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L'idéal serait de combiner le rendement et ma sécurité du rail (ou autoroutes à guidage automatique) pour la longue distance et la liberté du transport individuel pour les derniers km. http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/o…n070108car.html Futuristic 'MonoMobile' inventors ride into Dayton > Would you drive this electric car? By Margo Rutledge Kissell Staff Writer Tuesday, July 01, 2008 Cincinnati inventors Jay Andress and Andy Webster know their MonoMobile looks like something from an episode of "The Jetsons." Then again, Webster said, "This summer's gas prices have shocked us all into realizing that the future has arrived." The men are bringing to Dayton on Wednesday, July 2, their concept electric car called the Liberator. It drives on roads using battery power, then could hook to an overhead track for longer travel, allowing the battery to recharge while the driver relaxes or works. They will be outside the Wright Brothers' Cycle Shop, 22 S. Williams St., at 10 a.m. "I think what we're trying to do is similar to what the Wright brothers faced in getting new technology accepted," said Andress, 55. "They came up with a very radical idea and developed that into something that is a tremendous asset. We're trying to do a similar thing and facing many similar frustrations." One major challenge is getting the $10 million they need to build a one-mile demonstration track in Clermont County and two prototype vehicles. They believe the MonoMobile System they began developing 15 years ago would offer solutions to some of today's biggest problems — freedom from dependence on oil and a 70 percent reduction in transportation global warming gases. The car could travel 150 miles on $4 of electricity, Andress said. Building a dual mode system that would follow 46,835 miles of existing interstates would cost $514 billion, according to an analysis by the Texas A&M/Texas Transportation Institute. But it also could bring $478 billion in annual benefits, including $95 billion in fuel savings and additional savings in areas such as driver productivity, improved safety and congestion relief, the study found. Right now their concept car is a one-person, three-wheeled electric vehicle Andress bought used in Switzerland and refit to run on a short overhead track he had set up. But the inventors envision a more aerodynamic prototype that would seat four. Webster's background working with amusement park ride brakes became the key to their switching system, which they said would allow multiple cars to enter and exit the overhead tracks almost seamlessly. And while they'll be tooling around Dayton in the car Wednesday, they won't be driving it up here on Interstate 75. It will arrive on a trailer. "Without the electric rail, we don't have the range," Andress said, noting the car's top speed is 35 mph. To learn more about the MonoMobile, go to www.monomobile.com.

Mercedes annonce une Classe B à pile à combustible pour 2010 et pour 21.800 - 28.000 Euros (!). C'est quand même bizarre, ils doivent avoir un gros doute sur la technologies des batteries, parceque l'hydrogène semble la façon la plus inefficace possible d'amener de l'énergie jusqu'à une voiture (on ne peut pas le stocker longtemps, ça fuit même à travers l'acier). 25.06.2008 Auto Industry Faces Challenge in Mass-Producing Electric Cars As petrol prices continue to hit the roof, the world's major car makers are rushing ahead with plans to produce huge numbers of zero-emission electric vehicles at affordable prices. Toyota, General Motors and Mercedes all recently announced that an electric car will be in the showroom within the next two years. Toyota appears to be a nose ahead of its competitors after CEO Katsuaki Watanabe recently announced at a press conference in Tokyo that the car industry had no choice but to move away from fossil-burning fuels. "Without focusing on measures to address global warming and energy issues, there can be no future for our car business," he said. "Our view is that oil production will peak in the near future. We need to develop power trains for alternative energy sources." Toyota has assigned a group of 50 research engineers to develop a more powerful battery for the hybrid and electric car. The lithium-ion battery currently being tested has itself been a revolution in extending the range of the electric car. Toyota has announced that it will offer hybrid versions of all its models in the next 10 to 20 years. A plug-in hybrid will go on sale in 2010. Toyota's plans come after General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner announced that its Chevrolet Volt electric car will go on sale in 2010 at a price of under $30,000 (19,000 euros) after the concern had to concede huge losses on the SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle) and pickup truck market with customers turning to smaller and more economical cars in the US. German carmakers drive double track The German car makers Mercedes Benz, BMW and Volkswagen are following a dual strategy. Both are fine-tuning the technology of the petrol and diesel engine while at the same time working on plug-in electric cars. Mercedes has announced an electric drive version of the Smart minicar powered by lithium-ion batteries for 2012. Some 100 electric Smarts are currently being tested as fleet cars in London. At the same time it has announced small-scale production of a fuel-cell version of the B-Class in 2010. Mercedes claims that the next generation fuel cell drive is capable of cold-start at temperatures below minus 25 degrees Celsius (minus 13 degrees Fahrenheit) and has a significantly higher range of 400 kilometers (249 miles). The B-Class F-Cell is to sell at a price similar to the petrol model with a price range of between 21,800 and 28,000 euros. Electric plugs-ins are the future, says VW chief VW CEO Martin Winterkorn recently told Germany's mass-circulation Bild tabloid: "There is no way past diesel and petrol cars over the next few years but the future belongs to the plug-in electric car." Fuel consumption of new Volkswagens, BMWs and Audis has been reduced by between 10 and 15 percent with weight-reduction measures, engine management systems and start-stop technology. The Blue Motion diesels have emission figures similar to petrol cars combined with hybrid technology. The VW Polo Blue Motion for instance has a carbon dioxide emission figure of only 99 grams per kilometer. Winterkorn says he wants to bring fuel consumption of the Golf down to between three and four liters per 100 kilometers (58 to 78 miles per gallon). Nissan meanwhile is starting a global offensive for an electric car market. It has announced that it will build a range of electric cars in the "near future." Nissan, owned by Renault, is reportedly planning a $1 billion budget on the electric car segment with an electric car planned for California in 2010 with a range of more than 100 kilometers. Electric cars require new infrastructure BMW's former head of research Burkhard Goeschel does not see the end of the combustion engine just yet although there will be more electric vehicles on the road soon. Goeschel dampened the euphoria over electric cars. "The infra-structure for loading the energy is an issue that will have to be addressed. It starts with small things like an electric plug in the underground parking garage." San Francisco meanwhile could move ahead to become one of the world's first cities with electric cars on the road in huge numbers. It is currently working on plans for building a network of charging and battery-exchange stations throughout the city. http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3438078,00.html

Amha, pour Honda c'est un bien meilleur modèle économique que leur campagne en cours en F1. Il y a déjà je ne sais plus quelle star parmi les heureux leaseurs de FCX. Bref, ce sont des dépenses de relations publiques.

Depuis que je m'intéresse aux bagnoles, ça n'a jamais autant frétillé technologiquement que maintenant. Il n'en sortira peut-être rien, mais il comence à y avoir beaucoup de capital investi dans la voiture électrique: http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds…afx5137899.html Thomson Financial News Daimler CEO says co plans to produce first electric car in 2010 06.20.08, 10:28 AM ET STUTTGART (Thomson Financial) - Daimler AG. chief executive Dieter Zetsche said the company wants to produce the first electric car in 2010, with both small car unit Smart brand and luxury Mercedes-Benz launching their own models by that year. In a pre-release of Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung's Saturday edition, Zetsche said the price will depend on whether the electric batteries will be sold together with the car or whether the batteries would be leased out. General Motors Corp (nyse: GM - news - people ) president Rick Wagoner has said the company plans to launch an electric car in 2010, called the Chevrolet 'Volt' with a price of around $30,000. marilyn.gerlach@thomsonreuters.com mog/vlb http://uk.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumer…T27593220080617 TOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Motors Corp (7211.T: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday it will consider a tie-up with France's PSA Peugeot Citroen (PEUP.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) in the development and production of power trains used for electric vehicles. The two automakers are examining various forms of collaboration, including the possibility of Mitsubishi Motors supplying batteries, motors and other power trains to Peugeot. They plan to complete their feasibility studies by the end of December, said Mitsubishi Motors spokesman Fumio Nishizaki. "PSA can also provide us with their know-how of electric vehicles, so it really is a win-win deal for both of us," said Nishizaki. An alliance between the Japanese and French group would be the first of its kind, but could inspire similar tie-ups as automakers try to develop environmentally friendly vehicles due to global pressure to fight pollution and global warming. There is growing momentum for electric cars to become mainstream vehicles as consumers try to economise on fuel amid record-high oil prices. MMC has been at the forefront of the movement and is planning to commercialise a purely electric vehicle by 2010. MMC and Peugeot are planning a joint venture in Russia to produce cars from 2011, and have an operational tie-up under which Mitsubishi Motors builds 4X4 vehicles such as the C-Crosser and Peugeot 4007. Shares of Mitsubishi Motors closed down 1.5 percent at 202 yen ahead of the announcement. (Reporting by Mariko Katsumura; editing by Sophie Hardach) http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3415731,00.html Auto Industry | 16.06.2008 VW Chairman: Future Belongs to Electric Cars In future, drivers will plug in instead of tank up, says Winterkorn Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: In future, drivers will plug in instead of tank up, says Winterkorn With the high cost of fuel and increased pressure to be environmentally friendly, the future of the auto industry belongs to electric cars, VW chairman Martin Winterkorn told the Bild newspaper on Monday, June 16. "In the next few years, we are not going to do without gasoline and diesel motors, but the future belongs to the electric car," the head of Volkswagen said in an interview with the mass-market paper. "My goal is to produce a Golf (automobile) which consumes between three and four liters per 100 kilometers," he added. Currently, the most fuel-efficient version of VW's popular compact car consumes 4.3 liters (54.7 miles per gallon). Electric or hybrid electric/gasoline motors have been criticized in the past, but now look set to power a new generation of vehicles. Volkswagen, Europe's biggest car maker, has agreed to cooperate with the Japanese group Sanyo in the production of lithium-ion batteries. Winterkorn told Bild that German car makers, which produce many large, gas-guzzling vehicles, could reach the carbon dioxide emissions target of 120 grams per kilometer by 2015. EU wants 2012 deadline Last week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced their joint support for the European Commission's goal of cutting average CO2 emissions to 120 grams by a deadline of 2012. The deal includes flexible transitional provisions to make it easier for car manufacturers to adapt to the new emissions limit. VW CEO at the Beijing Auto ShowBildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Winterkorn poses with the new Volkswagen Lavida during its world premiere at the Beijing Auto Show in April 2008 Winterkorn said he was happy with Merkel's work during the negotiations, but was critical of the overall political debate on climate protection. "The German auto industry is suffering from the unclear specifications in the political sphere," he said. "People don't know what to expect, whether they will be asked to pay more or less car tax in future. That makes drivers very uncertain." Consumer decisions important The VW executive said that uncertainty was leading many German consumers to put off any decision about purchasing a new car. "That's reflected in the fact that the average age of cars on the road in Germany is nine years," Winterkorn said. "That's bad for the whole sector, and for the environment. If the cars on our roads were just one year younger, that alone would save 800 million liters of fuel." DW staff (dc) http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/Doc…40&fid=1725 Better Place partner Nissan mulls own electric car project Better Place itself also seeks to operate in Japan. Dubi Ben-Gedalyahu 18 Jun 08 18:54 Japanese car maker Nissan is examining ways of setting up a charging infrastructure for an electric car in Japan. The company is looking for business models that will help it overcome the problems of marketing electric cars. Nissan will supply the electric vehicles and batteries for the Israeli "Better Place" project, but it is carrying out its current market research independently, with no connection to the Israeli company. Reports in the Japanese press say that Nissan has begun the project in collaboration with the University of Tokyo and commercial companies. The project will involve dozens of Japanese companies, from battery manufacturers to real estate and infrastructure companies. It aim is to overcome the problems that currently prevent widespread use of electric vehicles. Among these problems are the cost of the batteries, which is almost as high as that of the vehicle itself, and setting up infrastructure for fast battery charging. Nissan will also examine the possibility of leasing out the batteries separately from the cars to make the cars cheaper to buy. The leasing model is a key component of Better Place's plan. Japan is one of the countries in which Better Place is trying to implement its business model, and Nissan's independent project, if it comes to fruition, will compete with it in the future. Nissan is also participating alongside Subaru and Mitsubishi in a Japanese government project sponsored by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to promote electric vehicles in Japan. The project includes field trials for charging stations, examination of new models for insurance, and finding ways of promoting the idea in the media. However, the planning stage of the government project is scheduled to take until 2015, while Nissan has committed to putting electric cars on the road this year. Mitsubishi has also announced that, next year, it will launch a compact electric car that it is developing. Senior Mitsubishi managers said however that the car would initially be offered only to vehicle fleets and under operating leases. Towards 2010 the cars will also be offered to private customers, still under operating leases, with ownership being retained by the company. Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes.co.il - on June 18, 2008 © Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd. 2008 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1213207992…=googlenews_wsj Newer Lithium Batteries Improve Electric Car Range By EDWARD TAYLOR June 12, 2008 10:34 a.m. Advances in lithium-ion battery technology will boost the range of electric vehicles to 400 kilometers (248 miles) by 2015, the head of research and development at Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday. Mitsuhiko Yamashita, Nissan's executive vice president for research and development, said advances in lithium-ion battery technology will dramatically boost the operating range of electric vehicles, potentially broadening their appeal. The breakthrough will come with so-called fourth-generation lithium-ion batteries that will be ready by 2015, he said. The current generation of lithium-ion batteries have a more limited range, confining the use of electric vehicles to mainly urban commute distances of under 100 kilometers. Speaking to reporters in Paris, Mr. Yamashita said the range of electric vehicles will be extended gradually with advances in battery technology. Second-generation lithium-ion batteries, available in 2010, will extend the range of electric cars to about 170 kilometers on one charge, and third-generation vehicles, ready in 2012, should give electric vehicles a range of between 290 and 300 kilometers, Mr. Yamashita said. Mr. Yamashita said key factors, such as the duration it takes to charge the new batteries would determine how widely they are used in electric vehicles. Nissan is planning to launch electric cars in the U.S. and Japan in 2010, and globally in 2012. In May, Nissan announced a joint venture with NEC to mass produce lithium-ion batteries. Production is set to start in 2009 with an initial capacity of about 13,000 units annually, a spokesman for Nissan said. Running at full capacity, Nissan hopes to raise production to about 65,000 units annually, but couldn't say when full production capacity is set to be reached. Write to Edward Taylor at edward.taylor@wsj.com Il y a même le gars des aspirateurs Dyson qui s'y met: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/g…ars-852023.html Dyson working on new generation of fast, green cars The design guru has seen the future of transport, he tells Martin Hickman: solar-powered electric vehicles Sunday, 22 June 2008 Britain's most famous inventor, Sir James Dyson, is working on a project that could lead to the creation of a fast, green car. Engineers at his research laboratory in Wiltshire are developing a powerful lightweight motor that could enable electric cars to zoom along for hundreds of miles without causing pollution. Solar panels on their roofs or in garages would charge them with renewable energy. In an interview with The Independent on Sunday, the scientist forecast that electric cars would be "the future" of transport, and predicted they could outnumber petrol vehicles in as little as 10 years' time. "They're quiet and they're pollution free," enthused Sir James, whose bagless vacuum cleaner cemented his reputation as an innovative risk-taker and earned him an estimated £700m fortune. The 61-year-old inventor also expressed his belief that the cars could overcome their current drawbacks – their short range and slow speed. "An electric car doesn't go far enough. It could do. Electric motors can do that," he said, adding that there were "fantastic opportunities" to make electric vehicles lighter. "At the moment, electric cars are seen as city cars and to go 30mph is quite enough, but in the future that will change. An electric motor can go to very high speeds." At present, electric cars are powered by a motor charged from a normal socket connected to the national grid. "Most of the time a car isn't being used," said Sir James, "so a photo voltaic [solar] charge over a long period of time is an absolutely suitable way of charging a car." Although probably several years off, the prospect of a Dyson car was welcomed by green groups, who believe climate change and diminishing oil resources will force drivers to wean themselves off fossil fuel in the near future. Petrol has jumped in price by 22 per cent to £1.18 a litre in a year, pushing the cost of filling a saloon car to £70. By contrast, Britain's best-selling electric car, the G-Wiz, costs only 1p a mile to run – and is exempt from road tax, many parking fees and the London congestion charge. Carmakers are pouring millions of pounds into developing electric and hybrid cars, believing a long-term shift towards sustainable transport is taking place. Sales of gas-guzzling 4x4s and luxury marques fell in the UK in May. Last week, General Motors announced plans to sell the "plug in and go" Chevy Volt by 2010. BMW, Mercedes, Volkswagen and Honda plan rivals. As one of Britain's best-known businessmen, Sir James employs a research team of 400 at a modern glass HQ in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, and manufactures his products in Malaysia. Sir James said he was "excited" by his firm's extra-strong digital motors, which are half the weight of normal motors. With the aid of a microchip, his patented Dyson Digital Motor (DDM) turns 10,000 times a minute – five times faster than that of a Formula One car. He has put the motor into two vacuum cleaners and in the Airblade, the speedy hand-drier he launched two years ago. He believes the DDM – and its successors – could have far greater applications, notably in the electric car. Sources said Sir James would probably want to team up with existing carmakers to develop a new electric vehicle rather than try to make one from scratch. The environmental pressure group Friends of the Earth welcomed the involvement of Sir James, who has injected colour, fun and style into industrial design. "Electric cars that run on electricity generated by renewable energy produce zero carbon emissions," said transport campaigner Richard Dyer. "These cars will be crucial to reducing transport's impact on climate change and should be introduced widely as soon as possible." Steve Fowler, editor of What Car, was more cautious. "Dyson certainly has a history of producing innovative electrical products," he said, "but there's a fair difference between producing electric motors for vacuum cleaners or washing machines and cars." Mr Fowler added that Sir James would have more success if the finished product bore the stamp of his "trademark innovation and design": "The last time a home electricals manufacturer got involved with vehicle manufacture was when Hoover manufactured the Sinclair C5 electric tricycle in 1985." Plug it in and fill it up: the joys of a G-Wiz The school run, weekly shop, daily commute, late-night taxi alternative… owning a car in the city is an expensive business – to say nothing of the added cost to the environment. Look around central London these days and you'll see a tiny little roller skate of a car parked on almost every street. The G-Wiz, with its green and economic credentials, is here to stay. My G-Wiz can accommodate me, my husband and two children. With the back seat folded down, it's possible to fit in a week's groceries. It is immune to the £8 daily congestion charge, and costs mere pennies to "fill up". In these taxing times, being able to cruise past the petrol stations is fantastic. The G-Wiz runs on electricity: just plug one end of a cable into any old domestic three-pin socket, and the other into the car where a petrol cap would usually be. Voilà! It's a curious experience, driving an electric car. For one thing, it's silent, so watch out for careless jaywalkers. It's a tiny machine, able to squeeze through gaps in traffic. And instead of gears, there's F for forward, R for reverse and B for boost, if you're at the lights with someone nudging your rear bumper. But there are limitations. It takes eight hours to fully charge the battery, which then lasts for 40 miles – jaunts out of the capital are out the question. The rear seats only sensibly fits small children – adults would struggle to get in. And, for speed freaks out there, I was happy to reach 45mph on an open stretch of road, but that's about it. For buzzing about the urban sprawl with a clean conscience and a full wallet, the G-Wiz is hard to beat. Lisa Markwell

Très beau morceau.

http://www.petitiononline.com/STOPCB/petition.html

"Tesla Motors' first two transmission suppliers were unable to produce transmissions, in quantity, that could withstand the continuous torque requirements of the electric motor. In December 2007, Tesla Motors announced plans to ship the initial Roadsters with the transmissions locked into second gear to provide 0–60 mph acceleration in 5.7 seconds. The first production car was not delivered with this interim solution; P1 has both transmission gears enabled. According to the plan, the initial transmissions will be swapped out under warranty when the finalized transmission, power electronics module (PEM) and cooling system becomes available." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Roadster

Fusion de "Playmate" et de "Vroum": La plus belle c'est Zabineuh en action. Quand je vois ça, mon coeur fond:

Ah, j'ai un copain qui l'a essayé en Suède il y a quelques semaines. Bon et si vous achetiez une propulsion et que vous sortiez votre grand mère?

La crème des Florida Keys, Jimmy Buffett, Why Don't We Get Drunk And Screw?

Bon, les Fritzl-Priklopil ont connu le début qu'on pouvait leur souhaiter.

Jean-Jacques Goldman, elle a fait un bébé toute seule. Mais est-ce que c'est libéral?

occupé. occupé à. De rien.

Béh non. Il paient 0,75 / l. 0,75 x 159 = 119. Bien pour eux, ils ne paient pas de taxe. Ce qu'ils veulent, c'est des tarifs subventionnés. C'était pas joli cette petite tentative de soutenir la répartition en faveur des Bretons.

Dès qu'ils auront trouvé une boîte de vitesse qui avec. Pour l'instant ils vendent sans (enfin, avec une qui ne va pas et qui ne dure pas). Mais c'est pour bientôt. Promis.

L'acteur a l'air complètement surpris d'être là sous son maquillage et de penser complètement à autre chose.

C'est quand même génial. Une bonne masse des gouvernement subventionnent les produits pétroliers et le reste les surtaxent.

Pas pour les pêcheurs. N'en sommes nous pas au point où il est de fait subventionné pour eux?

J'ai googlé et pas trouvé mais c'est vrai que ça s'imposait. Pour la peine: le loup garou, godzilla, satan, le diable du tour de France et un couple de ballroom dancing, tout ça pour le prix d'une seule vidéo. Iron Maiden, The Number Of The Beast.

Grande vidéo. Judas Priest, Breaking The Law.

La petit injection d'optimisme qui nous manque tant. Suicidal Tendencies, How Will I Laugh Tomorrow (When I Can't Even Smile Today)? EDIT: oops, pardon pour l'ignoble version acoustique. Voilà voilà, beaucoup mieux comme ça.

Just whistle.

Bienvenue l'abeille. Tu nous amène du miel? Tere tulemast lib.orga http://dict.ibs.ee/translate.cgi?word=welc…anguage=English

Ah oui, la série "pour Lucilio" Michale Kamen et l'orchestre symphonique de San Francisco :

La version essence n'est pas mal non plus (3,3 millions de spectateurs sur youtube):