Sunday, January 4, 2009
autoblitz: Electric Vehicle Celebration
autoblitz: Electric Vehicle Celebration: "Meet 7 of the latest electric vehicles to hit the road, and find out how they did in our rigorous round of tests."
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Nissan Electric Cars: Nissan To Sell Pure Electric Cars In Oregon
Nissan Electric Cars: Nissan To Sell Pure Electric Cars In Oregon: "Nissan will begin selling electric cars in Oregon state as early as 2010, according to a statement by Nissan-Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn at the LA Auto Show. There's been a lot buzz surrounding Nissan electric cars, especially with the debut of the Nissan Denki Cube concept at the New York Auto Show earlier this year. Oregon's governor Ted Kulongoski is recommending the state replace the $1,500 hybrid tax credit with a $5,000 electric vehicle credit, essentially subsidizing part of the cost of the vehicle. Nissan also plans a larger scale production of electric cars by 2012. Details in the statement from Nissan below."
40 mile range is the sweet spot says GM - News - PlanetTesla
40 mile range is the sweet spot says GM - News - PlanetTesla:
"GM's Volt vehicle line executive Frank Weber says that future battery improvements will not see a Volt going further than 40 miles on battery alone but rather becoming lighter, cheaper and hence a little more efficient.
He bases this on polls carried out by the company on typical usage and concludes that more than 80% of drivers will never engage the engine on a daily basis.
The current goal in the design of the Volt is a reduce cost, to bring the Volt into lower and lower cost markets.
He does however speculate that a modular battery design will emerge that might allow different owners to tune the range of the car between 20 and 80 miles on battery alone."
"GM's Volt vehicle line executive Frank Weber says that future battery improvements will not see a Volt going further than 40 miles on battery alone but rather becoming lighter, cheaper and hence a little more efficient.
He bases this on polls carried out by the company on typical usage and concludes that more than 80% of drivers will never engage the engine on a daily basis.
The current goal in the design of the Volt is a reduce cost, to bring the Volt into lower and lower cost markets.
He does however speculate that a modular battery design will emerge that might allow different owners to tune the range of the car between 20 and 80 miles on battery alone."
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