Plugs and Cars
SEPTEMBER 17, 2008
The NY Times is reporting that Wednesday morning will see the announcement of a deal that will see Tesla's second electric car, the sedan, built in San Jose. On Wednesday morning, the company will announce a deal to lease 89 acres of land in San Jose, Calif.
Creative Greenius
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
But Frank’s worried about how much the batteries cost and how much they weigh, and how much room they take up in the trunk. Frank has got himself a battery fixation but he doesn’t seem to know that some folks have over 160,000 miles on the battery powered RAV-4 EVs that are still going strong after many years on the road.
Green Car Congress
MAY 5, 2009
Prototype Saturn Vue PHEV plugging in to a Coulomb Chargepoint ( earlier post ) in San Jose, CA. of Energy (DOE) and nonprofit Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Based on the current restructuring plan, GM is accelerating the wind-down or sale of Saturn to the end of this year.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 9, 2010
Quallion developed the system under a grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) in partnership with a global Tier 1 supplier to meet OEM specification requirements and has installed the battery in a Class 8 truck for preliminary field testing with plans to obtain data for future commercialization. and a mass flow rate of 75g/sec.
Cars That Think
AUGUST 16, 2021
Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere: in smartphones, laptops, electric vehicles, and even in your wristwatch. The next frontier, they say, is the solid-state battery — and perhaps 3D-printed ones, at that. The startup, based in San Jose, Calif.,
The Truth About Cars
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
The Newark yard has these five right now, while the San Jose yard (which, by the way, has one of the best taco trucks in the San Francisco Bay Area in its parking lot) boast 10 Leafs for your parts-pulling pleasure. Two years ago, I spotted this discarded first-gen Toyota RAV4 EV near John Steinbeck's birthplace.
Revenge of the Electric Car
FEBRUARY 18, 2010
Battery-powered motors are more efficient than gasoline engines. Nearby, in downtown San Jose, the city has reserved street parking for electric vehicles and installed charging stations. Nissan plans to build the Leaf in Tennessee eventually.). If electric cars do take off, consumers and society could benefit.
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