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Think and Aerovironment show Zero to 80 Percent charging in 15 minutes



From the press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 26, 2010 – Electric vehicle manufacturer THINK today announced that it will work with AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) (AV), a leading developer and supplier of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, to pursue demonstration and commercial projects using AV's level III fast-charge system and the THINK City electric vehicle. The p… Continue

Posted by Speculawyer on January 28, 2010 at 11:08pm

Neil Blanchard

DOE Announces Closing of Loan Agreement to Bring Production of Nissan LEAF, Battery to North America


Press Release
"Loan used to modify Smyrna, Tenn., manufacturing plant for production in 2012

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today, Secretary of Ener… Continue

Posted by Neil Blanchard on January 28, 2010 at 7:00pm

Neil Blanchard

Improving Vehicle Efficiencies -- A List!


I want to try to list steps that car makers, and drivers could/should take to improv… Continue

Posted by Neil Blanchard on January 27, 2010 at 5:00pm — 6 Comments

Tom Roy

Take Th!nk City for a test drive at the Detroit Auto Show


Open to public on Saturday, January 16 through Sunday, January 24, 2010, 9 am to 10 pm every day except last day to 7 pm.
Other EVs also available for test driving.

Read more about it and view the video at
http://www.wndu.com/hometop/headlines/81370942.html#

Posted by Tom Roy on January 14, 2010 at 8:00pm — 2 Comments

Neil Blanchard

Supercapacitors, GPS "smarts", & Regenerative Braking

Greetings,

Here's a really interesting video of a lecture at Carnegie Mellon University, about using GPS to improve EV's and using supercapacitors to greatly improve regenerative braking. Here's the Scion xB they are using for their test platform:


(… Continue

Posted by Neil Blanchard on January 10, 2010 at 9:00pm — 3 Comments

Richard

THINK continues global expansion with announcement of new U.S. assembly facility


THINK announces today plans to start production in Elkhart County, Indiana and the launch of the THINK City into the North American market.

OSLO, Norway, 5 January 2010

The pioneering global manufacturer of electric vehicles plans to begin selling the THINK City,… Continue

Posted by Richard on January 6, 2010 at 12:00am — 16 Comments

 
 

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