]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/hev Blog Articles Tagged with 'hev' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/150912?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Alternative Energy Storage: An Investment TsunamiChange often comes as a surprise because it develops while we're focused on other issues and by the time we notice the change, it's already history. In a recent presentation attended by Eric Wesoff of ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/150912?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:10:51 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/149840?rsstype=tag&tag=hev I'm a Mac user and have been for over 19 years. More accurately, I'm a serial early adopter of new technology. I bought Sharp's first portable calculator in 1971; bought word processing, laser printing, videotape, compact disks and satellite TV in th... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/149840?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:13:22 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/148366?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Since mid-July I've been an outspoken advocate for advanced lead-acid battery technology and a fairly vocal critic of lithium-ion technology, which I've uncharitably compared to airbrushed centerfolds. Understandably, defenders of the true faith have... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/148366?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:55:12 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/146288?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Since July I've been writing a series of Seeking Alpha articles on the energy storage sector because I believe it is poorly understood but likely to be the next major investment trend. From August 15th through October 31st, the Dow fell by 19.9% but ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/146288?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Sun, 02 Nov 2008 07:29:47 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/145309?rsstype=tag&tag=hev The SmartGauge instrument cluster in Engage configuration. Click to enlarge.Ford is introducing a new instrument cluster SmartGauge with EcoGuide on its upcoming Fusion and Milan hybrids to help drivers maximize their fuel efficiency. Ford ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/145309?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:30:14 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/144556?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Energy and Power Densities of SK HEV/PHEV Cells (H65, H75, P155). Click to enlarge. Source: SK EnergySouth Korea-base SK Energy will invest 159 billion won (US$110 million) to expand its lithium-ion battery production, according to a filing with the ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/144556?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/142760?rsstype=tag&tag=hev The MPC5674F is targeted at fuel-efficient, lower-emission applications in high-volume automobiles.Freescale Semiconductor has introduced a new high-performance microcontroller (MCU) that it says is the industry's most powerful for engine control in ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/142760?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:23:45 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/142643?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Last week was an interesting week in the energy storage sector. We saw important battery sales contracts announced by Altair Nanotechnologies (ALTI) and Advanced Battery Technologies (ABAT) and there was an acquisition announcement from Ener1 (HEV) t... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/142643?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:34:11 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/142647?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd., which manufactures lithium-ion batteries for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and other uses (earlier post), have been awarded an order from Eaton Corporation to supply motors, inverters, lithium-ion batt... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/142647?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/141932?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. has received an initial $540,000 order for four hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) demonstration battery packs from DesignLine International. The HEV battery packs will be utilized in buses for three city transit customers, an... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/141932?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:41:30 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/141852?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Ener1, Inc., the parent of US-based lithium-ion battery manufacturer EnerDel, is acquiring an 83% interest in Enertech International, one of South Korea's leading lithium-ion battery cell producers. The acquisition, which follows the recent announcem... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/141852?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:49:40 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/141483?rsstype=tag&tag=hev This is a continuation of a series looking into the financial stability of companies in Energy Tech Stocks' Wise Energy Use index, described in part 1. The first article in the series looks at three efficient lighting companies, while this o... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/141483?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:21:01 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/141237?rsstype=tag&tag=hev VL6P power vs. energy during 10s pulses atvarious temperatures. Click to enlarge. Source: JCSJohnson Controls-Saft (JCS) will be providing lithium-ion batteries for production versions of BMW's 7 Series ActiveHybrid car, currently being showcased at ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/141237?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:17:17 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/140843?rsstype=tag&tag=hev It looks like my September 22nd article Energy Storage Opportunities After the Market Carnage was a little bit premature. But before getting into the details of how the energy storage sector is faring on October 12, 2008, I need to apologize to Z... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/140843?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:08:44 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/138971?rsstype=tag&tag=hev US Hybrid Corporation, a provider of integrated power conversion components for electric, hybrid and fuel cell vehicles, purchased the motor division of Satcon Technology Corporation. The company, Magmotor Technologies Inc., is now a wholly owned sub... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/138971?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:59:38 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/138150?rsstype=tag&tag=hev I had a bit of an epiphany over the weekend because of two unrelated events. First my younger brother announced that he was installing 5.2 kW of solar panels on his house in Arizona. After that a potential client from Dallas described his new line of... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/138150?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:02:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/137920?rsstype=tag&tag=hev The nanorods, and capacity compared to commercial powders. Click to enlarge. Credit: ACSAn international team led by Dr. Yi Cui at Stanford University has produced free-standing single-crystalline LiMn2O4 nanorods that, when used as a cathode materia... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/137920?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:12:26 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/136716?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Sakti3, an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based spinoff of the University of Michigan, received a $3 million grant from the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) to establish a Center of Energy Excellence focused on next-generation lithium battery technologies and proc... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/136716?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:28:18 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/136163?rsstype=tag&tag=hev SCiB module and Schwinn Tailwind. Click to enlarge.Cannondale Sports Group, a global provider of branded bicycles and a division of Dorel Industries, Inc., has selected the new Toshiba fast-charging SCiB (Super Charge ion Battery) lithium-ion battery... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/136163?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:25:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/135922?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc., will display a compressed natural gas (CNG) Camry Hybrid concept vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November. Honda is currently the only automaker with an OEM natural gas passenger vehicle the Civic GX o... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/135922?rsstype=tag&tag=hev Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:44:49 -0400