Aug 07 2008
Electric Vehicles Continue to Charge Up the Industry
Following on the heels of the Plug-in 2008 conference, which had a number of exciting announcements, a stream of electric vehicle news continues to roll in
. Here's a quick rundown of the top highlights:
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The San Francisco Chronicle reports that electric vehicle maker Zap received a healthy $10 million dollar vote of confidence from a Dubai entrepreneur. Although the cash infusion will be used to boost production, don't get your hopes up too high. Demand for Zap's silent, light EVs is so high that the money is already allocated to fill past orders.
- Associated Press covered the unveiling of Nissan's electric vehicle test model. It will be available in Japan and the U.S. in 2010 and globally in 2012.
Mitsubishi Motors today announced its all-electric vehicles are coming to California - utilities, that is. PG&E and Southern California Edison will take delivery of the i MiEVs for fleet testing. Through daily operation, we'll gauge the viability of using these all-electric vehicles in our fleet and better understand the charging impacts on the grid. Mitsubishi's i MiEV, which can get up to 100 miles on a single charge and speed along at a zippy 85 mph, has already been extensively tested and well-received by Japanese utilities.- Think you'll miss the familiar rumble of a combustion engine in your eco-friendly electric vehicle? No worries. Lotus has developed technology to simulate the noise of a real engine to make vehicles more audible. This is especially helpful for pedestrian and bicycle safety.
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This is being rather generous to Lutz.
1. The "Volt", in no small part, will be targeted as a product to people who care about energy and environmental issues. These people don't embrace Lutz' antideluvian concepts of rejecting science. How responsible is it for a GM executive to be rejecting the science?
2. As well, Lutz didn't exactly sound too enthusiastic about the Volt itself.
3. And, GM public communications has 'defended' Lutz in rather absurd ways.
-A Siegel
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This article is right on - small businesses have a huge role to play in sustainability. Not only do they add up in aggregate, but many small businesses operate in industries that can have a significant environmental impact depending on the exact practices, like dry cleaners, auto repair shops, etc. Green is also starting to affect the bottom line more and more, customers are increasingly voting with their feet for more sustainable businesses as can be seen from the growth of sites like http://www.ecovian.com. This is also a huge opportunity for small businesses to leapfrog their bigger brothers by being more agile in adopting these measures.
-Emily
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Great entry, Katie. Love the level of detail you managed to get in there! Probably won't be able to compete with coal and oil any time the next decade, but definitely a great technology to look into! Keep it up :)
-Rune (Norway)
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