Electric cars are cleaner, even when the power comes from coal

While I am not a fan of General Motors and their horrible past scandals with the electric car or their current federal financial bailout, I am surprised by the falsehoods that writers use to describe the Chevy Volt. The Aug. 10 column by Jonah Goldberg, a conservative commentator, has the facts just plain wrong.

Goldberg does not seem to understand some basic energy principles. Even with the source of electricity coming from the most polluting methods of production, in this case, coal, electric vehicles will produce significantly less CO2 and other toxic pollutants into the atmosphere than produced by gasoline engines.
This is because the efficiencies of electric motors are far greater than their gasoline counterparts. Gas engines produce lots of heat (thus are about 25 percent efficient), while electric motors produce little heat and thus can be up to 95 percent efficient.

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Hybrid revolution builds momentum

Could one American automaker's plan to sell a hybrid automobile for the same price as its gas-powered counterpart lead to more drivers enjoying a greener ride?

The car -- the Lincoln MKZ sedan, which debuts this fall -- will run on both gas and electrical power and get more than double the mileage of the traditional version in city driving.

Still, at $35,000, it doesn't come cheap.

The Lexus HS 250h, the MKZ's closest competitor, costs about $2,500 more than the Lexus IS, a similar small, gas-powered sedan. Ford charges $8,840 more for the hybrid version of its Ford Escape SUV.  

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Anti-global warming push also best for the economy

Until just recently the view prevailed that there was a tradeoff relationship between achieving respectable economic growth and reducing the emission of greenhouse gases, most of which consist of carbon dioxide. This led to a wide debate on how to achieve both goals.

A major change has occurred, however, since U.S. President Barack Obama initiated his Green New Deal, which has led me to believe that attaining CO2 

reduction targets requires the promotion of environment-friendly products and renewable energy, and that therein lies the driving force for economic growth among industrialized nations.Take, for example, solar cells, which are, at present, installed on the rooftops of only 2 percent of residential houses in Japan. The current cost of installing solar cells is about ¥600,000 per kilowatt of electricity. So, about ¥1.8 million — about the price of an automobile — is needed to equip a house with cells generating 3 kw.

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New Battery for Cheap Electric Vehicles

A new startup company will attempt to solve the biggest roadblock facing electric vehicles today--the cost of their batteries.

The new company, called 24M, has been spun out of the advanced battery company A123 Systems. It will develop a novel type of battery based on research conducted by Yet-Ming Chiang, a professor of materials science at MIT and founder of A123 Systems. He says the battery design has the potential to cut those costs by 85 percent.
The battery pack alone in many electric cars can cost well over $10,000. Cutting this figure could make electric vehicles competitive with gasoline-fueled cars.
The new company has raised $10 million in venture-capital funding, and about $6 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), which will fund collaboration between the company and MIT and Rutgers University. A123 Systems will work closely with the new company, and owns stock in it. The name stands for "24 molar," referring to material concentration levels that Chiang cryptically calls "technically significant" to the company.

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Emissions Free Electric Vehicle Bus Uses Leo Motors 120kW EV Power Train

PRLog (Press Release) – Aug 14, 2010 – Leo Motors, Inc. (Stock Symbol: LEOM) announced today that it has developed and begun marketing of its 120kW power train, which is equivalent to a 5,000cc Internal Combustion Engine (ICE). See the Leo Motors website (http://www.leomotors.com) for images, EV technical information and more details. 

Power trains of this size are used in the bigger passenger cars, middle-sized buses and t 
rucks. Consisting of a proprietary motor, controller and battery pack, the 120kW power train incorporates Leo’s innovative power management solutions designed to control vehicles better than their ICE counterparts. 

Leo’s 120kW power train was tested in a 24-seat bus for more than six months. Leo converted Hyundai’s County bus and had it run at more than 70 MPH with the power train. According to the test results, the converted bus ran faster and smoother than its ICE counterparts, but without emissions, noise or vibration. 

Leo will market the 120kW power train in two ways: 

1) Leo is primarily going to provide conversion services to clients who need EVs for their vehicle fleet operations. 


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Could Tata's EV beat Nissan to the streets?

Electric vehicles from Indian manufacturer Tata could be on European roads ahead of its high-profile rivals, according to reports earlier this week.

On August 11, Tata vice chairman Ravi Kant told Indian publication The Hindu Business Linethat the company would launch two electric vehicles in the UK and Scandinavia this fiscal year, which ends March 31, 2011.

The Indica Vista EV could be launched in the UK as early as September or October, saidBusiness Line.

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Companies ready for electric cars

Southern California Edison expects 100,000 electric vehicles in its service area within five years.

“In 10 years, we expect somewhere in the order of 400,000 to 500,000,” said Steve Powell, SoCal Edison's manager of plug-in electric vehicle readiness.
The Southern California utility wants to accommodate and educate prospective electric car buyers after years of anticipation, talk and recent buzz about the eco-friendly vehicles.
The initiative comes as electric cars such as the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt begin to roll onto showroom floors at several Coachella Valley dealerships before the end of the year.
Electric and hybrid vehicles are expected to be among the hottest topics at the 2010 Inland Empire Auto Show on Aug. 27-29 at the Ontario Convention Center. Show goers will get a chance to peruse the latest electric vehicle technology on “EcoStreet.”

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Iceland: The Next Electric Car Capital

What country will be the first to make electric cars the default national transportation? It would probably be the tiny green country of Iceland.

Some 75% of Iceland's population lives within 37 miles of Reykjavik, Iceland's capital, and the rural areas (connected by an 840-mile ring road) could probably be wired with just 15 fast-charging stations. That, coupled with the fact that 80% of Iceland's energy is cheaply produced renewable (from geothermal and hydro) should give you a good idea why this is the ideal test bed for electric vehicles.

Iceland doesn't have the world's largest geothermal resource, but it has by far the largest per capita. Here's how the country mines hot water from beneath the earth,according to Popular Science:

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Martin Eberhard predicts 500-mile range for the electric vehicles of 2020

The guy who helped bring us the 250-mile electric vehicle (EV) thinks we will be able to go a lot further on a full pack of batteries in ten years. Yes, Martin Eberhard, one of the co-founders of Tesla Motors who is nowworking with Volkswagen, is predicting that EVs will have plenty of range at affordable price points not all that far into the future. Eberhard spoke with Autocar recently and said something that should put a bit of fear into vehicle charging station companies and people who still fight against plug-in vehicles: 

At the current rate of progress, I'd say we will have banished the range anxiety problem, and will be making EVs with greater than 500 miles of operational range, within 10 years. At that point, the further development of fast charging infrastructure won't be so important - because how often do you drive more than 500 miles in a day?

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56% of the value of sales of electric vehicles is and will remain in East Asia and cars only account for about half of the value of the electric vehicle business worldwide. It is therefore important to look at the big picture and, in particular, the latest ten year forecasts for EV activity in East Asia. Uniquely this report provides that information. Entirely researched in 2010 and regularly updated, the report draws many valuable conclusions including some that are summarised below.

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China buys over 90% of the e-bikes in the world and Japan buys the most hybrid cars. Indeed the best selling electric car in the world, the Toyota Prius, sells in Japan at twice the volume taken by the whole of the USA. All this will have changed by 2021 because China will have installed adequate charging infrastructure for pure electric and plug in hybrid cars by then and they will be more affordable. In 2021, sales of electric cars in China will have a much larger market value than the huge and growing sales of e-bikes in China. It is fortunate that the takeoff in sales of electric cars is delayed in China by lack of infrastructure and shortage of affordable electric cars with acceptable range. If Chinese people purchased a large number of plug in electric cars over the next five years it would significantly increase global warming because today, most of the power stations in China are inefficient and coal fired.

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Electric cars roll into WC

WEBSTER?CITY?- Two large auto transporters arrived in Webster City Friday night, carrying the first shipment of Electric Motor Car Co. bodies, or gliders.

AMS Inc., a division of Eagle Manufacturing of Webster City, will soon begin the finishing assembly of the electric autos, according to AMS?owner Joe Fleming.

"These are going to be European auto bodies with American guts," Fleming said of the autos. "What makes it even better is the fact that these are going to be assembled by Iowa workers."

The "gliders" -?the car chassis that have no engine or transmission - were rolled, coasted and then towed into a space at the Kenco warehouse on Des Moines Street. Workers at the Webster City plant will be responsible for placing the electric power train in the gliders. Many local residents stopped to watch Friday night as the cars came off of the transporters.

Fleming said he was excited about the new venture. Eagle Manufacturing has been a subcontractor for Electrolux. With the announcement of the closing of the appliance manufacturing plant, Fleming said he had been searching for new business opportunities.

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Car rental companies to offer electric Nissan Leaf

Beginning as early as January, electric cars will be available at the nation's two largest auto rental companies.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car, North America's largest car rental firm, unveiled plans last week to offer about 500 Nissan Leaf all-electric cars, initially at dealerships in Los Angeles, San Diego, Portland and Seattle.

The announcement came a few months after Hertz , the world's largest car rental company, said it planned to offer Nissan Leafs at a handful of locations in the U.S. and Europe, including New York, Washington and San Francisco, next year. A fully charged Leaf has a range of about 100 miles.

Hertz and Enterprise already offer hybrid models such as theToyota Prius.

But some questions about renting electric cars have yet to be answered.

For example, representatives for each company say the price of renting a Leaf will probably be higher than the rates for traditional gas-burning vehicles. But they have yet to announce exact rates.

"The details are still being worked out," said Lee Broughton, director of sustainability for Enterprise.

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Electric vehicles still face obstacles to adoption

평지서 시속 60㎞ 거뜬 … 오르막선 힘 달려 August 09, 2010

Kang Byong-chol drives CT&T’s electric vehicle e-Zone in central Seoul last month. By Kim Hyung-soo Go out on the streets of Seoul and see if you can spot an electric vehicle. You might be waiting a while. Although Korea is eagerly trying to promote green growth and reduce the overall volume of carbon emissions, electric vehicles are still an uncommon mode of transportation in the country. It was only in March of this year when the government finally permitted electric cars in Korea after a bill was passed by the National Assembly. Read this news @

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Electric cars: Gaston charging up for change

It won’t be getting any speeding tickets, but Gaston County is on the road to gasoline-free transportation.

All over the country this summer, media stories have been anticipating the release of two electric vehicles, the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt. Even in cities where the new EVs won’t be available until next year, such as Charlotte, plans to install public charging stations have been accelerating.

In Gaston County, there will be at least one EV available for test drives by 2011 and – maybe – one public charging station by 2012.

Customers are asking about the Leaf on a regular basis at Gastonia Nissan, said senior salesman Greg Oates.

Oates, who has been learning more about the plug-in model at Leaf-specific training sessions, estimates that the first test drive will take place in February. Preparations to install a charging station at the dealership will begin next month.

Though a few people in the Gaston County area have showed interest in buying the vehicle through non-committal “hand-raise” reservations, hesitance to invest in new technology right away is natural, said Oates.

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W2 Energy Acquires Manufacturer of Solar Bug Electric Vehicle

Source: EVWorldwire
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SYNOPSIS: The Solar Bug can travel up to 10 miles per day on solar power alone.

TORONTO -- W2 Energy, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: WTWO), a greenenergy company, is pleased to announce that it has finalized its purchase of Free Drive, Inc., (www.freedrive-ev.com) the Bozeman, Montana-based manufacturer of The Solar Bug.
The Solar Bug is a solar-electric vehicle which travels more than 30 miles on a full charge at speeds up to 35 miles per hour, and can carry two passengers and a small amount of cargo. It has 200 watts of roof-mounted solar power and a proprietary regenerative braking system which converts braking energy into battery storage.
Steve Titus, the Founder and President of Free Drive remains with Free Drive as Vice-President of Technical Development.
"I am thrilled to be working with W2 Energy," says Steve Titus. "It is my dream for everyone to drive cars that are powered by the sun. W2's ownership of Free Drive will bring that clean energyconcept to reality."

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NEC to Start Testing EV Rapid Charger in US

NEC Corp announced Aug 6, 2010, that it will start testing a rapid charger for electric vehicles (EVs) in collaboration with Portland General Electric Co (PGE).

The rapid charger manufactured by Takasago Ltd, a subsidiary of NEC, was installed at the headquarters of PGE, which is located in Portland, Oregon, the US. The two companies had a demonstration of charging Nissan Motor Co Ltd's Leaf electric vehicle.

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