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Electric Car Adoption Will Be Slow, Says Nissan Chief

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Posted by Captain Hybrid on November 20, 2009

Nissan and Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn said today that adoption of electric vehicles will be a slow and gradual process, the Associated Press (AP) reported.             Ghosn, who has spearheaded Nissan’s effort to go with battery-powered electric vehicles instead of hybrids, said that traditional gasoline-powered cars would continue to do ...... Read More

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Hybrids Hit More Pedestrians, Study Says

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Posted by Captain Hybrid on November 18, 2009

A recently-released study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) finds that hybrid vehicles are more likely than conventional cars to hit pedestrians, especially while turning.             The study, conducted on 8,387 hybrids and 559,703 conventional vehicles with internal combustion engines, showed that the “inc ...... Read More

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Coalition Calls For Higher EV Tax Credits

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Posted by Captain Hybrid on November 18, 2009

A story in The Wall Street Journal says that a coalition of auto makers, battery manufacturers, utility operators and shipping companies are calling on Congress to offer larger tax credits to purchasers of battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs).             Known as “cash for volts,” the proposed program is part of a plan by the ...... Read More

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Cadillac Converj Could Go To Production

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Posted by Captain Hybrid on November 17, 2009

The Cadillac Converj, an extended range electric vehicle using the same technology as the GM Volt, has been included in a production plan that’s been presented to General Motors’ board of directors, The Detroit News says.             If the Converj reaches production, it would be the third such vehicle for GM. The Volt is still e ...... Read More

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Why Is A Baywatch Star Weighing In On EV Technology?

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Posted by Captain Hybrid on November 13, 2009

PBS has published an interview with a former Baywatch star about electric cars on its website.             Alexandra Paul, who is described on the site as “an activist” and former star of the television program, comes off as fairly knowledgeable in the interview about her penchant for EVs. “Here is my advice,” she s ...... Read More

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Tesla Roadster Sets Record In Australia

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Posted by Captain Hybrid on November 13, 2009

CNET News reports that a Tesla Roadster drove a record 313 miles on a single charge in Australia recently.             To squeeze as much distance as possible out of the Roadster’s lithium-ion battery, the drivers traveled at a consistent speed of 34 mph for a large portion of their journey, which took 12 hours. Prior to the drive, a se ...... Read More

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Chrysler Scaling Back On EV Plans?

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Posted by Captain Hybrid on November 11, 2009

A report from Reuters says that Chrysler is scaling back its electric car plans and disbanding a team of engineers dedicated to rushing electric vehicles to its showrooms. At the Detroit Auto Show in January, Chrysler pledged to have 500,000 battery-powered vehicles on the road by 2013. But a recent presentation of Chrysler’s five-year strategy reportedly showed that electric cars are now e ...... Read More

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Auto Execs Call For Gas Tax To Stimulate EV Adoption

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Posted by Captain Hybrid on November 10, 2009

Auto executives told the Reuters Auto Summit in Detroit last week that a gasoline tax is best the way to boost consumer adoption of electric vehicles. The executives said that “unless gasoline is $3.50 or $4 a gallon, consumers are not going to want to buy those cars.”             The group’s comments echoed an October stu ...... Read More

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LED Workshop: Call For Papers

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Posted by Captain Hybrid on November 9, 2009

If you have a good idea for a technical paper for the 2010 “Designing For LEDs” Workshop, please drop us a line at charles.murray@reedbusiness.com. The workshop, scheduled for March 17, 2010 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, will be directed at electrical and mechanical engineers who want to learn more about LEDs and LED drivers. We’re looking for papers on thermal manage ...... Read More

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Why Auto Makers Are Rushing Toward EVs

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Posted by Captain Hybrid on November 5, 2009

The Wall Street Journal reported today that the Obama administration is proposing to spur production of electric cars with an offer that would enable auto makers to count each electric car as two vehicles when calculating corporate average fuel economy.                     “One reason car makers are r ...... Read More

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GM CEO: Consumers Have 'Range Anxiety'

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Posted by Captain Hybrid on November 4, 2009

GM CEO Fritz Henderson said recently that “range anxiety” will be a hindrance to the adoption of electric cars, according to the website, gm-volt.com.             “Everybody is trying to solve the problem of range because we have range anxiety,” Henderson said. “The consumer doesn’t want to be strained ...... Read More

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Nissan Plans To Drive Down Electric Car Costs

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Posted by Captain Hybrid on October 30, 2009

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn told The Wall Street Journal that his company plans to make electric cars price-competitive without government subsidies. The newspaper said that Ghosn described a three-year time frame for the cost-cutting effort, and said that government incentives for electric cars would be needed during those three years.             ...... Read More

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