Recent Comments:
Renault's electric car debuts in Tel Aviv {Autoblog Green}
May 12th 2008 3:32PM I find this a very interesting business model along the lines of how cell phones are sold today. It's being pioneered in Israel which is also interesting since I am sure they would love to be free from Arab oil. And they understand the market will require a dedicated "infrastructure" to succeed.
I believe that the U.S. Government should be looking at similar models here, and would hope to see one of the three stooges currently campaigning to be President start talking about Energy solutions instead of vague promises like "windfall profit taxes".
Mercedes-Benz S400 BlueHybrid, first production lithium ion hybrid {Autoblog Green}
Mar 1st 2008 4:03PM A few things bother me here. First, The Tesla Roadster used Li-Ion batteries and still does even though they are the small 18650 commodity type cells. They pioneered a cooling system to help alleviate the thermal runaway problem, but even with proprietary cooling systems, there is no conclusive proof that Li-on is a safe battery chemistry! Certainly NOT as safe as LiFePO4, which has proven to be the "safest" chemistry in the Lithium family of batteries overall. Besides who cares about hybrids when "all electric" vehicles will be available by 2009 anyway. This is not anything to get excited about, really.
