Creative Greenius

MARCH 31, 2009

I have to admit that for the first few hours of day one in PV101: Introduction to Photovoltaics I was dazed and confused by all the foreign concepts I was trying to grasp at once. I wasn’t feeling very Creative or very Greenius. I was feeling mostly dumb ass. Understanding Ohm’s Law of resistance, the basics of current, amps and volts, not to mention the concepts of alternating current, Kirchhoff’s Circuit laws and the many fun equations that spell it all out - if you happen

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2009

Flight Design GmbH will debut a hybrid engine concept for light aircraft at the upcoming Aero show in Friedrichshafen, Germany (2-5 April). Flight Design developed the concept engine over the past two years with Franz Aircraft Engines. The concept is based on a Rotax aircraft engine together with an electric booster. The very high boost power of the electric motor is only used for take-off and climb.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 12, 2009

Stefano Paris at the November 19th, 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show unveiling of the MINI E. 200amp main electrical utility panel. If you’ve been following the BMW MINI E program unveiled officially on November 19th, 2008 at the Los Angeles Auto Show you’ll know the process for being selected as a potential MINI E driver is a multistep one. The window to apply for a lease of a MINI E was from November 19th to December 24th, 2008 via an hour long online questionnaire.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

MARCH 20, 2009

Has the best electric sports car already been made? Interview with Paul Liddle, electric Porsche builder in Florida.

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Plugs and Cars

MARCH 31, 2009

Automakers the world over, large and small, are in the crapper. The financial crisis has hurt those that sell gas guzzlers and electric cars. Electricaid.org in Norway is trying to support its native EV company, Th!nk, and the efforts to offer the Th!nk City in the U.S. as soon as possible with its "Get Me A Th!nk" campaign. My first electric car was a Th!

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Open Source Civic EV Kit

MARCH 12, 2009

A few days ago, something funny happened to the vehicle. I drove home and my LVP light came on earlier than I expected. When I got home, the front battery was rather lower than the others in the pack. I attributed this to being just behind the front grille where a lot of cold air is blowing in. to remedy the problem a bit, I slide a large sheet of foam-core board between the batteries and the radiator grille which gives a bit of insulation and forces the air go around the side.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2009

Researchers at Penn State University, led by Dr. Bruce Logan, have found that methane can be directly produced using a biocathode containing methanogens in electrochemical systems (abiotic anode) or microbial electrolysis cells (MECs; biotic anode) by a process called electromethanogenesis. The results show that electromethanogenesis can be used to convert electrical current produced from renewable energy sources (such as wind, solar, or biomass) into a biofuel (methane) as well as serving as a

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 20, 2009

The first batch of MINI Es has arrived in the US. A sharp-eyed ‘Revenge’ fan sent us these exclusive pictures from a holding facility in Central California, where the cars are being prepped for delivery. BMW have promised 500 cars for the US market - and judging by what we saw, most of them are already here and ready for roll out. Watch this space for delivery news.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

MARCH 6, 2009

Maybe you saw the Fisker Karma, a plug-in hybrid luxury sedan, in Detroit this year. Think I like her better than the Tesla Roadster?

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Plugs and Cars

MARCH 24, 2009

Unlike other countries, including the US, the conservative government in Sweden is opting to let Saab sink or swim without government aid. GM took the distinctive Swedish brand into the toilet, and is now preparing to cut it loose. The people of Trollhatten are now surprised to find their main source of employment abandoned by both its corporate parent and national representatives.

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Honda S2000 EV Conversion

MARCH 21, 2009

I had some time to spare this weekend waiting for parts to come in and nothing major to get done so thought I'd take it for another drive. I first went down to Prime Shine Express and drove it through the car wash. Poor thing hasn't had a bath in at least 8 months. Next I headed off in the direction to work and drove until I had travelled a total of 20 miles.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

MARCH 30, 2009

This Space below is reserved for Mr Jim Fagan's 8th Grade Technology Class. And hopefully with pixs. showing the "Spirit" showing & shining. as well as being "mobbed" by EVnthusiastic students. LOTS! EVJerr expects the following to be in COMMENTS: Jake Resler (865) 637-1272 from Knoxville's WBIR TV Channel 20 NBC captured the EVent at Bearden MS. PHEV Day 168, Monday, 20 March 2009 Note: A recharged "Spirit" left Motel 6 for Bearden Middle School with Knoxville EVA President, Leslie Grossman, ho

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2009

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has set the model year 2011 CAFE standards, which it estimates will raise the industry-wide combined light-duty vehicle fuel economy average to 27.3 mpg, save 887 million gallons of fuel over the lifetime of the MY 2011 cars and light trucks, and reduce CO 2 emissions by 8.3 million metric tons during that period.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 20, 2009

President Obama is making good on his promise to spearhead the EV revolution. During a visit to Southern California Edison’s Pomona EV test facility, he launched a $2.4 billion competitive grant program for US battery makers. It’s all part of the Obama administration’s plan get to 1 million plug in hybrids on the road by 2015. Obama At A Town Hall Meeting in Los Angeles, California - March 19, 2009.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

MARCH 26, 2009

Considering Interstate batteries for your electric car? I spoke with a few Interstate battery EV drivers to see which ones they chose, and how they're holding up.

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Plugs and Cars

MARCH 23, 2009

Tata says Norway first for electric Indica, later this year, as Th!nk ponders leaving Norway for lack of gov't support. What's up with that? Tags: think global indica think city tata motors.

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Honda S2000 EV Conversion

MARCH 15, 2009

It's been awhile since the last update but I've been busy on the next step in the project which is the cell balancers for the lithium cells. I wasn't sure what I was going to do for balancing as anything on the market is not cheap. Dimitri, a buddy of mine from Florida who is working on his second conversion, ask what my plans were for balancing, but I had none.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

MARCH 27, 2009

Cheers PHEV3A'rs, EVADC'rs, and EVnthusiasts, One & All, Today during this R & R stayover in Clarksville, TN, the "Spirit of DC" will endeavor to hit the proclaimed 101MPG aided by electricity with a run over to the RED CROSS for a photo opportunity with my Hostess, Carol Stichal, who works at the Red Cross as the Executive Assistant. In addition, the "Spirit" will 'show & shine' here on 585 S.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2009

Multiair system components. Click to enlarge. Fiat Group and Fiat Powertrain Technology introduced their new air management technology Multiair at the Geneva Motor Show. Multiair is an electro-hydraulic valve-timing system that provides dynamic and direct control of air and combustion, cylinder by cylinder and stroke by stroke. Fiat expects that Multiair, with direct control of the air through the intake engine valves without using the throttle, can help reduce fuel consumption by up to 10% for

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 11, 2009

Florida House Majority Leader Adam Hasner. Josh Hafenbrack posts this informative entry covering the status of Hasner’s Florida State electric car tax break on the SunSentinel.com. Florida State Representative (and House Majority Leader) Adam Hasner (R) has just introduced the bill HB 879 - Financial Incentives for Electric Vehicles. From Josh’s article: As the House Energy and Utilities Committee gave its stamp of approval to the measure, Hasner is planning a showing of “Who Killed the E

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Electric Cars are for Girls

MARCH 16, 2009

If you don't have the time to wait around on a list for your Tesla Roadster, there are a couple of them for sale on Ebay today. Got cash?

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Plugs and Cars

MARCH 18, 2009

Elon Musk has disclosed the intended price of Model S, even if the car itself must spend another week under wraps. And another two years before production cars begin to roll off an assembly line. According to the Tesla newsletter "the Model S will have an anticipated base price of $57,400. After a federal tax credit of $7,500, the effective price will be $49,900.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 5, 2009

The more time I spend with Lillian Light the more I admire, respect and flat out like her. Our relationship started about a month ago when we spent an evening together carpooling to a UCLA workshop on communication climate change that we both participated in. I wrote about our experience at the time in Greenius On The Green Scene The South Bay Report.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

MARCH 26, 2009

Cheers PHEV3A'rs, EVADC'rs, and EVnthusiasts, One & All, From Home Sweet Carol's Home, here in Clarksville, TN, the "Spirit" moveth EVJerr on a rainy overcast, yet most welcomed, PHEV Day of R & R, 26 March 2009. To where? To Radio Clarksville 1400 AM WJZM, the 24 Hour News - Talk - Sports Station, and a live-on-the-air interview with Hank Bonecutter www.WJZM.com (931) 645-6414.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2009

Chemists at United Environment and Energy LLC have developed an energy-efficient, high throughput continuous flow fixed-bed reactor technology for cost-effective algae oil biodiesel production. A report on what they termed “ the first economical way to produce biodiesel from algae oil ” was presented at the 237 th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 9, 2009

More electric trucks! I love that this market is blooming. Fleet vehicles are perfect for EVs, since the routes are very predictable and tend to be within 100 miles per day. It’s easy to spec out a battery pack with enough kWh for a given size of truck to hit 60-80-100 miles, whatever the given fleet buyer needs. The longer the range, the more expensive, so you get only what you need.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

MARCH 10, 2009

Why don't EV systems use alternators and regulators to recharge the batteries and run the motors? Hi, David - I get this question a.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2009

A new study concludes that, depending on prior land use, carbon (C) releases from the soil after planting corn for ethanol may in some cases completely offset C gains attributed to biofuel generation for at least 50 years. Based on an analysis of 142 soil studies, the study also found that soil carbon sequestered by setting aside former agricultural land was greater than the carbon credits generated by planting corn for ethanol on the same land for 40 years and had equal or greater economic net

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2009

Magna Steyr introduced the mila ev concept at the Geneva Motor Show 2009. The core of the mila ev is a fully integrated electric vehicle platform which could be used by an OEM as the basis for production-vehicle development of a full battery electric vehicle, or with natural gas, fuel cell or hybrid drive, Magna said. The mila ev concept. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2009

Capstone Turbine Corporation has demonstrated with its 30 kW microturbine emission levels compliant with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) 2010 requirements for Heavy Duty Diesel Engine (HDDE). Tests were conducted at Capstone’s development test facilities in Van Nuys, California. Internal combustion diesel engine manufacturers have been challenged for the last several years to develop technology improvements that reduce emissions to levels speci

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2009

Embedded metal oxide compounds for Li-ion cathode material. Source: BASF. Click to enlarge. Under the leadership of BASF Future Business GmbH, eighteen partners from industry and science have formed the cross-sector consortium “HE-Lion” to develop and bring to market safer, more affordable high-energy lithium-ion batteries over the next four to six years for use in plug-in hybrid automobiles and electric-vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2009

by Jack Rosebro. Mountain snowpack in the Great basin and major water supply basins for California. Source: USDA. Click to enlarge. Faced with three straight years of drought and an uncertain agricultural water supply, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency Friday, announcing that statewide water rationing could be instituted as early as the end of next month. “ Despite the recent rain and snow ,” the governor’s office warned, “ cumulative water deficit is so lar

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2009

The test process for Honda’s Brain-Machine Interface technology including conceptual diagram of the brain activity measuring device, example of obtained data, and example of distinguishing results. Click to enlarge. Honda Research Institute Japan Co., Ltd. (HRI-JP), a subsidiary of Honda R&D Co., Ltd., Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) and Shimadzu Corporation have collaboratively developed what they believe is the world’s first Brain Machine Interface (BMI)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2009

Proton Energy Systems has demonstrated more than 18,000 hours of hydrogen generation at 2,400 psi, without any external mechanical compression, using its advanced high pressure, proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysis technology. The 2,400 psi milestone was achieved while at the same time also increasing the hydrogen production by a factor of four from previous high pressure hydrogen generation systems.

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