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A beach after an oil spill
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_spill
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Deepwater Horizon oil spill 
The oil slick as seen from space by NASA‘s Terra satellite on May 24, 2010
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill
(this was from seven days ago, my note – cricketdiane)
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– but, we never even had to do it that way – look at all these wonderful choices –
News & Events March 24, 2010 Segway powers EN-V with vision for 2030 transport
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http://www.cushmanco.com/custom/index.html
Check out the third slide in the series called The Bellhop2 with cab
With a 2400 lb payload capacity, the Haulster is ready to tackle your biggest hauling or towing projects. Featuring power steering and an independent front suspension, it’ll get the work done seamlessly, every time. - Cushman
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2025 Sunbeam Tiger electric car concept
http://www.gizmag.com/2025-sunbeam-tiger-electric-car-concept/11482/
2025 Sunbeam Tiger electric car concept
By Paul Evans
16:52 April 16, 2009
Ford Start Concept features 1.0-litre, three-cylinder EcoBoost engine
01:55 April 29, 2010
Ford Start Concept features 1.0-litre, three-cylinder EcoBoost engine - Unveiled at the Beijing Motor Show, there's definitely a certain stripped-back elegance about the Start Concept
http://www.gizmag.com/ford-start-concept-car/14935/
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Lease the Tesla Roadster - A smart choice just became a no-brainer: drive a Roadster home today. Tesla Leasing allows you to take immediate delivery of a new 2010 Roadster or Roadster Sport with a three year, 30,000 mile contract and with monthly payments as low as $1,658. The cost savings compared to a similar gas powered car could be $131 per month.
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The Magnetic Suspension Device – for all your home levitation needs
By Darren Quick
00:17 May 28, 2010
Use the force Lu.. ah, Magnetic Suspension Device
Image Gallery (7 images)
http://www.gizmag.com/magnetic-suspension-device/15244/
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Levitating pyrolytic carbon
Magnetic levitation, maglev, or magnetic suspension is a method by which an object is suspended with no support other than magnetic fields. Magnetic pressure is used to counteract the effects of the gravitational and any other accelerations.
A live frog levitates inside a 32 mm diameter vertical bore of a Bitter solenoid in a magnetic field of about 16 teslas at the High Field Magnet Laboratory of the Radboud University in Nijmegen the Netherlands. Direct link to video
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_levitation
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- Acoustic levitation
- Aerodynamic levitation
- Electrostatic levitation
- Optical levitation
- Cyclotrons levitate and circulate charged particles in a magnetic field
- Inductrack a particular system based on Halbach arrays and inductive track loops
- Launch loop
- Levitron
- Linear motor
- Rapid transits using linear motor propulsion
- Magnetic bearing
- Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line
- Zippe-type centrifuge uses magnetic lift and a mechanical needle for stability
Maglev Trains Audio slideshow from the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory discusses magnetic levitation, the Meissner Effect, magnetic flux trapping and superconductivity
Larry Spring’s Mendocino Brushless Magnetic Levitation Solar Motor
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The Dean drive is a device intended to be a reactionless thruster that was invented by Norman L. Dean. Dean claimed that it was able to generate a uni-directional force, in violation of Newton’s Third Law of Motion. Such a violation is generally considered to be impossible in Physics. While it is theoretically possible for a mass that moves in one direction to have its momentum balanced by something other than a reaction mass (e.g. see Nuclear photonic rocket), there is no known theoretical mechanism for a mass to be moved one way while nothing moves the other way.
An actual functioning “reactionless thruster” would, of course, have enormous application, completely changing human transport, engineering, space travel and more.
According to Dean, his drive is a reactionless thruster, and his models were able to demonstrate this effect. He received two patents for related devices that are known to be unable to generate a uni-directional force, but he occasionally demonstrated devices that were different. [1][2] Dean’s claims of reactionless thrust generation have subsequently been shown to be in error; the thrust generated is understood to be reliant on friction with the surface on which the device is resting.[3][4]
(but doesn’t that mean – it still works and simply uses friction instead? – but it works? – my note)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_drive
Unit 1
Inventor Norman L. Dean with Unit 1
Inventor Norman L. Dean beside his Dean Drive apparatus.
According to Dean’s writings and records now in possession by his son Norman Robert Dean; several groups, including Westinghouse Electric Corporation, the U.S. military, Robert L. Vesco, and the AC Spark Plug (Aeronautics Division) became interested in licensing the device. AC Spark Plug researched the technology for 2 years, but AC’s board decided it was too much of an unknown technology to invest in.
Combined with his experience of forced appropriation of his non-precessing gyroscopic inertial guidance system by the US military (for use in intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarines) and Dean’s cautious nature, led him to terminate relations with his most recent interested party investment banker Robert L. Vesco who coincidently fled to Cuba in 1973.
In the 1950s Jerry Pournelle, working for an aerospace company, contacted Dean to investigate purchasing the device. Dean refused to demonstrate the device without pre-payment and promise of a Nobel prize. Pournelle’s company were unwilling to pay for the right to examine the device and never saw the purported model, although Pournelle remains skeptical that Dean’s device ever worked. [7]
Further developments
In 1999, Dean’s son, Norman Robert “Bob” Dean, appeared at an anti-gravity conference by invitation of a group of patent holders who had created differing versions of the reactionless drives that referred to N.L. Dean in their patents. He gave a presentation about his father’s device.
In 2009, Professor Provatidis published a paper on the mechanics involved in Dean drive.[8] He claims to have proven that the device practically works like a catapult while a variable angular velocity can only control the smoothness of the object velocity to which the drive is attached. Moreover, as the net impulse produced by rotating mass particles along a circle is zero (in Dean drive), he proposed the transformation of the aforementioned circle to a figure-eight-shaped curve (symbol of infinity) in which only the upper (or lower) 180 degrees are drawn thus causing anti-gravity effects.[9]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_drive
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Dr Yevgeny Podkletnov[1] (Russian: Евгений Подклетнов) is a Russian engineer, formerly affiliated with the Materials Science Department at the Tampere University of Technology, Finland, who is best known for his controversial work on a so-called gravity shielding device. Born in Russia in the mid-1950s, Podkletnov graduated with a master’s degree from the University of Chemical Technology, Mendeleyev Institute, in Moscow; he then spent 15 years at the Institute for High Temperatures in the Russian Academy of Sciences. Later he received a doctorate in materials science from Tampere University of Technology, and worked at the university, on superconductors, until 1996.
Podkletnov’s gravity shielding experiments
According to the account Podkletnov gave to reporter Charles Platt in a 1996 phone interview, during a 1992 experiment with a rotating superconducting disk,
- Someone in the laboratory was smoking a pipe, and the pipe smoke rose in a column above the superconducting disc. So we placed a ball-shaped magnet above the disc, attached to a balance. The balance behaved strangely. We substituted a nonmagnetic material, silicon, and still the balance was very strange. We found that any object above the disc lost some of its weight, and we found that if we rotated the disc, the effect was increased.
Podkletnov wrote a paper reporting that the gravitational force directly above the disk was about 0.3% less than normal. He concluded that the superconducting disk was altering the Earth’s gravitational force above it. (Since this initial experiment, Podkletnov claims, he has improved his technique, allegedly obtaining as much as a 2% decrease in the gravitational force.)
Podkletnov’s gravity reflection beam
In a second interview (1997) by Wired magazine reporter Charles Platt, Podkletnov told Platt that he was continuing to work on gravitation, claiming that with new collaborators at an un-named “chemical research center” in Moscow he has built a new device. He said:
- Normally there are two spheres, and a spark jumps between them. Now imagine the spheres are flat surfaces, superconductors, one of them a coil or O-ring. Under specific conditions, applying resonating fields and composite superconducting coatings, we can organize the energy discharge in such a way that it goes through the center of the electrode, accompanied by gravitation phenomena – reflecting gravitational waves that spread through the walls and hit objects on the floors below, knocking them over…The second generation of flying machines will reflect gravity waves and will be small, light, and fast, like UFOs. I have achieved impulse reflection; now the task is to make it work continuously.[6]
More recently, in collaboration with Italian physicist Giovanni Modanese, Podkletnov has reported on a similar device which he claims generates a coherent gravity repulsion beam. (See the citation below.) Supporters claim it has been seen to move a pendulum located 150 meters away in another building. Allegedly, Podkletnov has observed that the “backside” of this second device emits “radiation” (not otherwise specified) which seems to be dangerous to biological tissues.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Podkletnov
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Evgeny Podkletnov and Giovanni Modanese, Impulse Gravity Generator Based on Charged YBa_2Cu_3O_{7-y} Superconductor with Composite Crystal Structure, unpublished eprint dated 30 Aug 2001.
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World Solar Challenge Trophy
Then in the 1987 race, the GM Sunraycer completed the same North-South 3010 km trip with an average speed of 67 kmh, setting the scene for an extensive research and development program among the teams.
When the Solar Race teams design their electrical systems they have to allow for variations in sunlight. The Sun’s energy powers the car’s motor and charges a battery for use when the Sun is hidden by a cloud. If a car is designed to put all of its energy toward driving and keeps nothing in reserve, it will come to a halt in cloudy weather. If too much energy is diverted to the battery, the engine runs too slowly to keep up in the race. The ratio of energy stored and energy used directly, is therefore quite an important compromise.
While engineers and still have many problems to tackle before solar power becomes an efficient and economical way to fuel vehicles, it is hoped that the constant development from racing events, will hasten a solution. The best bit about using solar power for transportation is that it’s pollution free and inexhaustible.
WHAT IS A SOLAR CAR
A solar car is an electric vehicle powered by solar energy obtained from solar panels on the car. Solar cars are not currently a practical form of transportation as they can only operate during the day and can only carry one or two passengers. However, they are raced in competitions such as the World Solar Challenge and the American Solar Challenge. These events are often sponsored by Government agencies such as the United States Department of Energy keen to promote the development of alternative energy technology such as solar cells. Such challenges are often entered by universities to develop their students engineering and technological skills as well as motor vehicle manufacturers such as GM and Honda.
There are three basic types of transmissions used in solar cars:
- a single reduction direct drive
- a variable ratio drive belt
- a hub motor
There are several varieties of each type. The most common is the direct drive transmission.
Mechanical systems
The mechanical systems are designed to keep friction and weight to a minimum while maintaining strength. Designers normally use titanium and composites to ensure a good strength-to-weight ratio.
Solar cars usually have three wheels, but some have four. Three wheelers usually have two front wheels and one rear wheel: the front wheels steer and the rear wheel follows. Four wheel vehicles are set up like normal cars or similarly to three wheeled vehicles with the two rear wheels close together.
Solar cars have a wide range of suspensions because of varying bodies and chassis. The most common front suspension is the double-A-arm suspension found in traditional cars. The rear suspension is often a trailer-arm suspension found in motor cycles.
Solar cars are required to meet rigorous standards for brakes. Disc brakes are the most commonly used due to their good braking ability and ability to adjust. Mechanical and hydraulic brakes are both widely used with the brakes designed to move freely by minimise brake drag.
Steering systems for solar cars also vary. The major design factors for steering systems are efficiency, reliability and precision alignment to minimise tire wear and power loss. The popularity of solar car racing has led to some tire manufacturers designing tires for solar vehicles. This has increased overall safety and performance.
Composite materials are widely used in solar cars. Carbon fibre, Kevlar and fibreglass are common composite structural materials while foam and honeycomb are commonly used filler materials. Epoxy resins are used to bond these materials together. Carbon fibre and kevlar structures can be as strong as steel but with a much lighter weight.
http://www.speedace.info/solar_cars.htm
The electrical energy carried onboard a BEV to power the motors is obtained from a variety of battery chemistries arranged into battery packs. For additional range genset trailers or pusher trailers are sometimes used, forming a type of hybrid vehicle. Batteries used in electric vehicles include “flooded” lead-acid, absorbed glass mat, NiCd, nickel metal hydride, Li-ion, Li-poly and zinc-air batteries.
Thomas Edison – 1912 Detroit Electric
http://www.speedace.info/electric_cars.htm
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Battery electric vehicles or BEVs are electric vehicles whose main energy storage is in the chemical energy of batteries. BEVs are the most common form of what is defined by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) as zero emission (ZEV) passenger automobiles, because they produce no emissions while being driven.
The electrical energy carried onboard a BEV to power the motors is obtained from a variety of battery chemistries arranged into battery packs. For additional range genset trailers or pusher trailers are sometimes used, forming a type of hybrid vehicle. Batteries used in electric vehicles include “flooded” lead-acid, absorbed glass mat, NiCd, nickel metal hydride, Li-ion, Li-poly and zinc-air batteries.
Venturi Fetish production electric 0-100km/h in 4.5 secs
http://www.speedace.info/electric_cars.htm
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Mercedes Benz F 600 Hygenius
The new F 600 HYGENIUS is the latest in the series of research vehicles from Mercedes-Benz that point the way forwards for the future. Powered by a zero-emission fuel cell drive with an output of 85 kW/115 hp, the compact-class car with a family-friendly design consumes the equivalent of 2.9 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres and has an operating range in excess of 400 kilometres.
Dr. Thomas Weber, Daimler-Chrysler AG Board Member for Research & Technology and Head of Development at the Mercedes Car Group, said: “By developing the fuel cell, we are creating a new basis for supplying energy in tomorrow’s vehicles which will make a further lasting improvement to their environmental compatibility.” “This represents a major step towards bringing the fuel cell drive up to full production maturity, a goal that we aim to achieve some time between 2012 and 2015.”
In addition to the fuel cell technology, the Mercedes-Benz research vehicle also showcases an operating concept with virtual displays, new-style seats and other pioneering technologies designed to enhance safety and passenger comfort.
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Some recent handheld device battery designs by Toshiba [8] are claimed to be capable of accepting an 80% charge in as little as 60 seconds. Scaling this specific power characteristic up to the same 7 kWh EV pack would result in the need for a peak of 336 kW of power from some source for those 60 seconds. It is not clear that such batteries will work directly in BEVs as heat build-up may make them unsafe.
Most people do not require fast recharging because they have enough time (6 to 8 hours) during the work day or overnight to refuel. As the charging does not require attention it takes a few seconds for an owner to plug in and unplug their vehicle. Many BEV drivers prefer refueling at home, avoiding the inconvenience of visiting a petrol station. Some workplaces provide special parking bays for electric vehicles with charging equipment provided.
Austria Solar electric car 1991
http://www.speedace.info/electric_cars.htm
Some USA EV fans have accused the three major domestic manufacturers, General Motors, Chrysler Corporation and Ford Motor Company of deliberately sabotaging their own electric vehicle efforts through several methods: failing to market, failing to produce appropriate vehicles, failing to satisfy demand, and using lease-only programs with prohibitions against end of lease purchase. By these actions they have managed to terminate their BEV development and marketing programs despite operators’ offers of purchase and assumption of maintenance liabilities. They also point to the Chrysler “golf cart” program as an insult to the marketplace and to mandates, accusing Chrysler of intentionally failing to produce a vehicle usable in mixed traffic conditions.
The manufacturers, in their own defense, have responded that they only make what the public wants. EV fans point out that this response is the same argument used by GM to justify the intensively promoted 11 mpg 6500 lb (2,950 kg) Hummer H2 SUV. Of the various BEVs marketed by the “Big Three”, only the General Motors EV1 (manufactured by GM) and the Th!nk City (imported and marketed by Ford) came close to being appropriate configurations for a mass market. However, at the end of their programs GM destroyed its fleet, despite offers to purchase them by their drivers. Ford’s Norwegian-built “Th!nk” fleet was covered by a three-year exemption to the standard U.S. Motor Vehicle Safety laws, after which time Ford had planned to dismantle and recycle its fleet; the company was, however, persuaded by activists to not destroy its fleet but return them to Norway and sell them as used vehicles. Ford also sold a few lead-acid battery Ranger EVs, and some fleet purchase Chevrolet S-10 EV pickups are being refurbished and sold on the secondary market.
(from)
http://www.speedace.info/electric_cars.htm
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100% Electric – Zero Air Pollution (ZAP)
ZAP is a leading distributor of affordable, efficient, 100% electric vehicles in the United States and has established a network of licensed automobile dealers throughout the United States. Plans for European distribution are underway as well. In January 2009, ZAP unveiled a high performance electric roadster called the Alias which is planned for deliveries in late 2010. ZAP launched the XEBRA in 2006. Our first automotive product comes in a four-passenger sedan version and a two-passenger utility pickup truck.. Almost all EVs sold are LSVs. With speed restricted to 25 MPH. Xebra Zapcars and Zaptrucks are licensed to go up to 40 MPH to fill the growing demand for electric vehicles in use for urban, in-town driving. Other vehicles sold by ZAP include the XL truck, the Zapvan Shuttle, and ATV called Dude and the always popular Zappy3 scooter line.
Contact Us About Special Fleet Pricing and Available Incentives
Tax Credits Apply to ZAP vehicles, see chart below
ZAP has been tirelessly perfecting the Xebra line in order to give our end users the ultimate electric experience. Our 2009 Xebra Truck is packed with exciting new features, while providing the same low operating cost and ease of use, which has defined the Xebra line for over two years.
Classified as a motorcycle, the Xebra can legally travel up to speeds of forty miles per hour, while other electric vehicles, such as vehicles in the NEV (Neighborhood Electric Vehicle) category are speed limited to twenty-five miles per hour.
Providing you with a range up to forty miles with ideal driving conditions, the ZAP Xebra Truck provides you and one passenger with a payload of 500 lbs.
Providing you with a range up to forty miles with ideal driving conditions, the ZAP Xebra Truck provides you and one passenger with a payload of 500 lbs.
http://www.zapworld.com/zap-xebra-electric-truck
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Navistar Continues to Build for the Future
Navistar’s new electric truck is the nation’s first all-electric, purpose-built class 2c-3 truck. It was designed and built from the ground up to provide customers with a green, yet practical, transportation solution.
This class 2c-3 electric truck has an approximate range of 100 miles per charge, which makes it ideal for many citywide applications. When it returns to its home base at the end of its day, it can be plugged in and fully recharged for the next day’s work.
Additional news and information about this innovative vehicle will be coming soon, so please sign up to the right if you’re interested in receiving additional information about Navistar’s electric truck.
http://www.navistar.com/Navistar/StaticPages/Promos/Navistar+Electric+Vehicle
Click here to download a product information sheet.
Born to be electric.
Designed and built from the ground up with one purpose, to be an electric vehicle that is a sound commercial decision.
No CO, CO2, NOX tailpipe emissions.
Approximately 100 mile range on a single charge.
It works all day and charges while you sleep.
Be seen to be green.
A striking, eye-catching design that visibly demonstrates your serious commitment to preserving the environment.
Urban Savvy.
Plenty of get-up-and-go with exceptional maneuverability to handle busy urban traffic challenges.
GVWR of 12,100 lbs. Up to 4,400 lb. payload.
220V Split Phase (2x110V) Electrical Charging
Quick, efficient. Plug it in at night, it’s ready to go in the morning.
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This two-page pdf shows the NavStar International – Electric Truck brochure with a nifty picture of it fitted out for work and a photo of the interior cab. I saved it and I’m printing it out. It is definitely a go-see. – my note, cricketdiane
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New York Times (blog)
Daimler, BYD to create electric car for China –
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FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) — Germany’s Daimler AG (NYSE:DAI) … 50-50 research and technology joint venture that will develop an electric vehicle for China. … |
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Germany Boosts Electric Vehicle Development | Worldwatch Institute
Sep 4, 2009 … To achieve its target of a 40-percent emissions reduction sectorwide by 2020, Germany plans to use the long-awaited electric vehicle plan to …
http://www.worldwatch.org › Eye on Earth › Energy and Climate – Cached – Similar -
Germany to launch electric-car ‘filling station’ network | Green …
Sep 8, 2008 … A joint effort by Daimler and a German utility will bring 100 electric town cars to Berlin which can be charged from a network of 500 …
news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10034960-54.html
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A design project by German college students Nike Albertus and Andre Look, the Honda Oree is a electric motorcycle concept model debuting at the 2008 INTERMOT Bike Show.
The Oree concept is powered by an electric motor with battery packs mounted on the circular exterior.
The Oree was met with enthusiasm in the Innovation Café. “The response at the Intermot Cologne was stunning,” confirms Look, “even a lot of Ducati riders were zealous about the look of the bike and the idea behind it.”
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First look at the KTM Freeride: Electric motorcycle photos leak from Germany
by Devon Brozek (RSS feed) on Mar 24th 2010 at 8:29AM 
We first brought you news of KTM’s planned debut of two new electric motorcycle only days ago. It appeared as if the world would have to wait for the Tokyo Motorcycle Show and the official March 26th release date to get its eyes on fully exposed photos.
If you were holding your breath for the unveiling, you can thank German mag Motorrad for breaking the photos early. As we can see now, the supermoto and enduro versions differ quite extensively, despite sharing a frame and power-train. The unique single crown fork protruding from a BMX-like handlebar and headtube combination holding a single headlight certainly set the slick-tired version apart from its knobby clad counterpart. We can’t help but notice the rather dainty tubular steel frame on each model, despite plastic covers that give the illusion of a much beefier unit.
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/24/first-look-at-the-ktm-freeride-electric-motorcycle-photos-leak/
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Second German Electric Vehicle Congress
June 17 – 18, 2010
World Conference Center Bonn
http://www.e-mobil-kongress.de/home?lng=en
—– Only 3 weeks left! Don’t miss the electric mobility event of the year. —–
—– More than 500 expected participants, 45 speakers and 30 exhibitors are part of the biggest electric mobility conference in Germany —–
—– Simultaneous translation German <–> English —–
Speakers of the following companies/institutes/associations have confirmed their participation:
Audi – AVL List – BMW – Bosch – Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit – BYD – Continental – Daimler – Deutsche Bahn – EnergieAgentur.NRW – Ernst & Young – Ford – IAV – IBM Research – Institut für Stromrichtertechnik und Elektrische Antriebe – Öko-Institut – RWTH Aachen – Renault/Nissan – Roland Berger – RWE – Siemens – TÜV SÜD – Volkswagen – and many more
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17. + 18. Juni 2010
World Conference Center Bonn
—– Nur noch 3 Wochen: Verpassen Sie nicht das Elektromobilitätsevent des Jahres! —–
—– Mehr als 500 Teilnehmer, 45 Referenten und über 30 Aussteller erwarten Sie am 17. + 18. Juni 2010 im World Conference Center Bonn beim größten Fachkongress Deutschlands. —–
Referenten folgender Firmen/Institute/Verbände haben zugesagt:
Audi – AVL List – BMW – Bosch – Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit – BYD – Continental – Daimler – Deutsche Bahn – EnergieAgentur.NRW – Ernst & Young – Ford – IAV – IBM Research – Institut für Stromrichtertechnik und Elektrische Antriebe – Öko-Institut – Renault/Nissan – Roland Berger – RWE – Siemens – TÜV SÜD – Volkswagen – u.v.m.
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Green Car Congress: Tokyo Electric Power to Set Up 1000 Recharging …
Aug 8, 2008 … Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) plans to have up to 200 recharging stations for electric vehicles up and running in the greater Tokyo area …
www.greencarcongress.com/2008/08/tokyo-electric.htm
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September 23 2005 Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) have announced joint development of an electric vehicle (EV). The two companies will spend approximately one year designing and manufacturing the new EV for commercial uses, basing it on the Subaru R1e concept car. FHI is developing and manufacturing 10 prototype vehicles which TEPCO will use as part of its business and service fleet, and examine their performance and economic benefits.
http://www.gizmag.com/go/4641/picture/15363/
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UPDATED: SAIC YeZ Concept Car inhales C02, emits oxygen
By Mike Hanlon
01:31 May 20, 2010
UPDATED: SAIC YeZ Concept Car inhales C02, emits oxygen
Image Gallery (19 images)
http://www.gizmag.com/saic-yez-concept-car-inhales-c02-emits-oxygen/15152/
General Motor’s Joint-Venture partner in China, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) rolled out a concept alongside GM’s EN-V at Expo 2010 which in many ways is more ground-breaking than the EN-V. The idea behind the YeZ Concept is that it will photosynthesize, absorbing carbon dioxide from surrounding air and emitting oxygen back into the atmosphere. Among the many futuristic aspects of the YeZ (Chinese for “leaf” as Nissan already uses the name for a clever green concept that is heading for production) is a roof that incorporates solar panels and wheels that incorporate small wind turbines to harvest energy from the environment.
Innovative energy conversion technology The design of the concept vehicle “YeZ” takes electricity as its main source of power, and the technical core is the natural energy conversion technology, which includes the photoelectric conversion technology, wind power conversion technology and carbon dioxide absorption and conversion technology.
The huge leaf on the roof of the “YeZ” is an efficient photoelectric converter, which absorbs solar energy and converts it into electricity, and is able to show the flow of energy by means of visible “veins”. What is worth mentioning in particular is the solar tracking system, where the solar crystal films on the leaf are able to rotate towards the sun for higher efficiency of solar energy collection. The bio-based features enable the “YeZ” to co-exist with Nature harmoniously. The four wheels of the “YeZ” are four wind power generators. Dissipated wind power is captured and converted into electric power, which is filled and stored into the vehicle battery to become an ancillary electric driving system, and thus new energy is made full use of to the maximum.
The body of the “YeZ” is made of MOFs, which is able to absorb carbon dioxide. Simulating green plants, it captures carbon dioxide and water molecules in the air, releases electrons under the action of microorganisms, and generates electric current. The bio-fuel cell then recharge the lithium battery with the generated electricity, and the vehicle is driven by electric motor. In addition, it is also able to convert via the laser generator the high concentration carbon dioxide which is discharged during photoelectric conversion into electricity for vehicular lighting, or into vehicular A/C refrigerant. This helps to achieve not only “zero emission”, but also “negative emission”, so that the air is cleaned, the green house effect is alleviated and the natural environment is improved.
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Air-Powered Car Coming to U.S. in 2009 to 2010 at Sub-$18,000, Could Hit 1000-Mile Range
February 22, 2008 3:13 AM
The Air Car caused a huge stir when we reported last year that Tata Motors would begin producing it in India. Now the little gas-free ride that could is headed Stateside in a big-time way.
Zero Pollution Motors (ZPM) confirmed to PopularMechanics.com on Thursday that it expects to produce the world’s first air-powered car for the United States by late 2009 or early 2010. As the U.S. licensee for Luxembourg-based MDI, which developed the Air Car as a compression-based alternative to the internal combustion engine, ZPM has attained rights to build the first of several modular plants, which are likely to begin manufacturing in the Northeast and grow for regional production around the country, at a clip of up to 10,000 Air Cars per year.
And while ZPM is also licensed to build MDI’s two-seater OneCAT economy model (the one headed for India) and three-seat MiniCAT (like a SmartForTwo without the gas), the New Paltz, N.Y., startup is aiming bigger: Company officials want to make the first air-powered car to hit U.S. roads a $17,800, 75-hp equivalent, six-seat modified version of MDI’s CityCAT (pictured above) that, thanks to an even more radical engine, is said to travel as far as 1000 miles at up to 96 mph with each tiny fill-up.
Air-Powered Car Coming to U.S. in 2009 to 2010 at Sub-$18,000, Could Hit 1000-Mile Range - Popular Mechanics February 2008
We’ll believe that when we drive it, but MDI’s new dual-energy engine—currently being installed in models at MDI facilities overseas—is still pretty damn cool in concept. After using compressed air fed from the same Airbus-built tanks in earlier models to run its pistons, the next-gen Air Car has a supplemental energy source to kick in north of 35 mph, ZPM says. A custom heating chamber heats the air in a process officials refused to elaborate upon, though they insisted it would increase volume and thus the car’s range and speed.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/preview-concept/4251491
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April 01, 2007
A Car That Runs on Air is Coming to India
Tata Motors, India largest automotive company, on Feb. 5, 2007 announced that it has signed an agreement with Moteur Development International (MDI) of France, inventors of the car, to develop a car that runs on compressed air, thus making it very economical to run and be almost totally pollution free. This article in Rediff India Abroad and the MDI website gives further details.
The air engine has 4 two-stage pistons, i.e. 8 compression and/or expansion chambers on one crankshaft. The pistons work in two stages: one motor stage and one intermediate stage of compression/expansion. They have two functions: to compress ambient air and refill the storage tanks; and to make successive expansions (reheating air with ambient thermal energy) thereby approaching isothermic expansion. It has injection similar to normal engines, but uses a special crankshaft and pistons, which remain at top dead center for about 70 degrees of the crankshaft’s cycle; this allows more power to be developed in the engine. The engine is powered by compressed air, stored in a carbon-fiber tank containing 90 cubic meters (3178 cubic feet) of air at 30 MPa (4500 psi).
The expansion of this air pushes the pistons and creates movement. The atmospheric temperature is used to re-heat the engine and increase the range.
The cars have the following characteristics:
- Are light weight vehicle that can reach speeds up to 220 kmph.
- MDI’s vehicle’s have fiberglass bodies which makes them light, silent urban car.
- The vehicles do not have normal speed gages. Instead, they will have a small computer screen
- Both ends of the seat belt are anchored to the vehicles floor for greater safety.
- The vehicle’s uses a patented electric system that makes the car 20 kilos lighter and considerably quieter.
- There are no keys – just an access card that can be read by the car from your pocket.
- In the single energy mode MDI cars consume around US$1.00 (Rs 45) every 60 miles (100 km).
- There is no pollution from the car.
- The vehicle’s driving range is close to twice that of the most advanced electric cars (from 200 to 180 miles (300 km) or 8 hours of operation).
http://thefraserdomain.typepad.com/energy/2007/04/a_car_that_runs.html
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April 26, 2010 5:06 AM PDT
Better Place swaps electric taxi batteries in Tokyo
A battery changing station developed by Better Place.
(Credit: Better Place)
Vehicles drive up an elevated ramp, and a machine removes a depleted battery and slides in a fresh one in under five minutes. Better Place asserts that this method is better than rapid charging, which causes more wear and tear on batteries. Longer charge times, in the range of 20 or 30 minutes, are also impractical for taxis, it said.
Better Place is working with taxi operator Nihon Kotsu, which will make the cars available to the public via a special taxi line.
Kiyotake Fujii, president of Better Place Japan, said in a statement that other cities have expressed interest in electric taxis because they reduce air pollution and carbon dioxide emissions. He said Tokyo has about 60,000 taxis, representing a large potential market for electric vehicles.
In January, Better Place raised $350 million and said it expects its first full-fledged charging stations and battery-swapping sites to start operating in Israel and Denmark by the end of 2011.
(etc.)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20003367-54.html
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Tokyo Tests Electric Taxis
The pilot program between Better Place and Nihon Kotsu — Tokyo’s largest taxi company — will be the first real-world test of the innovative battery-swap technology. Better Place says the ability to quickly and easy change a dead battery is essential to eliminating the “range anxiety” that makes EVs a tough sell. Tokyo is a perfect proving ground because the city has about 60,000 taxis — more than New York, Paris or Hong Kong. Although those taxis represent just 2 percent of the vehicles in Japan, they account for 20 percent of the CO2 that country’s automobiles produce, said Kiyotaka Fujii, president of Better Place Japan.
“Japan has a very large taxi market,” Fujii said at a press conference, according to Japan Times. “I believe EVs with switchable batteries will spread to many other Asian countries, if they succeed in Japan.”
The pilot program is starting small — really small. Better Place says “up to four newly modified and fully operational” electric taxis will serve the Roppongi Hills neighborhood of central Tokyo. Better Place plans to build one of its $500,000 battery-swap stations in Roppongi Hills to keep the cars going.
But Better Place and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry — which commissioned Better Place for the pilot program — have big plans. Better Place says it anticipates building 100 battery swap stations within the next decade and converting all of Tokyo’s taxis to electricity. It isn’t clear who’s going to build those cars, though. Although several automakers — most recently Mitsubishi with its iMiEV and Nissan with its Leaf — promise to begin selling electric vehicles, so far only Renault is building one with a swappable battery.
Still, taxis are a logical place for the technology because they can work from a centralized location — in this case, a battery swap station — and the economies of scale offered by a massive fleet could make the technology more cost-effective.
Read More http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/08/better-place-taxis/#ixzz0pWC9skpf
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Air Car Is Heading For Mass Production
Feb 05, 2008
The Air Car is the brainchild of Guy Negre, a French inventor and former Formula One engineer. In February, Negre’s company, Motor Development International (MDI), announced a deal to manufacture the technology with Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial automaker and a major player worldwide. “It’s an innovative technology, it’s an environment-friendly technology, and a scalable technology, ” says Tata spokesperson Debasis Ray. “It can be used in cars, in commercial vehicles, and in power generation. ”
Though Negre first unveiled the technology in the early 1990s, interest has only recently grown. In addition to the Tata deal, which could put thousands of the cars on the road in India by the end of the decade, Negre has signed deals to bring the design to twelve other countries, including South Africa, Israel, and Germany. But experts say the car may never make it to US streets.
The Air Car works similarly to electric cars, but rather than storing electrical energy in a huge, heavy battery, the vehicle converts energy into air pressure and stores it in a tank. According to MDI’s Miguel Celades, Negre’s engine uses compressed air stored at a pressure of 300 bars to pump the pistons, providing a range of around 60 miles per tank at highway speeds. An onboard air compressor can be plugged into a regular outlet at home to recharge the tank in about four hours, or an industrial compressor capable of 3,500 psi (likes those found in scuba shops) can fill it up in a few minutes for around two dollars.
http://www.autoracingdaily.com/news/latest-racing-news/air-car-is-heading-for-mass-production/
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http://newshopper.sulekha.com/japan-electric-cars_photo_648727.htm
Switzerland World Economic Forum Pictures & Photos
Participants talk together in the main lobby of the Congress Center during the opening day of the Annual Meeting of the World …more »
Participants talk together in the main lobby of the Congress Center during the opening day of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron)
http://newshopper.sulekha.com/switzerland-world-economic-forum_photo_648728.htm
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Japan Electric Cars Pictures & Photos Visitors look at electric car Zero EV Elexceed RS, manufactured by Japan's electric car and auto parts maker Zero Sports, dur ...more » Visitors look at electric car Zero EV Elexceed RS, manufactured by Japan's electric car and auto parts maker Zero Sports, during a car electronics technology exhibition in Tokyo Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009. The sleek single-seater travels 70 kilometers (43.5 miles) on electric power alone after being recharged from a standard wall outlet at home. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)
http://newshopper.sulekha.com/japan-electric-cars_photo_648732.htm
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AutoSpies.comNissan’s new Leaf sells out in US, Japan –
| 22 hours ago
The first year of production of Nissan’s new electric car Leaf has been sold out, the head of the Japanese automaker, Carlos Ghosn, said last week. … |
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The Air Car – zero pollution and very low running costs
The Air Car – zero pollution and very low running costs
By Mike Hanlon
22:00 February 18, 2007
http://www.gizmag.com/go/7000/
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Japanese electric car makes record 1000-kilometer trip without …
May 25, 2010 … Members of the Japan Electric Vehicle Club succeeded in driving an electric car for a record 1003.18 kilometers without recharging the …
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/japan/…/Japanese–electric.htm
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07 January 2009
Japanese Electric Car has Eight Wheels, Big Ambitions
Okay, this may be the best-looking car we’ve seen since Lady Penelope’s six-wheeled FAB-1 Rolls-Royce in the Thunderbirds. The Eliica is an electric-powered vehicle developed by a team at Japan’s Keio University in 2004. Apart from being fun to look at, the Eliica is also fast, having already hit a top speed of 230 mph, with 250 mph in the crosshairs. The Wikipedia explaineth:
The Eliica weighs in at 2,400 kg (5,300 lb) and seats the driver and three passengers. The body was tested in a wind tunnel. The front doors open forward and the rear doors open upward like wings. The car’s platform contains 4 tracks of 80 batteries, which make up one third of the vehicle’s cost. They currently require about 10 hours of recharging from empty to full charge, and can be easily charged off a residential power grid.
The car has eight wheels enabling it to be closer to the ground for better traction. Each of the wheels has a 60 kW (80 hp) electric motor, giving a 480 kW (640 hp) eight wheel drive which can tackle all kinds of road surfaces. The four front wheels steer. The electric motors mean that the Eliica can deliver a smooth acceleration free from gear shifts of about 0.8 g. Each wheel contains a disc brake and employs a regenerative brake system to recover energy.
There are currently (as of 2005) two versions of the Eliica: a Speed model and an Acceleration model. The Speed model is made to challenge gasoline-based records and has a top speed of 370 km/h (230 mph) with a range of 200 km (120 mi). The Acceleration model is made for the street and has a top speed of 190 km/h (120 mph) with a range of 320 km (200 mi).
The Internets have been abuzz with rumors that renewed interest in the Eliica project on the part of the Japanese government may lead to a limited production run. It’s not clear exactly if that’s true — we haven’t found any confirmation of that chatter. But after watching this propaganda video, we sure hope so:
(Tip of the hat to Allen over at Mission Mission)
LINKS:
Eliica (Official website, Japanese only)
Eliica (Wikipedia page)
http://telstarlogistics.typepad.com/telstarlogistics/2009/01/index.html
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News
- 2009/06/17
- 脱「ひとり勝ち」文明論発売開始
- 2009/04/1
- ホームページをリニューアルしました。
主な研究室のスタッフ(2010年4月現在)
Major laboratory staff (April 2010)
| Hiroshi Shimizu | Professor electric vehicles, energy generation |
| Oomae Satoru | Associate Professor automatic operation, remote control |
| Takano Akira | Professor (Faculty of Special Research) motor, inverter |
| Hatakeyama Itirou | Professor (Faculty of Special Research) design, promotion |
| Minagawa Masaaki | Professor (Faculty of Special Research), suspension control operation |
| Emoto 聞夫 | Associate Professor (Faculty of Special Research) design |
| Kawano Kazunari | Associate Professor (Faculty of Special Research), business and marketing electric vehicles |
| Matsuda Atsushi | Associate Professor (Faculty of Special Research) body design |
| Nishiyama Toshiki | Assistant Professor (Special research faculty), public transport (bus operators in particular), transport policy, social research (especially traffic study) |
| Rin Katsuyuki | Assistant Professor (Faculty of Special Research) design |
| Yin Tak Army | Assistant Professor (Faculty of Special Research), the motor |
| Eric Wu | Assistant Professor (Faculty of Special Research), the motor |
| Shinji Satoshi Shell | Assistant Professor (Faculty of Special Research) Management |
| Watanabe Yuuzi | Assistant Professor (Faculty of Special Research) Management |
| Rin Masao | Specialist Motor |
| We Yamamoto Hisashi man | Specialist Motor |
| Katou Youiti | Six members of SFC Research Institute (visit) management |
| Noda Osamu 二郎 | Six members of SFC Research Institute (visit) Design |
| Matsumura Yoshi 浩 | Six members of SFC Research Institute (visit) brake, and mechanical design |
(from)
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(from same page – found on tab on top of top bar towards middle on first entry page at eliica – for link) – same list as above –
主な研究室のスタッフ(2010年4月現在)
| 清水 浩 | 教授 電気自動車，次世代エネルギー |
| 大前 学 | 准教授 自動運転，遠隔操作 |
| 高野 正 | 教授(特別研究教員) モーター，インバーター |
| 畑山 一郎 | 教授(特別研究教員) デザイン，プロモーション |
| 皆川 正明 | 教授(特別研究教員) サスペンション，運転制御 |
| 江本 聞夫 | 准教授(特別研究教員) デザイン |
| 河野 一成 | 准教授(特別研究教員) 電気自動車のビジネスとマーケティング |
| 松田 篤志 | 准教授(特別研究教員) 車体設計 |
| 西山 敏樹 | 専任講師(特別研究教員) 公共交通(特にバス事業)，交通政策，社会調査(特に交通調査) |
| 林 克行 | 専任講師(特別研究教員) デザイン |
| 殷 徳軍 | 専任講師(特別研究教員) モーター |
| Eric Wu | 助教(特別研究教員) モーター |
| 眞貝 知志 | 助教(特別研究教員) マネジメント |
| 渡邊 裕次 | 助教(特別研究教員) マネジメント |
| 林 正雄 | 専門員 モーター |
| 山本 寿々男 | 専門員 モーター |
| 加藤 陽一 | SFC研究所所員(訪問) マネジメント |
| 野田 靖二郎 | SFC研究所所員(訪問) デザイン |
| 松村 好浩 | SFC研究所所員(訪問) ブレーキ，機械設計 |
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PML Builds 640hp Electric MINI
PML Electric MINI QED
0-60mph in 4.5 seconds.
July 24, 2006 8:46 am
Filed Under: European, MINI
While all the world’s most famous motoring names look on, a British company, PML, has chosen the UK’s most prestigious motor show as the venue to strip away all the misconceptions surrounding electric/hybrid vehicles and to showcase a truly awesome car. Featuring four revolutionary electric wheels, the standard BMW Mini One you can see on Stand 270 is predicted to have a top speed approaching 150mph and to out-accelerate a Porsche 911 Carrera from 0-60mph. Brake horsepower is a stunning 160bhp per wheel – 640bhp in total.
The car, dubbed the Mini QED, has been designed to run for four hours of combined urban/extra urban driving, powered only by a battery and bank of ultra capacitors. For longer journeys at higher speeds, a small conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) is used to re-charge the battery. In this hybrid mode, fuel economies of up to 80mpg can be achieved.
http://www.worldcarfans.com/10607246585/pml-builds-640hp-electric-mini
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Videos for electric motor wheels
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Electric Car in-wheel motor Siemens eCorner 3 min 7 sec – Sep 20, 2007 http://www.youtube.com |
Wheel hub motor – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An electric motor mounted directly inside a wheel without any mechanical … Electric wheel motor advantages revealed in patent: An early Wheel hub electric …en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_hub_moto
Water-fuel car unveiled in Japan | Video | Reuters.com
Water-fuel car unveiled in Japan 1:21 Report. Jun. 13 – Japanese company Genepax presents its eco-friendly car that runs on nothing but water. …
http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=84561
Genepax shows off water-powered fuel cell …
Jun 13, 2008
http://www.engadget.com
Typical fuel cell vehicles take in hydrogen and emit water, but Genepax’s car generates electricity by breaking down water into hydrogen and oxygen.
The company says that this is made possible by a technology called ‘membrane electrode assembly (or MEA), which contains a material that is capable of breaking down water into hydrogen and oxygen through a chemical reaction.
“It does not require you to build up an infrastructure to recharge your batteries, which is usually the case for most electric cars,” said Genepax’s CEO Kiyoshi Hirasawa on Tokyo TV. According to the company, the system alone costs about ¥2,000,000 (roughly $18,000 U.S.) but if mass produced, the cost can be reduced to about $5,000 or less. Some people have reacted with disbelief and questioned the car’s legitimacy, claiming that the technology appears to violate the First Law of Thermodynamics . Genepax is reportedly in the midst of filing a patent for its groundbreaking technology. Without more in-depth details, we can’t say for sure if the car is too good to be true, but this will certainly be something worth watching for in the coming months.
http://www.celsias.com/article/japanese-company-unveils-water-powered-car/
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Lancer Evolution MIEV with all wheel electric motors
By Mike Hanlon
22:00 August 27, 2005
Lancer Evolution MIEV with all wheel electric motors
Image Gallery (5 images)
http://www.gizmag.com/go/4666/
The Mitsubishi MIEV has four high-efficiency direct-drive motors inside its 20-inch wheels, each producing 50 kW of power and 518 Nm torque adding to maximum output of 200 kW (270 bhp). And because this drive system allows precise regulation of power at each individual wheel, it opens the door to creating a vehicle dynamics control system in its ultimate evolutionary form. Mitsubishi will also show the Concept-D:5, a go-anywhere, high-performance concept car that embodies the company’s “utmost safety” ideal; and, Concept-X, a concept car with styling that raises the bar on performance car looks and also boasts Mitsubishi’s 4WD-based Super All Wheel Control (S-AWC1).
The MIEV is a proposal for next-generation electric vehicles that utilizes to maximum effect the environmental technology Mitsubishi has developed over the years. The offspring of a marriage between such environmental technology and Mitsubishi Motors’ sporty characteristics, Lancer Evolution MIEV utilises the advantages offered by the electric powertrain to craft smooth and slippery, low-drag body lines and the styling imparts an aggressive wind-cleaving look to the body. Riding on large wheels and tires, Lancer Evolution MIEV projects a tempting taste of its potent new-age sport driving potential.
The in-wheel motors and the lithium-ion battery system, which is located under the floor to reduce the center of gravity, accelerate Lancer Evolution MIEV from 0 km/h to 100 km/h in less than 8 seconds and up to a maximum speed of 180 km/h. This is a level of motive performance that leaves today’s EV’s standing.
The foremost feature of the in-wheel motor is that it allows drive torque and braking force to be regulated with high precision on an individual wheel basis without requiring transmission, drive shafts, differential gears or other complex and heavy components. Housing the drive system in the wheels also gives greater freedom in designing the layout.
This will facilitate the conversion of internal combustion engine-powered vehicles into hybrid vehicles without requiring the introduction of complex hybrid power systems. It will also make it easier to provide room for space-consuming components such as fuel cell stacks and hydrogen tanks in fuel cell vehicles. The space-saving benefits of the in-wheel motor also offer exciting possibilities in terms of body design.
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My Note –
It is now 2010 – that was five years ago – why can’t we buy these cars in America today for some reasonable price – Any of them?
In fact, where is America in all this – and why are we behind the curve instead of in front of it?
– cricketdiane
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PML Flightlink has been split into two separate businesses:
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Oil Slick from the Montara oil spill in the Timor Sea, September, 2009.
Surf Scoter covered in oil as a result of the 2007 San Francisco Bay oil spill.
The oil penetrates up the structure of the plumage of birds, reducing its insulating ability, and so making the birds more vulnerable to temperature fluctuations and much less buoyant in the water. It also impairs birds’ flight abilities to forage and escape from predators. As they attempt to preen, birds typically ingest oil that covers their feathers, causing kidney damage, altered liver function, and digestive tract irritation. This and the limited foraging ability quickly causes dehydration and metabolic imbalances. Hormonal balance alteration including changes in luteinizing protein can also result in some birds exposed to petroleum.[3] Most birds affected by an oil spill die unless there is human intervention.[4][5] Marine mammals exposed to oil spills are affected in similar ways as seabirds. Oil coats the fur of Sea otters and seals, reducing its insulation abilities and leading to body temperature fluctuations and hypothermia. Ingestion of the oil causes dehydration and impaired digestions. Because oil floats on top of water, less sunlight penetrates into the water, limiting the photosynthesis of marine plants and phytoplankton. This, as well as decreasing the fauna populations, affects the food chain in the ecosystem.
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Volunteers cleaning up the aftermath of the Prestige oil spill.
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Bottsand class oil recovery ship of the German Navy.
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- Environmental issues with shipping
- List of oil spills
- LNG spill
- Low-temperature thermal desorption
- National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
- Ohmsett (Oil and Hazardous Materials Simulated Environmental Test Tank)
- Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (in the US)
- Oil well
- Penguin sweater
- Pseudomonas putida (used for degrading oil)
- S-200 (fertilizer)
- Spill containment
- Tarball
- www.cedre.fr Centre of Documentation, Research and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution
- SINTEF’s research on oil spill and response
- oil spill and environmental clean-up news
- International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation
- Gulf of Mexico
- Newsweek’s Black Tides Timeline, 1967-2005
- Industrial pollution information from the Coastal Ocean Institute, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Oil spill prevention program
- Lingering Lessons of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_spill
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Oil rig fire in the Gulf of Mexico
GOES-13 3.9 µm shortwave IR + GOES-13 0.65 µm visible images
A large explosion aboard the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon (located about 52 miles southeast of Venice, Louisiana) occurred around 03 UTC on 21 April 2010. McIDAS images of GOES-13 3.9 µm shortwave IR and GOES-13 0.65 µm visible channel data (above) showed a “hot spot” (darker black pixels) associated with the large fire during the nighttime hours following the explosion — then the smoke plume could be seen drifting southeastward on the visible imagery with the onset of daylight. The transport of sediment flowing out of the Mississippi River delta region could also be seen on the GOES-13 visible imagery. Note how the initial hot spot (darker black pixels) transitioned to colder values (lighter gray pixels) as pyro-cumulus clouds formed at the top of the rapidly-rising smoke plume.
A 250-meter resolution MODIS true color Red/Green/Blue (RGB) image from the SSEC MODIS Today site (below) showed the smoke plume around 16:07 UTC.
MODIS true color Red/Green/Blue (RGB) image
===== 25 April Update =====
A 3-image animation of MODIS true color RGB images (below) shows the smoke plume drifting southeastward from the burning oil rig site on 21 April, followed by a small oil slick on 22 April (thin bright feature meandering eastward from the oil rig site), and finally a much larger oil slick on 25 April (which had grown in size and spread to the north and northeast).
MODIS true color images (21 April, 22 April, and 25 April)
However, it is important to point out that the oil slick feature was easy to detect if it was located within the sun glint portion of the MODIS image swath (where the reflection of solar energy off the thin oil surface makes it appear as a bright feature) — on 25 April, this was the case with the 18:56 UTC overpass of the Aqua satellite. However, about 95 minutes earlier, the oil slick feature was not very apparent on the 17:21 UTC overpass of the Terra satellite, since the sun glint region was located in a different part of the image swath, such that there was no reflection of solar radiation off the oil slick region reaching the satellite at that time (below).
17:21 UTC Terra and 18:56 UTC Aqua MODIS true color mages on 25 April 2010
===== 26 April Update =====
AWIPS images of the MODIS and AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature (SST) products (below) indicated the the SST values within the oil slick feature were often as much as 5º to 10º F cooler (darker green color enhancement) than the surrounding waters in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The very warm SST values (upper 70s to low 80s F, darker red colors) associated with the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current can be seen in the lower right corner of some of the images.
MODIS and AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature (SST) products
This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 at 23:59 and is filed under AVHRR, AWIPS, Fire detection, GOES-13, MODIS, Red/Green/Blue (RGB) images.
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/5240
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Deepwater Horizon, on fire after the explosion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon
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Deepwater Horizon oil spill
The oil slick as seen from space by NASA‘s Terra satellite on May 24, 2010
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill
(this was from seven days ago, my note – cricketdiane)
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Clouds of smoke billow up from controlled burns taking place in the Gulf of Mexico.
- U.S. Government/BP/Transocean unified command site
- NOAA Deepwater Horizon Incident website
- U.S. Coast Guard / Mineral Management Service Deepwater Horizon Joint Investigation
- Live BP Webcam of Riser Flow
- Video of the fire on CNN iReport
- GOES-13 satellite images on the CIMSS Satellite Blog
- Visualizing the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster on beowulfe.com
- Gulf States Information & Contacts for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico Alliance Environmental Education Network.
- Full coverage on BBC News
- Full coverage on C-SPAN video library
- Full coverage on The Guardian
- Full coverage on The New York Times
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill
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and the IXTOC (look it up sometime – it was a real piece of work too.)
My Note –
When countless oil executives and oil industry experts have said (including Mr. Hofmeister of Shell Oil on CNN and others) that there have been no oil disasters or incidents – they are just plain lying.
The facts speak for themselves. And, then there was also one in Spain that eight years later, continues to affect their economy and the numerous spills, leaks, explosions, pollutions, ship and oil tanker petroleum spills and disasters, platform disasters, platforms that sank, platforms that caught fire, platforms that spewed oil from some part of their rigs or drilling or pipes for some reason, petroleum refining plants that have exploded and polluted, entire cities that look like sewage dumps of industrial waster because they’ve been taken over by the petroleum industry, oil pipeline leaks like the one BP had in Alaska recently and previously to that as well – with a multitude of easily seen barrels of oil that spewed from them. And, on and on and on and now the Gulf of Mexico is covered in oil at every level and becoming a dire wasteland of petroleum and chemical sewage.
Don’t tell me that your states are worried about tourism and fishing – that is ridiculous along the coasts of America where the decisions have already been made to give that preference and authority to the oil industries. When I watched that lady parish president of somewhere Louisiana who took up our President’s time when he visited instead of him seeing the damages to the marshes for himself partly because that stupid woman was filling his ears with her ideas of continuing oil drilling and oil drilling and oil drilling and oil drilling and oil drilling and oil drilling and don’t make that stop – don’t mess up that oil drilling in the coastal waters of Louisiana and do more drilling for oil and make sure and treat those oil companies nice even though they are destroying all the wildlife and people’s lives in the Gulf of Mexico – drill, drill, drill – get oil, get oil, get oil.
A beach after an oil spill – (now the marsh in Louisiana looks like this – dead).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_spill
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Well, you’ve got what you wanted – you’ve got oil.
The lady parish president on CNN that got to talk to our President sounded like a broken record from the same oil company messages that I’ve seen and heard in countless other places – almost verbatim. And seeing these beautiful, awesome designs from all over the world for alternative fuels and alternative energy and alternatives to transportation needs that use all manner of other choices and innovations and wondrous options while she pitches for oil – it is stupid, short-sighted, wrong, disgusting and it has destroyed America.
And, then I think about that mess – and that lady parish president talking and Tony Hayward telling people not to have masks or respirators knowing damn good and well that – if you read through the dispersants from the COREXIT brand group – all the way through those safety hazards sheets from the government – it is clear that they call for respirators and clearly every human being over the age of two years old – regardless of education knows not to hover over gasoline (or petroleum it is made from) and sniff that shit for 4 hours or 8 hours or all day long and then the next day too and then the next day after that and without any protection for the eyes, nose and mouth whatsoever.
There is no way to describe how I feel about that and the degree of wrongness that is while that stupid woman walks on the beach around sea turtles and dolphins and sharks and fish and everything else dying from this damn oil – but she wants to protect the interests of those poor oil companies – particularly BP and others drilling offshore that are being so put upon by all this. I don’t think hate is a strong enough word anymore. Those people are just the height of the same ENRON thinking, lying, murdering contempt for humanity that is nothing but evil. There is no other word for it.
They and others like them have put America behind and beneath every other nation on this planet that is making incredible strides and innovative breakthroughs while we watch our land die from the filth polluting our skies, lands and waters from petroleum and its monopoly on every transportation need we have. There is no good sense in it. Our soldiers fought the wrong enemy – the enemy is apparently been in the United States in the personae of Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Lehman, BP, Halliburton, KBR, Blackwater – Xe, ENRON and Alyeska. They fought the wrong enemy.
Or maybe they simply died fighting one enemy while another came from within our national landscape and decimated us.
– cricketdiane
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