2) SANYO Energy Corporation – A world leader in the development and production of power sources and commercial secondary battery products, SANYO developed the innovative CADNICA Nickel Cadmium battery in 1964.

3) Battery-Biz Inc

4) G.S.Battery USA – GS Battery is the American subsidiary of GS Yuasa Corporation of Japan, which are formed after the merger of Japan Storage Battery and Yuasa Battery in 2004.

5) GP Batteries USA – GP Batteries International Limited has been listed on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited since 1991. The Group is principally engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of batteries and battery-related products.

6) House of Batteries – House of Batteries is a master distributor and custom battery pack assembler for every major battery manufacturer in every battery chemistry for every electronic application.

7) LG Chemical America – LG Chemical is a leading chemical company in Korea in terms of both size and performance. It is a vertically integrated chemical company that manufactures a wide range of products.

8) Micro Power Electronics – Micro Power have developed more than 1,000 different battery systems, from those using Ni-MH and Ni-Cd batteries to the most advanced Lithium-ion systems and smart battery packs.

9) GS-Melcotec USA

10) Quallion – Quallion was founded to develop and manufacture “QUALity Lithium ION” rechargeable power sources for unique and challenging applications by co-founder, Alfred E. Mann.

Convert Your Own Electric Car

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Hybrid insurance discounts are available to you just for purchasing your fuel-efficient vehicle – and can save you up to 10%!

Major insurance companies know that people who purchase fuel-efficient vehicles are less risky; hybrid insurance discounts are available.

Receiving a 10% hybrid insurance discount leads to significant long-term savings on your auto insurance policies.

Receiving hybrid insurance discounts from major auto insurance providers is a distinct possibility. The Green philosophy has been firmly integrated into all societies planetwide – and that means that governments and insurance providers are being very accommodating.

In fact, almost every insurance provider offers up to a 10% discount on hybrid vehicle policy premiums. You see, the world is becoming less dependent upon fossil fuels; it must. The entire international automotive industry is being revamped to manufacture more fuel-efficient vehicles.

Electric cars and trucks (EVs) and hybrid vehicles are taking over – and they are forming the automotive design basis for the future.

EV and hybrid insurance discounts are in place to encourage the masses to get involved with helping to protect and preserve this planet’s limited natural resources. If they are depleted fully, there will be widespread environmental devastation – not to mention wars, economic collapse and more.

Major insurance company providers know that environmentally responsible people, like those who choose to purchase electric and/or hybrid vehicles, present less financial risks to insure than do their non-eco-friendly counterparts.

Facts about getting discounts on hybrid auto insurance policies:

• In addition to saving up to 10% for your hybrid insurance discount, you can save significantly more on your auto insurance premiums by qualifying for and receiving the following types of discounts:

◦ Safe driver discounts;
◦ Automotive safety feature discounts;
◦ Low mileage discounts;
◦ Senior citizen discounts;
◦ Good student discounts;
◦ Multi-car policy discounts;
◦ Antitheft device discounts;
◦ And more…

• You can receive your hybrid vehicle insurance discount whether you are purchasing or leasing the vehicle.

• Having a strong credit rating will save you even more money on your insurance policies for electric and hybrid vehicles.

• As you would expect, having a excellent driving record will save you significant amounts on your insurance policies as well.

• Always remember that any insurance policy is based primarily upon the value of the vehicle to be insured. So don’t expect to insure a $50,000 dollar hybrid vehicle for less than you would a a $10,000 dollar non-hybrid vehicle.

Final tips for locating and receiving hybrid insurance discounts:

• Take your time and do not rush the process of locating quality automobile insurance for your hybrid vehicle.

• Comparison shop online to receive side-by-side comparison charts of the best rate quotes from major automotive insurers.

• Make sure that you understand the small details of all discounts that you qualify for on your insurance policies. Remember that these discounts are not offered freely; you will most likely have to ask.

Receiving hybrid insurance discounts on your automobile insurance policies is a pleasant, money-saving reward for your environmentally responsible actions.

Helping to save the planet, making less trips to gasoline pumps and saving 10% on your policies for hybrid automotive insurance is definitely a winning combination. Enjoy it!

I found the following interview with Jeff Wilson on Youtube. Based on the view count, no one really knows about the interview. It is a short interview about Wilson’s view on the auto industry in the next 5 years. Jeff Wilson is the author of the book The Manhattan Project of 2009.

From the interview, Wilson gives his view on the 3 up and coming electric car manufacturers. They are Tesla Motors, Fisker Automotive and Phoenix Motorcars. Check out the interview below.

Are the motor companies screwing with us? They made a great electric car which is the GM EV1 and then call them back and destroyed it. Then they started making large gas guzzling SUVs. Now that the market tanked and they are in a hole, they are begging for the government for a bailout. Should we bail them out?

The electric vehicle for the masses i.e. the EV1 is a great idea. Many people like a clean and zero emission car. It’s a conspiracy theory why the EV1 was taken off the street and sent to the junk yard. Was it pressure from the oil companies? Was there a big brother behind the whole fiasco? We can only guess. I hope the big car manufacturers learned their lesson. We can’t depend on fossil fuel and foreign oil forever. We need the plug in electric car now!

Jaguar Land Rover Joins Bail-out Boys – UK automaker entity Jaguar Land Rover is the latest in the line of car manufacturers seeking financial aid to shore up finances, seeking a 1-billion-pound bail-out from the UK government. The company, owned by Tata Motors of India, …

Bail out in the auto industry needed al over the world – The other, more successful story involves the French car manufacturer Renault. Renault, who needed a bailout from the French government in the 1980s of $5.1 billion in today’s money, re-invested this money into the company to help …

Top car manufacturers seek bailout for survival – It’s the $25 billion question looming over congress- one that could affect one of the countries biggest and most important industries. Congressmen, executives, and lobbyists are all scratching their heads, trying to figure out if the …

Bailout should benefit the earth as much as it does car manufacturers – Some environmental groups say their should be strict conditions on any bailout or loan plan thrown the way of the automotive industry, saying it’s time vehicle manufacturers get behind efforts to curb climate change. …

How would the latest electric car development benefits Electric Car enthusiasts in Australia. The recent buzz on the idea of electric car for the masses is the plan from the organization Better Place planning to invest AUD$1 billion to setup Australia own electric car network.

If the idea were to materialized, it would be a great boost for electric car enthusiasts.

We will see more people taking the initiative to initiate DIY electric car conversion project from their home garage.

Better Place vision is to setup mass electric charging station in metropolitan area. The plan is to partner with Nissan / Renault to manufacture the electric vehicle and Better Place with be the battery OEM supplier.

If the demand is high, Nissan / Renault may not have the resources to build enough EVs. Most probably, Better Place may allow electric car enthusiast to retrofit their battery packs on standard gasoline driven cars.

This may also bring down the cost of owning an electric car. It is the chicken and egg scenario. If the electric car infrastructure is in place, more people will use electric vehicle.

If there is a demand, the government and private organization will build more electric car infra. Do you see the cycle now?

Check out the related post on Electric Car In Australia below:

Electric Car Network Down Under – With plans already underway in Denmark and Israel, Agassi has recently partnered with AGL Energy Ltd. and financial advisor Macquarie Capital Group to raise AUD$1 billion for Australia’s own electric car network. …

Australia is Latest Country to Make the Electric Car Choice – A summary of Australia’s decision to embrace the future of the electric car as a matter of state policy, an important step toward substituting electricity for oil, is posted below. The report originated on The Oil Drum and the complete …

Wind Powered Electric Car Charging Stations Available in Australia – electrical-plug-225×300 Wind Powered Electric Car Charging Stations Available in Australia Better Place, a company that builds electric-vehicle networks powered by renewable energy, is partnering with AGL and Macquarie to build …

Car Reviews – The company is also continuing to discuss with its parent Daimler AG the potential of full-electric versions of the ForTwo landing in Australia during 2009, following Daimler chairman Dieter Zetsche’s indication during a visit here in …

As I was surfing the web for more information on electric car conversion guides, I kept reading about Better Place and their plans to set up massive infrastructure for electric cars. I saw a really interesting interview with Shai Aggassi, the founder of Better Place. He really brought up a really interesting points. To make the electric car for the masses work, we need for elements:

1) Commitment from the government

2) Commitment from car manufacturers

3) We need the proper electric vehicle infrastructure

4) We need lots of investment capital

Check out the video of the interview below:

In a nutshell of Shai Aggassi vision, watch the video below.

Here’s an interesting video I found on Youtube. It’s a news report on the Zenn Electric Car in Canada. Apparently the Canadian government does not favor the idea of Canadian owning Electric Vehicle (EV). I wander why… Check out the video.

It’s sad that the maker of the Zenn electric car can’t make it in Canada. I guess what they should do is set up shop in Australia. The people down under are embracing the idea of using electric car for the masses. Good for yer mate…

Check out the related blog post on electric car in Australia:
Australia Building Huge Electric Car Grid: 600000+ Stations By 2012

Hopefully this, or something like it, is coming soon to the US. Watching oil-extortion-based thug countries teeter on the brink of complete collapse has been one of the few bright spots of the global market downturn. …

Australia Building Huge Electric Car Grid: 600000+ Stations By 2012

Sure, it will cut back on our dependence on foreign oil, but in Australia, we get most of our electricity from burning coal! What a bloody cheek calling it zero emission to make it look green. reckless_inoz.

Australia Goes Green: Begins Work On An Electric Car Network

A driver would pull up to a switching station and replace the car’s battery before continuing on their journey, similar to filling up the tank at a petrol station, according to Mr Agassi.

$600M Electric Car Project Hitting Australia

Australia, on the other hand, is the 6th largest country in the world, with over 15 million cars on the road. The electric network will connect Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney, and contain hundreds of charging stations within the cities, …

I have been surfing the web to find some information on Electric Car. Just to stay on the ball on the latest news on the web. I found quote a few DIY home electric car conversion blog post. The following are a few interesting ones:

Electric Car Conversion Gaining Buzz

With high gas prices the idea behind an electric car conversion is to save fuel and lower emissions to zero. Many people presume that the cost or time invested would be too high. Some <a title=”electric car conversion plans” …

About Gas Prices and the “Sub Prime” Problem

So, what is the solution? Go Electric! Convert your car. Buy an electric. Buy a hybrid. Take the train (if possible) Install Solar Panels. Now that gas prices are becoming a problem, solutions are being put into action. …

Launch Prep

No, the car’s not done, but I have enough strapped down and plugged in to try a 60 volt test again! I have to wait until someone else is home for safety reasons, but I went over the wiring about 20 times, tested the low voltage setup, …

Oreva Super Electric Car Going for $2000 in India

This price would make anyone in India think twice about an electric car conversion since the selling price is so affordable. So, far there have been no hints however about the Oreva Super electric car coming to any overseas markets such …

17 Year Old Builds Bradley GT Into Electric Car

There are some electric conversions that are just too interesting to pass up. We’ve talked about a 16 year old who built his own electric truck and the EcoModder co-founder’s $672 electric car, but we’ve yet to look at a car like this …

Comment on A $672 electric car, built by two DIYers by Electric …

What an awesome article I got my own site going on how to convert your own car into a electric hybrid.

My favourite is the 17 year old build a Bradley EV.