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January 2010 Blog Posts (6)

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 projects will be designed to jump-start the development of… Continue

Added by Speculawyer on January 28, 2010 at 11:08pm — No Comments

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 Energy Steven Chu announced that the Department of Energy has closed a $1.4… Continue

Added by Neil Blanchard on January 28, 2010 at 7:00pm — 1 Comment

Improving Vehicle Efficiencies -- A List!

I want to try to list steps that car makers, and drivers could/should take to improve the efficiency of their vehicles, in approximate order of cost:

EcoDriving involves moderation: top speed should be reduced, use only as much throttle as needed (try to not need to use the… Continue

Added by Neil Blanchard on January 27, 2010 at 5:00pm — 17 Comments

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#

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

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:

(click here for more… Continue

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

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, one of the world’s first highway-capable urban EVs, in the U.S. later this year. The company plans to invest $43.5 million in building improvements and equipment… Continue

Added by Electric Aid on January 6, 2010 at 12:00am — 16 Comments