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Tuesday, 24 August 2010
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Monday, 23 August 2010
M&M inks SsangYong pact
Mumbai, Aug. 23: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to acquire a majority stake in troubled South Korean automobile maker SsangYong Motor Company.
SsangYong had picked the $7.1-billion Anand Mahindra-controlled M&M as the preferred bidder on August 12.
M&M president (automobile and farm sector) Pawan Goenka said, “We are committed to leveraging SsangYong’s strong competencies in R&D and technology by investing in a new SsangYong product portfolio which will help us to gain momentum in global markets.”
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China Aims to Leapfrog Gasoline Cars with Electric Models
The Chinese government announced last week that it plans to invest up to $14.8 billion (100 billion yuan) over the next ten years to stimulate the production of plug-in hybrid and all-electric cars. The country intends to have 5 million of these vehicles on the road by 2020. That kind of commitment makes the $5 billion that the U.S. government plans to spend in this direction appear as a paltry sum.
How will China disperse those funds and why is China moving so aggressively in the electric vehicle space?
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Can an electric car handle a Montreal winter?
BOUCHERVILLE - The upcoming three-year trial of 50 electric Mitsubishi cars in this South Shore city is “at the heart” of Hydro-Québec’s move toward the electrification of ground transport, a senior director of the utility said Monday.
Although Hydro-Québec is involved in tests with four different manufacturers of electric or hybrid vehicles, the $4.5-million Mitsubishi project is the largest test in Canada, said Pierre-Luc Desgagné, head of strategic planning and government affairs.
“We will have real-life experience with real people driving those cars, so the data provided will be very” significant, he said.
Desgagné made his remarks as the all-electric Mitsubishi i-MiEV made its debut in Boucherville. That emissions-free car, right off the assembly line in Japan, is on a 7,500-kilometre cross-Canada promotional tour.
The first five i-MiEV test cars are to arrive in Boucherville in December – in time to taste a real winter – followed by another 10 in the spring. The rest of the cars will follow in several batches.
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Consumers ready to test electric vehicles
How well-received will electric vehicles be? Well, according to a new study, American adults are ready to get behind the wheel.
An online survey by the Consumer Electronics Association has found that 40 per cent of consumers are likely to test drive an electric vehicle. Known asElectric Vehicles: The Future of Driving, the study suggests consumers are enticed by improved environmental quality and potential cost savings.
Despite this apparent enthusiasm, overall awareness of the various types of alternative vehicles appears to be low. Around one third reports they are familiar or very familiar with hybrid vehicles; yet only a quarter are familiar with electric powered cars.
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Perks eyed for hybrid, electric vehicles
THE BOARD of Investments is mulling incentives for hybrid/electric car importation and assembly as several automotive firms have noted weak demand for the pricey but environment-friendly vehicles, a ranking official said late last week.
Businesses behind these cars could be included in next year’s Investment Priorities Plan (IPP), said BoI Managing Head Cristino L. Panlilio, while a bill similarly proposing incentives remains pending in Congress.
"We will look into that for next year’s IPP," Mr. Panlilio said in a telephone interview.
This, he added, will come on top of BoI support for House Bill 1 which proposes that hybrid cars be exempt from import duties and excise, value-added and ad valorem taxes since these consume less fuel and have lower emissions than traditional fossil fuel-powered vehicles.
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General Motors working on electric Chevrolet Sail
Thanks to Tycho, we’re able to bring you a development on the India-bound Chevrolet Sail.Tycho reports that General Motors is developing an electric variant of the Chevrolet Sail hatchback in China. While there are no technical details to share, we can safely expect a powertrain meant for maximum range and modest power.
That brings us to the question – Will GM India use the e-Sail as a replacement for the defunct e-Spark project?
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Sunday, 22 August 2010
Ford goes wireless
As it aims to advance its lithium-ion battery systems for plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles, Ford has gone wireless.
The company is leveraging the internet and wireless technology to test and refine the systems. Engineers will now collect real-time performance data from batteries in the lab and vehicles on the field using an internet server while wirelessly updating system software to manage thermal load and maximise energy capacity, power capabilities and lifecycle durability.
These methods have helped Ford to slash test-fleet downtime and double its battery lab testing capabilities.
Now system specific engineers can be informed via email whenever software update opportunities occur using an adaptive event monitoring that detects conditions of interest and collects relevant data. According to Ford, this system has already led to at least 20 major design improvements in its vehicles.
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Electric vehicles for Sustainable Transport
The recent high-profile acquisition of a small electric car company by an auto giant seems to have electrified the industry, which has been experiencing robust growth. As the world seeks solutions to high polluting and increasingly expensive fossil fuel transportation,electric vehiclescould offer a viable solution.
"But where is the electricity?" people ask as they grapple with power cuts in the midst of a scorching summer. Whether it makes the power availability worse when everybody plugs their car into their home is a legitimate worry.
Why would theDelhi governmenteven consider deploying electric vehicles with these constraints? In March this year, Delhi chief ministerSheila Dikshitdiscussed a plan to promote electric vehicles (EVs) as a mode of transport. Along with promoting efficient public transport, this could be an appropriate solution to increasing urban air pollution and severe congestion, which is also driving up greenhouse gas emissions and turbo-charging India's fossil fuel import bill.
Given the Indian economy's unhealthy dependence on fossil-fuels, over 70% of which has to be imported, any technology that helps phase out oil-dependent forms of transport should be seriously considered. EVs not only provide cleaner environment, but also reduce the dependency of the transport sector on imports and price volatility of fossil fuels. The energy efficiency of EVs is 46% higher thaninternal combustion engines(ICEs). They also have the potential to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 13-68% compared to ICEs. With the help of advanced V2G (vehicle-to-grid) technology, deployment of electric vehicles can directly decrease the emissions of carbon dioxide and other pollutants within a vehicle's lifecycle, which will significantly relieve air pollution in cities. Through peak-shaving (sending power back to the grid when demand is high), EVs can also indirectly reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
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Mitsubishi announces £10,000 off electric car
The award-winning Mitsubishi i MiEV electric vehicle will now be available with an additional £10,000 reduction from the original cost price. The vehicles will now retail at £28,990 although when you take into account the UK government's £5,000 green incentive this figure falls further to £23,990. There is no doubt that the Mitsubishi i MiEV is one of the most eagerly awaited electric cars to hit the market and the fact the company has agreed a further significant price cut can only help sales.
It is good to see that governments around the world have reacted to the threat from the oil price, which has been very volatile over the last few years, and are now looking to help both the environment and reduce the worldwide dependence upon "black gold". There are many other electric cars now available on the market but Mitsubishi has stolen something of a march on many of its competitors.
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Electric Car On Front Burner
China has set up an electric-vehicles association in its latest effort to encourage wider commercialisation of the costly technology.
The new group, made up of state-owned automakers and other related manufacturers, will promote common standards and accelerate research among related state-owned companies, Li Rongrong, head of the government agency in charge of state assets, said in a speech Wednesday posted on the agency's website.
The 16 manufacturers and research institutes belonging to the new group include major automakers China FAW Corp, Dongfeng MotorCorp. and China Changan Automobile Group. Others include state-owned battery makers and main electricity distributor State Grid Corp.
Developments in the electrical-vehicle area so far have come through joint ventures with foreign automakers, such as General Motors Corp, or through independent automakers, like BYD Auto, a dominant battery maker that has successfully branched into car making.
China has sought to gain control over technology innovation through a slew of policies, and the new group appears to represent an attempt by the government to join forces to exert greater control over electrical vehicle development.
It also could enable automakers that lack the wherewithall to launch electric vehicles on their own to benefit from collaboration with state companies that dominate battery making and electricity distribution.
"The message is that the government really wants to boost the new energy-car industry," said Zhang Xin, an analyst at Guotai Junan Securities in Beijing.
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Brammo - A Viable Electric Bike?
Electric bikes have a few major shortcomings in comparison to their internal combustion brethren, perhaps the biggest one is range. Brammo has taken a pretty big bite out of this problem with their new model dubbed the Empulse. The bike was unveiled in their tent at Laguna Seca on July 24th, during the Red Bull Grand Prix weekend. The Empulse is available in three capacities, the highest (and of course most expensive) providing a claimed 100 mile range, which is in the ballpark of what a typical commuter bike will do. Weight is perfectly acceptable too, especially given that you don't have to add 40+lbs of fuel to the quoted weight of 420lbs. Power is acceptable (compared to commuter bikes) at a claimed 54hp, with good torque at 59ftlb. Top speed is listed at 100mph+, which is plenty for anything you _should_ be doing on the street. Thankfully you don't have to go flying by people in a blur to hide bad aesthetics, as this unit is actually a pretty good looking bike (even without the umbrella girls draped all over it).
You can get yours starting at $10G, though the full spec model with 100mile range will add an extra $4G whacking you with a bit of sticker shock at $14,000 for the top kit version. Brammo claims their may be significant Government incentives that might apply, bringing that price way down, but we'd recommend triple checking that before placing your order for one.
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With generating systems powered by sunlight, wind, waves and biomass, EV is a hot prospect in Hawaii
Not many years ago, Keawakapu beachgoers were startled one evening to see a portly man in a swimsuit wading through the shallows clutching a plastic box topped by a stubby antenna. The man was shouting into the box.
Bystanders didn't realize it at the time, but the guy wasn't just another Maui "lolo." He was an early adopter of a visionary new technology: personal telecommunications. His "box" was a prototype battery-powered satellite phone.
Fast-forward 20 years, and now everybody has one. Only today, that boxy, 10-pound phone has become a sleek, wafer-thin computer "platform" with seemingly limitless audio and video applications.
The cell, in other words, has landed.
Some of the same forces that drove the global satellite telecom boom are now pushing another technology - the battery-powered electric vehicle (EV). Like Maui's first satellite phones and kite surf rigs, these cars may seem odd and out of place. But if their backers are successful, EVs might become the next new normal.
A few early adopters can already be seen tooling around the island in economy-priced Chinese Flybos and American-made Wheego Whips. If you're in the right place at the right time, a high-end Tesla might even streak past, but those sightings are rarer. Whips and Flybos cost around $10,000; the Tesla runs into six figures.
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Spain's green scheme stalls as only 16 electric cars are sold
It was supposed to be the centrepiece of Spain's green agenda: within four years a million electric cars would take to the roads, with battery top-up points sprouting up in petrol stations and disused telephone booths across the country.
"Electric vehicles are on their way," said prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero as he unveiled the plans in April. "Let us get ahead and get them here sooner."
But figures released today showed that Zapatero's green dream is some way from realisation: in the first seven months of the year, only 16 electric cars were registered for use on Spanish roads. Even that was a sixteenfold increase on 2009, when just one electric car was registered.
Although the plan also includes subsidies for hybrid electric and petrol-driven cars, makers said they only planned to sell half a dozen of these in Spain this year, according to the ABC newspaper.
That makes the stated goal of having 2,000 electric vehicles circulating by the end of this year almost unachievable. Next year's target had been to get 20,000 electric and hybrid cars on the road.
The failed attempt to kickstart Spain's electric car market comes despite pledges of 80m euros of subsidies for those who buy by the end of next year – with the government funding 20% of the purchase, or up to 6,000 euros, on each car.
The government-sponsored Wind Power and Electric Vehicles group tried to put a brave face on the situation.
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World is in crisis now due to lot of environmental issues, temperatures are rising in various parts of the world. Major contributors of this menace are Energy and automotive sectors. Since last 100 years the situation is accumulating and now we must do something for controlling the global warming.
Hence nowadays “Going Green” is the trend for many companies. Many automotive leaders are investing on R&D in Electric Vehicle sector and developed electric car prototypes. Still these vehicles are yet to be commercialized.
Electric bike concept is buzzing around in India for last 5 years. Currently in India there are more than 50 electric bike companies (Ref:EVHUB.IN web portal) distributed around India and operating locally. These companies includes both organized and unorganized sector. Post economy slump, electric bikes market is booming in India but rate of growth is less significant. There are various reasons effecting the e-bike market in India and are as follow
· Costumers’ inertia to change from convectional automobiles.
· Lack of knowledge on Electric Vehicles concept, working.
· No common platform to represent Electric Vehicles companies.
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Friday, 20 August 2010
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Today India celebrates Rajiv Gandhi Renewable Energy Day
This event has been held every 20 August since 2004 to raise public awareness about the use of new and renewable energy sources and their applications in daily life. On the first occasion of Rajiv Gandhi Renewable Energy Day, a commemorative stamp (see inset) was released by the then Prime Minister.
Mankind is using up energy resources of mother earth in a way no other animal has ever done. The largest contributions to current energy sources in the world come from oil (31%), coal (26%) and natural gas (19%). At the present rate of consumption, oil reserves will last for 40 years, gas reserves will last for 60 years, coal reserves will last for 125 years and uranium reserves will last for 1000 years.
India has 17% of the world’s population, but only about 0.8% of the world’s known oil and natural gas sources. Our per capita coal reserves are much below Russia, USA and China. Based on the progress visualized for the nation during the next two decades, the power generating capacity has to increase to 4, 00, 000 MW by the year 2030 from the current 1,30, 000 MW in India. This takes into consideration of energy economics planned and the design and production of energy efficient equipments and systems.
New and emerging technologies like hydrogen energy, fuel cells, biofuels, electric & hybrid electric vehicles, geo-thermal energy and tidal energy hold major promise for mitigating the energy crisis in the country, especially for power generation and transportation as such to achieve energy independence. These are renewable and do not get depleted with use like fossil fuels. Innovation in technology, development and applications has to drive the renewable energy (Green Power) marketplace.
Over 1.64 billion people world across lack access to electricity. For those people, who cannot be provided with electricity by extending the grid their hope rests in innovation and as such the emerging technologies? Presently installed generation capacity of renewable energy is 13,730 MW from various sources which is approximately 8% of total installed capacity in the country and contributing to around 3% of total national electricity generation. The stupendous growth stimulates enhanced energy requirements.
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State's first electric car charging station to be unveiled Aug. 27
On Aug. 27, Rhode Island will have its own electric car charging station. The station, which will be in West Warwick, is being built and paid for by Arpin Renewable Energy and Cardi’s Furniture Superstores.
This will be Rhode Island’s first public charging station for drivers of plug-in electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars. The charging unit itself is being provided by Coulomb Technologies.
The electric car charging station will be unveiled during a media event on Aug. 27, 10 a.m. at the Cardi's Furniture Superstore, 1681 Quaker Lane (Rt. 2) West Warwick.
The Coulomb electric charging station will have an outlet for what is known as a Level 1 charge at 110 volts (the same as common household outlets) and a corded plug delivering the faster 220-volt or Level 2 charge.
According to Robert Beadle, a Public Relations consultant for Arpin, the amount of time it takes to charge a car “depends on the car … but the level 1 takes about six to eight hours, and level 2 can charge your car about 80 percent in two hours.”
Only two cars can be charged at once, with only the two stations.
Within a year, a new design, called ARC (Auto Recharge Center), is expected, which an Arpin Renewable Energy affiliated partner is currently developing.
With this unit, Rhode Island will join a small but growing list of states and cities building infrastructure for the wave of new electric cars and plug-in hybrids, such as the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt, which will enter the market later this year.
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