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Saturday 07 November 2009
NEWS

UK Firms to Collaborate on Electric City Car
3-Seat T.27 to be based on Gordon Murray Design's T.25 and powered by Zytek-developed electric drive.


Israeli Environment Ministry Studying Hybrid Car EM Radiation
Gov't wants more data on exposure risks before committing to purchase vehicles.


Exide Launches ReStore Energy Systems
New division dedicated to the development and pursuit of new markets for renewable energy storage and lithium ion energy systems.


Taiwan Experts Discuss Evolving Lithium Battery Technology
Lithium battery makers PMMC and PHET share their perspective on how to strengthen Taiwan's position in the market.


Volt Electric Car Won't Evolve Into Separate GM Brand
Voltec drive system will, instead, find its way into other GM brands and products.


China Carmaker SAIC Developing Roewe 550 Hybrid, Plug-In In the Works
Roewe 550 hybrid due in 2010. Battery source still in flux.


EneDel Wins Army Contract for Hybrid Humvee Batteries
Ener1 subsidiary has received a $1.29 million contract to design and build high-performance lithium-ion battery systems.


Now's Time for Budget Shoppers to Buy Green Cars
Recommendations on both conventional fuel efficient vehicle options, as well as hybrids.


Raising U.S. Gasoline Taxes Will Spur Fuel Efficiency Boosts, Say Auto Execs
$4 a gallon gasoline would have a far greater effect on American fuel usage than Washington's $25 billion loan program, say carmakers.


How to Make Korea's Electric Car Dream a Reality
Letter to the editors urges steps to help make electric cars a success in Korea.


CURRENTS

One Month With Our Plug-In Prius

EV World's publisher and his wife have had their plug-in Prius a month now. Here's what they've learned.

Nuclear Gold Mine or Shaft?

If the nuclear industry enjoys a 'renaissance' it will be at the economic expense of everyone but the lobbyists and foreign contractors.

The Missing Electric-Drive Vehicles From Chrysler's Product Plan

Chrysler's new CEO and his executive team reveal a plan that counts heavily on smaller, more fuel efficient gasoline and diesel engine models, but no electric-drive vehicles.

Peugeot VLV Reincarnate?

Peugeot called it the Voiture Legere de Ville or Light City Car, and in 1942 it presaged a similar electric car being built today by Aptera, but with a far less romantic sounding name: 2e.

How to Power the Plug

Do you know the difference between single-phase and three-phase 240V? I don't, but Mike Harrigan and others jumped in to set the record straight for us all.

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GUEST FEATURES

Creating the Clean Transportation Future We Desire

Marc Pomerleau explains the rationale for organizing the upcoming Plug-In Singapore conference.

An Electric Car Rises in Karachi

U.S.-trained software engineer returns to his native Pakistan and discovers the advantages of driving electric in his converted Suzuki Mehran.

Fisker: The Next Big Shift

The founder of Fisker Automotive talks about how he came to start a plug-in hybrid electric car company at The Business of Plugging In conference.

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PERSPECTIVES

Feed In Transportation

Feed in Tarrif for plugin vehicles. Turn electricity into cash
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A Pragmatic Look a EV's

I must be the only person in the world not on the Lithium bandwagon. It's not that I don't like lithium, it is a very good battery, but it seems to have been the flavor of the month akin to the hydrogen car as the savior of the electric vehicles. I just have a problem with not looking at other batteries that have been around and have shown some good also. I have written about zinc batteries before, and it still amazes me that there is not more development for electric vehicle of these proven technologies.
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ARPA-e Grants Miss Their Mark

EV World's Tech Editor analyzes this week's disbursement of U.S. Energy Department ARPA-e grants and finds them falling short of their stated purpose.
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