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Mitsubishi Oz eyes i-MiEV minicab electric van

Submitted by dgjones on Fri, 25/11/2011 - 14:45

A TINY Mitsubishi all-electric delivery van is set to do for commercial vehicles what the pioneering i-MiEV city runabout did for passenger cars.

Revealed in Japan ahead of its showroom rollout there next month, the Mitsubishi Minicab-MiEV is also a chance for Australia, where it would be aimed at the big-city delivery vehicle market from about 2013.

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EADS Rethinks the Way Planes Fly With New All-Electric Aircraft Design

Submitted by dgjones on Fri, 18/11/2011 - 08:59

At the 2011 Paris Air Show the aerospace giant EADS showcased an all-electric propulsion system for a commercial airliner that could be ready to fly in just 20 years. The plane, called the VoltAir, is a zero-emissions, high-density, battery-powered aircraft that rethinks the design of conventional commercial aircraft in order to allow for the swapping out of a emissions heavy jet engine for an earth-friendly battery system.

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Holden goes public with 2012 Volt

Submitted by dgjones on Fri, 18/11/2011 - 08:55

Plug-in Volt hits the road as Holden rips camouflage from range-extender trial cars

HOLDEN has started a one-year countdown to the launch of Australia’s first range-extender electric car, the Volt, by pulling the wraps off the first of three evaluation cars that are set to criss-cross the country to give the company a handle on the pioneering plug-in technology in Australian conditions.

Full article at http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/74B86696A70F629BCA2579...

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Volt driver Jay Leno does 16,000km on a tank

Submitted by dgjones on Fri, 18/11/2011 - 08:53

US TV host Jay Leno yet to fill up his Chev Volt after 11 months of commuting

AMERICAN television host and car nut Jay Leno is said to have travelled 10,000 miles (16,000km) purely on electricity in his range-extender Chevrolet Volt since taking delivery of it in December as one of the earliest customers to receive a production car.

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Ford taking reservations for 2012 Focus Electric (7 Nov 2011)

Submitted by Bill on Mon, 07/11/2011 - 13:30

Article by Darren Quick in GIZMAG, 3/11/11

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EV shift: our energy grid can cope (2 Nov 2011)

Submitted by Bill on Wed, 02/11/2011 - 18:56

Sophie Vorrath (Writing in "Climate Spectator" 2/11/11)

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GM's PM motor for EVs. (1 Nov. 2011)

Submitted by Bill on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 20:30

General Motors will become the first American automotive manufacturer to build its own electric motors when production begins in White Marsh, Md., in late 2012. In promoting this capability, GM has released details of the first motor to be built there, the 85 kW (114 hp) permanent magnet motor to be used in the 2013 ChevroletSpark EV.

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"Revenge of the Electric Car" (Oct 2011)

Submitted by Bill on Sat, 29/10/2011 - 12:49

The movie, "Revenge of the Electric Car" is now showing around the USA and creating a lot of interest. However, I can't find any evidence of plans to screen it here yet. Will keep trying.

In the meantime see:

http://gas2.org/2011/10/24/revenge-of-the-electric-car-movie-review/

Cheers

Bill