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Converted Plug-In Prius destroyed by fire!

The first known instance of a plug-in hybrid car going up in flames occurred on June 7 in Columbia, South Carolina to a 2008 Prius that had been converted to plug-in capability for the Central Electric Power Cooperative. The conversion was performed with a Hybrids-Plus PHEV15 conversion kit that uses an A123 Systems lithium ion battery pack. The incident is still under investigation by Phoenix, Arizona-based Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation. Initial information indicates the fire may have been triggered by something related to ... Read more →

Engadget posts picture of GEM electric truck on fire Lascelles Linton

Our Engadget buddies have posted a picture of a GEM electric truck on fire. There is really no explanation with the article except "GEM neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV) burning peacefully on the ...

NASA likes it hot, develops new extreme-heatproof processors Jeremy Korzeniewski

NASA has developed a new processor which is capable of sustained use in extremely hot conditions. How hot? Only about 500 degrees... Celsius! While I immediately thought of the extreme overclocking ...

DaimlerChrysler builds first F-Cell fire response vehicle Dane Muldoon

click photo to enlarge The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District has scored a zero-emissions win by operating the Mercedes-Benz F-Cell as a supervisor's vehicle, effectively the first fuel ...

Converted Plug-In Prius destroyed by fire! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The first known instance of a plug-in hybrid car going up in flames occurred on June 7 in Columbia, South Carolina to a 2008 Prius that had been converted to plug-in capability for the Central Electric Power Cooperative. The conversion was performed with a Hybrids-Plus PHEV15 conversion kit that ...

Engadget posts picture of GEM electric truck on fire 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Our Engadget buddies have posted a picture of a GEM electric truck on fire. There is really no explanation with the article except "GEM neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV) burning peacefully on the UC Riverside campus, January 15th, 2008." The post is titled "And you thought that laptop fire ...

NASA likes it hot, develops new extreme-heatproof processors 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

NASA has developed a new processor which is capable of sustained use in extremely hot conditions. How hot? Only about 500 degrees... Celsius! While I immediately thought of the extreme overclocking potential, NASA has more realistic and admirable goals in mind: NASA believes that this breakthrough, ...

DaimlerChrysler builds first F-Cell fire response vehicle 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

click photo to enlarge The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District has scored a zero-emissions win by operating the Mercedes-Benz F-Cell as a supervisor's vehicle, effectively the first fuel cell-powered fire response vehicle. The Fire Service Mercedes-Benz F-Cell features a number of upgrades on the ...


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