It looks like it is all systems go as far as the PHEV is concerned. Green Star Products announced that the final phase of the testing protocols for the Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle were successfully completed, perhaps shooting down all doubts with regards to the reliability of this concept car.

Test result highlights:

• The PHEV easily completed the scheduled 100 mile range test in simulated intra-city driving.
• The vehicle consumed 0.70 gallons of gasoline during its test, which equates to 143 miles per gallon (143 mpg).
• The vehicle also consumed about 75 cents worth of electricity that was used to charge the battery pack the previous night.
• At the end of the run, the battery pack still contained approximately 35% of its original charge. This was further confirmed by several high speed laps around the track at the end of the test. One of the final laps clocked its speed within 4.5 seconds off the track record, which not only confirms its power but also its handling ability on the race track.
• The most impressive statistic of this demonstration was the fact that the backup engine and generator were only a 1.6 kW unit. In fact, for those people who are not acquainted with electric power, this energy equates to the consumption of the average hand-held bathroom hair dryer. In effect, the backup generator can be visualized as equivalent to a bathroom hair dryer. This unique high-efficiency mini hybrid system is part of a patent pending complete package.

Mr. Joseph LaStella, President of Green Star, stated that a 5-page, in-depth article was published on June 4, 2009, by the Times Tribune in Kentucky, where the writer of the article illustrated her personal feelings about her test drive of the electric vehicle.

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Much has been said about the highly anticipated plug-in hybrid vehicle PHEV and it looks like its starting stages are getting off on the right foot. Green Star Products, Inc. today announced that preliminary testing of its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) has been successfully completed at the Corbin Motor Speedway in Kentucky.

This was a preliminary test for the full demonstration event scheduled during the first week of June. However, this preliminary test did produce some impressive on-road efficiency data as follows:

1. The test run was designed to simulate an intra-city driving delivery truck route at the test track.
2. The run consisted of 400 laps for a total of 100 miles.
3. The test included eight 10-minute delivery stops and a short lunch break during the 100-mile run.
4. The test vehicle was driven by 3 drivers and included 2 track test drivers and Brooks Agnew, President of Global Green Cars.

Intra-city driving delivery vehicles are the highest polluters and least energy efficient vehicles in use today on a per mile basis. For example, 85% of the huge U.S. Post Office fleet travels less than 13 miles per day yet consumes 2 to 4 gallons of gasoline per day. This is equivalent to a mileage of 3 to 6 miles per gallon. Compare this to the 100 mile test run of the GSPI plug-in hybrid which demonstrated over 100 miles per gallon at its preliminary test run.

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The PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) will be tested in public in the coming weeks, a demo that will certainly draw a lot of interested bystanders curious about the concept of plug-in hybrid electric cars. The demonstration will take place in Corbin, Kentucky, where the vehicle will be test driven and evaluated by industry representatives. The plug-in hybrid electric vehicle will be driven on a simulated city driving test route. The company expects to demonstrate that during an eight hour delivery day simulation this plug-in hybrid vehicle can exceed 150 miles while exhibiting an efficiency of over 75 mpg (miles per gallon).

Earlier this month, Green Star Products along with its International Consortium partner Global Green Cars had publicly tested its full electric vehicle version at tracks in Utah and Kentucky. Global Green Cars is a U.S. and International Consortium of automobile companies and associated supply companies which includes Green Star Products as an engineering and technology provider.

President Barack Obama’s New Energy For America program calls for deployment of 1 million plug-in hybrid vehicles by 2015, and on March 19, 2009, he announced programs directing $2.4 billion to electric vehicle development.

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Bright Automotive is busy developing their own version of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) that will achieve 100 mpg for the average customer. Also, the name has been finally revealed. The car will be called the IDEA. A concept version of the IDEA will be shown to the public for the first time on April 21, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

“We named our first vehicle the IDEA because of the role it will play in helping revolutionize American transportation and moving the country toward a more secure and sustainable energy future,” said John Waters, CEO and President of Bright Automotive. “We know it is possible to achieve dramatic, breakthrough fuel efficiency and deliver tremendous customer value. This is the compelling idea that drives our company and it is fully captured in our first vehicle.”

Bright Automotive (www.brightautomotive.com) has the most experienced PHEV, hybrid and electric vehicle team in the industry. Waters developed the battery pack for General Motors’ first production electric vehicle, the EV1, and other company executives and engineers have spent years working for major auto manufacturers and suppliers. Bright Automotive will begin high volume production by the end of 2012 – with an annual run rate of 50,000 units. To produce its vehicle, the company plans to create over 5,000 jobs by 2013.

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In an effort to broaden and improve the continuous efforts in the development of electric and hybrid cars, FEV, Inc. has announced that it has commissioned the area’s first full Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Development Center (HEVDC) at its Auburn Hills campus.

The HEVDC was developed over a period of two years, with the final phase, the installation of a dedicated chassis dynamometer for hybrid and electric vehicle testing, which will be completed in March. FEV invested approximately $8 million into development of the HEVDC, which became fully operational with the installation of the vehicle chassis dyno.

The HEVDC, which is the North American part of FEV’s worldwide competence in hybrid & EV, is an evolution of FEV’s extensive development efforts in the areas of hybrid and electric vehicles, and is fully capable of facilitating the development of all propulsion technologies related to tomorrow’s vehicles. Enabling technology includes:

• Hybrid powertrain test cells
• Hybrid/EV transmission test rigs
• Electric Motor test rigs
• Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Chassis Dyno
• Electric Charging Station for PHEVs and EVs

FEV anticipates an increase in staffing to accommodate the activity level of the HEVDC, including the addition of highly specialized engineering and technical personnel.

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One thing about electric vehicles, most of us lack the right education and knowledge to look up to them. The car manufacturers are trying to do that but apparently it is turning out to be more of a marketing gimmick rather than an enriching experience.

However, there will be some people who may come to your aid as far as electric vehicle know-how is concerned. A Florida family is traveling to your hometown this spring to show you that 100 plus miles per gallon is a possibility for cars right now.

Fed up with waiting for carmakers to show a willingness to give citizens of this country the non-polluting, efficient, electric cars that they want, this mom, dad and teenage daughter are embarking on an Electric Vehicle Initiative tour of the state.

They will be showing people throughout the state many types of all electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric cars that exist right now. Their long journey will stop in all the major cities of Florida and start February 21st in Jupiter, FL at the Battery Beach Burnout.

Their plug-in hybrid electric vehicle will be met in cities by other members of The Florida Electric Auto Association, one of the supporting organizations, with their own electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

The purpose of The Electric Vehicle Initiative is to educate the public about the benefits and possibilities of electric and hybrid/electric cars. The family will be meeting with interested individuals, one-on-one, to help them clarify the type of electric car which fits their family. Also, information on converting a gas car to electric will be provided.

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In a move that is expected to bolster the quality and technology of Dongfeng vehicles, Freescale and Dongfeng have come to terms where a joint automotive electronics lab will be established in China aimed at jointly developing silicon, software and system-level solutions to be used in the next generation of Dongfeng Motor’s vehicles for the China and export markets.

The two companies intend to cooperate in developing key automotive applications, including body electronics, powertrain control and hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) technologies. The technical cooperation involves a series of Freescale microcontroller (MCU) platforms, including 32-bit Power Architecture™ MCUs,16-bit S12X and 8-bit S08 devices, as well as analog ICs.

This development and partnership is expected to improve the quality of Dongfeng cars in the market, further bolstering its chances of providing quality manufactured cars.

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