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The Toyota Prius braking problem – could that have been foreseen?
Yes it could!!! The way the regenerative braking is applied on the Prius is unnecessary complicated and gives way to many possible errors resolving in dangerous situations. But Toyota is not the only automaker that runs this high risk to sell cars. The risk occurs in all hybrids and electric cars that have regenerative braking [...]
Electric vehicles on the Danish market in 2020 – And the economic value of the company Better Place
A group of students at Copenhagen Business School CBS have made this report: “Electric vehicles on the Danish market in 2020 – And the economic value of the company Better Place” Part of the conclution is: “To conclude the market conditions is improving and a number of changes will occur in the transportation sector, but [...]
The Environmental Impact and Life Cycle of the Batteries
This is such an important issue and I posted this article without having the knowledge to verify if the content is correct. But I am sure that some of my readers will be able to comment on it! The article compares different technologies from “Well to Wheel energy efficiency” Enjoy the reading: http://ow.ly/YEB1
BYD press conference in Detroit 2010
Watch this 15 min video, no doubt that this company is moving forward with “Chinese” speed – VERY impressive!!!
BMW reveals details on new Electric Vehicles Active E
This video from Detroit Auto Show showing the Active E including an Application for smart Phones – it looks very nice and I look forward to test it!!!
Toyota Prius Plug-in news
Toyota informs about the development of the Plug in Prius: “The Prius PHV introduces Toyota’s first generation lithium-ion drive battery. When fully charged, the vehicle is targeted to achieve a maximum electric-only range of about 13 miles and capable of achieving highway speeds of more than 60 mph in electric-only mode. For longer distances, the [...]
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Cars to test
Looking for an Electric vehicle or a Plug-in? Look at this site!!! I have before shown a list of EV to hit the market soon, but this page has a very detailed list combined with nice pictures. See the: Electric: http://www.drivesolar.org/en/all_electric_overview.html Plug-in: http://www.drivesolar.org/en/plug-in_hybrid_overview.html Converted car: http://www.drivesolar.org/en/all_electric_converted.html Cars with solar roof to help chargin: http://www.drivesolar.org/en/solar_roof.html and [...]
What kind of news will Better Place break in 2010?
As I see it Better Place need to introduce at least two more automakers that will produce cars that can battery switch. Now they only have Renault with one car that can battery switch ( http://www.easyecar.com/electric-vehicle-test/test-of-renault-fluence-z-e/ ). I think they soon need to announce at least two more. Could that be a Chinese automaker like [...]
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Electric Vehicles to hit the market in 2010
Autobloggreen has made a list of 10 cars that will be on the US market in 2010. There are some very interesting cars among the list. One that I have not heard about in Europe is the Coda Sedan: I hope that I get an opportunity to test them all and please send in tests [...]
CO2 E-Race Press Release