Agenda for next meeting
When: 7:00pm, September
27th
Location: Flannery Construction (1375 St. Anthony Ave., St. Paul (Map))
State Fair debrief
Watch video from State Fair
Elect new vice president
New list server
(https://groups.killian.com/mailman/listinfo/mneaa)
New wikidot website (http://mneaaev.wikidot.com/)
Review club survey results
Working group for corvette conversion
Possible battery options overview by Lee Hart
Refreshments
will be provided.
Future Meetings:
October 25th
(QBP)
-
Speaker: TBD
November 29th (Champlin
Shores)
-
Speaker: TBD
December 27th (Flannery)
-
Speaker: TBD
January 24th (QBP)
-
Speaker: TBD
Upcoming events
Not exactly
electric car related, but I think most of us would find this very interesting:
MRES Solar Home
Tour
http://www.mnrenewables.org/events/solartour/index.php
Conversion Updates
Craig’s
S10: Nearly complete, mainly has some
wiring to complete.
Dave’s Geo
Metro: Adapter plate received, working
thru mounting issues
Joel’s
Volkswagon: Working on up front prep
work.
Chris’s
Saturn: On hold with Chris back as
school?
Michael’s Volt
Vette: Removing various parts, getting
ready to pull engine.
AES Hybrid
Pickup: Partnering with Dale Howey on
project, recruiting team from the U of MN.
Chris’s Electric
Minivan: Any progress on this?
News stories of interest:
|
Hyundai's hydrogen-powered
concept car |
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Get Your Electric
Stealth Buggy |
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Three new Hyundais |
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Hyundai to Unveil Fuel
Cell Electric Vehicle at Frankfurt Motor Show |
|
Silliman U launches RP’s
first electric car |
|
Electric-Powered Vehicle
Manufacturer Selects 4CS to Manage ... |
|
ZAP Offers Full Service
Financing for Electric Vehicle and Car ... |
|
Electric vehicle developer signs $1M deal |
|
TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY: The
Nissan Mixim |
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Electric-car driver sets sights on
136 mph |
Datasheet
for the battery used in the Phoenix Motors vehicles:
http://www.altairnano.com/documents/NanoSafe_Datasheet.pdf
Google solar project:
http://www.google.com/corporate/solarpanels/home
Google plug-in hybrid:
http://www.google.org/recharge/
solar panels for cars:
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/05/solar_hybrid_ca.php
why a hydrogen economy will not work:
http://www.physorg.com/news85074285.html
GM
May Make 60,000 `Volt' Electric Cars in First Year »
General Motors Corp.
may build as many as 60,000 of its Volt electric cars for their inaugural year
on the market, four times the sales of Toyota Motor Corp.'s hybrid Prius in its
U.S. debut, people with knowledge of GM's plans said.
GM
Says It Could Lead Electric Car Race »
General Motors Corp.
has signed an agreement with a battery maker that could propel it ahead of
Toyota Motor Corp. in the race to bring plug-in hybrid and electric cars to
market, a top company official said Thursday.
Plugging
in the Future With New Hybrid Cars »
As I detail in my
book Forward Drive: The Race to Build Clean Cars for the Future, the Big Three
(and most of the international competition, too) have fought everything from
catalytic converters to federal mileage standards, usually claiming that one
more regulation would drive them into bankruptcy.
Ford
Hiring 70 Engineers for Alt-Fuel Projects »
One of Ford Motor
Co.’s top executives responsible for hybrid-powered vehicles today said the
company is looking to hire 70 new engineers and scientists to support its
growing programs for alternative fuel vehicles, such as those powered by
gasoline-electric engines or those that can be plugged into an outlet.
House
Passes Energy Bill With Focus on Plug-In Hybrids »
On Saturday, the US
House of Representatives passed its version of an Energy Bill (H.R.3221). The
bill, which integrates efforts from eleven House committees, establishes a wide
range of long-term incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency and
conservation initiatives, paid for primarily by the repeal of about $16 billion
in tax breaks for oil and gas companies. It establishes a renewable power
standard requiring all electric utilities to produce 15% of their power from
wind, solar, biomass or other renewable sources by 2020.
Toyota,
UC Researchers to test Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles »
Advocates of plug-in
hybrids applauded Toyota's announcement Wednesday that it will begin testing
high-mileage vehicles in the United States - including at UC-Berkeley - and
Japan. "We've been working for this moment since 2002," said Felix
Kramer, founder of Palo Alto-based CalCars. "This milestone validates
PHEVs (plug-in hybrid electric vehicles) as the best next step - soon to become
mass-produced and affordable."
Japan
Certifies Toyota Plug-in Hybrid for Public-road Tests »
Toyota Motor
Corporation announced today that it has developed a plug-in hybrid vehicle and
become the first manufacturer to have such a vehicle certified for use on
public roads in Japan.
EPRI-NRDC
Report Finds Environmental Benefits of Deploying PHEVs »
The Electric Power
Research Institute (EPRI) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
today released a comprehensive assessment that finds that widespread use of
plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in the United States could reduce
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and potential for improve ambient air quality.
House
Talk on Plug-In Cars Erupts »
A debate over the
survival of Detroit's automakers broke out during a congressional hearing
Thursday on the future of plug-in hybrid vehicles, as advocates pressed for
more action and a Detroit defender warned the industry was on the brink of
collapse. The hearing was a mix of sympathy, castigation and bluster that has
become typical of any debate about the auto industry on Capitol Hill.
Ford
Moves One Step Away From Gas Pump With Utility Partnership »
Detroit-based
automaker Ford Co. is combining resources with California utility Southern
California Edison (SCE) to explore ways to make plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vehicles
more accessible to consumers, reduce petroleum-related emissions, lower fuel
costs and improve the cost-effectiveness of the nation's electricity grid.
Google
and Utility to Test Hybrids That Sell Back Power »
MOUNTAIN VIEW,
Calif., June 18 — Google and Pacific Gas & Electric have unveiled their
vision of a future in which cars and trucks are partly powered by the country’s
electric grids, and vice versa. The companies displayed on Monday six Toyota
Prius and Ford Escape hybrid vehicles modified to run partly on electricity
from the power grid, allowing the vehicles to go up to 75 miles on a gallon of
gas, nearly double the number of miles of a regular hybrid. They also modified
one vehicle to give electricity back to the power company.
GM
Shifting Engineers to Speed Development of Chevrolet Volt »
General Motors Corp.
is reassigning 500 engineers to speed up the creation of the Chevrolet Volt, an
electric car designed to close the automaker's technology gap with Toyota Motor
Corp.