The multi-million dollar hydrogen concept cars getting, well, a little boring to me. Wonderful EcoGeek material but, well, not something I expect to be a common part of the driving scene within my lifetime (and I don’t plan on dying tomorrow). The Ford Airstream, however, goes beyond hydrogen to some interesting features: Hat to DSnodgrass […]
Entries Tagged as 'hybrid'
AirStreaming with Ford …
October 13th, 2007 · 1 Comment
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Bipartisan sanity? Bills re plug-in hybrids …
June 18th, 2007 · Comments Off on Bipartisan sanity? Bills re plug-in hybrids …
Perhaps we need to rub our eyes, but it looks like there are outbreaks of bipartisan sanity emerging on energy issues. A just introduced bill to promote plug-in hybrids is a poster child of sane policy concepts. From co-sponsor Orrin Hatch (R-Utah): “With the rapid industrialization of countries like India and China, the demand for […]
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Batteries … PHEVs/Hybrids to drive market?
April 26th, 2007 · Comments Off on Batteries … PHEVs/Hybrids to drive market?
Power storage is a key challenge for many paths forward to a better energy future. Whether finding a power storage system as efficient as gasoline or a path for cost-effectively storing intermittent power to enable renewable sources like wind and solar to pick up baseload power requirements, storage is a real challenge. And, for hybrids/plug-in […]
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Plug-in / Hydrogen — Natural allies or competitors or …
April 16th, 2007 · Comments Off on Plug-in / Hydrogen — Natural allies or competitors or …
Today, Wired‘s Autopia published Plug-In Hybrids Weaken the Case for Hydrogen Vehicles. It opens The U.S. DOE continues to fund hydrogen research, a long term proposition that could be mute if plug-in hybrids become commercially successful. Is this right? Are plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEVs) likely to make hydrogen OBE (overtaken by events)?
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Batteries for that Plug-In
April 8th, 2007 · Comments Off on Batteries for that Plug-In
A key challenge to better electric vehicles, including an effective Plug-In Hybrid, is the development of better batteries. Government financing and focus in stepping in. In both Japan and the United States, recent announcements highlight this government role.
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Plugging-in to a better tomorrow?
April 8th, 2007 · Comments Off on Plugging-in to a better tomorrow?
Chevy is tantalizing those of us who wish for a better energy future dominated by American technology, American workers, and a stronger American economy. The Chevy VOLT concept for a stylish, plug-in hybrid, would transform the automobile market while leaping the nation forward in our ability to reduce our dependence on (imported) oil.
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Plugging in that school bus …
March 20th, 2007 · 4 Comments
Hybrids are too often thought of simply in terms of personal vehicles. They are also penetrating the big vehicle market space. Consider the average delivery truck and all its starts/stops. There is a lot of energy to capture there, which is why UPS is pursuing hybrids. And, as per Walmart and its hybrid trucks, they […]
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Wash your windows with that plug-in?
March 10th, 2007 · Comments Off on Wash your windows with that plug-in?
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) are looking ever more clearly to be part of the near term energy future. As per CalCars, “PHEVs are like regular hybrids but with larger batteries and the ability to re-charge from a standard outlet (mostly at night). They’re the best of both worlds: local travel is electric, and you […]
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