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| EVWORLD UPDATE Version 2.50 - 10. Dezember 2002 ================================================================== FUEL CELL DISRUPTOR Alec Brooks with AC Propulsion's tzero electric sports car. Brook's delivered a withering analysis of fuel cell technology at this week's public workshop in Sacramento. > http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=464 RENEWABLE RACING - PART 2 Starting with the 2003 season, Dana's 450 HP Pro Infinity race car will sport a new ethanol logo, the first step in what he sees as a gradual shift to this renewable fuel. > http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=462 MY FUEL CELL JOY RIDE Toyota FCHV4 fuel cell SUV at California Fuel Cell Partnership December 2001. The company recently began leasing a handful in Japan and California. > http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=463 ==================================================================== NEWS/PRESS RELEASE HEADLINES Arctic Ice Is Melting at Record Level, Scientists http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news081202-01 Consortium Claims Scientific Breakthrough in Hydro http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news071202-01 Bush's Plan on Warming Needs Work and Money, Exper http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news061202-01 New Capacitor Technologies to Power Innovative Nis http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news061202-02 Enironmental Group: Ford SUV's Improving -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news061202-03 Honda Fleet Least Polluting in U.S. -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news061202-04 More on "What Would Jesus Drive?" Debate -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news061202-05 Climate Change Surprise -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news061202-06 First Nonpolluting Economy in The World -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news061202-07 The Highest Patriotism Lies in Weaning U.S. From F -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news061202-08 Honda Is Least-Polluting Automaker in U.S. - Surve -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news051202-01 Ship Collision of Singapore Threatens Another Oil -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news051202-02 Ballard to Supply Fuel Cells to Japan's Honda -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news051202-03 Ballard Shares Up as Fuel-Cell Generator Arrives -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news051202-04 Panasonic to Develop Nanotech Solar Cell -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news051202-05 Ozone: Bad for Trees, Good for What Eats Them -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news041202-01 Ocean CO2 Sequestration Poses Unexpected Problems -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news041202-02 Sound Waves Chill in New Freezer Design -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news041202-03 City of LA Takes Delivery of First of Five Fuel Ce -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news031202-01 Can Global Warming Be Studied Too Much? -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news031202-02 Toyota Delivers First Two, Market-Ready Zero-Emiss -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news031202-03 Redford Says Patriotism Means Weaning US from Oil -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news031202-04 Man Says He's Empowered By Electric Car -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news031202-05 SFO Wants to Buy 80 New Alt-Fuel Buses -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news031202-06 Arctic Ice Melting Much Faster Than Thought -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news031202-07 EDITOR'S FINAL WORD The Wonders of Live Webcasting I spent the better part of last Thursday listening to testimony during the California Air Resources Board's public workshop in Sacramento, and I wasn't even there! Through the magic of the Internet, a high-bandwidth connection and streaming video technology I was able to participate in an event that was some 1,500 miles away. Sure the video was the size of a business card, but that didn't make any different to me. The picture was sharp and clear and the audio excellent. More importantly, I got to hear the testimony of numerous EV enthusiasts and supporters who urged the Air Resources Board to not abandon its goal of introducing zero emission vehicles. Interestingly, only one carmaker representative read a statement. That was Ben Knight from Honda, who restated the company's position that it had tried, in good faith, to introduce battery electric cars with little success. Interestingly, the chorus of calls for grid-connected hybrids appears to be growing louder, at least from the tenor of the testimony on Thursday. A grid hybrid, as it's known, would have between 20 and 50 miles of battery-only range, enough to get you back and forth to work without generating any local emissions. It's ICE (internal combustion engine) would only turn on when the batteries ran low or when driving longer distances. EPRI's Bob Graham launched the initiative during the morning session. A number of other's expressed support for the concept as a way to achieve the goals of the ZEV Mandate while enabling carmakers to build a vehicle that could meet the needs of more drivers. Only one person objected by pointing out that it didn't make sense to him to carry around that ICE five days out of the week. However, the most compelling testimony in my view came from Alec Brooks with AC Propulsion. His presentation looked at some of the assumptions about fuel cell vehicles. Alec has graciously allowed EV World to reprint his paper, the first half of which is on the web site this week. 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| EVWORLD UPDATE Version 2.49 --- December 3, 2002 ==================================================================== FEATURED THIS WEEK RENEWABLE RACING Dana has been racing since his teens and has now set his sights on the big time by working his way up the Indy racing ladder. http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=461 IS CARB GETTING REAL OR CAVING IN? A public workshop to determine rules for 2003 ZEV Mandate will take place this week in Sacramento, the state capitol. A 14-mile-long light rail system serves the city center. http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=458 WHEN VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE DOESN'T WORK Pollution credits trading programs are seen by many as a market-based solution to encouraging emissions reductions, but it is becoming increasingly obvious that it isn't working as well as some thought. http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=460 MICHAEL MOORE'S 'BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE' Filmmaker, author Michael Moore takes on America's culture of violence and fear in critically-acclaimed "Bowling for Columbine." http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=459 =================================================================== NEWS/PRESS RELEASE HEADLINES LA Mayor to Accept Delivery of First Two Fuel Cell -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news301102-02
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| EVWORLD UPDATE Version 2.48, 26. November 2002 ==================================================================== FEATURED THIS WEEK OXYGEN THERAPY - PART 2 Oxygen team in Pisa. Raffaello Locatelli (left), Marcel Schreuder (center),Antonio Bertini (right). Schrueder is Dutch designer and Bertini is chief engineer. http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=456 EV1 : VICTIM OF LIABILITY LAWS? EV1 in its glory days,
now fast fading as the last 3-year leases run out and GM
"recycles" the cars to avoid future liability
claims. SPY PHOTOS: TH!NK CITY CONVERTIBLE One of a set of
photos sent to EV World of Th!nk city EV as a convertible.
The fate of the program still is unknown at this time. ==================================================================== NEWS/PRESS RELEASE HEADLINES States Plan Suit Over Air Changes -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news231102-01
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| EVWORLD UPDATE Version 2.47 - 19. Nov. 2002 ==================================================================== OXYGEN THERAPY Oxygen's Lepton electric motor scooter
shows its Italian styling and appeal. Of course, an
attractive female model doesn't hurt either, but sadly
she doesn't come with the vehicle. HONDA INSIGHT - PART 3 Honda Civic GX uses natural
gas, giving it a 200-mile range and a SULEV emissions
rating. Honda sells about 1000-a-year in the US. MOVING EVERYONE UP THE EFFICIENCY LADDER ES3 concept
hybrid-electric diesel gets over 100 mpg (45km/liter),
but Toyota says it has no plans to commercialize the four-passenger
vehicle. ==================================================================== NEWS/PRESS RELEASE HEADLINES Shell Green Record Holds Lessons for Big Oil, Says -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news171102-01 World's First Co-Production Hydrogen-Electricity S -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news171102-02 Lifestyle May Be to Blame for Rise in Asthma -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news171102-03 Californians: Not My Problem -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news151102-02 EPA to Issue Air Quality Standards -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news141102-02 Builders of Colorado's Most Energy Efficient Homes -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news141102-03 Indian Electric Cars to be Exported to Europe -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news141102-04 Report: How to Invest in Wind Power -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news141102-05 Sharp to Make Solar Power Generators in U.S. -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news141102-06 Abraham Unveils Hydrogen-Car System -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news131102-03 German Ecotax Reform Introduced -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news131102-06 Arkansas Lawmaker Proposes New Energy Tax -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news131102-07 DOE Secretary Gives Major Address on Personal Tran -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news131102-08 UTC and NAVC To Develop Heavy-Duty Fuel Cell Power -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news121102-01 Air Pollution-Medical Costs Linked -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news121102-02 Tough Air Pollution Regs Impact Snowmobiles -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news121102-03 White House To Allow More Snowmobiles in Yellowsto -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news121102-04 Suzuki Twin Uses Hybrid-Electric Drive -- http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news121102-05 |
| EVWORLD UPDATE - Version 2.22 - 28. Mai 2002 ==================================================================== FEATURED THIS WEEK JAMES WOOLSEY SPEAKS OUT Woolsey sees biomass fuels as the only viable alternative fuel option open to America as a potential replacement for petroleum. http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=357 VIVA VOLOCI! Voloci's powerful 1600 Watt electric motor easily propels it to 25 mph with an estimated range of 15-20 miles. http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=356 POWERDRIVE PERSPECTIVE PowerDrive designs range from the highly sophisticated to the simple but crude. This car from Cedar Rapids, Iowa is one of the former. http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=355 DELAWARE BEACH COMMUNITIES GO ELECTRIC! First pair of GEM neighborhood electric vehicles awaiting delivery as part of Delaware beaches demonstration program. http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=354 NEWS/PRESS RELEASE HEADLINES 26May2002 - Avista Fuel Cell Subsidiary Looking for Partner [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news260502-01] 26May2002 - Solarworld & Degussa Form Joint Venture [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news260502-02] 26May2002 - Specialists Warn Days of Cheap Oil Numbered [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news260502-05] 26May2002 - EV Maker Corbin Finds Bumpy Road [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news260502-06] 26May2002 - A Green Bill Of Health? [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news260502-07] 24May2002 - Solar Cloth Offers Moveable Power [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news240502-01] 24May2002 - Solar Power:A Slight Chill In the Air [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news240502-02] 24May2002 - With Mideast Uncertainty, US Turns to Africa for O [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news240502-03] 24May2002 - Executive Charges 'Big Coal' Swayed Bush [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news240502-04] 24May2002 - Bush Reduces Clinton-era Air Conditioner Efficienc [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news240502-05] 24May2002 - Britain to Build Biggest Wind Farm [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news240502-06] 24May2002 - Honda Recalling 1.3M Vehicles [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news240502-07] 24May2002 - Platts: Wind Energy Fits Easily into Wholesale Pow [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news240502-08] 24May2002 - Rally Pits Cars Against Pollution [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news240502-09] 24May2002 - Sale of Spanish Wind Farm Assets Halted [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news260502-04] 23May2002 - Fuel Cell Cars Offer Solution To Curtail Greenhous [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news230502-01] 23May2002 - 2002 Clean Cities Award Winners Announced [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news230502-02] 23May2002 - Costs, Future of Urban Sprawl Examined in New Book [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news230502-03] 23May2002 - 16,000 Rural Moroccan Homes To Be Solar Powered [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news230502-04] 23May2002 - GM/Suzuki JV To Develop EVs with Electrovaya [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news230502-05] 23May2002 - Platinum Mining Firm Profits Down, But Auto Indust [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news230502-06] 23May2002 - Lincoln Composites Shows 10,000 PSI Tank [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news230502-07] 23May2002 - SatCon Awarded Contract For Military Hybrid-Drive [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news230502-08] 23May2002 - HARC Installs 5kW Fuel Cell System [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news230502-09] 23May2002 - Study Sees Major Expansion Ahead for Distributed G [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news230502-10] 23May2002 - Energy Task Force Documents Show Industry Influenc [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news230502-11] 23May2002 - Study: Oil Runoff Worse Than Spills [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news230502-12] 22May2002 - Chinese Close on Deal to Import Liquified Natural [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news220502-01] 22May2002 - Medis Direct Liquid Methanol Fuel Cell Achieves Pe [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news220502-02] 22May2002 - Firoz Rasul's Power Trip [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news220502-03] 22May2002 - World Facing Critical Choices on Environment [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news220502-04] 22May2002 - US EPA, Ehanol Industry to Meet on Pollution Probe [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news220502-05] 22May2002 - Biodiesel: From Fast Food to Fast Trucks [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news220502-06] 21May2002 - US Solar Power Exports Up 43% [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news210502-01] 21May2002 - Shell to Acquire First California Wind Farm [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news210502-02] 21May2002 - Wisconsin Renewable Portfolio Standard On Track [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news210502-03] 21May2002 - Engineers Create Robotic System to Make Composite [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news210502-04] 21May2002 - Ballard to Supply Nissan with Fuel Cells [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news210502-05] 21May2002 - Brazil to Take Renewable Energy Plan to Summit [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news210502-06] 21May2002 - BP Unveils Chicago's First Solar-Powered Gas Stati [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news210502-07] ==================================================================== EDITOR'S FINAL WORD <P> <b>Days of Cheap Oil Nearing End? </b><br> "There is no factual data to support the general sense that the world will be awash in cheap oil forever," Matthew Simmons stated last week in Uppsala, Sweden. "We desperately need to find a new form of energy." <P> Is Simmons just another pessimistic, liberal, left wing crank? Hardly. He's an investment banker who helped advise the Bush presidential campaign in 2000 on energy issues. He, along with others who see the end of cheap oil approaching as soon as 2010, met last week in Sweden to debate how much oil is left to be discovered. <P> Of course, there are lots of other experts who disagree with this conclusion including, the US Energy Information Agency which sees the peak happening nearer 2030. But as for Simmons, he is quoted as predicting that the United States would suffer an energy scare even sooner, due to a 10 percent decrease he foresees in U.S. production of natural gas this year. <P> Unfortunately, he concludes that America will have to turn more to coal and nuclear power in response; both very bad ideas in my view, especially in light of a report issued by Platt last week that indicates wind power can fit easily into the developing wholesale electricity marketplace, despite its distributed nature. <P> <b>No EVs Needed Until 2006</b><br> If you're expecting to see a lot of new battery electric vehicles hit California's streets and freeways starting in 2003 with the implementation of the ZEV mandate, you may be disappointed. <P> According to two different sources in California, both GM and Toyota - - and I suspect Ford and DaimlerChrysler - - have garnered enough ZEV credits from their EV1 and RAV4 EV programs, respectively, to not have to begin selling or leasing full-function ZEVs until 2005 or 2006. <P> The reason is, for every one BEV carmakers have leased in California, they initially receive 4 ZEV credits. This number decreases with each passing year starting in 2003. So, instead of having to build and sell thousands of electric cars starting next year, they will probably only have to sell a few hundred, and many of these can be NEVs like the GEM and Th!nk neighbor class of vehicle. <P> By 2006, however, the multiple credits will be gone and carmakers will have to begin selling far more ZEVs, unless of course, they can come up with yet another delaying or derailing tactic. <P> <b>GM To Offer RAV4 EV Competitor? </b><br> Which really makes last week's "below the radar" announcement out of Canada a bit of a puzzle. It seems GM and Suzuki are teaming with Electrovaya, a small Canadian firm that makes lithium-ion batteries, to produce a battery electric version of the Chevrolet Tracker/Suzuki. The little known Canadian battery manufacturer said it had signed a memorandum of understanding that it would develop an electric drive system for the GM-Suzuki joint venture in Canada. This would, in effect, create a competitor for Toyota's popular RAV4 EV, which has leased - - as of just over a week ago - - some 150 vehicles to consumers in California since its official launch less than three months ago. <P> Toyota has also donated some 20 previously-leased RAV4 EVs to Clean Cities coordinators around the US. <P> <b>Tour de Sol </b><br> One of the annual "Rites of Spring" in our EV world is the Tour de Sol. Started over a decade ago to demonstrate clear, pollution-free forms of personal transportation, the Tour has evolved into a showcase for both individual innovation and corporate technological prowess. Tens of thousands of people along America's eastern seaboard get to see everything from hybrid-electric transit buses to solar-powered motor scooters. <P> I can't let this year's Tour pass without acknowledging the near-heroic efforts of Mike Bianchi, whose daily email reports before, during and after the event enable those of us who can't attend the Tour to get a detailed glimpse of the competitors and the rally, itself. If you missed Mike's reports, you can find them archived at the following URL: http://www.AutoAuditorium.com/TdS_Reports_2002 <P> A big EV World thank you for your hard work and dedication, Mike. The same applies to Nancy Hazard, the team at NESEA and all the volunteers who make this event possible. Stay plugged into EV WORLD Bill Moore |
| EVWORLD UPDATE - Version 2.21 - 21. May 2002 ==================================================================== FEATURED THIS WEEK CLEAN CITIES 2002 REVIEW As part of a $300 million urban renewal project, a small fleet of propane-fueled trolleys provide low-cost shuttle service in Oklahoma City's downtown district. http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=353 THE FORCE IS STRONG WITH HIM - PART 2 Fisher with his companion, Yippi, on hillside above his ranch. His Toyota RAV4 EV is powered by electricity generated by solar panels behind him. http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=352 UQM IS STILL UNIQUE - PART 3 Invacare builds some 50,000 electric wheelchairs with two UQM machines per chair, giving company steady cash flow. http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=351 ==================================================================== NEWS/PRESS RELEASE HEADLINES 17May2002 - Human Activity Raising Sulfur Levels, Impacting Ea [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news170502-01] 17May2002 - Changes in Rainfall Patterns Spur Plant Growth, Ca [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news170502-02] 17May2002 - More Oil Found in Alaska [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news170502-03] 17May2002 - Yucca Mountain Not Enough for Waste [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news170502-04] 17May2002 - Pa. DEP Secretary Welcomes 2002 Tour de Sol Partic [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news170502-05] 17May2002 - Honda & Plug Power to Co-Develop Residential Fuel [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news170502-06] 17May2002 - California Becomes Legal Battleground [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news170502-07] 16May2002 - US Interest in Biodiesel Growing. [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news160502-01] 16May2002 - NHTSA May Reconsider Definitions of Vehicles, Affe [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news160502-02] 16May2002 - End of 'Free Ride' on Ecosystem CO2 Absorption [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news160502-03] 16May2002 - Ballard Said to Learn From Fuel Cell Delay [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news190502-01] ==================================================================== EDITOR'S FINAL WORD <P> <b>Corbin Legal Woes</b><br> The Hollister, California Pinnacle reports that the folks who make the Corbin Sparrow recently lost a lawsuit against some 46 shareholders of a company with which Corbin Motors merged back in 1998. According the newspaper, when executives from MCM Technologies began to point out what they considered safety and quality control issues in the Sparrow, Corbin Motors fired them. The executives filed suit for wrongful termination and Corbin responded with their own lawsuit against the shareholders in an effort to undue the merger. <P> The court threw out Corbin's suit last week, adding that the company should have found a way to settle this amicably at the corporate level, not the personal level. Apparently, this suit is only one of a number of woes besetting the EV maker who allegedly has dealers and owners up in arms over a host of service and product issues, as well. <P> <b>The Great Diesel Debate</b><br> One of the highlights of the 2002 National Clean Cities Conference in Oklahoma City last week was the second round of the "Great Diesel Debate" pitting the Diesel Forum against the NRDC and the Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition. The debate centered around which fuel and technology is the cleanest, and by my reckoning, the natural gas folks won this round, though there is no question diesel technology is improving. We'll webcast the debate in its entirety in the next couple weeks. We think you'll find it informative and a bit amusing. <P> <b>Yucca Mountain Not Enough</b><br> The US House of Representative's recently voted to override Nevada's objections to using the Yucca Mountain site as the nation's repository of its nuclear waste. The consensus all along has been that Nevada's efforts would prove futile as most of the other States in the Union are as anxious to get rid of their waste as Nevada is to prevent its shipment. Now we learn that Yucca Mountain isn't going to be able to hold all the nation's nuclear waste after all. A lot of it is still going to have to remain in temporary storage, which sort of begs the question why ship it to Nevada in the first place, exposing thousands of communities and millions of people to an estimated 100,000 shipments over the next 30 years. And while the shipments may be safe from conventional accidents, the destruction of the World Trade Center towers demonstrates terrorists can find unexpected ways to wreak havoc. <P> <b>Eco System Free Ride May Be About Over</b><br> Researchers at Duke University have found what they believe is an explanation for why global warming hasn't occurred as rapidly as earlier projected. It appears that much of the earth's excess CO2 is being absorbed by plants promoting vigorous green growth around the planet. However, they also think this "free ride" is about to end. It seems plants can only take up so much CO2, which at a certain point will prevent the take up of other important nutrients. This natural limiting factor would seem to indicate that any plans to depend on carbon sequestration in forests and idle crop lands may not be as promising as once hoped. <P> <b>Lack of Imagination the Real Issue</b><br> In case you missed it, last week it was revealed that the CIA, FBI and the White House had all been warned of imminent terrorist acts against America prior to 9/11, with one report from 1999 indicating that the terrorists might use hijacked airliners. Ironically, about the same time as the 1999 report, the Pentagon was running emergency preparedness scenarios that included crashing airliners into a scale model of the building, which sits just off the main approach to Reagan International Airport. <P> The big question around Washington, D.C. is how much did the White House know and when? Democrats, sensing blood in the water, questioned what the Bush Administration knew and why it didn't do more to prevent the tragedy of 9/11. Nearly everyone I've spoken to here takes the view that while scattered pieces of the puzzle might have been known, no one could have foreseen exactly how all the pieces would fit together, giving Bush the benefit of doubt. <P> But as Thomas Friedman puts it, the problem may not be one of a lapse in intelligence, but of imagination. The New York Times columnist's most recent editorial criticizes the White House - and the Democratic Party - - not for their lack of intelligence, but for their lack of imagination. Friedman charged that the Bush Administration has squandered the positive feelings in America after 9/11 by not launching an all out effort to begin weaning the country from its oil addiction. <P> He writes, "I blame [Bush] for squandering all the positive feeling in America after 9/11, particularly among young Americans who wanted to be drafted for a great project that would strengthen America in some lasting way - - a Manhattan project for energy independence. Such a project could have enlisted young people in a national movement for greater conservation and enlisted science and industry in a crash effort to produce enough renewable energy, efficiencies and domestic production to wean us gradually off oil imports. <P> "Such a project would not only have made us safer by making us independent of countries who share none of our values. It would also have made us safer by giving the world a much stronger reason to support our war on terrorism. There is no way we can be successful in this war without partners, and there is no way America will have lasting partners, especially in Europe, unless it is perceived as being the best global citizen it can be. And the best way to start conveying that would be by reducing our energy gluttony and ratifying the Kyoto treaty to reduce global warming. <P> "We and our kids are going to regret [not launching this national energy independence initiative]. Because a war on terrorism that is fought only by sending soldiers to Afghanistan or by tightening our borders will ultimately be unsatisfying. Such a war is important, but it can never be definitively won. Someone will always slip through. But a war on terrorism that, with some imagination, is broadly defined as making America safer by also making it better is a war that could be won. It's a war that could ensure that something lasting comes out of 9/11, other than longer lines at the airport - and that something would be enhanced respect for America and a country and a planet that would be greener, cleaner and safer in the broadest sense. <P> "Too bad we don't have a president who could imagine that," Friedman concluded. Stay plugged into EV WORLD Bill Moore |
| EVWORLD UPDATE - Version 2.19 - 7. Mai 2002 ==================================================================== FEATURED THIS WEEK UQM IS STILL UNIQUE Bill Rankin poses with company's new INSTITS electric-drive motor system, which he discusses in Part 2 of our interview. http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=347 EARTH'S SURPRISING HYDROGEN RESERVES : PART 2 Massive solar flares captured in this stunning view of our Sun, which is a massive nuclear furnace powered by hydrogen fusion. http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=346 THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX Side view illustration of Pal¹s patent-pending wheel-car concept in which the driver and passenger ride inside the axle. http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=345 ==================================================================== NEWS/PRESS RELEASE HEADLINES 05May2002 - 2nd Annual FUEL CELL EXPO to be Held on Capitol Hi [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news050502-01] 05May2002 - Evolution of Energy: Fuel Cells Face Many Hurdles [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news050502-02] 03May2002 - Car-Emissions Curb Gains in California [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news030502-01] 03May2002 - California Firm Offers Electric Chariot [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news030502-02] 03May2002 - Zeroing In On CO2: California AB1058 [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news030502-03] 03May2002 - AstroPower Posts Profit [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news030502-04] 03May2002 - PNNL Develops Sulfur Trap for Fuel Cells [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news030502-05] 03May2002 - 34 California Counties Flunk Clean Air Test [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news030502-06] 03May2002 - Thunderstorms Affected By Air Pollution? [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news030502-07] 03May2002 - Editorial: The Illusion Of US Energy Independence [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news030502-08] 03May2002 - Editorial: Congress Runs Out of Energy [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news030502-09] 02May2002 - GM Unwraps Small Fuel Cell-Powered Truck [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news020502-01] 02May2002 - Manhattan Scientific, Aprilia Team Introduce Fuel [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news020502-02] 02May2002 - Report Finds Aggressive Auto Battery Commercializa [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news020502-03] 02May2002 - New Honda Hybrid Now In Dealer Showrooms in US [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news020502-04] 02May2002 - Sea-Going Vessels Major Source of Air Pollution [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news020502-05] 02May2002 - National Park Service Tests Segway HT [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news020502-06] 02May2002 - Editorial:Congress' Energy Bills Too Reliant on Ta [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news020502-07] 02May2002 - Editorial: Big Noise, Modest Result on Energy Bill [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news020502-08] 02May2002 - U.S. Wind Power Outlook Hits Danish Turbine Makers [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news020502-09] 02May2002 - Nissan On Track For Record Profits [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news020502-10] 02May2002 - Study Finds Most Americans Breathe Polluted Air [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news020502-11] 02May2002 - ZipCar Introduces ZipBike Program [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news020502-12] 01May2002 - Power Plant Emissions Could Be Cut Affordably [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news010502-01] 01May2002 - Clinton Calls Yucca Mountain Plain Mistake [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news010502-02] 01May2002 - Students Demand University Action on Climate Chang [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news010502-03] 01May2002 - OpEd: Clearing the Polluted Sky [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news010502-04] 01May2002 - OECD Chief Calls For New Look At Nuclear Power [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news010502-05] 01May2002 - GM Moves Closer to Fuel Cells with New N.Y. Plant [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news010502-06] 30Apr2002 - Running on Fumes [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news300402-01] 30Apr2002 - Methanol Fueling Station Opens in Sacramento [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news300402-02] 30Apr2002 - Ford Agrees to Clean Up National Park Dump Site [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news300402-03] 30Apr2002 - Editorial: Adding Up Energy Bill [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news300402-04] 30Apr2002 - Editorial: Flawed Energy Bill At Least Better [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news300402-05] 30Apr2002 - Florence, Italy To Host 5th Annual ZEV Fair [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news300402-06] 30Apr2002 - Analyst Sees Oil Industry Set To Rebound [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news300402-07] ==================================================================== SPONSOR MESSAGE <b>WIN DIMAGE 5 DIGITAL CAMERA</b><br> Here's your chance to win a Minolta Dimage 5 digital camera OR $1,000 CASH DOWN PAYMENT on America's newest gasoline-electric hybrid. If you're a US or Canadian resident, 18 years-of-age or older and a licensed driver, be sure to enter today. Contest ends May 1, 2002.<br> http://evworld.com/evcommunity/testdrives/index.cfm ==================================================================== EDITOR'S FINAL WORD <P> <b>California Set To Regulate Automotive CO2</b><br> Always the pacesetter - - though some naysayers will consider this a charitable remark, at best - - California's Senate passed AB1058 last week by a margin of 22 to 13. If signed into law by Governor Davis, the bill will limit the amount of CO2 that can be expelled from automobile exhausts starting in 2009. <P> Like the ZEV mandate before it, the auto industry and its allies are expected to lobby long and hard against a move they see as a back door attempt to phase out the sale of SUVs in the state. They have created a special 800 toll-free number for opponents to call and let the Governor and legislature know how they feel. <P> Of course, there is nothing to prevent California supporters of the measure from using the same number, if you catch my drift: (800) 988-2588. <P> <b>Save GM and Win A Honda Civic Hybrid</b><br> I know this sounds a bit odd, but the folks at Moveon.Org are seeking signatures for their online petition to get GM to stop what Moveon.org considers the company's opposition to improving fuel efficiency standards. Those signing the pledge promise to NOT buy another GM vehicle until the company: <P> - Offers a fuel-efficient line of vehicles;<br> - Supports meaningful increases in fuel efficiency standards;<br> - Supports efforts to reduce carbon pollution and global warming. <P> Those signing the pledge are automatically entered into a contest where the grand prize is a brand new Civic Hybrid. Here's their URL in case you're interested: http://www.moveon.org/saveGM/ <P> <b>GM Moves Forward on Fuel Cell Front</b><br> The world's largest corporation probably won't be too inconvenienced by MoveOn's efforts. They figure they're on a roll right now with their dramatically improved styling. Of course the Consumer Report jury is still out on the always niggling questions of reliability, fit and finish. But the company did gain some solid ground in the fuel cell arena this week by rolling out the next iteration of their S10 fuel cell pickup with a working gasoline reformer and announcing their plan to build an 80,000 sq. ft. fuel cell R&D center at their Honeoye Falls, NY facility. <P> MoveOn will be pleased to hear that GM thinks that they can bring the S10's fuel efficiency up to 40 mpg and cut its CO2 emissions in half even while using gasoline as their hydrogen feedstock. Unfortunately, they also say this technology is 10-20 years away from widespread introduction. <P> <b>Japanese Serious About Automotive Battery Development</b><br> Menahem Anderman, whom we interviewed not long ago on EV World, just returned from a fact-finding trip to Japan and found that the people in the Land of the Rising Sun have not only taken control of virtually the entire hybrid-electric vehicle market, but that they now also control 90% of the world's rechargeable battery marketplace, which would seem to go pretty much hand-in-hand. Not only do the Japanese dominate the advanced NiMH and Lithium-ion battery markets but they are now also taking serious aim at the lead-acid battery industry, according to Dr. Anderman. <P> <b>National Clean Cities Conference Coverage</b><br> Next week, I'll be down in Oklahoma City for the Clean Cities conference. I haven't attended one for a couple of years, the last one being in Louisville, Kentucky, so I am looking forward to it. While the focus of these events tends to be on a broader range of alternative fuels that we cover on EV World, there is usually always some electric-drive vehicle technology presented and discussed. <P> I plan to write up a brief report on the first day's activities in time for next week's Update, so watch for it. Stay plugged into EV WORLD Bill Moore |
| EVWORLD UPDATE - Version 2.20 - 14. Mai 2002 ==================================================================== FEATURED THIS WEEK THE FORCE IS STRONG WITH HIM Todd Fisher with his mother Debbie Reynolds and sister Carrie at ground breaking of new Hollywood Motion Picture Collection museum, for which he is the executive director. http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=350 POWERDRIVE: EXPLORES TOMORROW'S TECHNOLOGY The 2002 PowerDrive key chain medallion reads,'Today's Youth Exploring Tomorrow's Technology.' It expresses the purpose behind a program that has steadily grown since its inception 4 years ago. http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=349 UQM IS STILL UNIQUE - PART 2 UQM's INTETS motor is the pinnacle of the firm's development effort packaging the equivalent of 150 HP engine, tranmission and differential into a cylinder 15 inches long and ll inches in diameter. http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=348 ==================================================================== NEWS/PRESS RELEASE HEADLINES 11May2002 - Editorial: Fat Boy Lands On Bush Energy Policy [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news110502-01] 11May2002 - Editorial:Smoking Fat Boy [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news110502-02] 11May2002 - Senate Panels Move to Investigate Energy Pricing [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news110502-03] 11May2002 - Cleaning Appalachian Air Could Cost Just Pennies a [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news110502-04] 11May2002 - Marine Air Pollution Treaty Takes First US Step To [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news110502-05] 11May2002 - 76,000 Underground Tanks Suspected Leaking In US [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news110502-06] 10May2002 - Fuel Cells Tested in 10 California Homes [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news100502-01] 10May2002 - Ohio Nuke Plant Must Replace Damaged Reactor Cap [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news100502-02] 10May2002 - Shell Green Fuel in UK Pipeline [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news100502-03] 10May2002 - Antarctic Calving Normal Process, Says UK Experts [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news100502-04] 10May2002 - Ford: Automaker Set to Break Even [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news100502-05] 10May2002 - 'Green Factor' to Boost Use of Aluminum in Cars [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news100502-06] 10May2002 - GM Sees No End in Sight for SUV Popularity [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news100502-07] 10May2002 - EU Coal, Diesel Subsidies Clash with Green Ideals [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news100502-08] 10May2002 - Children Greatest Victims Of Degrading Environment [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news100502-09] 10May2002 - FutureCar Congress Features Fuel Cell Ride&Drive [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news100502-10] 09May2002 - Carmakers Thrive Under EPA Regulations [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news090502-01] 09May2002 - Honda's Compact & Clever New Hybrid Powertrain [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news090502-02] 09May2002 - Cars to Run On Farm Waste [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news090502-03] 09May2002 - Editorial: Speeding the Damage [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news090502-04] 09May2002 - House Vote to Override Nevada Objections to Yucca [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news090502-05] 09May2002 - AstroPower Set for Three-for-Two Stock Split [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news090502-06] 09May2002 - Two More Firms Implicated in Enron Scheme in Calif [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news090502-07] 09May2002 - SEC Investigates Dynegy Trades [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news090502-08] 09May2002 - UC Davis Scientist Reviews IPCC Climate Change Fin [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news090502-09] 09May2002 - Another Giant Glacier Falls Into Ocean Near Antarc [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news090502-10] 09May2002 - Editorial:When Satan Needs Groceries... He Takes T [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news090502-11] 09May2002 - Biodiesel Tax Measure Could Have Long Life, As Eth [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news090502-12] 08May2002 - Court Uphold Cleaner Truck, Diesel Rules [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news080502-01] 08May2002 - Congress Considering Solutions to Plutonium Contro [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news080502-02] 08May2002 - BP Shifts to Ethanol in California [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news080502-03] 08May2002 - Landmark Study Shows Scope of Asthma Problem in Ca [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news080502-04] 08May2002 - US Energy Department To Sponsor Future of Energy T [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news080502-05] 07May2002 - Biofuel May Clean Up as World Farm Prices Flounder [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news070502-01] 07May2002 - German SolarWorld expects 25 pct growth in 2002 [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news070502-02] 07May2002 - GM Averts Struggle Over Emissions [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news070502-03] 07May2002 - Possible Solution Found For Liquid Nuclear Waste [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news070502-04] 07May2002 - Maxwell Technologies Sees Significant Growth Oppor [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news070502-05] EDITOR'S FINAL WORD <P> <b>Clean Cities Preview</b><br> I am writing this from my hotel room overlooking downtown Oklahoma City where I am attending the 2002 Clean Cities Conference. The theme for this year's conference is "Kick It Up A Notch" and from the quality of the content today, the folks who organized this year's "roundup" in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma did just that. <P> Clearly, the events of September 11th and what has followed has sharpened the focus on the role of alternative fuels in a national energy strategy and this is where the US Department of Energy's Clean Cities program could just become America's emergence lifeboat. <P> The purpose of Clean Cities is to provide support for the introduction of alternative fuel vehicles in some 70 communities and regions that have joined the program since its inception in the mid-1990s. By DOE reckoning, there are now some 115,000 AFVs on the roads of America, many due to the efforts of the Clean Cities grassroots program. <P> Which brings me to this year's conference. <P> How this for an opening day? In addition to brief remarks by Governor Frank Keatings, James Woolsey, the former head of the CIA and now a partner with Shea & Gardner, talked about the war on terrorism and what America's transportation fuel options are. <P> Then there was Segway inventor and visionary Dean Kamen who talked about technological innovation - while riding around on stage atop a Segway people mover. I spoke briefly to Dean and hope to interview him in the future. <P> Bill Nye the science guy brought along his sense of fun and wonder. <P> In addition, there were two top-notch panel discussions, one focusing on the pathway to hydrogen and the other on the impact of our petroleum dependency on our national security, economy and well being. <P> Two speakers stood out in my view. One of course was James Woolsey's sobering assessment of the war on terrorism. We'll webcast his comments in full when I return home. But here are just a couple of his remarks. <P> There are some 4 million oil wells that have been drilled around the world. 3 million of them are in the US, so if we think drilling more holes will solve our energy problems, we're kidding ourselves. Opening up ANWR to drilling would have raise America's percentage of known world petroleum reserves from 3% to 3.3%. Saudi Arabia is and will remain the dominant oil producer, effectively setting world prices at whatever they want them to be. America annually runs a trade deficit of $400 billion, $100 billion of which is for imported oil. <P> He sees biomass fuels as the most promising alternative to meeting America's transportation fuel needs. <P> The other memorable speaker - actually a panelist -- was Joanna Underwood, whom we interviewed several years ago on EVWORLD. Joanna is the president of INFORM, an environmental research group based in New York. Her remarks about the need to push aggressively forward on hydrogen fuels and the need for America to re-examine the politics of petroleum and the ill-will it has engendered abroad stirred very strong and appreciative response from an audience, which by my crude estimate numbered somewhere around 700-900 or more. <P> We plan to hear more from Joanna in the future in EVWORLD, as well as from James Woolsey. <P> As for the vehicles of the Clean Cities conference, the primary focus is on natural gas and propane. Honda has their Insight and new Civic Hybrid on display, and Toyota the RAV4 EV and Prius. DaimlerChrysler has a couple GEM NEVs on the showroom floor. <P> One of the "celebrity" attractions of the conference is <EM>Propane One</EM>, President Bush's propane-fueled Ford F350 pickup truck. Ken Englebrecht, his ranch manager drove it up some 350 miles from Crawford, Texas for the conference. Ken's a grizzled, ball cap-wearing, no-nonsense Texan. When I teased him about where the presidential seal was, he replied that he didn't want a "bullseye" painted on his truck. <P> So ended Day One. I was concerned whether the trip would be worth the time and expense to attend, given the emphasis on natural gas and propane. If the next day and a half are only half as interesting and educational, it will have been worth the 8-hour drive. Stay plugged into EV WORLD Bill Moore |
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Version 2.18 - April 30, 2002 ==================================================================== FEATURED THIS WEEK EARTH'S SURPRISING HYDROGEN RESERVES Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, making up most of this light-years-across nebula in Orion, but on earth it's expensive to make and nearly impossible to store . . . until now. http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=344 SUVS AS TAX HAVENS? Luxury SUVs like this 2002 Cadillac Escalade are big, heavy and some of the least efficient vehicles on the road. So why do we give them such huge tax breaks? http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=343 HERE COMES HYPERDRIVE - PART 2 Paice Corporation's test mule for verifying its technology, which despite its use of extraordinarily high voltages is considered by UL as safe. http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=342 I SPY: AN EBIKE THRILLER What's considerably cheaper than a Humvee and nearly as versatile? A Paratrooper electric bicycle. http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=341 <b>Introducing the Toyota RAV4
EV (Electric Vehicle)</b><br>Available only
in California, the RAV4 EV offers SUV utility in a zero
emission package. Add in benefits like driving solo in
California's carpool lanes and you'll soon realize what
the buzz is all about. http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/N2724.evworld/B948994.5;sz=125x125;ord=[timestamp]? EDITOR'S FINAL WORD |
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Version 2.17 - 23.4.2002 ==================================================================== FEATURED THIS WEEK HERE COMES HYPERDRIVE Hyperdrive inventor Alex Severinsky (right) and COO Ted Louckes believe they've come up with an affordable and profitable hybrid-electric drive system. http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=340 AFTER ANWR VOTE: NOW WHAT? For now this pristine mountain valley in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge will be free of oil exploration. http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=339 MOSCOW'S SUPERCAP BUS This 50 passenger electric bus operates in Moscow's city parks, deriving its energy solely from a bank of supercapacitors. Recharge time is a mere 12-15 minutes.. http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=338 NEWS/PRESS RELEASE HEADLINES ==================================================================== |
| EV - WORLD UPDATE
- Version 2.16 - April 16, 2002 ==================================================================== FUEL CELL FORD FOCUS: PART 2 Unless
something dramatic happens, fuel cells and the hydrogen
economy might just not happen, cautions Ford's John
Wallace. NEWS/PRESS RELEASE HEADLINES 14Apr2002 - The Steep Cost
of Cleaner, Cheaper Coal [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news150402-09] EDITOR'S FINAL
WORD Stay plugged into EV WORLD, Bill Moore |
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Version 2.15 - April 9, 2002 ==================================================================== FOCUS FCV: NEXT STEP PRODUCTION
Latest Ford fuel cell technology includes a new hybrid-configuration.
Ford's most popular selling car, the Focus, serves as the
current test bed. EDITOR'S FINAL
WORD |
| EVWORLD UPDATE - Version 2.14 - April 2. 2002 ==================================================================== 2003
CIVIC HYBRID: A NEW LEVEL OF REFINEMENT Robert Bienenfeld
introduces the new Civic Hybrid at the 2001 EVAA
conference. The newest hybrid achieves an EPA highway
mileage of 51mpg with a manual transmission. ==================================================================== NEWS/PRESS RELEASE HEADLINES EDITOR'S FINAL WORD Stay plugged into EV WORLD - Bill Moore |
| EVWORLD
UPDATE - Version 2.13 - 26. März 2002 ==================================================================== ED BEGLEY'S NEW EV PART 2 A
happy lessee, Ed Begley drives off the lot with his new
Toyota RAV4 EV, his 9th electric car. He also owns a
Prius gasoline-electric hybrid. ==================================================================== ==================================================================== Stay plugged into EV WORLD - Bill Moore |
| EVWORLD
UPDATE - Version 2.12 - 19. März 2002 ==================================================================== ED BEGLEY'S NEW EV Ed Begley, Jr.
poses besides the first Toyota RAV4 EV to be sold to a
retail customer in California. ==================================================================== ==================================================================== Stay plugged into EV WORLD, Bill Moore |
| EVWORLD
UPDATE - Version 2.11 - 12. März 2002 ==================================================================== HARRY BRAUN ON HYDROGEN Author-businessman Harry Braun thinks we can shift from fossil fuels to hydrogen economy in just five years time if we launched the equivalent of a Manhattan Project today. http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=317 BATTERY REALITIES - PART 2 Anderman
believes that for the time being, nickel metal hydride
batteries like those that power Toyota¹s RAV4EV offer
the best hope for hybrid and battery EVs. ==================================================================== ==================================================================== Stay plugged into EV WORLD - Bill Moore |
| EVWORLD
UPDATE - Version 2.10 - March 4, 2002 ==================================================================== BATTERY REALITIES "The
difference from the 80s to where we are now, fifteen
years later, is that the batteries are 70, 80 percent
there." -- Menahem Anderman. IT'S AN ENIGMA Who said you can't build a parallel hybrid with 20 miles ZEV range? Not the team at San Diego State University. http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=312 MAKING THE CUT Does the
economy have to suffer in order to cut US greenhouse gas
emissions? No say the authors of Clean Energy & Jobs.
==================================================================== 03Mar2002 - ZAP Files Chapter 11Bankruptcy [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news030302-01] 01Mar2002 - VW Bora Fuel Cell Car Crosses Alps [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news010302-01] 01Mar2002 - Hydrogenics Successfully Demonstrates Chemical Hyd [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news010302-02] 01Mar2002 - Renewable
Energy In Growth Mode [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news010302-03] ==================================================================== EDITOR'S FINAL WORD Th!nk Drops Bikes? Cutting Congestion in
London Global Warming and Junk
Science Well, it seems that EV World isn't the only publication that gets taken to task for believing global warming is real and probably not a good thing. Here's what the editors of
Discover magazine recently wrote in response to a similar
skeptic. Stay plugged into EV WORLD - Bill Moore |
| EVWORLD
UPDATE - Version 2.8 - February 19, 2002 ==================================================================== GLOBAL WARMING: NOW THE HEAT IS ON!
EV World first webcast our interview with author and
journalist Ross Gelbspan in the Fall of 1998, just after
his book came out. TVS AUTORICKSHAW GOES
HYBRID-ELECTRIC TVS's concept hybrid-electric rickshaw
boasts composite body panel, new interior layout and
hybrid-electric drive. SMUD: NOT JUST ANOTHER
FOUR-LETTER WORD John DiStacio is SMUD's new GM for
Energy and Consumer Services. He spoke about utilities
commitments to a more sustainable quality of life in and
around Sacramento. ==================================================================== EDITOR'S FINAL
WORD |
| EVWORLD
UPDATE - Version 2.7 - February 12th, 2002 ==================================================================== CRITICAL EYE - PART 2 Toyota's fuel
cell-powered Highlander SUV demonstrates the potential of
a zero-emission power plant, but serious obstacles remain
before consumers will be able to own these remarkable
vehicles. PV ECONOMICS 101 - PART 2
While Ken Adelman's 31kW private array is unique,
Sacramento's Municipal Utility District is encouraging
others to follow his example on a smaller level. SMUD
practices what it preaches, operating one of the largest
solar electric arrays in North America. TAKE THE SOLAR RACE
CHALLENGE Solar Challenge game, developed by students at
the University of New South Wales in Australia, pits the
player agains five computer run solar cars in the race
across The Land Down Under. FUEL CELL POWER GENERATION
PRIMER - PART 3 Ballard's NEXA fuel cell is the world's
first fuel cell capable of being mass produced. It is
intended to fit niche as small, emergency power
generator, running off hydrogen gas. ==================================================================== 08Feb2002 - Religious & Political Leaders Join to Oppose ANWR [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news080202-01 08Feb2002 - Bush Criticized for Continued Support for Renewabl [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news080202-02 08Feb2002 - Japanese Researchers Develop Hydrogen-producing Ph [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news080202-03 08Feb2002 - Bush Budget Puts $150 Million into Fuel-cell Vehic [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news080202-04 08Feb2002 - Buddhist Leader Calls For Greater Committment to R [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news080202-05 08Feb2002 - Bush Budget Calls for More Tax Incentives on Renew [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news080202-06 08Feb2002 - Three Companies Join to Create Hydrogen Storage Fi [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news080202-07 07Feb2002 - Bush May Announce Kyoto Alternative Next Week [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news070202-01 06Feb2002 - Honda Steers Hybrid to Mass Market [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news060202-01 06Feb2002 - Firm Reduces Size of Second Generation Carbon-X Fu [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news060202-02 06Feb2002 - Senate Likely to Block ANWR Drilling and Raise CAF [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news060202-03 06Feb2002 - White House Gives Glimpse of Greenhouse Gas Goal [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news060202-04 06Feb2002 - Air Pollution Plagues Winter Olympic Site [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news060202-05 06Feb2002 - New Study Projects Faster Rate of Carbon Dioxide B [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news060202-06 06Feb2002 - Europe Moves To Introduce More Auto Dealer Competi [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news060202-07 06Feb2002 - XFUEL Introduces Advanced High Density Aluminum Ox [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news060202-08 06Feb2002 - Detroit Falls Asleep At The Wheel [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news060202-09 06Feb2002 - Volkswagen AG Completes First Long-Range Test Driv [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news060202-10 05Feb2002 - German & British CO2 Emissions Rise Again [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news050202-01 05Feb2002 - How Enron Scandal Harmed the Environment [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news050202-02 05Feb2002 - Wilderness Society Issues Unusual Warning Of Anti- [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news050202-03 05Feb2002 - Rochester Institute of Technology Expert on Freedo [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news050202-04 05Feb2002 - Bush Budget Includes $4,000 Tax Credit for Hybrid [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news050202-05 05Feb2002 - Bush Offers Modest Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news050202-06 05Feb2002 - US Gas Guzzlers Top 'Meanest' List [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news050202-07 04Feb2002 - Maxwell and ISE Research Pen Strategic Development [http://www.evworld.com/databases/shownews.cfm?pageid=news040202-01 ==================================================================== Bush To Announce Kyoto
Alternative My suspicion is that if the Kyoto Treaty is too little, too late as some believe, then the Bush plan will be little more than political window-dressing for the 2004 presidential campaign. I hope I am wrong and that free market forces will serve as a more powerful incentive for industry to begin limiting CO2 emissions, both in the US and around the world. I believe we somehow have to not only appeal to our better side on this matter but also to our petty side in order to thwart this approaching cataclysm. Used Fuel Cell GEM? Stay plugged into EV
WORLD, Bill Moore |
