Electric Vehicle articles by Ken Burridge
The Solar Impulse a manned aircraft powered only by energy from the sun in a prelude to a multiple city cross-country tour of the USA made its first North American test flight on Friday April, 19th in San Francisco, California. The Solar plane has been flying for years in Europe, and has perviously demonstrated the [Continue]
You might think it was a promo for the next Superman movie when you see Superman flying along the Pacific Coast Highway in California. Who or what is the real superhero underneath this flying cape crusader? It’s a bird, it’s a plane no it’s a lithium-ion battery and a electric motor powering this flying superman, [Continue]
Tesla rolls out the fastest EV charging stations in the world and at the same time announces that owners of their new Model S electric car have the option to fuel their cars for free…forever! This historically changes both the automotive industry and the fuel industry in a significant manner. Tesla’s new Supercharger solar-powered electric [Continue]
Electric Cars have been a clear winner of an idea ever since OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) was formed and Arab members used the “oil weapon” during the Yom Kippur War by implementing oil embargoes and initiating the 1973 oil crisis. However, even with all the obvious benefits to national energy security, reduction in environmental pollution in [Continue]
Plug In America a non-profit a 501(c) public charity corporation, produced a series of heart-felt Public Service Announcements (PSAs) in support of electric vehicles over a year ago. Here are a few examples in the series: Plug In America EV PSAs (episode 6) Drive Electric: Hype The oil, automotive and coal companies have spent 100′s [Continue]
Top Gear producers fake the driving experience of electric cars (once again). This time with the Nissan LEAF after pulling a similar stunt with the Tesla Roadster on a previous episode. In the episode that Aired July 31, 2011 (episode 6 Season 17) feature two EVs the Peugeot iOn and a Nissan LEAF, which were [Continue]
Several statements in an article published in The Australian (June 10, 2011) featuring the headline “Electric cars may not be so green after all, says British study” and the referenced study itself contain many facts that are highly suspect and incorrect about Electric Cars. According to the article first published in The Australian newspaper, and [Continue]
The quiet invasion of the world by electric vehicles is being welcomed by many that are tired of paying the big oil man at the pump or with their tax dollars via subsidizes to the oil and gas industry. Many understand that they are also paying for their oil habit with shorter life spans due [Continue]
A nickel-metal hydride cell, abbreviated NiMH, is a type of rechargeable battery similar to the nickel-cadmium cell. A NiMH battery can have two to three times the capacity of an equivalent size nickel-cadmium battery. A nickel-metal hydride battery has about the same volumetric energy density as the newer lithium-ion cell, but cost significantly less. [Continue]
Chevron only has the ability to hold on to their green trump card for alternative energy and electric cars for a relatively short time longer. They have been holding this resource perhaps waiting too long for the opportune moment to play their winning hand in the energy game. Meanwhile Chevron can continue to spend quite [Continue]
