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Until electric vehicles can provide the same range and convenience as today’s gas-powered automobiles, they will not find much of a mass market. UK-based Axeon has announced that their new battery pack could extend EV range by as much as 35% when compared with a lithium-ion pack of the same size.
Mitsubishi (Japan), IHI (Japan), and WiTricity (USA) made a bold announcement this week – they predict that they will be able to jointly develop a zero contact wireless EV charging system. The basis of the wireless charging system is that by placing the charging port (in the EV frame) and the electricity supply port (in the charging station) in close proximity, wireless transmission of energy should be possible.
It’s the end of another work week, which means…the weekend! So let’s end on a positive note with some upbeat green news stories, eh? Nissan Leaf sales surge to over 7,000 this year, five shovel-ready infrastructure projects to do now, and Fisker says it will fulfill most of its Karma pre-orders by the end of the year.
Los Angeles has long been known as the ultimate car town. All of the major car companies test their latest products here, it’s the center of R&D for the car industry. So why are bike lanes cropping up all over town? Last week the LA Department of Transportation hosted ThinkBike LA, where a group of Dutch city planning/cycling experts came to help Los Angeles better serve her cycling community.
I cannot emphasize enough the importence of spreading the message of green cars beyond the normal crowd of granola-eaters and early adapters. But to make green appeal to the masses takes more than high MPG and clean air; it takes sexy, attention-grabbing cars like the one-off Magnolia
For all their similarities to regular automobiles, electric vehicles have plenty of their own quirks that require creative solutions. For example, you can’t just buy a can of electroncs to refill your EV if you run out of energy. But a Swiss firm has developed a portable fast charging station that could save stranded EV drivers. Or not.
August has come and gone and the American Petroleum Institute (API) has released the U.S. gasoline demand for the month. For the month of August gasoline demand for the U.S. dropped 1.3% –a ten year low for the month of August.
Another week in the bag, and with October right around the corner there’s a whole lotta stuff going on in the green world. Today’s highlights include an electric Tron motorcycle you can buy, China’s per capita carbon emissions will soon surpass the U.S., and Bentley plans to produce more hybrids.
