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Carpool lane privileges to fuel electric car sales

Solo drivers in certain hybrids with a certain sticker will be getting a free pass in the carpool lane during commute hours.
Read more on KFSN-TV Fresno

Spain’s electric car sales off target

Spain’s much-publicized plan to have thousands of electric cars on the road in the coming years appears way off target: Only 16 have been sold so far.
Read more on AP via Yahoo! Finance

The development of fuel

Sponsored by the Ho Leung Ho Lee Fund Selection Committee, the Chinese Electrotechnical Society, Society of Automotive Engineers of China co-hosted by Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Forum?? “Sustainable Power Revolution” was held in Beijing. Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Science and Technology 2008 Innovation Award winner, Tsinghua University Automotive Safety and Energy Director of State Key Laboratory, Beijing Tsinghua energy-saving and new energy vehicles Engineering Center, Professor Ouyang Minggao theme of the Forum’s report, China’s auto the development of the energy power systems, on the one hand to optimize existing engine oil and the energy-based vehicle dynamic system, the development of fuel-efficient cars; the other hand, the energy to develop a new generation of automotive power systems, electronic control of the auto and electric power dual technological change and ultimately achieve sustainable development, energy car power system.

    Forum by the Deputy Chairman of China Society of Automotive Engineers in the military over pay. Ouyang Ming Gao from the “auto power system development of new energy background and strategic choice”, “Advances in automotive research and development of new power systems”, “China’s automotive power systems development of new energy outlook,” three levels, set, entitled “Energy Conservation and New energy vehicle power system, “the theme of the report.

    According to statistics, currently the world’s vehicle population of about 800 million, by 2020 the global vehicle population will reach 1.2 billion, mainly from developing countries increased. Urgent need of developing countries together with developed countries to solve the traffic problems of energy consumption, transport energy transformation imperative. Ouyang Ming Gao pointed out that transport energy and environmental problems facing the major challenges to clean vehicle emissions of, fuel economy of vehicles, vehicle energy diversification as the main feature of the energy-saving and rapid development of new energy vehicles, competition, and caused a car Power electronic control and electrification of technological change, indicating that we are ushering in automotive energy power technology breakthroughs, strategic opportunities.

    Ouyang Ming felt that the country finds itself in this period of technological change, energy power systems for China’s automotive technology provides two historic opportunities: First, China’s energy and resource status and urban-rural distribution of new energy power for the development of transport system: its Second, China’s transport energy power systems with the implementation of change and its potential. But he also said: “We should see that the Chinese automotive energy power challenge is twofold. First, as strict emission regulations continue to increase, we are experiencing engine electronic control, steam clean diesel technology change ; Second, the face of oil shortages, carbon dioxide emission reduction challenges, we face the electric power, energy and diversity of technological change. ”

    In recent years, the state started to implement the 863 Project “New Energy Auto” major projects, and comprehensively promote alternative fuel vehicles, pure electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles, fuel cell vehicles and fuel vehicle power system core technology development, demonstration and industrial application of. As the implementation of 863 projects of research group, Tsinghua University, where Ouyang Minggao Automotive Safety and Energy National Laboratory has established three research platforms: first, electronic engine control and hybrid engine, the second is a multi-energy hybrid system and the new energy bus, three fuel cell / battery and electric four-wheel-drive platform. Ouyang Ming Gao said, to continue to improve the oil, gas, electricity and three kinds of fuel / energy, infrastructure, transport energy carrier as much as possible to achieve compatibility and integration, in particular, should pay attention to transport infrastructure and electric energy filling service model development and construction.

    At the same time, Ming Ouyang high energy power system on vehicle market prospects were rough estimates and forecasts. He believes that vehicle fuel energy power system will be the domination of internal combustion engine vehicles, and gradually transform into a variety of liquid fuel internal combustion engine hybrid electric vehicles (including plug-in hybrid), pure electric vehicles (including micro-electric vehicles), gas engine and fuel cell vehicles one-third of the world pattern.

    The forum, Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Science and Technology 2007 Innovation Award winner, Beijing Institute of Technology Vice President Professor Sun Fengchun to “electric vehicles, and key technology trends” as the title has done a wonderful speech, the report of the vehicle power supply technology , motor drive technology, drive technology, vehicle integration and control technologies, demonstration system running techniques are explained.

Question: Looking at alternative fuel devices. Does anyone own a “electric truck or car”?

Best answer:

Answer by laser381
Yes — I love my electric truck. If you want to connect with EV owners, you might try the Electric Auto Association or join a message board or online group of EV owners. Try a search on Yahoo Groups for electric cars, or electric autos, or electric vehicles, or if you want owners of specific models, try searching for Rav4 EV or Ford Ranger EV. For conversions, try ev conversion.

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Question: How will “alternative fuel vehicles” affect the American economy?

The American economy is very dependent on the automobile indutry. We usie vehicles for transportaion of both people and cargo, for recreation (racing, “road trips”, country drives, etc.), as well as for many specialized applications, like ambulances and other emergency vehicles.

With glass, rubber, metal, paint, textiles, fuels, and many other materials needed to make a modern car, I have heard some eatimate that as many as 27,000 people are needed to make one car (with jobs ranging from tapping rubber trees and mining ore to final assembly of the vehicle).

Partially due to enironmental concern and partially due to governemnt mandates, the auto industry is slowly moving toward “alternative fuel vehicles”. These include gas/electric hybrids, “flex fuel” vehciles that can run on ethanol, electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, and one company will soon sell (in France) a small vehicle that is powered by compressed air.

What do you think will be the effects of this move
toward “alternative fuel vehicles”? Will this affect our economy in a positive manner (or negative or neutral)? Will the effects be long-term or only shoirt-term?

As a car salesman, I am curios as to where you stand.
How will these vehicles affect our economy?
As most answers will be largely based on opinion and/or news articles (since most of us, myself included, don’t have advanced degrees in economics), Best Answer will be awarded to the answer I find most convincing and most believable.

Also, please excuse any typos.
GABY, you are correct that some poeple don’t care about fuel economy. I sellfor a Ford Lincoln-Mercury dealership. We are in a rural area with a lot of farm land (peanuts, cotton, pecans, corn, are some of the bigger crops), so we sell a lot of big vehicles that are actually used for work. We do sell a lot of big vehicles for persoanl use, too, though. Some people are downgrading to get better fuel economy, but just as many want to either keep the same fuel economy or do not care about fuel economy.

I eventually want a larger vehicle (2nd child is on the way), but for the time being,. my 4 cylinder regular cab Ranger and my wife’s Ford Focus work just fine. I am 6’3″ and I can drive either one of our vehicles, so I don’t buy the excuse of “I’m big, so I need a big vehicle” that I hear on a regular basis.

I am personally in favor of vehicles with more fuel economy, or an alternative source (like compressed air). I would persoanlly like to see this is a car at least midesize
(such as Ford Fusion), as well as in a truck large enough to fit myself, my wife, and both kids. (Ranger doesn’t do this)

Best answer:

Answer by campbelp2002
Flex fuel cars would help the economy greatly. They are not more expensive and can burn gasoline or alternative fuel. If all gasoline cars on the road were flex fuel, that would encourage more alternative fuel stations to spring up. Any diesel car can burn either petroleum based diesel OR bio diesel, so we should make all gasoline cars able to burn ethanol or methanol as an OPTION, especially since it is little or no cost. The Chevy Impala has a zero cost flex fuel option for example:
LZE 3.5L V6 SFI Flex Fuel Engine;
See the source (it may take a minute or more to load).

Any reduction of our dependence on oil, and especially imported oil, will help.

What do you think? Answer below!