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Segway, GM Partner On PUMA A Two-Wheeled Electric Car Prototype

Adrian Tapia — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:00:33 +0000

In a joint press conference, GM and Segway officially announced the P.U.M.A (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility) at prototype two wheeled urban transport vehicle. With a estimated rage of 35 miles on a single charge and capable of a top speed of 35 miles/hr. The PUMA aims at equipping legions of urbunites a cheep efficient way of commuting in crowded city streets (or golf courses).

The two seat vehicle will feature GM Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) technology, which allows two vehicle to communicate and avoid crashes.

[Engadget]

Electric Car: Tesla Model S Unveiled Today

Electric Car: Tesla Model S Unveiled Today

Adrian Tapia — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:17:57 +0000

Tesla Motors today unveiled its latest addition, the Model S sedan, to its line of electric vehicles. The Model S is its first push to make electric vehicles more affordable. The sedan will ship for $50,000 in late 2011.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk explains the Model S’s three level of removable battery packs, which will propel the electric vehicles 300 mi, 150 mi …. depending on the pack installed. Musk also boasted about the battery packs impressive 45 minute charge time.

[Jason Calacanis]

New Tesla Model S To Come With 440V Fast Charger Capabilities

Adrian Tapia — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:04:49 +0000

Tesla’s yet to be released Model S electric sports sedan will have the capability to charge via a 440 volt fast charger. The new chargers will greatly improve recharging time of the on board batteries.

The more important question is the market will see the proliferation of fast-charging stations. There are no public 440-volt fast charging stations. ECOtality, a clean-electric transportation and technology company, has implemented 5100 of these stations in 13 airports across the country, but none is public, said Colin Read, marketing directory for ECOtality.

While no specific charging time was mentioned, the Tesla roadster features a 220 volt charger which can fully charge the batteries in 3.5 hours.

[CarTech]

Eco Product: 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid

Adrian Tapia — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:37:01 +0000

The New 2010 Toyota Prius has some cool new features. Along with an improved fuel economy:

1.8-liter 4-cylinder gasoline engine
Horsepower increase from 75 to 98; 134 combined.
50 mpg
Solar sun roof
LED Headlights
Solar-cell array to power the ventilation system

Intel Unveils Solar Powered Data Center In New Mexico

Green Wheel: The Future Of Electric Bikes

Adrian Tapia — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:10:09 +0000

The Green Wheel, a revolutionary design prototype being developed by MIT that aims at replacing standard bike wheels with a complete self enclosed electric powered wheel. The genius behind the design is that everything (Battery, Generator and Electric motor) is enclosed in the center hub.

“Just take the wheel off, put a GreenWheel equipped wheel on in its place, plug it in and it should work just fine … The whole thing has been designed so all the parts except the throttle are enclosed in the wheel.” [Discovery News]