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Toronto Electric debuts Option 1 at PHEV'09 [w/VIDEO] {Autoblog Green}

Oct 6th 2009 7:56PM With a top speed of 60 mph, it's not an NEV, but a city car that could travel short distances on an expressway or state highways without being run over.

REPORT: Zenn cancels plans for high-speed EV, will focus on supplying ZENNergy Drive components {Autoblog Green}

Sep 25th 2009 4:19PM Who, exactly, is going to be buying these storage systems? It seems that every manufacturer with an EV in the works is going to stick with their own proprietary battery. Many have joint ventures with battery makers.

Do you really see Nissan, Ford, BMW (MINI), MB (Smart), GM dumping their current supplier for EEStor?

Reva to build electric cars in NY state? {Autoblog Green}

Sep 22nd 2009 7:50PM Considering that Tata can build a $2000 car in India, and presumably make a profit, what purpose is there in Reva building cars in a high-wage country rather than their home base? It's nice to see jobs coming to the US -- I just don't understand the financial advantage.

REPORT: Larger VW E-Up! could come to the States {Autoblog Green}

Sep 22nd 2009 7:22PM At 146 inches, it's still 8 inches shorter than an Aveo5 hatchback, which is a pretty small car in the US. I wouldn't blame VW for wanting to reach the broadest market possible rather than cater to a niche audience.

The concept car is exactly the same length as a smart fortwo at 106 inches. Do you really want a 3+1 seating package in a car that tiny? Not me.

SolarCity announces sun-powered electric vehicle charging network {Autoblog Green}

Sep 22nd 2009 7:12PM When they say "solar-powered", I assume they mean partially powered by solar panels and then power is drawn from the grid. Without a storage battery associated with the charger, there would be no juice at night or on sunless days.

Also, is there a capacity of how many cars can be charged on solar in any given day?

VIDEO: Drew Barrymore hits the Leno track in the Focus BEV {Autoblog Green}

Sep 21st 2009 7:43PM I agree totally -- that track made me think of a miniature golf course. All that's missing is the spinning windmill. A major disappointment compared to Top Gear that actually challenges each driver at the upper limit of that very pedestrian Chevy Lacetti.

Peugeot announces that its iMiEV will be called the iOn {Autoblog Green}

Sep 8th 2009 7:49PM I can't find the original article, but PSA (Citroen, Peugeot has produced over 5000 EVs, ending production in 2005. That puts them at or near the top of the list, at least for today.

Partial article: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-62332695.html

List of production EVs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_production_battery_electric_vehicles_(table)

C/D drills down to find out what goes into EPA fuel economy ratings {Autoblog Green}

Sep 1st 2009 4:15PM Good article. Caught it in the print version of C/D. Helps to explain the process of arriving at the EPA estimates and how our real-world mileage may differ from a standardized battery of "drives" on a dyno.

Manhattan developers get ready for the age of the electric vehicle {Autoblog Green}

Aug 31st 2009 4:53PM I don't think the problem is new apartment buildings so much as retrofitting older ones. Except for a few fast-growing areas in the country, there is a glut of existing units with all sorts of parking arrangements from off-street lots to first-come, first-served on the streets.

I don't think the city I live in has built (or needed) a new apartment unit since the 1970s and current landlords are reluctant to plow any money into an improvement that would likely have only one or two users out of 30 or 40 tenants.

Think exits bankruptcy, gets $47m for production move to Finland {Autoblog Green}

Aug 27th 2009 5:16PM Too little, too late. They needed to get this car out in sizeable numbers a year or two ago before the giants (Nissan, Ford, Mitsubishi, etc.) hit the market. With their mass-production experience and existing supply chains and retail dealerships, the big guys have a monumental advantage over small players in both pricing and quality.

Niche markets may favor small-run specialty cars such as the Tesla Roadster, but not budget priced economy EVs.






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