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POPSHow Electric Cars Could Save the Grid Benefits of the "Vehicle to Grid" project being developed by researchers at the University of Delaware "electric vehicles could do more than provide backup energy. If just a quarter of the nation's cars were electric -- about 50 million cars -- the power capacity of those batteries would be equal to 700 gigawatts, the entire power production capacity in the United States today" "For the system to have the most value, electric cars need to be equipped with a high, 80-amp/240-volt plug -- something a little more powerful than the plug on an electric dryer. (An electrician can install the corresponding outlet into any home.) But most of the existing electric hybrid cars come equipped with a low, 15-amp, 110-volt plug." "the low-amp plugs work...but if the electric car owner is selling electricity back to the grid, they want to sell as much as possible. A 15-amp plug could net a car owner about $400 year, whereas an 80-amp plug could net $4,000"
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POPS'Fuel battery' could take cars beyond petrol ts negative electrode, or anode, is made from vanadium boride, which serves double-duty as a fuel too. But unlike the flowing fuel of a fuel cell, the material is held internally, like the anode material of a battery. The vanadium boride reacts with a constant stream of oxygen, as in a fuel cell, provided by the positive electrode, or cathode. This brings in a supply of air from outside. The cell has a theoretical energy capacity of 27 kilowatt hours per litre, compared to 9.7 kilowatt hours per litre for gasoline. But both approaches are limited by practical factors to smaller figures.
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POPSElectric cars' emissions problem at times more than hybrids To produce the 21.72 kilowatt hours with coal to power Tesla's Roadster, 47.4 pounds of carbon dioxide would be emitted. When the same amount of electricity is made with natural gas, 23.5 pounds of carbon dioxide are emitted. Natural gas is the second most used fuel for electric power in the U.S. according to the Energy Information Administration. Coal is first, with 48.5 percent of the total in 2007.
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POPSThe Dawn of the new Hydrogen economy Stanford Ovshinsky, President, Chief Scientist and Technologist of ECD Ovonics, based in Michigan USA, was awarded the 2005 Innovation Award for Energy and the Environment by The Economist for his pioneering work in and the development of the high-powered Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery technology. The Economist's Innovation Award celebrates the global achievements and innovations of individuals who have positively transformed global business.
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POPSLives of the Rich & Famous: McCains own 13 cars But, hey, with all those houses, and errands to run... There was a time when I had no automobile at all ... (Barack and Michelle have one between them, BTW.) Perhaps a good economic stimulus plan would be a giveaway of the McCains' extra houses and cars. Hey, we live in America - they could say - we've got a right to be rabid materialists.
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POPS$25 billion in electric vehicle loans still waiting Don't even get me started in politics and the current economy! This sounds like Murphy's Law in action. The taxpayers pay, the government gives it away! The only saving grace is that this (electric autos) will eventually (way down the road) save us money and help the environment!?
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POPSTH!NK Ox – A Fully Electric Car Think, with more than 17 years of experience in developing and producing electric vehicles is launching one of its models 'The Ox' in North America. The cars will start selling in the US next year but the actual mass roll out is slated for sometime in 2011,
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POPSElectric Cars: Is there enough power to power? If all the cars and light trucks in the nation switched from oil to electrons, idle capacity in the existing electric power system could generate most of the electricity consumed by plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. A new study for the Department of Energy finds that "off-peak" electricity production and transmission capacity could fuel 84 percent of the country's 220 million vehicles if they were plug-in hybrid electrics. Yes there is enough power to power electric cars (at least in the East and Midwest).
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POPSYes They Can... All is interconnected. Al Gore says: "If, instead, we allow other nations to take the lead in developing the technologies of the future, we would put our entire economy at risk for the next generation. Repowering America is not only about solving the climate crisis; it’s about leading the world. If we don’t, others are sure to take our place.
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POPSThe plug-ins are coming! Encouraging technology and super sexy cars are on the way! The technology is also applicable to bicycles and smaller vehicles where we can see really impressive gains in energy efficiency, cleaner air, and healthier lifestyles.
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