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The best blogs and podcasts related to electric vehicles, electric vehicle technology, and related issues.
WWWATTS is a hub for information, news and discussion about electric vehicles. WWWATTS contains a blog/podcast directory tracking discussion of electric vehicle owners, electric vehicle hobbyists, electric vehicle manufacturers, and more.
MotoElettriche: Lightning vs Motoczysz dal circuito la sfida si sposta sul deserto per il record di velocità!Source: Il Blog delle Moto Elettriche .In questa settimana i due team americani che hanno duellato per la vittoria nel FIM e-Power di Laguna Seca si sono ritrovati per una nuova sfida sul lago salato di Bonneville teatro , come tutti sappiamo , dei record mondiali di velocità. AllCarsElectric: Can EV Charging Crash The Grid? Toronto Hydro Chief Says YesSource: All Cars Electric Picture the scene: You arrive home after a long day at work. The lights are on, the dinner is waiting for you in the oven and the kids are watching TV. Before leaving the garage, you plug in your 2011 Nissan Leaf and switch the charger on. And the whole neighborhood goes dark. Your EV was the straw that broke the camel's back, the grid already... AllCarsElectric: Nissan And Coda Work To Make Hawaii Electric Car ParadiseSource: All Cars Electric It’s not a secret that Hawaii is keen to become the most electric car-friendly state in the whole of the U.S. And now two more electric car companies are laying a claim to the electric vehicle market in the island state. Earlier this week at the Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit and Expo, the state of Hawaii announced it has signed a... OilDrum: German Military Study Warns of Potential Energy CrisisSource: The Oil Drum This week a study on peak oil by a German military think tank was leaked on the Internet. The document shows that the German government is closely studying the issue of peak oil, and is aware of the potential for serious consequences as oil production declines. The study is reminiscent of the Hirsch Report, commissioned by the U.S. OilDrum: BP's Deepwater Oil Spill - Preparing to Move - and Open ThreadSource: The Oil Drum The annotations to the ROV feeds from BP are becoming a little more descriptive, particularly with those related to the Q4000, which will be playing a significant part in the replacement of the blowout preventer (BOP) on the Deepwater Horizon well. However, at 9 pm on the 1st, with the waves still a little higher than desired, the activity has yet to start. OilDrum: Drumbeat: September 2, 2010Source: The Oil Drum John Michael Greer - Green Wizardry: A response to Rob Hopkins The first of those is that one of the motivations behind the Green Wizards project is a recognition of the limitations of the Transition Towns project. AllCarsElectric: Epic Electric Vehicles Unveils New Torq RoadsterSource: All Cars Electric Epic Electric Vehicles is a little known company based in the U.S. that manufactures all sorts of electric modes of transport including boats, ATVs and now street-legal roadsters. The company’s latest effort is the new Torq three-wheeler, which kind of looks like an edgier, stripped down version of the Tesla Roadster. Not much info has been... Danny: I’ve ordered a Nissan Leaf. How do I cancel my order?Source: Danny's Contentment Yesterday, I reserved a Nissan Leaf Ev. Due for release here in the UK in March. Nissan were asking for a refundable deposit of £257 to secure a car. I went for black, with the optional solar cell spoiler that can draw 2 watts of energy to add to powering the myriad of controls the car has. And this morning, in the cold light of day I realise that there’s no way i’d spend £23,000 on a new EV (and thats if we get the £5,000 government grant for it). NissanLeaf: Nissan LEAF Pre-Orders Start in UKSource: NIssan-Leaf.net
GM-Volt: New GM Marketing Boss Says Chevy Volt is Aimed at Average Consumer, GM Trying to Trademark Range AnxietySource: gm-volt.com Joel Ewanick is the relatively new Vice President of GM Marketing, and from what little I’ve dealt with him, a terrific guy. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Siry: Tesla jabs GM, may trademark very insidery termSource: Darryl Siry's Blog I received this forwarded email with a concise comment from a prominent journalist at a major news organization:_______________________________________________________________________________________WTF? From: Khobi Brooklyn [mailto:XXXXXXXXX@teslamotors.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 12:21 PMTo: Khobi BrooklynSubject: Tesla statement on GM's attempt to trademark "range anxiety" Statement in response to GM’s attempt to trademark the term, “range anxiety” from Tesla VP of Communications, Ricardo Reyes: ElectricCarExaminer: A talk with Joshua Allen, AC Propulsion's Vehicle Engineering Manager on the future of EVsSource: Electric Car Examiner A while back I had an interesting talk with Oshua Allen, AC Propulsion's Vehicle Engineer Manager who was kind enough to let me drive the company's eBox I wrote about here. Here is a few questions I asked him: RadioEcoshock: WARNINGS: THE RUSSIAN HEAT STORMSource: Radio Ecoshock Radio Ecoshock Show September 3rd, 2010GO STRAIGHT TO THE TRANSCRIPT, with lots of links and downloads.[Radio show starts with a clip from "Fire" by Arthur Brown, 1968][plus news radio clips...]Welcome back to Radio Ecoshock. Thanks to the 22 college and community stations that carry this show - and Green 960 AM and online, in San Francisco. AllCarsElectric: GM Turns To Scare Tactics To Sell The 2011 Chevrolet VoltSource: All Cars Electric Fear is a powerful motivator. It has been used in the past to start wars, persuade kids to study at school and of course, sell life insurance. But now GM appears to be gearing up to use the fear of running out of electricity to give the extended-range 2011 Chevrolet Volt a competitive edge over purely electric cars. In a move which will not... PickensPlan: Pickens Plan Media Coverage 9.1.10Source: Pickens Plan Reid Hopeful For GOP Energy Votes After Elections – Reuters – 8/31/10 AllCarsElectric: Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales To Top 3.2 Million By 2015Source: All Cars Electric With several big electric vehicle launches due over the next few years and order books filling up quickly, we're sure to start seeing more of them on the roads. Research agency Pike Research has announced that combined sales of full-electric (battery electric, or BEV) vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) will take off over the... |
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