C-MAX Hybrid

The C-MAX Hybrid will go on sale in 2012 and be part of a dedicated family of electrified vehicles along with the C-MAX Energi Plug-in Hybrid. Photo by: Sam VarnHagen/Ford Motor Co. (06/09/2011)

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The Ford Evos Concept – Very cool

BERLIN, Germany, August 31, 2011 Ð The Ford Evos Concept, to be revealed at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, previews a new global design language for the next generation of Ford cars, MAVs and CUVs. (8/30/2011)

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eBox EV to Denmark for V2G research

Green Car Congress: AC Propulsion sends eBox EV to Denmark for V2G research focused on buffering intermittent renewable energy

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2011/07/acp-20110713.html

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Philly South Port Charging Station

U-Go-Stations – Liberty
1600 S Columbus Blvd
Philadelphia
Public –

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Avalon NJ u-go EV charge station visit

Name: U-GO-STATIONS / AVALON 1
Address: 185 30th St, Avalon, New Jersey 08202, United States
Description: At corner of Dune and 30th St at Police Station
Status as of: 2011-08-21 21:47:20 (EDT)
Port 1: 120V, 16A, NEMA 5-20R:Available
Port 2: 208/240V, 30A, J1772:Available
Access: Restricted
Action: Get Directions
Price: Free

Learn More at

Need to charge your plug-in electric vehicle? Just find a station near you and start a charging session is with a ChargePass Card.

http://www.mychargepoint.net/

U-Go Stations, Inc. is a company committed to the development of green technology infrastructure. U-Go Stations is currently installing Level 2 and Level 3 electric vehicle charging stations in targeted, desirable, high traffic locations throughout the United States. U-Go projects its portfolio of charging stations in the US to exceed 10,000 over the next 10 years. Additionally U-Go is exploring opportunities to place and/or sell charging station units in the US and Internationally.

http://www.ugostations.com/

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Nissan Leaf Drive Electric Tour Philadelphia PA

We visit the exhibit In Philly for the new Nissan Leaf. Great Ride, bad weather prevented the day from a great turn out. But the die hard fans that we there were thrilled.

Nissan Leaf Drive Electric Tour Philadelphia PA

Some Stills from the event

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EV Charging Stations and Sophisticated Software

SemaConnect – EV Charging Stations and Sophisticated Software

http://www.semaconnect.com/

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GM, GE Team Up to Test Chevrolet Volt/Energy Smart Grid Communications

General Electric will lease Volts to hundreds of electric company employees, and General Motors’ OnStar division will utilize GE technology to test communications between the electric vehicles and the grid

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Lithium-ion Battery Capacity Triples via Holey Aluminum!

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (SEI) of Japan says that their newly developed material Aluminum-Celmet increases current lithium-ion battery capacity 150 to 300% or could make current batteries volumes shrink to one-third to two-thirds of their current size

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Plug-In 2011 in Raleigh starts next Monday, July 18

Plug-In 2011 in Raleigh starts next Monday, July 18! There’s still time to register for this event that will give you the most complete, most open and most direct dialogue concerning the future of plug-in hybrid and electric transportation.

If you can’t make the entire event, don’t miss our Public Night on July 19. For just $10, you can visit the exhibit hall for two hours, see a private screening of the film “Revenge of the Electric Car” and take part in a Q&A panel discussion. I’ve attached a flyer with more details.

For more information on Plug-In 2011, including the full agenda and list of exhibitors, visit www.plugin2011.com. We hope to see you there!

Mindy Berman
Plug-In 2011 Media Manager
310-200-6980
mindy@mfbcommunications.com
ommunications.com

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