Sass Peress' Solar Blog

Chevrolet Spark Most Efficient U.S. Retail Electric Vehicle

sass — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:54:40 +0000

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NEW YORK – The 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV is the industry benchmark in retail electric vehicle efficiency with a combined city/highway EPA estimated range of 82 miles when fully charged and an EPA-estimated combined city/highway 119 MPGe fuel economy…

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Fisker Broke Down on the Road to Electric Cars

sass — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:11:48 +0000

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With technical problems, management turmoil and losses, Fisker offers a cautionary tale of alternative-fuel vehicles and government subsidies for start-up businesses.

Sass Peress‘s insight:

Not all EV car makers will survive…

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Stuff

sass — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:38:00 +0000

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Sass Peress‘s insight:

It might not be street legal…yet isn’t it cool to see EVs being able to do this?

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Germany on the Verge of a Subsidy for Energy Storage : Greentech Media

sass — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:39:30 +0000

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Will cover battery systems connected to photovoltaic installations

Sass Peress‘s insight:

Power is Creation, Management, Storage…and now finally a country is stepping up and supporting the last leg of the cleantech circle..go Germany!

See on www.greentechmedia.com

Fiat Tailors Electric-Car Lease for Range-Anxious Drivers

sass — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:37:54 +0000

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With this summer’s release of the all-electric Fiat 500e in California, the Italian brand is offering a special retail plan that allows customers who buy or lease the car to occasionally swap it out for another gas-engine Chrysler vehicle if they…

Sass Peress‘s insight:

As brilliant as it gets! Bravissima Fiat! Somebody is finally understanding the barriers to EV acquisition and attacking it front and center!

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Rise of the ‘smart car’: an electric vehicle that can power your home by VR-Zone.com

sass — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:18:39 +0000

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Seamless smart phone integration and the ability to power your home are the key features the recently resurrected automaker Detroit-Electric is offering with its new production vehicle the SP:01.

Sass Peress‘s insight:

V2G (vehicle to grid) technology has arrived. Leave it to a hundred year old company to get it to market quicker than much younger electric ones ..

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Detroit Electric: Back and Better than Ever? – Greener Ideal

sass — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 20:35:56 +0000

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Until just recently, electric vehicles were widely regarded as creatures of the future. Like flying cars, rocket-propelled shoes, and robots that do housework—we regularly thought of EVs as things more suited to George Jetson than Fred Flinstone.

Sass Peress‘s insight:

It is the leadership of Don Graunstadt and Albert Lam that has us excited about this most recent company in the electric field. Can’t wait for the August launch!

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Things I Carry: A Smile

sass — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:53:36 +0000

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Here’s a game, a simple one, that you can play right now. Smile! Simply turn your lips upwards… You might think of something pleasant at the same time to make the game easier but it is not

Sass Peress‘s insight:

Acting "as if" may seem dishonest to some, yet it’s a way to help get you to the real thing…

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Plug-in vehicle sales set a new record in March

sass — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:46:25 +0000

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Please don’t tell any of the mainstream media, but US plug-in vehicle sales reached a new all-time high in March. Interestingly, pure EV sales (4750) outnumbered PHEV sales (3080), which

Sass Peress‘s insight:

Look out world…the pure electrics are gaining ground!!!

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Detroit Electric unveils $135,000 sports car

sass — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:20:24 +0000

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Detroit – Resurrected automaker Detroit Electric “put the stake in the ground” Wednesday night with the debut of its first vehicle at new headquarters inside the Fisher Building: an all-electric, carbon fiber and aluminum SP:01 sports car.

Sass Peress‘s insight:

As cool as it gets

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