Merging two interesting technologies. Very interesting, this…
The natural gas driven fuel-cell car
February 20th, 2010 · Comments Off on The natural gas driven fuel-cell car
Tags: Alternative energy · Electric Cars
Is battery technology for all-electric cars ready?
January 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Well, it means what you call ‘ready’….
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Electric cars also have plenty of backers
December 21st, 2009 · Comments Off on Electric cars also have plenty of backers
We’re not convinced, as we’ve shown you in a couple of articles recently, but for some, the future of electric cars is bright and has already started…
Tags: Car Market · Electric Cars
Meaningful numbers of plug-in electric cars decades away
December 18th, 2009 · Comments Off on Meaningful numbers of plug-in electric cars decades away
According to the National Research Council….
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Not everyone believes in electric vehicles
December 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Worth to keep in mind some awkward fundamentals…
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Lithium-ion battery breakthrough?
April 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment
At present, powering cars with lithium-ion batteries, although promising, suffer from numerous disadvantages (life cycles, risks, weight, energy density, deep discharge problems, and most importantly, cost). However, innovators keep working at these problems..
Tags: Electric Cars
Chrysler chooses A123 Batteries
April 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment
The race is on to produce electric cars, we will report on this issue with more regularity. China is pushing forward, helped by the fact that they’re not stuck in legacy technology and therefore can jump the queue to the new technology and they’re also helped by a large domestic battery industry. China is also […]
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Detroit’s fightback in the electric car business
April 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off on Detroit’s fightback in the electric car business
We reported about China’s move into electric cars, which is a nice strategic jump in technology which you often see from newcomers which do not have a dominant position in the existing technologies. Although it’s often difficult for existing producers to engage in radical innovation because they are wedded to their existing capabilities (the so […]
Tags: Alternative energy · Car Market
China’s electric car push
April 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment
This will be good news for natural gas producers (to power cleaner electricity generation), battery producers, and Bolivia (the largest source for lithium). The latter is already on a tear after yesterday’s football match..
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