IBM used to throw away up to 3 million silicon chips a year, but no more. The engineers at the Burlington, Vermont facility have found a way to scrub the ultra-pure silicon from the chips in an environmentally friendly manner and either reuse them or sell the chips to photovoltaic companies to use in solar • Read More »
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Lithium Iron Phophate (LiFePO4) Batteries for Electric Vehicles
December 10, 2007 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Batteries.Lithium Iron Phophate (LiFePO4) batteries may soon take over the market for electric cars and plug-in electric vehicles. Based upon lithium ion technology, LiFePO4 batteries offer greater safety plus higher output than lithium cobalt dioxide (LiCoO2) batteries that are used commonly in laptops, mp3 players and cell phones. Developed by Dr. John Goodenough (as opposed • Read More »
Aptera Electric Vehicles Ready for Prime Time?
December 7, 2007 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Electric Vehicles.In 2006, Aptera first unveiled its diesel-electric hybrid concept car that the company said was able to achieve 330 mpg. Now, a year or so later, those numbers have dropped a bit, but Aptera says it is ready to release two commercial versions of this two-seater vehicle. The Aptera Typ-1e is an all-electric vehicle with • Read More »
Get on the Hydrogen Bus Gus for Only $190,000
December 6, 2007 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.That’s correct, a group of Welshmen have created a hydrogen fuel cell minibus that will go on sale for only $190,000. Researchers at the University of Glamorgan in Wales developed the fuel cell minibus known as the Hydrogen Bus and put it on display at the Tenth Grove Fuel Cell Symposium in October 2007. The • Read More »
Solar Taxi Travels Around the World
December 5, 2007 | By Kevin | 2 Comments | Filed in: Solar Vehicles.Some people may take a Big Yellow Taxi and pave paradise and put up a parking lot. But, Swiss Teacher Louis Palmer is taking a small blue environmentally-friendly taxi around the world. The solar-electric hybrid two-seat taxi with trailer is an attempt to call attention to global warming while providing solutions. Palmer so far has • Read More »
Tanfield’s Smith Newton Electric Truck Defies Gravity
December 4, 2007 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Electric Vehicles.This week, the Tanfield Group has introduced the Smith Newton electric truck to North America at the EVS23 show in Anaheim, California. The Smith Newton (sans fig) figures to be a major player in urban settings taking head on similar diesel powered trucks. The zero emissions Smith Newton weighs in at 24,000 lbs. and is • Read More »
Envision LifePort Solar Carport Debuts
December 3, 2007 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Solar Energy.The Envision LifePort solar carport is debuting at the Electric Vehicle Symposium 23 (EVS-23) this week in Anaheim, California. The Envision LifePort has been designed to help homeowners not only power their residences in an environmentally-friendly manner, but they can also power their electric vehicles as well. The photovoltaic carport offers both residences and businesses • Read More »