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Could Aluminum Revolutionize the Electric Vehicle Industry?

Benji Jerew — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 06:42:50 +0000

Increasing fuel economy is no easy feat, considering that the main way to do so is to reduce engine size, and this means less powerful vehicles, or build smaller vehicles, which aren’t easily marketable. Electric vehicles [EV] have this same kind of catch-22 situation, because, while they are nearly emissions-free, they do have limited range. […]

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Study Needs Updating – Pure Electric Vehicles Not Sparking Interest

Benji Jerew — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 19:44:22 +0000

In a study, conducted by the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs [SPEA], nearly 2,500 drivers across the country were interviewed regarding their attitude toward electrified vehicles, including parallel hybrid electric vehicles, pure electric vehicles, and series hybrid electric vehicles. The SPEA study, conducted in the Fall of 2011 and completed just this […]

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Better Place Sees No Profits in Israel, Lays Off Hundreds

Benji Jerew — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:44:10 +0000

Electric vehicles [EV] aren’t only having a hard time breaking into the market here in the US, but abroad as well. Some government and large company programs are implementing EVs into their fleets, where the main concerns about range and recharging time, as well as expense, are fairly easy to absorb until the returns are […]

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Fewer Rare Earth Metals Could Make Electric Motors Cheaper

Benji Jerew — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:54:37 +0000

The two main components of a hybrid or electric vehicle, the rechargeable battery and the electric motor, are also the most expensive. Part of the reason for the expense is, in order to make the motor as small and powerful as possible, rare earth metals are used in the process. Stronger magnets can be made […]

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Audi Could Drop Its EV Program, Too

Benji Jerew — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:25:26 +0000

Electric Vehicles [EV] may be doomed to boutique dealers and eccentric owners, if this pattern of manufacturers’ dropping EVs continues on its current track. Recently, Toyota released a few, maybe 100 total, of its new Scion iQ EV here in the US, only to fleets and car-sharing programs, with no further plans for a more […]

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Pursuing Development of EVs Could Create Up to 1 Million Jobs by 2020

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:26:01 +0000

The predictions are based on the widespread adoption of the recently release Electrification Roadmap that estimates battery powered EVs and Plug-in hybrids making up 25% of new vehicles sales in the U.S. by 2020.

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