This weeks show suffered some technical set backs. I managed to salvage the feedback to the last show. The show with Doug Korthof gave me a lot to talk about and to discuss, which I think in turn will bring in some more interesting discussion. 
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BariumTitanate: Word of the Day: ChronopotentiometrySource: EESTOR ULTRACAPACITORS: BATTERY REVOLUTION BEGINS WITH ELECTRIC CARS? The word of the day— today— is chronopotentiometry which edged out it’s near cousin chronoamperometry. Ta-ta!! GM-Volt: Nissan CEO Says He Has No Electric Car CompetitionSource: gm-volt.com The Nissan Leaf wasn’t announced until early 2009, more than two years after GM first unveiled the Volt concept. Despite their late arrival, Nissan’s CEO Carlos Ghosn has been pushing… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] AllCarsElectric: Is Radiation From Hybrid Vehicles Cause for Concern?Source: All Cars Electric Could hybrid cars actually be dangerous to the environment? It seems like an unfounded question. How could hybrids actually hurt the environment? A study conducted by a research committee funded by the Environmental Protection group of Israel suggests that hybrid could actually be harmful to the environment and humans, as well. The study found… AllCarsElectric: Shell CEO Predicts EVs Will Account for 40% of Market by 2050Source: All Cars Electric It’s not often that you hear about oil companies claiming that electric vehicles will make a significant impact in the future, and even less often that a major oil company claims that electric vehicles will soon makeup 40% of the automotive market, but this is exactly what has occurred. Shell CEO Peter Voser said that he expects electric drive… AllCarsElectric: Hyundai Reveals New i-flow Hybrid Concept At Geneva Auto ShowSource: All Cars Electric Introducing the latest of what seems like a steady stream of green concept vehicles from Hyundai, the company unveiled its new i-flow hybrid sedan at the 2010 Geneva auto show on Thursday. Developed with the company’s “Fluidic Design Philosophy”, the i-flow’s exterior lines yield a drag coefficient of just 0.25, which, in concert with the… PickensPlan: Energy Council Urges Congressional Action on Nat GasSource: Pickens Plan The Energy Council, a consortium of energy-producing U.S. states and Canadian Provinces, has issued a resolution calling on Congress to “favorably consider the provisions of [the NAT GAS Act] H.R. 1835 and S. 1048, broaden support for alternative fuel tax credits, and provide support for natural gas fueled vehicle projects, as well as long-term, consistent research and development of natural gas vehicles.” EVMEME: Study Says Range Anxiety Not an Issue With EV DriversSource: EV Meme The study, done at the University of California Davis, looked at current owners of electric cars and found that they are not really all that concerned with range anxiety. I hope that a lot of money wasn’t spent on this study, because I could have just frikkin’ told them that. Of course current EV owners don’t have range anxiety. GM-Volt: Report Reveals Lithium-ion Battery Prices Already Dropping Steeper Than ExpectedSource: gm-volt.com Electrification of the automobile is well underway, with the first mass produced cars expected to hit the roads later this year. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] AllCarsElectric: Audi To Reintroduce The A2 With e-tron Electric Drive-trainSource: All Cars Electric Introduced as a Europe-only model in 1999, the A2 was remarkable for its revolutionary use of weight-saving aluminum and its focus on efficiency; a diesel variant was the first five-door vehicle in Europe to achieve an average mileage of less than 3 litres per 100 km (approximately 80 mpg). But thanks perhaps to its unusual styling and what some… AllCarsElectric: Audi Unveils A1 e-tron Minicar in GenevaSource: All Cars Electric The unveiling of the Audi e-tron marked a change from the company that was unexpected. Audi had previously claimed that they had no interest in electric drive vehicles and would focus on efficient diesel and gasoline options. Well, the e-tron rolled out in concept form and then was confirmed for production, which indicated that Audi had changed… AllCarsElectric: Update: BMW To Release More Than 200 Active E Protoypes Here In U.S., At Least 450 ComingSource: All Cars Electric Word circulated around the car blogs a few days ago about the upcoming release of the next in line BMW ActiveE prototype electric vehicle. Many reports, including our own, incorrectly stated the amount of ActiveE prototypes coming here to the states. BMW has responded with a press release that does not give an exact amount of vehicles coming… EVCAST: EVcast #334: The Feedback Show on NiMHSource: EVCAST
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http://www.evcast.com/l1/evcast/appdata/blog/00000360.mp3 (22583715 bytes audio/mpeg) YikeBike: Spanking the YikeBikeSource: YikeBike Thought we would share a video of some of the endurance testing the YikeBike is going through. We have put over 15,000 kms on the YikeBike and 16,000 stop/starts simulating years of use. The custom built test machines are designed to run 24 hours a day and replicate real life conditions as much as possible. AminorJourney: TWiE Episode 14Source: AminorJourney.com It’s terrible of me - but I’ve been lapse here on aminorjourney.com. PickensPlan: Pickens Plan Media Coverage 3.6.10-3.8.10Source: Pickens Plan Keep on Trucking – Wall Street Journal – 3/8/10 RevengeOfTheEV: Porsche Goes HybridSource: Revenge of the Electric Car
PickensPlan: Boone on Nat Gas & Wind in the Wall Street JournalSource: Pickens Plan The Wall Street Journal ran a special section on energy earlier this week. As part of that, they did an interview with T. Boone Pickens. Here is an edited version of that conversation: PickensPlan: Breakthrough Nat Gas Proposal in ColoradoSource: Pickens Plan In another example of the extraordinary amount of natural gas now available for recovery in North America, Governor Bill Ritter of Colorado has announced a legislative proposal which will “require Xcel Energy to sharply reduce pollutants by retiring, retrofitting or repowering Front Range coal-fired power plants by the end of 2017 and replacing them with facilities fueled by natural gas and other lower- or non-emitting energy sources.” OilDrum: Offshore wind farm construction - more picturesSource: The Oil Drum After showing you pictures of offshore wind turbine foundations in this story, I am pleased to be able to now post pictures of the above-the-water parts, before their installation at sea: GM-Volt: GM Not Pulling Back on VoltecSource: gm-volt.com The recent report that GM has cancelled the Cadillac Converj program, has led to some speculation that GM has revised its thinking of the value of the extended range electric or Voltec propulsion… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] AllCarsElectric: BMW To Lease 700 ActiveE PrototypesSource: All Cars Electric I can see the long line forming already to be 1 of the 700 lucky individuals selected to lease BMWs latest electric vehicle. They came in droves trying to get a chance at the Mini E and the same thing is sure to happen again. How do tens of thousands of people get narrowed down and selected for just 700 vehicles?BMW officially announced that the… |
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