|
|
|
Electric Vehicle Tech |
|
|
Resources
|
Electric Vehicles
Ever-Rising-Gasoline prices.. No need to worry – with a motor or electric scooter, one gallon of gas will last for weeks.
As people start driving Jules electric scooters, they find more and more
reasons to like them. They’re practical, easy to park and get great
mileage. With gasoline price raising day by day, the popularity of
playful, fuel-efficient Jules Electric Scooter has soared. According to industry experts, last years scooters sales have
doubled compared to a year ago. Some people turn to scooters after losing their driving privileges;
some find the scooter more romantic than a bike and enjoy so-called
scooter dates. Many people in the Far East switched
to electric scooters for the fear of SARS, and this summer many scooter
enthusiasts proudly looked up at their fellow city dwellers, as they
were suffocating in jammed streetcars and buses. No matter why people choose motor and electric scooters today, the
thriving sales have resulted in many new models with exiting features
and design. One of the most popular scooter models is the Jules Electric Green Retro Styled Scooter. Indeed, women comprise more than 70 per cent of all scooter owners.
And with affordable prices most scooters range from $300 to a $1000,
while bigger and faster scooters can cost as much as $10,000 – scooters
have quickly carved out their niche on today’s city roads.
Plugin Vehicle Facts
Battery Electric Vehicles
(EVs) are by far the most efficient vehicles in the world. According
to the Department of Energy, enough excess generating capacity exists
at night in the U.S. to charge 180 million EVs without adding any new
capacity. All of our electricity is domestic except for a small
percentage from Canada. Most people worldwide waste more electricity in their homes that they
would use to drive their cars. We will never fight a war over
electricity. Driving on electricity from the U.S. grid is far cleaner
than driving on oil. A survey of EV owners found that 48% of them used solar energy to power
their houses and cars. EVs by the millions could be built today.
Plug-in cars capable of 50 miles per day would meet the needs of 80% of
the American driving public. Source: U.S. Department of Transportation.
From research and development to vehicles available for purchase, large and small; covering plug-ins, hybrids, all-electric, hydraulics.
"As the power in the energy grid gets greener, so do the cars that are powered by the grid." -- Jacob Gordon (TreeHugger; Apr. 28, 2006)
Page Contents:
News • General Resource • Plans • Plug-ins • Electric Vehicle Companies • Scooters • Tools • Developments • Scams • Skeptics • Misc • See also
See also: (PESWiki)
Electric Vehicles • Fuel Efficiency Vehicles
In the News
General Resource
- Who Killed the Electric Car - Sony Pictures is presenting a movie this Summer ('06) about the demise of the electric car push of the 90's. Oil profits alleged the clampdown and shut-out of this successful technology. (PG. See alt res. trailers at Apple.com)
|
 |
Plug-ins
Source: pleiades-enterprises.com
- Excess Nightime Energy Could Fuel Over 158 Million Plug-in Hybrids - One common critique of an electric car revolution is that the increased energy demand might just lead to the generation of new power plants, negating some of the cars' positive environmental benefits. Not so, according to a new study by the U.S. Department of Energy. (TreeHugger; Sept. 4, 2007)
|
- Run Your House on a Prius - Not only can the plug-in vehicle serve the purpose of using low-demand, often inexpensive night-time grid power, but it can also serve as a back-up generator in the case of grid outages such as are caused by major storms. (Pleiades Enterprises; Sept. 28, 2007)
|
- Google to Spend $10M to Jump-Start Hybrid Car Development - Google plans to give away money to people and companies that have what appear to be practical ways to get plug-in hybrid automobiles to market faster, including supporting Pacific Gas and Electric's push to unveil a future in which cars and trucks are partially powered by the country's electric grids, and vice versa. (USA Today; June 19) (NY Times) (See Slashdot discussion)
|
- Consumers want plug-in hybrids--once they know what they are - Number of customers wanting a plug-in went from 24% to 64% once they understood that the vehicles can be recharged overnight by plugging them in, storing enough electricity to power daily commutes. For longer distances, a gasoline engine kicks in, assisting the electric motor and recharging the battery. (MIT Technology Review; May 17, 2007)
|
- Savings Not There Yet For Plug-In Cars - A study finds that high purchase prices and expensive batteries negate any financial benefits; and in some regions, plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles may simply trade one sort of pollution for another. (CBS News; Sept. 25, 2006)
|
 |
- Toyota gives in to plug-in hybrid pressure - Having previously held a near hostile stance, Toyota is now the latest (and arguably most important) big car manufacturer to reveal that, yes, it's working on plug-in hybrids behind the scenes. (Clean Break; June 19, 2006)
|
 |
- Plug-In Hybrids Get Up To 250 MPG - While politicians and auto makers say "plug-in" hybrid cars are still years away from being marketable, some engineers have already built models that can get up to 250 mpg. (CBS; Aug. 16, 2005) (See Slashdot discussion)
[That's not counting plug-in power from grid.]
|
 |
- Austin Leads Charge for Plug-in Hybrids - Municipal leaders in Texas' capital city, Austin, announced the formation of a new coalition of city governments and electric utilities united to lobby automakers to step up production of a new breed of plug-in hybrid gasoline-electric vehicles. (eMagazine; Feb. 1, 2006)
|
 |
|
|
