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Nikkei. Mitsubishi Corp. and the Tokyo Institute of Technology are developing a smart charging system to exploit wind power produced at night to charge electric vehicles. [...]
Nissan Motor is on track to book 25,000 U.S. orders for its Leaf electric vehicle by year’s end and will be making money on the green car, the carmaker said Thursday.
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When it comes to environmental regulation, California doesn’t wait for the Feds to ride in and lay down the law. The Golden State led the way on mandating emissions-control equipment in motor vehicles in 1961. It pioneered tailpipe emissions standards in 1967 and ratcheted them up into the 1990s, prompting the federal government to follow. When the Environmental Protection Agency proved reluctant to tighten fuel-economy standards, California outmaneuvered it in 2002 by limiting carbon dioxide from cars. That decision achieved the same end – and was the first move in the United States to control greenhouse gases. [...]
Hopefully in the near a future majority of vehicles will be powered by electricity. Not only will these vehicles prove to be inexpensive to fuel, but will also ensure a healthier environment. However, this move towards cleaner highways will burden the grid, which is also striving to get those extra watts without polluting the environment. Several companies have sought a green approach to cater the problem, which comes in the form of charging stations that are fueled by abundant solar energy. Here are 11 such charging stations that won’t burden the grid to make you commute without emissions:
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There was less hustle and bustle at the Michigan International Speedway on Thursday, as many teams had completed the inspection and testing, and several others were offsite for a Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize press conference. But there was plenty of trackside drama.
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The plug-in Prius goes much farther and faster on electricity alone, but remains a Prius in every other respect.
BY STEVE SILER
April 2010
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LOS ANGELES—City officials persuaded Chinese auto maker and technology company BYD Co. to open its first U.S. headquarters here, as the company gears up for an expansion of renewable energy and the rollout of electric vehicles.
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(CNN) — The Gulf Coast braced for a greasy and unwelcome tide Thursday as the region’s largest oil spill in decades threatened the marshlands and beaches at the mouth of the Mississippi River. [...]
TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) – The all electric car movement ran out of gas a few years ago but it’s now being revived.
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DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/faf576/hybrid_and_pure_el) has announced the addition of the “Hybrid And Pure Electric Cars 2010-2020″ report to their offering. [...]
Companies and research institutions encompassing the value chain for lithium-ion batteries have founded a network of competence for Li-ion batteries in Germany: Kompetenznetzwerk Lithium-Ionen-Batterien (KLiB).
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Given that there has been so much talk and so many wise words from so many different directions about our all-electric future, it can almost go unnoticed that the one thing no one has actually gotten around to doing is translating a single syllable into something a normal family with a normal budget can go out and buy.
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SVC Light With Energy Storage Will be a key Element in the Smart Grid Vital to Mitigate Potential Network Disruptions Created by Increasing Levels of Renewable Generation
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WENATCHEE — Look for “Lil’ Zippy,” the all-electric “Comuta-Car,” rolling along silently in this year’s Apple Blossom Parade. [...]
Electric car charging is set to get a whole lot quicker — at least if Infracharge gets its way. The company, which supplies roadside charging station to London boroughs, will shortly be rolling out a new set of roadside and home charging stations that it says can recharge electric cars in as little as 2.5 hours.
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The first day of shakedown for the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize competition saw teams that made it through the technical inspection move on to performance test. And it was a humbling experience for many teams. [...]
On the first day you could put $99 down to reserve a 2011 Nissan Leaf, 6,635 people jumped on it. This means that in one day alone, Nissan got six times more sales leads than the Ford Fiesta did in 6 days. Looking at electrics, the Nissan leaf has many times more reservations than anything Tesla or Aptera have said they were going to produce, combined.
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A pilot project for testing plug-in hybrid vehicles and smart charging tech that Toyota and French utility EDF have been developing in Strasbourg, France for nearly three years is finally ready for a large-scale demo. This week the companies said they are rolling out about 100 plug-in hybrid vehicles based on the third generation Prius model, and deploying a network of charging stations for three years of testing in the Strasbourg region.
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Demand for oil in New Zealand could almost halve in the next 20 years because of more efficient cars, electric vehicles and the use of biofuels, an energy report says. [...]
The European Commission has approved a new strategy to promote clean and energy-efficient vehicles in the EU, primarily focusing on the role of electric cars rather than biofuel-powered vehicles. [...]
In it, the Energy Market Authority (EMA) is looking to build up to 63 charging stations across the island, with three of them capable of quick charging. — PHOTO: RENAULT
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PITTSBURGH, Apr 28, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation /quotes/comstock/13*!etn/quotes/nls/etn (ETN 76.88, -0.16, -0.21%) today announced that it will collaborate with Takaoka Electric Manufacturing Company, Ltd. to develop and launch DC Quick Chargers, a key component in the charging of electric vehicle (EV) battery packs. The collaboration will enable Eaton to provide a complete line of charging stations across residential, commercial and industrial applications in North America. [...]
BEIJING (MarketWatch) — Toyota Motor Corp. /quotes/comstock/13*!tm/quotes/nls/tm (TM 76.87, -0.12, -0.16%) said Friday it aims to start the trial launch of its plug-in hybrid vehicles in China.
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EU exec plans standards for charging electric cars by 2011 [...]
An environmentally friendly design car of the Renault that combines electric power and renewable energy from solar energy through nano solar paint on car. Renault 2010 Sand Jumper use the next-gen renewable energy technology and recycled,recyclable ecological materials. [...]
Panelists Information
Dian Grueneich | Mark Duvall | Saul Zambrano | Marc Tarpenning | Dan Mosher | Eric Wesoff | Jit Bhattacharya | Roland Hwang | Marc Gottschalk | Luka Erceg | Lee Schipper | Mike Granoff | Bob Hayden | Marianne Wu | John Boesel
Opening Keynote: 12:10 – 12:45
Dian M. Grueneich – Commissioner at the California Public Utilities Commission
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Dian M. Grueneich to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in January 2005. Commissioner Grueneich is a nationally recognized expert in energy and environmental issues, with over 30 years experience. At the CPUC, she focuses on transmission planning and permitting, energy efficiency, climate change, renewable energy resources, and low-income consumer issues.
She oversees the 3-year, $2.7 billion energy efficiency program of the California investor-owned utilities and provided leadership for the development of the California Long-Term Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan. She serves on the U.S. Department of Energy Smart Grid Advisory Committee, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Electricity Advisory Committee, the Transmission Expansion Planning Policy Committee of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council, the Leadership Council of the China-US Energy Efficiency Alliance, and the International CHP/DHC Collaborative sponsored by the International Energy Agency. She is a graduate of Stanford University and holds a J.D. from Georgetown University. . [...]
SAN JOSE, Calif. — In 10 years as many as a third of all new cars sold could be battery-operated electric vehicles. They will sport on-board electronics that alert drivers when batteries are low and direct them to the nearest location where they can get a charge or even swap in new batteries in the time it takes to get a fill up at a gas station. [...]
In the suddenly zooming story of electric cars, it’s the cars themselves that have tended to hog the spotlight. [...]
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have developed a smart charging station, which is a device that facilitates electric cars to recharge during low system load and utilize renewable energy sources at high load. In this manner, the full benefit of solar energy can be exploited. [...]
BROOKLYN, MI (April 26, 2010)—Today, 28 teams, representing 36 super fuel efficient vehicles from across the globe will begin arriving at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in Brooklyn, MI to officially start on-track performance testing for the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, a multi-million dollar competition designed to inspire a new generation of viable, production-capable, and super fuel-efficient vehicles that exceed 100 MPGe (miles per gallon or its energy equivalent). [...]
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