It doesn’t have its own dealer network. It doesn’t have a coterie of designers. Its chief executive, Kevin Czinger, a one-time college football star and former assistant U.S. attorney, has spent most of his career working in finance. [...] We hate concept cars. Year after year we see new concept cars more fantastical and amazing than the last, and year after year we see cars hit the market that have had all the magic ripped out of them by safety regulations and market realities. The newly unveiled Vision EfficientDynamics car from BMW is mainly here to show us BMW’s new diesel-based plug-in hybrid drive system. But it’s also here to annoy us. Video is after the break. [...] Nissan is a name many do not equate with alternative drive systems, like Toyota is with it’s Prius Hybrid or Tesla with its all electric roadster. However, Nissan has access to hybrid technology, they have a laudable entry with it’s Altima hybrid. [...] Ford Motor Company has announced an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The system is meant to exchange data with the electric grid in the “smart grid” future. The data exchange is meant to help recharge the onboard battery pack without strain on the electric grid, and potentially to serve as an energy storage system for the electric grid. [...] It’s a diesel, a hybrid, a plug-in, a three-cylinder–and a tour de force, perhaps? [...] The gig: He doesn’t make the cars of the future; he makes the cars of the future go. As chief executive of AC Propulsion Inc., Tom Gage advances the technologies under the hoods of electric transportation. The high-tech batteries and drive systems made by the San Dimas company power a growing number of electric vehicles. Those include a test fleet of BMW’s electric Minis, which are currently whooshing — silently — over roads in California, New York and New Jersey. [...] CHARLESTON TOWNSHIP — Eaton Corp., which secured about $35 million this month to supply hybrid power systems for commercial vehicles, will soon be using Michigan-made batteries in those systems. [...] GM plans to launch an all-new five-passenger Buick crossover in late 2010, but the bigger news is that the crossover will get a plug-in hybrid model [...] It was more than eight months ago that Norway’s Think suspended production of its plastic-bodied, battery-powered urban runabout, the City. Soon after, the company came under the protection of the Norwegian courts, leading some observers to wonder if it was the end of the line for a company with a colorful history that included a brief period of Ford ownership. [...] SAN FRANCISCO — Spike Narayan watched a Tesla electric sports car rocket from zero to 60 mph (100 kph) in less than four seconds and knew batteries would be the next big thing. [...] Fast forward to the future in a new suburb south of Auckland, a showcase environmental satellite. A family of four moves into the day. [...] When the Silicon Valley chapter of the Electric Auto Association held its first electric vehicle rally 37 years ago, the cars were a curiosity. These days, with all-electric automaker Tesla setting up a powertrain plant in Palo Alto and President Barack Obama calling for a million electric vehicles on the nation’s roads by 2015, they’re on the verge of becoming big business. [...] Battery startups are sparking lots of interest from investors these days. [...] On Wednesday Mayor Greg Nickels announced in a press release that the city will receive $1.4 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to add to the city’s fleet of green vehicles and to install electric car charging stations citywide. The funding is part of a $15 million grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act awarded to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency’s Clean Cities Coalition. The grant is specifically for alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles. Seattle will receive 15 diesel/electric work trucks and an additional $500,000 for installation of electric vehicle charging stations at city-owned properties. [...] WITH many car manufacturers preparing to hit the streets with fully electric cars in the next few years, some real estate developers are getting ahead of a possible trend by installing car-charging stations in their apartment buildings. [...] CHARLESTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) – Gov. Jennifer Granholm Thursday visited Eaton Corporation near Galesburg to highlight the company’s key role in a $45.4 million advanced-battery award by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to the South Coast Air Quality Management District, according to a news release. [...] Current lithium-ion batteries are like democracy: They are the worst option, except for all of the other ones. [...] Electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids are two technologies that automakers are trying to develop for mainstream use, but two upstart California companies are leading the alternative vehicle world. Tesla Motors already sells the only electric vehicle legal for highway use, while Fisker Automotive stands to be the first to bring a plug-in hybrid to market. [...] Of all the groups preparing for the day when plug-in hybrid vehicles become commonplace, electric utilities face some of the most-daunting challenges. [...] MONTEREY, Calif. — Even as Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Rolls-Royces prowled the avenue, the obscure silver sedan parked at the curb gathered its share of stares and curiosity. [...] SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Green Star Products, Inc. (OTC:GSPI – News) and Global Green Cars, Inc. (GGCI) announced today that they will unveil their 2010 G-3 Electric Delivery Mini-Truck to the public and the media this weekend August 29th and 30th in Utah. The event will take place at the Rocky Mountain Speedway (near Salt Lake City) 6555 W 2100 S, West Valley City, UT 84128, (801) 252-9557, from 1 PM to 6 PM where the G-3 Mini-Truck will be the Pace Car (see www.GlobalGreenCars.com). The event will include free test drives for the general public. [...] |
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