Archive for the 'New Technology' Category

 Electric Vehicle (EV) recharging stations, closer than you thought.

In Yokohoma, Japan the city is going to be the test site for the first battery exchange program.  Better Place is a company based out of the Silicon Valley and wants to be a leader in the EV industry by providing a global network of battery charging and exchange systems (one country at a time).  [...]



 How far are we from plug-in hybrids?

Rick Kearney is planning a trip from North Palm Beach, Fl. to Washington D.C. all on one tank of gas, how you may ask? Mr. Kearney will be driving a 2009 Toyota Pius with a lithium-ion battery  pack.  The 1,100 miles that he will be traveling will broken up into 40 mile increments, after 40 miles [...]