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Does anyone else have a problem with adjusting the mirrors? Most of the time, if I try to move the left-hand mirror inwards, the mirror doesn't move but the selection moves to control the RH mirror. Up and down is fine, and occasionally it does what I want. I can't tell if there's some...

Has anyone else had a PM from Michael Mondon? He claims to be representing a group of students from Cranfield University seeking input about users requirements for hybrid sportscars, but the Google Docs site he links to is blocked to me as a potential phishing scam. His message is well...

Camera+ ~ photos by MichaelLindahl Photo of a Tesla pumpkin.

Is there a process for de-stickying threads? If it starts with a user request, can I point out that '45 Minute Charge' in the Model S forum hasn't had a post for nearly 8 months.

A snippet from the TTAC contributor's write-up of the Model S beta factory tour. For those who have strong opinions on the subject, this might be of interest. http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/10/tesla-model-s-customer-blog-beta-under-the-bright-lights/#more-413446 Way to go with the...

http://www.airfuelsynthesis.com/news/32-fuel-from-thin-air-in-teesside.html Demonstration from November 2011, apparently. Until then, this reporter remains sceptical

For comparison, a large airliner, A380 or 747, will do around 3.5 litres per passenger per 100km. This is about 56 passenger miles per US Gallon, or 67 to an Imperial Gallon. http://cafefoundation.org/

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128285.100-ammonia-cleans-up.html Ammonia is a better fuel than Hydrogen, according to the researchers featured. Their system will electrolyse water to produce hydrogen, then combine it with atmospheric nitrogen to produce ammonia. Current...

A section on the BBC's 'Material World' today about a new process for making Li-Ion batteries such that the risk of thermal runaway is reduced. Apparently the electrodes are continuously extruded, which may reduce production costs too. It's a BBC poscast, which means it's available...

Aren't the Alpha tests about validating the computer simulations of crash performance?

Watching the video (sorry, can't find link) of the EV motorbikes on the TT course, and reading about the Quimera in this thread, I was thinking that the limited energy storage capacity of EVs may actually be an advantage. Quimera say "At the race track, at maximum power, the pack has only...

I just thought I'd share this gem from a statement on how to dispose of a redundant RSA SecurID token (http://www.rsa.com/... (PDF)) Does anyone know where the lithium goes?

A thread for EV misinformation and FUD published by those who ought to know better. I'll open up with this post on The Green Car Website. Whilst reporting that the Vauxhall/Opel Ampera will soon be available as a rental car in many European countries, they manage to claim "The Ampera...

Article on the US ARPA-E initiative, co-inciding with the launch of a UK initiative to boost clean energy investment: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/dr-arun-majumdar-americas-green-power-broker-2288117.html

The Electric Power Research Institute has published the attached 'consumer guide to electric vehicles'. It's a very brief intro for those with little or no knowledge, but it seems to be accurate enough in as far as it goes. Other than that it doesn't mention TM at all :eek: Thoughts?

September 2011: http://www.ecovelocity.co.uk/whats-on/ Tesla not mentioned as participating, but low-carbon cars will be available for testing around Battersea power station, apprently.

A comment about range-estimation software being mislead by prolonged changes in elevation (http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/3093-Nissan-Leaf?p=62302#post62302) lead me to thinking about how navigation technology could link in to range estimation software. If I have a route that...

This story (By Lewis Page, although without the trademark heavily-overdone sarcasm) describes new technology for thermal (Coal, nuclear, gas, geothermal, etc) power stations that could increase generator efficiencies by 50%. Correspondingly, Co2/KWh reduces by a third. :-) Although Idon't...

Swedish Designer Bo Zolland (no,really) has come up with the following as a tribute to to 50th anniversary of the e-Type Jag. Story: http://www.egmcartech.com/2011/02/23/swedish-designer-comes-up-with-modern-day-jaguar-e-type/ Without the exhausts I think this would make a fantastic EV...

I've now worked myself up to the position where I may be ready to put down the deposit for the Model S. One thing that holds me back is that the dilemma that accompanies any technological purchase - in a year's time the product will probably be better and cheaper. There are certain...

This (brief) New Scientist article covers the use of compressed air as an energy store for hybrid ICE vehicles. The advantage over a battery is the rate at which energy can be stored when decelerating. http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2011/02/green-machine-hybrid-cars-as-l.html

Moderator's note: These posts were moved from the EV Friendly Businesses thread. Excellent idea. How easy is it to create a Google Maps category for this sort of thing?

I came across this the other day http://www.vehix.com/articles/car-technology/7-cool-tech-features-for-your-next-car It's a list of in-car gadgets, the sort of stuff that is becoming available on luxury and mid range ICE cars. Which would people think ought to be standard on something like...

I have a strong recollection that, at some time in the last 6 months or so, I saw an article describing a new technology for replacing the Rare Earth Elements in PV cells with base metals, thus removing the dependency on Chinese REEs, the environmental impact of obtaining the REEs and most of...

VW are to unveil a 313mpg diesel hybrid at the Qatar motor show, according to the BBC. 2 seats, 2 cylinder 800cc engine, 24g/km CO2 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12281238 Autoblog Green has a 2-litre engine in the same car, and gives the fuel consumption as 260 miles per [US] Gallon...

I've been looking at the total cost of ownership for a number of options for replacing my aging motor. I am interested in cost, low emissions and appearance, in roughly equal measure. I currently have a Peugeot 406 Coupe, converted to run on LPG. I've done 90,000 largely trouble-free miles in...

After a few months of browsing, I thought I'd found something useful to say, so I signed up as a member. I posted my pearl of wisdom, and got a message about needing to to be moderated. I've successfully made a post to another thread, but my original post has not shown up in Infotainment...