California Hybrid Drivers Lose Car-Pool Lane Privileges
Starting July 1st, solo drivers of hybrid cars in California will see their special pass to the car pool lane disappear. Since 2004, hybrid owners with a special permit were allowed entry into California’s High-Occupancy-Vehicle (HOV) lanes even when driving alone. The special yellow key-shaped decals that denoted access quickly became a… Read more on The Car Connection
Incentives for manufacture, import of hybrid cars pushed
SEVERAL fiscal and non-fiscal incentives for the manufacture, assembly, conversion and importation of electric, hybrid and other alternative fuel vehicles is being pushed “to promote the market for cleaner vehicles and pave the way for the realization of having a healthier environment.” read more Read more on Sun Star
Neighborhood e-vehicles set to boom in Asia Pacific
Neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs) have outstanding benefits of zero-tail pipe emissions, low vibration and noise as well as low running and maintenance costs due to negligible recharge costs. Read more on Newsbytes.ph
This is a video of Twike tours through europe in 2004. Twikes are a an electric hybrid bicycle and electric car. TWike comes from combining the words Twin and Bike (as in two bicycles side by side. They are made in Switzerland. see: cyclesantamonica.blogspot.com Video Rating: 4 / 5
Hydrogen: powering Europe’s future [SEMINAR] Image by ALDEADLE
Hydrogen powered hybrid stratocraft prangs during test flight
Special-ops comms bird built for a week 12 miles up A radical new prototype hydrogen-powered high altitude robot aircraft, intended to remain airborne for a week at a time, has crashed during a test flight in California.… Read more on The Register
Russia, U.S. Plan a Nuclear-Powered Space Rocket, Making Mars Mission More Feasible
The Russian federal space agency has revealed that on April 15th, the U.S. and Russia will meet to discuss the development of a future joint nuclear-engine powered rocket project. The announcement was made by agency director Anatoly Perminov, and the joint project will also include other nations with a “high level of reactor manufacturing technology.” This list could include France, Britain … Read more on Fast Company Magazine
Innovation Agents: Britta Gross, Director of GM’s Global Energy Systems and Infrastructure Commercialization
By the end of this year, there should be 15,000 Chevy Volts and Opel Amperas on the road, and hydrogen-powered vehicles aren’t far behind. Where to power up all those electric cars? Britta Gross is working on the solution. Britta Gross is a big picture thinker. That’s a good thing, because she’s the one heading up a division of General Motors which is developing the infrastructure to support … Read more on Fast Company Magazine
ECTunes has developed a new and innovative technology, which provides electric and hybrid vehicles with sound. And it is not just the sound of an engine, a song or other already seen features. The new technology is unique in the way that sound is composed and designed to obviate the need for variation. When the EV moves forward, the sound is only in front of the vehicle — as a warning to vulnerable road users that a vehicle is approaching and at the same time minimizing unnecessary noise on the sidewalk. The sound from the vehicle is depending on the direction, speed and acceleration of the vehicle.
The “DJANGO” vehicle is one of the results of an innovation exercise called JAZZENGINEERING (www.jazzengineering.org) that I created for high school age apprentices who have worked for me after school during the last 4 years. The main concept is to combine a traditional electric drive consisting of a main battery bank, motor controller, electric motor and chain drive with an accessory electric pedal powered generator. The adjustable work load of the pedals can charge the main motor battery or the accessory battery. They can also control the speed of the vehicle.
Hyundai unveils new Tucson ix FCEV
Hyundai Motor America has unveiled the next-generation hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, the Tucson ix Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) at the Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy 2011 in Washington D. C in the US. Read more on Automotive Business Review
Obama Budget Ends Funding for Clean Diesel, Cuts Fuel-Cell Plan
The Obama administration proposed ending a clean-diesel grant program and cutting research for hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles while spurring the market for electric cars. Read more on Bloomberg
Green My Ballard: Re-fueling
This might be the year I trade out my 1989 Toyota Corolla for a new – or new to me – car. I’ve had my little black coupe since 1998, when my newer model Toyota was totaled by a hit-and-run driver. I was moving back from Canada and needed a replacement in a hurry with limited Canadian funds to work with. Knowing a little about planned obsolescence when it comes to vehicles, I thought I’d keep it … Read more on Ballard News-Tribune
A Japanese vehicle manufacturer unveiled the prototype of a new electric motorbike carrying a hybrid magnetic motor, which can run almost noiselessly up to 180 kilometres (112 miles) on one charge. Tokyo-based Axle Corporation says that the battery of the next-generation electric vehicle motorbike can be charged at home, in the same way as a cellular phone. It takes a little over 6 hours to fully charge the battery, and the vehicle’s maximum speed is capable of reaching 150 kilometres per hour (93 miles per hour). The company says the futuristic motorbike enjoys high energy efficiency thanks to a state-of-the-art magnetic motor which is a hybrid between a electromagnet and a permanent magnet. The new motor, called SUMO, short for “super motor,” is housed inside the bike’s rear wheel. The manufacture says the new motor is seven-times more cost efficient than gas-powered scooters. Daisuke Ito, a professional racer who test rode the EV-X7 prototype, said it could potentially replace machines we now see in motor races. “I just feel that in the near future, we’ll be seeing these kinds of electric motorbikes running all around town. And when that happens, conventional vehicles could disappear from motor racing, too, and well be competing only in electric vehicles.” www.itnsource.com Reuters RTV521706 Video Rating: 0 / 5
Short extract from the Project Camelot’s interview with G. Green where he shows how to build a magnetic motor. www.projectcamelot.org www.projectcamelot.org nomorehoaxes.com
Review: Toyota Prius still the hybrid king
How is it that I’ve driven every kind of “green” and alt-fuel car imaginable, yet hadn’t set foot in Toyota’s latest Prius? In the past year I’ve piloted everything from a right-hand-drive, Japanese-spec Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric vehicle… Read more on Orange County Register
Neil Young Looks in on Early Stages of LincVolt Rebuild [Star Cars]
# starcars Last month we told you Neil Young’s 1959 Lincoln turbine-charged electric hybrid was damaged in a fire it may have started. Determined to rebuild the LincVolt , we saw Young on webcam this week visiting the remains of his charred dream. More » Read more on Jalopnik
Question by Rich W: Would a hybrid Brussard ramjet supplying H for a VASIMR ion interstellar rocket work?
The Hydrogen scooped up by the Brussard ramject would be used as fuel/propellant by a VASIMR ion rocket (instead of fusion). An onboard nuclear module would supply the electricity to generate the magnetic fields and RF waves. The advantage is that we don’t have fusion yet, but we do have the VASIMR ion rockets now.
Best answer:
Answer by Steve meat Shouldn’t we wait for the fusion ?…i mean whats the hurry?..the universe will still be there. we just don’t want this thing on the bridge with us Mr Scott.
Question by Principal Skinner: Can the Obama government now require every citizen to purchase an electric hybrid vehicle?
seeing as the Constitution is apparently no longer an obstacle, where does the reach of government end?
Best answer:
Answer by Dave87gn why are you blaming Obama..you should go after the right wing supreme court..its THEIR call
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Dazzling display at KL motor show
KUALA LUMPUR: A host of electric and hybrid vehicles, concept automobiles and a car made famous at the movies, are among the highlights of the Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show (KLIMS) 2010, which is being held at the Putra World Trade Centre until Dec 12. Read more on The Star
4. Dazzling display at KL motor show
KUALA LUMPUR: A host of electric and hybrid vehicles, concept automobiles and a car made famous at the movies, are among the highlights of the Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show (KLIMS) 2010, which is being held at the Putra World Trade Centre until… Read more on The Star
At the dawn of a new era in environmentally conscious automotive engineering, some auto-makers are taking a giant, green leap into the future, moving High technology into the main stream with a new generation of gas/electric Hybrids. Advances in technology are helping break the stereotypical image of the stodgy little, although ecologically superior, hybrid automobile. For More Information contact: Info@FastFocus.TV
2005 Toyota Prius Hatchback Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Auto Sales Hawaii, www.ecarshawaii.com, Auto Detailing Honolulu, www.e-cars-hawaii-detailing.com
Electric cars give Japan anxiety over fate of gas engines
People here refer to it as “electric vehicle shock.” Read more on Chattanooga Times Free Press
GM making EV in China with prototype out at year-end
General Motors has started making an electric version of its popular Chevrolet New Sail in China and will roll out prototypes before year-end, making it the first foreign automaker to build electric cars in the world’s biggest auto market. Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! News
Volt Gets Range on 435-Pound Battery, Vindicates Michigan: Jason H. Harper
Next month, General Motors Co. will begin selling its electric car, the Chevrolet Volt . It’s costly for a midsize vehicle — ,000 — and only about 10,000 will be produced next year. Read more on Bloomberg
