Posts Tagged by NiMH
Electric Transportation — Why Now and Not Decades Ago?
| August 11, 2011 | Posted by Craig Shields under Electric Vehicles |
When I have a few extra minutes, I blog on a range of other energy-related sites. A reader of one of these, EnergyCollective.com, writes:
Great article (meaning this one).
It’s unfortunate that this piece couldn’t have been written ten years ago. I am one of those people that does not understand why the EV community has not been talking about why we have not been driving more affordable, longer range EVs for the last ten years and why we had to wait for Li-ion technology when there was proven, less expensive, longer-lasting and recycleable NiMH (nickel metal hydride). Every time I see my friend’s 10 year old Toyota RAV4-EV go 100 miles on its original batteries (PEVE 95), I think it’a a crime against humanity; everyone could have been driving an even better NiMH powered car.
For some time now, I have listened to Chevron’s excuses about how they sold Cobasys and how it’s not their hot potato anymore without admitting that they or GM still controls the rights to NiMH for EVs. Their smokescreen is aided and abetted by the press which chooses to play dumb or is afraid to address the issue. The fact is that Chevron and GM still control NiMH use and are responsible for at least ten years of increased consumer transportation costs and more pollution than 10 Gulf Disasters.
Craig, am I preaching to the choir?
Perhaps, but I appreciate what you’ve said there, and you’re 100% on target. I never thought of it as a “crime against humanity,” as you put it, yet it’s actually quite apt. Thanks for writing.
Vehicle Electrification – by Guest Blogger Anil
| April 3, 2010 | Posted by Anil under Electric Vehicles |
Transportation is a major cause of carbon emissions, so much so that it accounts to the north of 20 percent. The US, being at the forefront of industrial development, has its fair share in overall emissions. But the federal government in the states is pushing vehicle electrification in its bid to reduce dependence on foreign oil. President Obama has set a target of one million electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles on the road in the United States by 2015.
Steven Chu, Secretary of the US Department of Energy (DOE) claims, “Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles could revolutionize personal transportation and cut our dependence on foreign oil, not to mention give us cleaner air and less carbon pollution.” Read More
