Beijing will transform part of the existing petrol filling stations and increase the number of electric vehicles charging stations, making integrated refuel and charge service stations to provide both services. Read More...
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ELKHART — As part of its move into Indiana, Think North America asked the Economic Development Corp of Elkhart County to identify potential suppliers within a 200-mile radius of the plant on Magnum Drive. Read More... Eugene, Ore.-based company Arcimoto plans to start production of the three-wheeled Pulse this fall. The two-seater is 100 percent electric. (Arcimoto)
There is a good article in the wonderful Appliance Design magazine about driving motors. It was written by Eric Persson, the Field Applications Director at International Rectifier. The article is great because it was written from the application side and will help you understand the differences between an ac induction motor (ACIM) a permanent magnet dc motor (PMDC) and a permanent magnet ac motor (PMAC). I had always heard that PMAC and PMDC motors are the same, you just drive the DC one by banging the windings on and off while the PMAC you feed a three sine waves that you have to fabricate. Eric points out that the motors are indeed different and notes that if you spin a PMDC you see a trapezoid generated on the windings just like the trapezoids you drive the thing with. If you use a PMAC motor like a generator you would see sine waves coming off the windings. Makes sense to me. Read More...
AFS Trinity Power Corporation today said it is studying Delaware as a potential site for the further development and assembly of its plug in hybrid electric vehicle the “Extreme Hybrid”, and, starting today, will provide state officials and legislators with ride-and-drive demonstrations of two prototype AFS Trinity 150 mpg SUV’s. Read More... One week after finalizing the terms for a $465 million low cost federal government loan, Tesla Motors on Friday filed for an initial public offering. The company’s strategy is to sell $100 million worth of stock, and with a new level of capital in its coffers, to focus its efforts on launching its second vehicle—the $58,000 five-seat Model S luxury all-electric sedan. Read More...
It sounds like the initial public offering of electric-car maker Tesla is already being greeted with skepticism, but some of the fine print about its plans may give potential investors even greater cause for concern. Read More...
DETROIT — CT&T United is a brand new automaker from South Korea that produces battery electric vehicles including the eZone medium speed vehicle and the cZone low-speed vehicle. It was founded in 2002 by Young Gi Lee, a former Hyundai executive. The company includes experts from both Hyundai and Kia. CT&T United’s entire line of vehicles run on batteries and produce zero emissions. Not even one vehicle from this automaker runs on gasoline. Read More... WASHINGTON, DC – President Barack Obama today announced that the Federal Government will reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution by 28 percent by 2020. Reducing and reporting GHG pollution, as called for in Executive Order 13514 on Federal Sustainability, will ensure that the Federal Government leads by example in building the clean energy economy. Actions taken under this Executive Order will spur clean energy investments that create new private-sector jobs, drive long-term savings, build local market capacity, and foster innovation and entrepreneurship in clean energy industries. Read More...
Enlarge WASHINGTON D.C. The IDEA, a new aerodynamically shaped plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) delivery van concept developed by Bright Automotive, aims to have its prototype ready for production in the first quarter of 2013, the company said. (View photos of the new vehicle) Read More... |
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