Tag: electric vehicles

Originally published Sunday, June 23, 2013 at 4:08 PM By Steve Marshall When the county’s $20 congestion fee on car tabs expires next year, Metro may have to cut bus service by 17 percent, which is why Metro is looking to the Legislature to allow the car-tab fee to continue or to provide another option for […]

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AAA in Washington is one of the first U.S. AAA agencies  to offer emergency charging to electric vehicle drivers.  The service is available in the Seattle/Bellevue region and gives a 15-minute charge that provides about 10 extra miles for the typical electric car. Read the full article at the Source:  Taylor Soper, Geekwire, March 20, […]

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  U.S. Department of Energy, March 8, 2013 http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/progress_alerts.cfm/pa_id=850 The U.S. Department of Energy has announced more than $50 million in funding for new projects that will accelerate the development of advanced plug-in electric vehicle technologies to increase vehicle fuel economy and improve performance. This new funding supports the Energy Department’s EV Everywhere Grand Challenge, […]

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Background:  The State Electric Vehicle Learning Network (EVLN) is designed to help states share best practices and lessons learned that advance the deployment of electric vehicles and plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs).  The National Governors Association (NGA) launched the EVLN at a workshop in July 2012 that brought together representatives from state governors’ offices with local […]

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Ernst & Young released a report analyzing 143 companies who are involved in the EV charging infrastructure scene.  Through this study, five potential business strategy variants were identified and assessed the risk/reward of each.  These variants are as follows: The builder—supplier of charging infrastructure hardware The maintenance-installer—installation and maintenance services to charging network owners The […]

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Source: Duncan Graham-Rowe, January 6, 2012 IBM professes a technology that sates the anxiety caused by an EV’s low range capability.  A newer type of battery, known as a lithium-air cell, is 1000x denser in energy than the Li-ion, leading to a 500-mile range potential. The drawback is the chemical instability during recharge that limits […]

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Washington State University engineering professor Grant Norton is developing technology that may allow more use of tin in lithim ion batteries.  Tin would replace carbon and might extend the life of lithium batteries by a factor of three.  Lithium ion batteries are commonly used laptops, cell phones, and electric cars.  According to Dr. Norton, “If […]

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Robert Lutz , an automotive veteran that has worked in the industry for five decades including senior leadership positions at GM, Ford, Chrysler, and BMW has joined the Board of Directors of EnerG2. EnerG2’s mission is to produce engineered carbons for energy storage at prices and performance levels that enable entirely new storage applications. Source:  […]

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That was the topic among regional transportation experts in a recent WCTA meeting facilitated by Byron McCann.  We do have a surprising number of strengths–and weaknesses–in the area.  Of course, there are a number of opportunities and threats, too.  So, to make some sense of some of the discussion, I have endeavored to summarize many […]

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ECOtality will be installing its first charging facility in Seattle for electric vehicles.  The charge is part of a network being installed throughout the Puget Sound region.  The project is funded by the U.S. Department of energy and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Read more here.  From Northwest Innovation News, March 15, 2012. […]

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