A couple exciting pieces of news have hit me in the last few days that I thought I’d share. For one, it looks like the new internal combustion engine has been chosen for the upcoming Chevy Volt. The Volt, for those that aren’t familiar with it, will be a unique plug-in electric hybrid car that [...]
Energy Efficient Transportation: Volt + Rail
July 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: · bond, california, chevy, engine, gm, high speed rail, range, Transportation, volt, vote
Electricity Basics (A refresher)
May 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Sometimes, things that ought to get stuck in your memory just need to get written down (again)… For instance, about a decade ago I learned about the basic physics of electricity - and even applied them to several jobs (mostly in the form of electricity-to-sound for home theater systems). Well, turns out some of that [...]
Tags: · ac, alternating current, amp, amperage, dc, direct current, electricity, electrons, george ohm, ohm, resistance, volt, voltage, watt, wattage
All-electric Saturn Sky
May 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Just spotted this article on Engadget AMP offers all-electric Saturn Sky - a company called AMP (Advanced Mechanical Products) Motor Works is converting Saturn Sky’s in to all-electric cars. The performance numbers look pretty legitimate: 150 miles on a charge, 0-60 in less than 6 seconds, and a top speed of over 90 miles per [...]
Tags: · amp motor works, chevy, conversion, electric car, jack kuntz, roadster, saturn sky, volt