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A123 and Chrysler – Sprint or Marathon?
The equity markets love the public offering of A123 (AONE). On the first day after being introduced to the market at $16.5 per share, 3 points above the IPO offering, the stock traded over 41 million shares that day to a high of over 20. It is now hovering in the mid 20s and still [...]
The Plug-in Energy Diet
It’s not as simple as it first appears to know how much money it’ll take to feed a new plug-in. Traditional utility tiered rate pricing can penalize adding a plug-in vehicle to your electricity bill. New TOU pricing and smart metering is needed. Which is really more energy efficient, a plug-in or a car that just runs on gasoline?
Balqon Offers BEV Hostler
Balqon Corporation is now offering for sale a battery-electric tow tractor for moving semi trailers around port yards and distribution warehouse centers. Port of Los Angeles has about 600 of these type of vehicles, the Port of Long Beach about 400 and the Port of San Diego 15.
What Makes a Smart Grid Smart?
The answer is Intelligent Energy Transfer! It is smart to not waste energy and not waste money in power generation capacity, but it takes some intelligent technology and control to make it happen. Electricity energy storage is one of those key technologies to minimize transmission losses and enhance grid stability while adding more renewable wind and solar power.
Phoenix Rising
The rumors of the demise of Phoenix Motorcars have been greatly exaggerated. Plagued by early orders that weren’t really there, battery pack performance problems, and traction motor inverter/controller hiccups, Phoenix Motorcars was down but, indeed, is rising once again. The current business plan calls for 200 vehicles to be delivered into demonstration projects to show the operational feasibility of an all electric Sport Utility Truck (SUT).
Test Driving the New Nissan EV
Walking up to the new Nissan Electric Vehicle prototype car, my first surprise was getting into the right hand front seat. This car was only one of two in existence and driving in Japan is like the UK, on the left side of the road.
Clean Energy from Freight Trains and Gravity
It is common to see trains with four locomotives moving over 100 cars and 15 million pounds of weight. 15 million pounds moving downhill could be converted to clean renewable energy instead of heat lost in braking.
