V2G (vehicle-to-grid): an Electric Car Payback System
The scientists from the University of Delaware created an electric car prototype that runs on electricity alone. The great fact is that it also can, theoretically, earn money for its owner by storing electricity and providing it for utilities when needed.
Very Fast Battery Chargers for Future Electric Vehicles
Chrysalix Energy invested several million dollars in a Dutch-based maker of ultrafast battery chargers that aim the market of electric cars and plug-in hybrids. Epyon B.V.,produced a "supercharge" technology that reduces the charge time of lithium-ion batteries 20 times below the times reached by current chargers.
Mazda Hydrogen Car – to be Tested on Japan’s Roads
Mazda is in the process of testing a car that runs on both hydrogen and gasoline (it's a dual fuel system). They're allowed to test the car on the public roads from Japan.
Home Made Refueling Station for Honda FCX Clarity
It is essentially an electric car. Everyone's talking about their fears that they don't have hydrogen refueling stations around, forgetting that we have water all around us.
American Electric Car Conversions Still Expensive
Hybrid Technologies, a company whose headquarters is in Las Vegas, has already begun to think about the next best business after the making of hybrid cars: converting old gasoline cars to electric ones!
Toyota Prius Batteries: Not Enough of Them!
Toyota has announced they just don't have the necessary capacity to produce the batteries they're required to put in the already ordered Priuses.
GM Hy-Wire Fuel Cell Vehicle Tested by Top Gear
...and here's the HyWire technology, the one the world has been talking about in the last few months. It's a concept made by General Motors, there is only one example of it made, and it runs on fuel cell power. I mean... hydrogen power.
Superconductor Powered Toyota Shows Increased Power
Sumitomo has shown a prototype of a car (a Toyota - shown in picture) that uses special type of engine, a liquid-nitrogen cooled one. The use of liquid nitrogen makes usual copper conductors have superconducting properties.
Mazda Makes Eco-Friendly Plastics from Biomass
Mazda Motor Corporation and Hiroshima University are researching together to develop a brand new "green" plastic material from cellulosic biomass. They want to use it in vehicles by 2013.
General Motors to Open Hydrogen Fueling Station Near LAX
Despite all the accusations that blame them not caring for, it seems like General Motors is getting more and more involved in the making of a fueling infrastructure for their fuel cell cars. GM has already invested heavily in two different ethanol companies (Coskata and Mascoma). Now they have partnered with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to open a hydrogen fueling station near the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The stationshould be operational by 2008 fall.
