Archive for the ‘EV’ Category
Test Drive the Future: Toyota FCHV-adv
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under EV, alternative transportation, concept, event, hydrogen, infrastructure
In our second “Test Drive the Future” installment, Matt McClory, Senior Engineer from Toyota introduces us to the Toyota FCHV-adv at the Alt Car Expo in Santa Monica, which got over 430 miles on a single tank of hydrogen.
In addition to advanced fuel cell technology, the vehicle has an advanced AC system based on Co2 [...]
Tags: Alt Car Expo, CAFCP, FCHV, fuel cell, hydrogen, Toyota
CAFCP Launches “Test Drive the Future”
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under EV, alternative transportation, biofuel, concept, hydrogen, infrastructure
This month, the California Fuel Cell Partnership unveiled a new campaign titled, “Test Drive the Future with Matt Kelly,” a series of monthly installments on the non-profit’s YouTube channel highlighting virtual test drive’s of hydrogen powered vehicles.
In the first installment, Dave Barthmuss, GM’s Western Region Communications director, introduced me to the Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell [...]
Tags: Alt Car Expo, CAFCP, Dave Barthmuss, FCHV, fuel_cell, GM, hydrogen, Project Driveway
Plug In 2009: Rapid Electric Vehicles REV’s up Fleet Sales
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under EV, alternative transportation, event
During Plug In 2009 in Long Beach Calif., I was introduced to the REV™ 300 ACX electric vehicle, an OEM Ford Escape vehicle with its internal combustion engine and related drive and fuel components completely removed.
Based in Vancouver, BC, REV stands for Rapid Electric Vehicles, and founder/CEO Jay Giraud states there is no re-engineering performed [...]
Tags: auto, battery, car, Clean Energy, electric car, EV, hybrid, Lithium-Ion, Matt_Kelly, PHEV, plug-in, REV
2009 Hybridfest Green Drive Expo: Automation Tech
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under EV, alternative transportation, event
During Hybridfest Green Drive Expo in Madison, Wisc., I met Jack Chen of Automation Tech, Inc. Located in Warren, Mich., Automation Tech is the exclusive US distributor of the Enginer Prius PHEV conversion kit with Lithium Phosphate battery, manufactured in Shanghai, China.
As exclusive distributors, Jack’s mission is to bring affordable hybrid conversion kits to the [...]
Tags: auto, battery, car, EV, Hybridfest, Matt_Kelly, PHEV, plug-in, Prius
Hybridfest Green Drive Expo: Ozee Cars
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under EV, alternative transportation, event
During Hybridfest Green Drive Expo in Madison, Wisc., I had the opportunity to meet Lucy Zweep of Ozee Cars, distributors of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles or NEV’s.
NEV’s are a category invented by the National Highway Traffic Safety Association. Here’s what you need to know:
Speed: They don’t go smokin’ fast, but they’re not golf carts, either. The [...]
Hybridfest Green Drive Expo: Madison Gas & Electric
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under EV, alternative transportation, event, hybrid, infrastructure
As automakers begin making battery-electric vehicles (BEV’s) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, (PHEV’s) more and more public utility companies are examining the infrastructure needs required to charge them.
During Hybridfest Green Drive Expo in Madison, Wisc., I spoke with Laura Williams, market development manager for Madison Gas & Electric, Dane County’s public utlity providing about 140,000 [...]
Solo or Duo, Antro aims to give you a workout
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under EV, alternative transportation, biofuel, concept, hybrid
What weighs just 600lbs, reaches speeds of 80mph, gets 150 miles to the gallon and gives you a workout at the same time?
The Antro Solo, a hybrid solar- and gas-powered car from the Hungarian non-profit Antro.
Scheduled to arrive on european roadways in 2012 with a price tag of $18,000, the Solo can handle 10- to [...]
Day 2: Hydrogen Road Tour 2009-on the road with the CAFCP
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under EV, alternative transportation, biofuel, flight, hydrogen, infrastructure, legislation, mass transit
Day two of the 2009 Hydrogen Road Tour began an early day on the Santa Monica Pier, followed by a trip to West LA to one of the newest hydrogen stations in Southern California. This is a mixed use station where in addition to formulating the hydrogen they sell onsite, they also sell gasoline, diesel [...]
Tags: alternative fuel, auto, battery, car, electric car, electric vehicles, energy, environment, EV, GM, hydrogen
Day 1: Hydrogen Road Tour 2009-on the road with the CAFCP
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under EV, alternative transportation, infrastructure, legislation
This week I joined the 2009 Hydrogen Road Tour, or H2RT, a nine-day series of media, VIP and public events in California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia to highlight the communities where fuel cells and hydrogen stations are entering early commercial markets.
H2RT is a joint effort that involves the California Fuel Cell Partnership, California [...]
Tags: auto, battery, CAFCP, car, energy, environment, EV, fuel, fuel_cell, H2RT, hydrogen, NHA, vehicle
Pursu-ing Mobility, 3-wheels at a time
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under EV, alternative transportation
This past week while chatting with The Courage Group’s urban planner Ray Gordon, who writes a blog Courageous Futures, I had the good fortune to meet Howard Levine, founder and COO of Persu Mobility. Formerly Venture Vehicles, the company is working on producing a PHEV, similar to the U.K.’s Carver, yet using a totally new [...]
Tags: 3_Wheeler, battery, Carver, cool, Courageous, drag_coefficient, DVC, Dynamic_Vehicle_Control, EV, HOV, Howard_Levine, motorcycle, mpg, mph, Persu, PHEV, Ray_Gordon, speed, stimulus, ULV, Venture_Vehicles