Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Zero Emissions Vehicle For Sale in 2010

Vehicle-To-Grid (V2G) System Can Help Decentralize The Electric Company

Vehicle-To-Grid (V2G) System Can Help Decentralize The Electric Company

Self-Balancing Unicycle, a Fear-Inducing Electric Vehicle - GoodCleanTech

Self-Balancing Unicycle, a Fear-Inducing Electric Vehicle - GoodCleanTech

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Has EPA approved test procedure that would give Volt 100 mpg rating? Not yet! - AutoblogGreen

Has EPA approved test procedure that would give Volt 100 mpg rating? Not yet! - AutoblogGreen

Rayna Handelman is Nissan's point person on EV infrastructure - AutoblogGreen

Rayna Handelman is Nissan's point person on EV infrastructure - AutoblogGreen: "For the foreseeable future, the only truly affordable electric cars are likely to be those that contain relatively small batteries and have correspondingly short ranges. Making those kinds of cars appealing to a mass audience will require that people be able to easily charge those cars anywhere and everywhere in order to make up for the short range. Helping to make that infrastructure a reality is the job of Rayna Handelman. Handelman is Nissan's Global Electric Vehicle Coordinator, a role in which she works with government agencies to promote the development of charging infrastructure. This will be especially necessary for commuters and people who live in apartments where they don't have a garage to plug in the car. Most recently, Handelman has been in Australia where Nissan hopes to launch its new EV sometime after 2010. Handelman has worked in the auto industry for 25 years including a stint at GM. Handelman acknowledges that its hard to say how much progress EVs will make in the marketplace over the next decade. Cost will be the biggest hurdle, with the battery for the Nissan EV running somewhere be $5,000 and $10,000."

EcoGeek - Clean Technology

EcoGeek - Clean Technology: "Green Lights Forever E-mail
Written by Peg Fong
Thursday, 23 October 2008

Never wait for a red light again - hit every green. Sounds tempting, doesn't it? Audi is currently testing a device called Travolution that does just that. The in-car gadget searches for wireless signals from nearby traffic lights and calculates how fast the driver should go in order to sail right through."

EcoGeek - Clean Technology

EcoGeek - Clean Technology: "Government Opens 190 Million Acres for Geothermal E-mail
Written by Yoni Levinson
Friday, 24 October 2008

While the battle over opening new lands for offshore drilling continues to rage, the Department of the Interior made a bold statement yesterday by unlocking more than 190 million acres of federal lands to be leased for renewable, geothermal power development. These acres, which are contained in 12 different states (all in the western/southwestern parts of the country), are reportedly capable of producing over 5,000 megawatts of power by 2015 and over 12,000 megawatts by 2025, enough to power millions of homes."