All About Alternate Fuel Vehicles (AFV)

by Michael Cabanatuan, October 17, 2008
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/16/BAMR139TBC.DTL

Read the glossy magazine ads, watch the slick TV commercials, listen to Hollywood celebs rave about their choice of cars on talk shows, and you’ll get the idea that hybrid cars can save the planet.  Chrysler’s electric drive vehicles are only prototypes so…The Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle (shown here) is the b…The EV1 pioneered electric vehicle technology.  While some of them clearly curb pollution, hybrids aren’t the answer - at least not for everyone. Many folks can’t afford one, don’t like what’s available, or want to drive a car that doesn’t use gasoline and spew smog into the skies.
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by Jordan Lite , Oct 21, 2008
Source: Scientific American
http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?
id=hybrid-cars-which-is-most-fuel-effi-2008-10-21

If your wallet is taking a beating from high gas prices and all this talk of green energy has inspired you to shop around for a hybrid car, new fuel-efficiency ratings may help you.  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ranked 10 hybrid vehicles. Topping the list: the Toyota Prius, which gets 48 miles (77 kilometers) per gallon on city streets and 45 mpg (72 km) on the highway. (more…)

By Amanda Lisk, Star-News Correspondent, October 25, 2008
Source: StarNewsOnline
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20081025/ARTICLES/810252925?
Title=There_are_ups__downs_to_owning_a_hybrid_vehicle

Does it cost less to operate a hybrid vehicle?  Here are some of the advantages: (more…)

by Tim Higgins, Free Press Business Editor, July 14, 2008
Source: FreePress.com
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/
article?AID=/20080714/BUSINESS01/807140325/1014/Business01

Chrysler LLC’s answer to the much-anticipated Chevrolet Volt could be three to five years away, the Free Press has learned. The Auburn Hills automaker launched a special division within the company last fall called ENVI — pronounced like “envy” — to bring electric-drive vehicles and related advanced-propulsion technologies to market. “ENVI is currently developing electric vehicles for the three Chrysler brands and is planning on product within three to five years,” Nick Cappa, a Chrysler spokesman, told the Free Press in an e-mail. (more…)

New Delhi, Jan 25, 2008
Source: AFP
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g-uVfiynOIkSxc1PhM7CJCXOFefA

India’s Tata Motors, which recently unveiled the world’s cheapest car, may make its US debut with a tie-up to sell an electric version of its popular Ace mini-truck, an official said Thursday. “We’re looking at that opportunity to sell a vehicle on the Ace platform with an electric motor” in association with a US company, the senior official said, asking not to be named.  “It’s premature to give more details,” he added. (more…)

by Krithika Sundaram, TNN, 24 Jan 2008
Source: Economic Times of India
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/LiveITUP/
Electric_vehicles_to_replace_petrol_fleet/articleshow/2722661.cms

The ‘going-green’ concept is yet to strike a chord with the automobile industry. Although it is this sector which contributes 60% of the pollution which chokes the urban populace, the Indian automobile industry hasn’t shifted its gear into the green mode. Substituting petro-diesel vehicles with eco-friendly variants can never be easy.  Government support has been minimal. Infact, electric vehicles were offered a subsidy of Rs 1.05 lakh in 1997 which was abruptly stopped in a year. After several efforts by manufacturers of electric vehicles (EVs), central subsidy was reintroduced in 2002-03, reducing the amount to 33% and making it applicable only to institutions such as government departments, public sector undertakings, educational institutions, hospitals, tourism and archeological sites. High fuel costs and congested city roads have only added to the pollution menace.
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By Terry Kosdrosky, Dow Jones Newswires /
Detroit, Dow Jones, January 24, 2008
Source: Money.CNN.com
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/
200801241243DOWJONESDJONLINE001053_FORTUNE5.htm

General Motors Corp. (GM), looking to bring fuel- efficient, advanced vehicles to market more quickly, formed a new engineering group to focus on hybrid vehicles, extended-range electric vehicles and battery technology. The move comes as GM and other auto makers are under more pressure from governments and consumers to improve fuel mileage and reduce emissions. GM is working to bring a commercially viable, electrically driven car, the Chevrolet Volt, to market by the end of 2010. (more…)

By Megan Pillow, Mooresville Tribune, January 2, 2008
Source; Mooresville Tribune
http://www.mooresvilletribune.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=MOT/
MGArticle/MOT_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173354058367

Mooresville has long been in the spotlight because of its racing affiliations, but in December, the town attracted millions of eyes who were looking at an entirely different kind of vehicle.  The cover of the 2007 Sam’s Club “Source for Home & Business” catalogue, released in early December, featured an all-electric, lithium-powered 2008 Mini Cooper for sale, courtesy of Mooresville-based Hybrid Technologies.
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New York, NY & Harbin, China, Jan 07, 2008
Source: FoxBusiness.com
http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/industries/industrials/article/

Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. today announced the signing of a contract with Wuxi Angell Autocycle Co., Ltd. to produce battery cells for 150,000 electric bicycles and motorcycles by the end of 2008. Wuxi Angell Autocycle Co., Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of electric vehicles. Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures, and distributes rechargeable polymer lithium-ion (PLI: 1.74, -0.11, -5.94%) battery cells for use in electric vehicles, mining equipment, and a variety of consumer electronics.
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January 2, 2008
Source: Gizmag.com
http://www.gizmag.com/g-wiz-electric-vehicle/8491/

UK electric vehicle retailer GoinGreen has announced the release of the latest incarnation of its G-Wiz range. Known as G-Wiz i, the emission free electric vehicle (EV) that has a certified top speed of 50mph, a range of up to 48 miles per charge and improved acceleration to 30mph. Extra torque enables the G-Wiz i to easily keep up with city traffic and to cope with hills, but the most attractive feature is sure to be running costs with the fuel bill for a year’s electricity costing less than the price of a tank of petrol.
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