Lotus demonstrates hydrogen fuel cell powered taxi cab that will deliver zero-emissions and be ready to serve visitors at the London Olympic games. …
… “It is a hydrogen-powered London cab, developed to showcase zero exhaust emission vehicles during the 2012 London Olympics.” …
Via BBC: Lotus Hydrogen Taxi.
Rapid charging could be just the capability to make electric vehicles more appealing to consumers. Level 3 battery charging could reduce charge time to the thirty minute target. Technology exists to address barriers to developing the EV infrastructure. …
Carnegie Mellon University researchers are seeking efficient methods for managing electric vehicle power through a project called ChargeCar. They have created a contest to crowd-source solutions to the problem and will award an electric vehicle as the prize. The contest challenge is to optimize the flow of current between the motor and the power storage system and is expected to run over a year in length. …
Electric vehicles and charging stations … which comes first ? Without a built out infrastructure people will not invest in electrics cars.
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The auto marketplace has been eagerly waiting official pricing for the Chevy Volt – an all electric auto. Unlike hybrids with a gas engine that provides additional HP for motion the Volt engine does not directly drive the wheels but recharges the battery.