President Barack Obama, has a huge concern about our environmental and reduces our dependence on oil. In Elkhart, Indiana, Barack Obama says, “If we want to reduce our dependence on oil, put Americans back to work and reassert our manufacturing sector as one of the greatest in the world, we must produce the advanced, efficient vehicles of the future.” And Obama administration announced 48 new advanced battery and electric drive projects that w…
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sions will follow. Currently Mercedes does not provide plug-in hybrid versions in the U.S. The just offered a full hybrid and a mild hybrid for Mercedes S400. The differences between full hybrid and mild hybrid are located on electric motor. A full hybrid can be encouraged by using the electric motor for short distances. A mild hybrid, electric motors do not drive a vehicle on its own – the mild hybrid uses an electric motor as a start or s…
By: Johan Young According to Transport Watch, only about 30% of the energy generated by the power plant in fact reaches the vehicle because of losses in the transmission route. Of the energy delivered to the vehicle, 20% is then lost to the batteries and electric motor. This means that most Electric Vehicles are only about 24% efficient. So, if your electric vehicle is charged with electricity from a coal-fired power plant, then the Carbon dio…
By Alexandra Paul Special to CNN Editor’s note: Alexandra Paul is an actress best known for her four years starring in the television series “Baywatch”. She has been driving electric vehicles since 1990 and is a founding member of Plug in Americaexternal link. Paul can be seen in the documentary “Who Killed the Electric Car?” in theaters this summer. LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — I drive an electric car. Not…
