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Chevrolet Spark EV: speedy, smooth and quiet; the importance of motor control

Green Car Congress

There are multiple interesting aspects to the vehicle, including GM’s rationale for offering fast charging as an option (it’s not to go across country), but one of the most manifest when driving the car (aside from the “Wheee!” Each of these laminates is loaded with magnets that are placed in a carefully engineered pattern within the steel.

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Opinion: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Driving an EV

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Electricity is also more efficient than gasoline, so you’ll get more kilometers out of each battery charge. Since there is no engine noise, you’ll be able to hear other sounds more clearly, such as birds chirping or the wind rustling through the trees. Charging can be a challenge. Better performance.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In Engineering Advantages of PHEV. Distributed Solar and Wind with the PHEV. Appendix E: PHEV and the Electrical Grid—fast charge v.

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The breakthrough could revolutionize electric car battery technology and pave the way for ultra-fast charging electric vehicles in as little as two years. When the team tested the newly-coated cathode, they discovered it could be charged and discharged in as little as 9 seconds. by RSS or sign up by email. Herron makes a valid point.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

How Real, How Soon, and What Must Happen Next,” which concludes the costs of creating an automotive market dominated by electric and hybrid cars are prohibitively high for the foreseeable future – as high as $49 billion for Europe alone (along with another $21 billion for battery-charging infrastructure). Volt will survive and prosper,” G.M.’s

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Solar, Wind and Biofuels Grew 53 Percent in 2008 Green Education = Environmental Religion? Intelligent Charging Infrastructure for New Electr. Thinking Globally, Acting Locally San Francisco City Carbon Collobarative 18th and 1. Thinking Globally, Acting Locally San Francisco City Carbon Collobarative 18th and 1.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

He envisioned “hundreds of thousands” of charging spots, as well as a number of stations where drained batteries could be exchanged for fresh ones. “We have 10,000 engineers out there every day, installing and servicing boilers,&# he added. Charge, drain, repeat is extremely inefficient. “You guys own the cars.&#

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