Monthly Archives: July 2012

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If A New Electric Car Is Too Expensive, Build Your Own

If electric cars are expensive so far, the choice is growing, so is the affordability. But if $ 30,000 is still too much, then how about converting your own oldie into an EV? Pinboard (MacAaron)

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OEM hybrid powertrain solution from Valeo

Hybrid cars are still too expensive, and not everyone can afford to buy one. Valeo, a European solutions provider, says it has launched an affordable hybrid concept for the mainstream. Interviewed by French radio station Europe 1, Henri Trintignac, Valeo’s director of Electric Vehicle Activity, claimed that Valeo SA has developed an electrification solution for the …
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Green Car Congress: GE previews new high-efficiency traction motor for hybrid and electric vehicle applications

General Electric engineers have successfully tested a prototype hybrid and electric vehicle motor with a peak power level of 55 kW and the ability to operate continuously at up to 105 °C (221 °F), using conventional transmission fluid as the motor’s sole cooling agent. Pinboard (MacAaron)

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5 probing energy questions related to automobiles

Some hard questions to consider, and fact based commentary to get us all thinking about what’s next for automotive propulsion. Pinboard (MacAaron)

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MTSU group seeking to commercialize wheel motor plug-in hybrid retrofit kit

A group at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), led by Dr. Charles Perry, who holds the Russell Chair of Manufacturing Excellence, has developed and demonstrated a proof-of-concept for a wheel motor plug-in hybrid retrofit kit for almost any car. The core of the system is a new wheel motor invented by Perry and Paul Martin III; …
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US Navy awards FuelCell Energy $3.8M Phase I contract for Hybrid Drone Submarine batteries

advertising The US Navy has awarded FuelCell Energy, Inc. a $ 3.8-million Phase I contract to develop and test a Hybrid Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC)-Battery power system for large displacement undersea vehicle propulsion. The objective of the project is to develop a refuelable power system, with high energy density, that is suitable for undertaking long duration …
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