141. End of the Road for Hydrogen

As we approach Peak Oil and petrol becomes more and more expensive, economies and cutting back on our travel will be the only solution.

26/01/2007 | 368 Hits | Print | Email

142. Electric Cars Come Back to Life

On just the battery, Lohner-Porsche's 1899 electric hybrid car reportedly could travel 40 miles, an impressive figure even by today's standards.

25/01/2007 | 373 Hits | Print | Email

143. Electric Bike Boom in Holland

If the 60 percent plus in sales also continues during the rest of the year, then 2006 total sales of electric bikes in Holland will run up to about 55,000 units, compared to 34,000 in 2005.

24/01/2007 | 366 Hits | Print | Email

144. Electric Car Has Long History in Vancouver

Originally owned by Dr. Cecil and Mrs. Florence French of Victoria, the 1912 Detroit has been hanging around B.C. since 1913.

23/01/2007 | 397 Hits | Print | Email

145. EU Mulls Mandatory Emission Limits on Cars

Only Fiat, Citroen, Renault, Ford and Peugeot are on track to meet the target. Volkswagen - Europe's biggest selling car brand - was singled out for its poor performance in an October 2006 study by the European Federation for Transport and Environment.

23/01/2007 | 404 Hits | Print | Email

146. EEStor´s neue Ultracap-Technologie - Batteriedurchbruch?

Der texanische Hersteller EEStor stellt eine Ultracap-Technologie vor und behauptet das dieses System alle derzeitigen elektrochemischen Batterien-Anwendungen vom Auto bis zum Notebook ersetzen wird. Diese Woche wurde das Schweigen über die neue Energiespeicher-Technologie von EEStor gebrochen, es wurde angekündigt das zwei Produktions-Meilensteine erreicht wurden und sie auf dem Weg sind in diesem Jahr erste Systeme für Elektrofahrzeuganwendungen auszuliefern. Der Hersteller behauptet kühn über sein System, eine Art aus Batterie-Ultracap-Hybrid und welches auf einem Barium-Titanat Pulver basiert, soll dramatisch die beste Li-Ion-Batterie auf dem Markt bezüglich Energiedichte, Preis, Ladezeit und Sicherheit übertreffen. Dazu sollen keine giftigen Materialien und Chemikalien notwendig sein.

22/01/2007 | 14368 Hits | 2 Kommentar(e) | Print | Email

147. EEStor: Battery Breakthrough?

A Texas company says it can make a new ultracapacitor power system to replace the electrochemical batteries in everything from cars to laptops.

22/01/2007 | 503 Hits | Print | Email

148. Electric Vibes for a Car That Can't Be Built

As cool as the Chevrolet Volt is, the technology does not exist to make it happen, writes Sentinel Automotive Editor Steven Cole Smith.

22/01/2007 | 412 Hits | Print | Email

149. Electric Cars the Answer for Future -- And the Present

The near-term answer, Letendre urged, is not cars powered solely by electricity.

19/01/2007 | 369 Hits | Print | Email

150. Electrovaya Launches MN-Series Lithium Ion Superpolymer'R' Battery Technology

Up to 50% Higher Energy Density Than Phosphate With Comparable Safety Performance.

19/01/2007 | 491 Hits | Print | Email