Posts Tagged ‘plug-in’
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
Google.org’s RechargeIT Initiative
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under Uncategorized
Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, Inc., announced a major initiative to spur the adoption of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles and Vehicle-to-Grid technology, called RechargeIT.org. More than just a Website, the effort brings together the innovators and industry leaders from PG&E, Hymotion and A123Systems, to harness their collective knowledge and bring about change in the [...]
Tags: A123Systems, Dan Reicher, Google.org, hybrid, Hymotion, John Todd, PG&E, plug-in, RechargeIT
Andy Frank at Challenge X
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under Uncategorized
Dr. Andy Frank is faculty advisor to the Challenge X team, from UC Davis. While at the GM Proving Grounds for some of the event, I had the opportunity to speak with him about the event and the vehicle his students built for the competition. A solar-powered charged, battery-powered, plug-in electric vehicle, it didn’t do [...]
Tags: Andy Frank, battery power, Challenge X, EV, GM, plug-in, solar, UC Davis
Pluggin In with Carl Lawrence of Hybrids-Plus
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under Uncategorized
“Plug In. Charge up. Drive On.” That’s the slogan of Carl Lawrence and his team at Hybrids Plus, a Boulder, Colo.-based group dedicated to converting Hybrid Electric Vehicles into Plug In Hybrid Electric Vehicles and minimizing the impact of transportation on the environment. In September 2006, they launched their first prototype conversion of a Prius [...]
Tags: Battery Electric Vehicle, Carl Lawrence, conversion, electric car, hybrid, Hybrids Plus, plug-in, Prius, V2G, Xcel Energy
Author Sherry Boshert Speaks
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under Uncategorized
My thanks to Sherry Boshert for fitting me into her busy schedule of speaking engagements, and meeting me for lunch to talk about her new book. Author of Plug-In Hybrids, The Cars That Will Re-Charge America, Sherry is known as Miss Plug-In for her tireless efforts on behalf of plug-in electric vehicles (PHEV’s). She was [...]
Tags: CalCars, electric car, EV, Miss Plug-In, plug-in, Plug-In America, Sherry Boshert, V2G