- Track and compare actual hybrid gas mileage over at Green Hybrid.
- Speaking of hybrids there’s a whole site just for Honda Insight owners. It’s still the most fuel efficient hybrid.
- Late night reading: 2006 Gas Mileage Guide.
- Autoblog notes that Toyota has developed a fuel cell powered forklift (be sure to read the comments).
Larry's EV · 12 October 05
Meet Dr. Larry Tillman’s 1991 Geo Metro EV:
No Gas 2
This isn’t your average EV, as you will see. Clocking in at a spry 1,900 pounds it features 12 batteries, seven solar panels, and seven chargers. He even has a ham transceiver on board.
Tokyo Auto Show · 12 October 05
There’s a collection of alternative fueled vehicle and, perhaps, alternative universe (i.e. goofy) cars being shown at the Tokyo auto show.
Suzuki is showing the Ionis, a high-tech front-wheel drive minivan powered by fuel cell and electric motor. It uses steer-by-wire and brake-by-wire, which permits a flexible seating arrangement: the driver seat can be moved along with the other seats. “Everyone move, Daddy wants to drive from the back today.” The Ionis can also download music directly from the Internet via a public LAN service and pick up satellite TV stations.
Subaru is showing something called a boxer-hybrid: a turbo parallel hybrid powertrain, a new all-wheel-drive hybrid system bolted to a 2.0-liter Miller cycle turbo engine, the B5 is expected to produce more than 300 hp. Mitsubishi is showing an electric car and of course by now you’ve see the Pivo electric from Nissan…a lazy susan on wheels.
[via Edmunds]
- Electric Car Charging on I-80 in Truckee.
- Someone sent an email link to these surplus batteries. Anyone heard of them used in an EV? They also have a variety of surplus electric parts.
- Getting to be that time of year, how about an electric snowblower?
Electronics for Dogs III · 11 October 05
- More information on next years energy tax breaks, still nothing for EVs…dang.
- The Killacycle. Not sure if this is old news, but here’s some info on their AC drive.
- Battery metering, including building your own.
- When the world’s got ya down, Turbo-charge it!
Electronics for Dogs II · 10 October 05
- Lead acid batteries are still being improved upon.
- What are all the methods of storing energy?
- Hybrid blogging tour of Washington State.
- Letter to the Editor. “Meanwhile, electric chargers at several suburban train stations, and one in my garage, are all that remain, symbols of America’s failing energy policy.”
- Solar Village. “The living area has deep cardboard recliners, crushed sunflower hull tables and personal air conditioning tubes to “create micro-atmospheres,” said the spokeswoman, communications student Shana Lerner, 25.
Electronics for Dogs I · 9 October 05
- Mazda will be showing hybrids & hydrogen at the upcoming Tokyo auto show.
- Meanwhile GM is saying at least 10 years until we see fuel cell autos.
- Interesting, hybrid motorcycles.