Archive for November, 2008
GM Provoq’s Audience at CES
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During the keynote address at CES, GM Chairman Rick Wagoner unveiled the company’s newest fuel-cell concept vehicle on the E-Flex platform and the first vehicle introduction ever at CES, the Cadillac Provoq. Featuring GM’s fifth generation fuel cell technology, the Provoq includes a solar roof-top panel to power onboard accessories, an active front grille with [...]
Tags: Cadillac Provoq, CES, E-Flex, E-REV, GM, Rick Wagoner, Volt
Biodiesel: Out of the FOG (Fat’s Oils, Greases)
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During the first annual Renewable LA, a day long “consumption-lite” eco fest celebrating renewable energy and transportation, Joe Gershen, Board Member, Green Depot sustainable energy organization, gave a presentation on the many benefits of Biodiesel.
Tags: biodiesel, Green Depot, Joe Gershen, Renewable LA
Hollywood Goes Green: Centron Energy
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Ron Likis heads up Centron Energy Corporation, a Wisconsin alternative energy company that has created a fuel additive that after 300 million of miles of testing, has been CARB approved and EPA recognized to decrease emissions and increase mileage in gasoline, ethanol, or diesel engines. I spoke with him about his company’s creation during iHollywood [...]
Tags: CARB, Centron, fuel additive, iHollywood
EVS 23: The Fuel Cell Store
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One of the interesting folks I met at EVS 23, the Electric Vehicle Symposium in Anaheim, Calif., was Kathleen Larson, former math teacher and owner of the Fuel Cell Store. Concerned about reducing their carbon footprint, she and her husband started the company seven years ago, which sells among other things, hydrogen fuel cell model [...]
Tags: ECOtality, EVS 23, Fuel Cell Store, hydrogen fuel cell model cars, Innergy Power, Kathleen Larson
EVS 23: The V3 by Vectrix
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Another company making news during EVS 23, the Electric Vehicle Symposium, was Vectrix Corporation. During the show, Chief Marketing Officer Jeff Morrill introduced me to the V3, an all electric three-wheeler featuring twin front wheels that grasp the road during cornering, offering the agility of a scooter and the safety and stability of a small [...]
Tags: electri scooter, EVS 23, Jeff Morrill, V3, Vectrix
EVS 23: Big Kid Toys
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I met EJ Wessel, owner of Big Kid Toys in Napa, Calif., at the LA Auto Show, but sadly, I wasn’t able to go for a ride in his T-Rex then. So when we met at EVS 23, the Electric Vehicle Symposium in Anaheim, Calif., I was all game for for a test ride. [...]
Tags: Big Kid Toys, EJ Wessel, EV, EVS 23, L.A. Auto Show, T-Rex
EVS 23: Smart’s Pitt Moos
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Durng EVS 23, the Electric Vehicle Symposium, I spoke with Pitt Moos, Product Manager for the smart ev, a prototype and research electric vehicle being developed by Daimler. Currently 100 of them are being built and delivered to consumers in London, England as part of a four year project. The smart for two arrives on [...]
Tags: Daimler, EVS 23, Pitt Moos, smart ev, smart for two
EVS 23: Brammo’s Electric Motorcycle Enertia
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During EVS 23, the Electric Vehicle Symposium in Anaheim, CA, I met Brian Wismann, director of design for Brammo Motorsports of Ashland, OR., a manufacturer of ultra-efficient, lightweight vehicles. During the event they unveiled the Enertia, an electric motorcycle perfect for urban commuting that exceeds 50mph and 40 miles on a single 3-hour charge, [...]
Tags: battery, Brammo, electric bike, electric motorcycle, Enertia, EV, EVS, lithium phosphate, Valence
EVS 23: ExxonMobil Chemical’s Separator Film
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During EVS 23, Jm Harris, SVP for ExxonMobil Chemical Co., gave a presentation about the company’s new battery separator film that can reduce heat issues with lithium-ion batteries. I had a few questions for Jim after his presentation, during the Q & A. Read more about it from Green Car Advisor at edmunds.com.
Tags: battery separator film, Edmunds.com, EVS 23, ExxonMobil Chemical, Green Car Advisor, Jim Harris, Lithium-Ion
EVS 23: Chelsea Sexton and the Volt
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I’ve never been this close to the Chevy Volt, so during EVS 23, the Electric Vehicle Symposium in Anaheim, CA, I thought it was an interesting juxtaposition to speak with Chelsea Sexton of Who Killed the Electric Car and Plug-In America, about GM’s E-Flex concept vehicle.
Tags: Chelsea Sexton, Chevy Volt, E-Flex, EVS 23, Plug-In America, Who Killed the Electric Car?