It’s Happening | Revenge of the Electric Car

It’s Happening | Revenge of the Electric Car: "How long before the number of plug-in cars outnumbers the gas burners? I think it’ll happen some time around 2022, give or take. Of course, you can help your community get there earlier by getting in line early for yours …"

Tesla Motors - Tesla Leadership

Tesla Motors - Tesla Leadership: "With the recent lawsuit filed by Martin Eberhard, which seeks to perpetuate a version of Tesla’s history that is at odds with the truth, I felt it was important to set the record straight. This post is not a complete response to the allegations in the lawsuit (we will be responding fully in court soon), but rather an effort to correct several misconceptions propagated by Eberhard that are now being reported as truth.

I’ve included several relevant emails as source documents to show that this is more than just my subjective opinion versus Eberhard’s. As you will see, the evidence overwhelmingly supports a different account of the past than the one presented in his lawsuit.

At the heart of his attack, Eberhard plays to a common archetype – that of the noble inventor whose invention is usurped by the rich and powerful businessman. He has labored hard to create this impression and there is an intuitive appeal to it, as there is with any archetype, but in this case it is false."

Exxon Entering Electric Vehicle Market With Maya 300 | Sustainability | Fast Company

Exxon Entering Electric Vehicle Market With Maya 300 | Sustainability | Fast Company: "Electric vehicles have definitely hit the big time now that gasoline-slinging companies are getting involved. The Maya 300, an all-electric vehicle coming out in 2011, will feature a lithium ion battery separator film dubbed 'the SuperPolymer' from Exxon-Mobil. The separator--a critical part of li-ion batteries--can withstand temperatures up to 374 degrees. That's 85 degrees more than competing separator films can take. The Maya 300's actual li-ion battery will come from its manufacturer, Electrovaya.

When Electrovaya first announced the Maya 300 in January, it said that the plug-in electric vehicle will only travel up to 25 or 35 mph. Newer announcements from Electrovaya omit that detail, but highlight the car's eight to 10 hour charging time, ability to run for 120 miles, and plug-in capabilities. Electrovaya will reveal more details in an announcement next Wednesday."

Plug-in electric vehicles pose challenges for feds (6/10/09) -- www.GovernmentExecutive.com

Plug-in electric vehicles pose challenges for feds (6/10/09) -- www.GovernmentExecutive.com: "Federal agencies are obligated by law and executive order to use plug-in electric vehicles when they become commercially available, but meeting that requirement will be a major challenge, auditors from the Government Accountability Office found.

In a new report, GAO found that the likely high cost of those vehicles and insufficient infrastructure for recharging them are barriers to widespread adoption, at least initially. In addition, many of the laws governing federal energy use and vehicle acquisition hold contradictory goals that will make it difficult for agencies to comply."

Saturn's Future Under Penske Might Move Electric Cars to Forefront - Beyond Fossil Fuel

Saturn's Future Under Penske Might Move Electric Cars to Forefront - Beyond Fossil Fuel: "Now that Penske has agreed to buy Saturn from GM, the big question is what will happen to the their vehicles. The agreement between the two companies stated that GM would keep building the Aura, Outlook, and Vue models for Penske on a contract basis and the plug-in Vue Hybrid powertrain will be moved over to the Equinox. In the higher-mpg era that's coming, though, Saturn needs to focus on green cars. According to Roger Penske, there is at least a small chance that the new Saturn will bring all-electric cars to market soon. Penske told Edmunds that EVs 'might be the first vehicles produced in the U.S.' under Saturn's arrangement with foreign partners."

Sustainable Industries » Synkromotive electric charging stations

Sustainable Industries » Synkromotive electric charging stations: "“The future of passenger transportation is going to change,” says Chris Bakken, chief strategy officer for Synkromotive, a Portland-based company that designs, manufactures and supplies OnSynk charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs).

Even if you didn’t get a chance to hear Bakken in person Tuesday morning at the Young Professionals of Portland “Breakfast of Champions” event at the University of Oregon building in Portland, the reasons for why Americans should steer away from gasoline-powered vehicles will sound familiar: petroleum scarcity, pollution, climate change, cost of maintaining the current gas infrastructure and national security."

Argonne Study Suggests Chevy Volt Would Get 157 MPG | GM-VOLT : Chevy Volt Electric Car Site

Argonne Study Suggests Chevy Volt Would Get 157 MPG | GM-VOLT : Chevy Volt Electric Car Site: "The four configurations studied were a 4 kwh and 8 kwh PHEV and a 12 kwh and 16 kwh EREV."