Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2011

The Arctic region, in this report, is defined as the area north of the Arctic Circle (highlighted on this map in red). Click to enlarge. In response to the measured and projected effects of climate change, US naval forces—i.e., the US Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard—should begin now to strengthen operational capabilities in the Arctic, prepare for more frequent humanitarian missions, and analyze potential vulnerabilities of seaside bases and facilities, says a new report by the Na

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Electric Cars are for Girls

MARCH 29, 2011

Electric cars don't use any gas (except for the Chevy Volt), but now legislators in three states, including mine, are trying to figure out how to make up the money they're going to lose on the gas tax we're not paying. Their idea for figuring out how to tax you for miles driven? Put a device in your EV that tracks your miles, and delivers that information to your government.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 8, 2011

Many comments are appearing on the internet taking enthusiastic positions for either the new 2011 Chevy Volt or the 2011 Nissan Leaf. It seems most readers are in one "camp" or the other. In our household, after studying the technical strengths and features of both cars as they moved from concept to production, I ended up ordering.one of each!

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All Cars Electric

MARCH 31, 2011

Believe it or not, most of what you watch on television is scripted. What you may not know is that some shows which appear unscripted, like the BBC’s infamous Top Gear, are also scripted word for word. Everything from the banter between its three middle-aged hosts to its madcap challenges and car reviews has been meticulously planned, before.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 14, 2011

A lean burn engine concept from FEV Inc that has been modified to run on compressed natural gas will make its world debut at the SAE 2011 World Congress. The engine has been designed to be used in light duty vehicles and achieves diesel like fuel efficiency using compressed natural gas. Modifications were made to [.].

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MARCH 13, 2011

David Herron Friday, the fifth strongest earthquake ever recorded hit Japan (8.9 on the richtor scale). It's caused a lot of damage, and thousands of lives have been lost. It caused Tsunami's not only in Japan but around the Pacific. The widespread. March 13, 2011.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

MARCH 17, 2011

I get asked this question quite a bit: Why not take a light, aerodynamic hybrid - like a Prius - and convert it into an all-electric car? Well, "Plasma Boy" John Wayland is working on just that, an all-electric Honda Insight conversion, 'cause he's gotta be different, and the Prius has been done, and done, and done.and so when it's finished, he's planning a freeway trip-slash-parade from Portland to Seattle and back in his Insight conversion, called the Silver Streak, flanked by a squadron of Te

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 30, 2011

It's been a rough couple of years for cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells. As the drums beat louder for electric cars--the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, Nissan's upcoming EV, and more--the hydrogen chorus is waning. But perhaps there's hope. And perhaps it's as close as your nearest urinal. Or, more politely, your local sewage treatment facility. Let us.

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All Cars Electric

MARCH 23, 2011

Do you remember the shoe sized cell phones of the early 90s? Much of that size was due to the battery. Even with that large battery, you were lucky to get 30 minutes of talk time. Battery tech has made slow and steady progress since then and has been doing so for the last 40 years. There were advancements before then too, but this modern era of.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 14, 2011

Renault has offered its sincere ‘apologies and regrets’ to the three executives it fired over allegations of industrial espionage relating to electric vehicle secrets. An investigation into allegations of ‘theft, industrial espionage and breach of trust’ has collapsed due to a lack of evidence that the three ex-employees leaked details of its electric car developments. [.].

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 4, 2011

If you’re worried about leaving our kids and grand kids a great big fat bill they’re going to have to pay for because of our multi-trillion dollar federal budget deficit, then stop worrying. Those numbers don’t mean squat and they won’t be a problem for our future generations. During my 53 years on the planet we’ve had deficits and we’ve had surpluses and it hasn’t meant a damn bit of difference to the kids or their parents.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2011

A newly released report by WWF-UK concludes that at least 1.7 million electric vehicles—plug-in hybrid and battery-electric—will be needed by 2020 and 6.4 million by 2030 if the UK is to achieve its climate change targets. EVs would then represent 6% of all UK cars in 2020 and 18% in 2030, and 15% and 20% of new car sales in 2020 and 2030, respectively.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

MARCH 17, 2011

and it always will be." Did you think hydrogen cars had slipped right out from under the radar into oblivion, another Bush-era delusional fantasy? (Right, me too.) Now you can lease a hydrogen Mercedes in California and all the hydrogen you can use is included in your lease. Even at 600 bucks a month, that might be a bargain these days!

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 10, 2011

It all started when General Motors CEO Dan Akerson said the company wanted to "double" production of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, its range-extended electric car. Various media outlets reported the news with varying degrees of accuracy. So far, GM has not officially said it will make more Volts. Looming deadline Chevy expects to build and sell 10,000.

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All Cars Electric

MARCH 30, 2011

If you’re a regular reader of AllCarsElectric then you’ll know that electric cars are much cheaper to run than gasoline cars once you’ve actually purchased them, but electric cars in Washington state are just about to get a little more expensive to run thanks to a proposed law which has just passed from the state’s Senate.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 7, 2011

Electric vehicles are certainly a modern phenomenon so it only makes sense that they embrace the latest technologies. Now Xatori Inc has released the PlugShare App for both the iPhone and iPod Touch. PlugShare is a community driven electric vehicle charging network that allows iPhone and iPod owners in the US to share charging outlets [.].

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 1, 2011

The entire 2nd half of 2010 found the Greenius in a Mystery Spot where the rules of nature no longer applied. Wow, March First already. Time do fly, don’t it? It has definitely been been awhile, hasn’t it? How you been? Your beloved Greenius has been M.I.A. from this URL for all of 2011 – until now. Maybe you noticed, maybe you didn’t.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2011

RunWise features a cradle design for packaging mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical components to facilitate installation, testing, and servicing. Click to enlarge. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has placed the RunWise Advanced Series Hybrid Drive ( earlier post ) from Parker Hannifin Corporation on the National Clean Diesel Campaign’s Emerging Technologies List.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

MARCH 18, 2011

Nissan Leaf owners , worried about the possibility of getting stranded in an emergency? Never fear, Nissan will come and get you! Now, how user-friendly is that??

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 18, 2011

Americans rarely think much about zoning, but it governs almost every facet of how we live our lives. And unintended consequences of 50-year-old zoning codes may be about to turn some of our loveliest and quietest suburbs into the next slums. Why? Simply because they've been built too far away from everything else, and we won't be able to afford.

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All Cars Electric

MARCH 18, 2011

Here at AllCarsElectric.com we've covered a lot of news featuring the 2011 Nissan Leaf. So much, in fact, that it may be difficult keeping track of them all. What we thought may help is an index page of all of our favorite articles featuring the 2011 Nissan Leaf. Bookmark it in your browser or rss reader, as we'll be updating it every time a new.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 16, 2011

As the first electric cars become available to purchase in the UK, here at TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk, we have been doing a bit of digging around to find out how much it will cost to insure your new, shiny electric car, as rumours circulate round the internet that you might struggle to get insurance. Some of the [.].

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 4, 2011

When I quit the Democratic party last summer the last straw for me was their total FAIL to take a stand and do anything about climate change. Watching their spineless jellyfish routine in the face of the unified madman approach the Republicans employed was cringe worthy to say the least. The piss poor performance of California’s Assembly and Senate Democrats to deal with our state’s budget issues only made me feel more certain of my decision.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2011

Researchers have demonstrated a route for the production of major commercial C 3. hydrocarbons (propane and propylene) from renewable biomass via the hydrothermal conversion of well-known fermentation end-products (butyric acid and 3-hydroxybutyrate) without the use of exogenous hydrogen. The process can potentially have high thermal efficiencies. The two-step process first uses fermentation to produce partially deoxygenated intermediate chemicals.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

MARCH 8, 2011

Which new electric car do you like best - Volt or Leaf? The only fair way to decide is to order one of each, obviously. Here's the review!

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 24, 2011

Over six days of driving—limited to around-town trips—we put about 103 miles on a fleet-test Toyota Prius Plug-In, averaging 90.8 miles per gallon. In that time, we gave the Prius Plug-In five full charges and two partial ones, and according to the trip computer, we covered 77.7 miles in EV mode. As we've reported in prior driving.

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All Cars Electric

MARCH 24, 2011

We all know that once purchased, electric cars are much cheaper to run than their gasoline counterparts, but how do you make sure you’re not paying more than you need to for the privilege of charging up at home? We’ve given it some thought and come up with five top tips to help you pay keep your domestic electricity bill low and.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 2, 2011

The electrification of the automobile is truly a worldwide phenomenon and now Mitsubishi is expanding sales of the i-MiEV into yet another country. This time it is the Republic of Costa Rica which will welcome the vehicle, predominantly to fleet customers including government affiliates and electric companies. It is the first time the i-MiEV has [.].

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2011

Nanophosphate Engine Start Battery (12V): Click to enlarge. A123 Systems is targeting the emerging stop-start/microhybrid market with a 12V Li-ion battery solution based on its automotive class lithium ion AMP20 20 Ah prismatic pouch cells. The system comes equipped with battery management electronics for cell balancing and protection. Compared to lead-acid AGM batteries used in such applications, the Li-ion batteries offer better charge acceptance, ultimately resulting in lower alternator loads

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2011

Leveraging work done by MIT’s Dr. Angela Belcher on using genetically modified bacteriophages as scaffolds for constructing inorganic materials such as Li-ion cathodes ( earlier post ), startup Siluria Technologies is discovering and optimizing novel catalysts for the oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) reaction to produce ethylene (C 2 H 4 ) directly from methane (CH 4 ) with high performance at low temperatures.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2011

Illustration of charge transfer process and oxygen reduction reaction on PDDA-CNT [poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride)-carbon nanotube]. Credit: ACS, Wang et al. Click to enlarge. Researchers at Case Western University have developed catalysts made of carbon nanotubes dipped in a polymer solution that equal the energy output and otherwise outperform platinum catalysts in fuel cells.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2011

Automotive X Prize teams from New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Indiana will compete at the 7 th Annual Green Grand Prix Friday, April 15, at Watkins Glen International. Two of the vehicles are educational entries from Cornell University and West Philadelphia High School. The X Prize cars will be entered in one of two fuel economy rallies that will be run on the WGI’s 2.45-mile (1.52-mile) short course.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2011

Powertrain of the 102EX. Click to enlarge. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is unveiling the 102EX, a one-off, fully electric-powered Phantom, today at the Geneva Motor Show. ( Earlier post.) The car will tour during 2011, serving as a testbed to gather research data which will be used in informing future decisions on alternative drive-trains for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2011

In a presentation at the 241 st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society today in Anaheim, Dr. Daniel Nocera of MIT said that his team has developed a practical “artificial leaf”—a type of solar cell that shows promise as an inexpensive source of electricity for the poor in developing countries. ( Earlier post.). The device is an advanced solar cell the size of a poker card that mimics photosynthesis, and uses catalysts derived from earth-abundant materials (e.g., coba

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