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	The World's Fastest Electric Car
		AC Propulsion's tzero roadster is a reason to not give up on the electric vehicle.
		AC Propulsion had made the tzero with lead-acid batteries since 1997, but this year released a revamped version with the kind of lithium-ion batteries used in laptop computers.
		But even if AC Propulsion claims the vehicle has efficiency equivalent to 70 mpg (and zero emissions), the tzero is, to a certain extent, an exercise in automotive fantasy.
	www.you.com.au /news/2204.htm (420 words)

	BOARD MEETING DATE: June 15, 2001 AGENDA NO. 5
		AC Propulsion, Inc. is a California corporation located in San Dimas that designs, develops, and manufactures electric vehicle propulsion systems and builds vehicle prototypes.
		AC Propulsion sells products and conducts R and D programs for companies and research groups around the world in areas such as electric and hybrid electric vehicle development, battery testing, and hybrid power unit development.
		AC Propulsion will build a grid-connected hybrid electric vehicle that will demonstrate the benefits and capabilities of significant battery-only range, bi-directional grid interface, clean onboard power generation capacity used as distributed generation, and remote control of onboard power capacity via wireless communication.
	www.aqmd.gov /hb/2001/01065a.html (1437 words)

	Electric vehicle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For especially large electric vehicles, namely submarines and aircraft carriers, the chemical energy of the diesel-electric can be replaced by a nuclear reactor.
		The nuclear reactor usually provides heat, which drives a steam turbine, which drives a generator, which is then fed to the propulsion.
		The use of fuel cells instead of internal combustion engines can create propulsion systems that are nearly emissions-free (regarding local emissions).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Electric_vehicles (1156 words)

	* AC - (Car): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Rear seat passengers even get their own AC vents at eye level, where they are accessible and of use, built into the car's B-pillars...
		AC Schnitzer engineers gave a further boost to the standard engine of the "S" through optimised compressor ratios and remapping the control unit.
		AC 2 times, I finally bought an aftermarket AC compressor and water pump and never had a problem after that...
	www.bestknows.com /car/ac.html (760 words)

	[Efk87] Supersportsvogn på Li-Ion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The founders of AC Propulsion, based in San Dimas in the suburbs east of Los Angeles, seem to think that the lithium-ion batteries have led them to the holy grail of electric motoring: range and performance in one package.
		AC Propulsion modified the Sportech's bare-bones design with a beefier frame, doors, windows and a roof.
		Vaughn, who described AC Propulsion as "the most legitimate of all electric-auto makers," said that the company faced an uphill battle even with the Tzero's 300-mile range and a promised 190-mile range in a converted Scion xB, a small, boxy four-door wagon that is considerably heavier than the Tzero.
	www.indexdata.dk /pipermail/efk87/2003-September/001032.html (1800 words)

	Induction motor breakdown slip prediction for propulsion traction applications - US Patent 5721479 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		wherein the propulsion system controller includes means for using the measured ambient air temperature and atmospheric air pressure for estimating a plurality of temperatures in the AC traction motor and using the plurality of estimated temperatures to estimate the rotor cage resistance.
		A computer is provided for using the measured ambient air temperature and atmospheric air pressure values for estimating a plurality of temperatures in the AC traction motor and for calculating a plurality of motor torque limits imposed by the plurality of estimated temperatures.
		AC traction motor 14 includes a stator 48 and a rotor 50 having an inlet end 52 and a discharge end 54.
	www.patentstorm.us /patents/5721479.html (3842 words)

	MUKHERJEE and SAMANTA: Ambulatory performance of hand-rim and arm-crank propulsion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The FCS of the AC propelled device is remarkably higher than the HR system, and the magnitude of the physiological variables of the AC propulsion system was significantly lower (p<0.001) in relation to the HR propulsion system, as revealed from the results of t test for two sample means at a significance level p=0.001.
		It can be inferred from the result that the AC propulsion system could be used for long distance rides with a higher speed required for outdoor ambulation and that the HR propulsion system is suitable only for indoor use, because of its excellent maneuverability where short duration low velocity ambulation is required.
		During MWC propulsion, the forward leaning of the trunk during each push stroke is energy wasteful and also results in increase of pressure on caster wheel and rolling resistance which, in turn, increases energy demands (28).
	www.vard.org /jour/01/38/4/mukhe384.htm (4574 words)

	EV World: AC Propulsion Readies TZERO EV For Production
		AC Propulsion isn't the first company, nor will it probably be the last, to eye the two-seat, EV sports car market.
		AC Propulsion recently showed the car to the general public at the Environmentally Friendly Vehicle Expo in Santa Monica, California.
		AC Propulsion hasn't set a firm price for the vehicle but Brooks said it will be in the $80,000 range.
	www.evworld.com /archives/interviews2/brooks.html (1976 words)

	AC Propulsion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		AC Propulsion is a San Dimas, California company founded in 1992 by Alan Cocconi who is currently the company's CEO.
		They produce goods such as electric vehicle drive systems and their top of the line electric sports car, the AC Propulsion tzero.
		They also test prototype electric vehicles such as the "Plug Bug", a Volkswagen Beetle modified to run on electric power.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/AC_Propulsion (155 words)

	CTA \| Chicago Transit Authority - CTA Press Releases
		AC propulsion converts the DC energy in the third (power) rail to alternating current for the traction motors.
		AC propulsion systems are used by transit agencies in New York, Washington, D.C., and Atlanta, among others.
		We have been examining the benefits of AC propulsion for some time now which is why we decided to take a different approach to the purchase of new ‘L’ cars,” explained Kruesi.
	www.transitchicago.com /news/ctaandpress.wu?action=displayarticledetail&articleid=112914 (898 words)

	cooltech.iafrica.com \| tech news Electric car beats Ferrari in 0-100 test
		AC Propulsion, the San Dimas, California company that built the electric car (called the t-zero), have spent four years developing the car.
		AC Propulsion only expects to sell about 100 cars, and mainly to idle Sunset Strip billionaires, but their hope is that major auto manufacturers will adopt their technology at some stage in the near future.
		Co-founder of AC Propulsion, Alan Cocconi, says the true innovation lies in the drivetrain, because it charges the side-mounted batteries making the engine a lot lighter than other electric cars which have a separate charger.
	cooltech.iafrica.com /technews/236670.htm (493 words)

	ac propulsion -- ac propulsion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		AC Propulsion in the US are already working on the tzero; an electric car that can out drag a Ferrari (0-60 in just over 4 seconds), and that weighs over a tonne.
		AC Propulsionís t-zero was recently clocked going zero to 60 miles per hour (mph) in 4.1 seconds, beating the Ferrari 550 Maranello that went zero to 62 mph in 4.3 seconds.
		Propulsion is provided by two (2) of the three (3) turbo-charged propulsion diesel generators installed, driving four (4) AC propulsion motors, two (2) at each end, driving a fixed-pitch propeller...
	www.disacs.com /acpropulsion (3811 words)

	BOARD MEETING DATE: May 10, 1996 AGENDA NO.8
		AC Propulsion of San Dimas has proposed to develop and demonstrate an EV range extender that will enable EVs to be used for long trips.
		AC Propulsion and Alturdyne revised and resubmitted their pre-proposals; Virginia Polytechnic did not resubmit.
		AC Propulsion revised its proposal to develop a bumper-mounted, dual-caster-wheel tubular space frame trailer with suspension and a retractable third wheel for off-vehicle maneuvering and parking.
	www.aqmd.gov /hb/1996/96058a.html (1149 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		AC Propulsion, the more established of the two companies, has retreated to its staple of making and selling electro-drive components.
		AC Propulsion is now looking at buying “gliders,” full vehicles minus the engine and drive train, from a major manufacturer for conversion to electro-drive.
		Both Phoenix and AC Propulsion exhibit and demonstrate their vehicles regularly, and both still believe that success is just around the corner, despite the fact that the weight of public opinion seems to be working against them.
	www.laweekly.com /ink/printme.php?eid=53478 (1451 words)

	EVWatch
		AC Propulsion are currently looking for funding to build the first ten vehicles.
		AC Propulsion also have a prototype grid chargeable hybrid that they are testing.
		There is no indication on the AC propulsion web site about if this grid chargeable hybrid will ever be placed into production or what the cost of this vehicle would be if it were ever built in volume.
	www.evfinder.com /evwatch.htm (3736 words)

	The hunt for compact power (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Yet Navy ships still continued to carry a great deal of propulsion machinery in the form of a prime mover (or two), massive bull gear and pinion sets, plus the shafts needed to deliver all that horsepower back through stern tubes to the propeller blades.
		The Navy recognized the benefits of superconductivity for ship propulsion early on, demonstrating in 1980 a 300-kilowatt superconducting dc homopolar generator and a 400-hp motor aboard the test craft Jupiter II.
		The very popularity of ac motors in industry may be another factor that ultimately draws the Navy into an HTS design.
	www.memagazine.org /backissues/april00/features/hunt/hunt.html (2444 words)

	Forbes.com - Magazine Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Conventional internal combustion engines need to rev to a certain rate before reaching their peak torque, but the tzero's torque peaks instantly, with 183 ft-lbs.
		Ford Motor (nyse: F - news - people) recently announced plans to discontinue the electric version of its Ranger pickup, and hybrids, diesels and hydrogen cars now seem like more viable alternatives to electric cars, whose customers have complained about their golf-cart powerplant noise and limited range.
		Alan Cocconi, founder and president of AC Propulsion, designed and built the controller for General Motors' (nyse: GM - news - people) original electric vehicle concept, the Impact, which the company introduced at the Los Angeles auto show in 1990.
	www.forbes.com /2003/10/21/cx_dl_1021vow_print.html (475 words)

	Electric vehicle propulsion system employing AC induction motor control - Patent 5831409
		An electric vehicle propulsion system having a motor with first and second electrically isolated windings and a system control unit for controlling the motor, wherein the system control unit includes a first power bridge for driving the first windings and a second power bridge for driving the second windings.
		In prior practice, however, electric vehicle propulsion system design consisted largely of matching a motor and controller with a set of vehicle performance goals, such that performance was often sacrificed to permit a practical motor and controller design.
		The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate a presently preferred embodiment of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /5831409.html (3838 words)

	AutoSpeed - The tzero Electric Sports Car - Part 1
		It was originally conceived by AC Propulsion in 1996 as a pathway to bringing a small-volume electric vehicle to market with a business case that could support the higher costs of small volume production.
		As a small company, AC Propulsion cannot subsidize the price of an electric vehicle offering the way the major automakers have.
		AC Propulsion acquired a Sportech, and the rights to the vehicle for EV applications in 1996.
	www.autospeed.com /cms/A_0941/printArticle.html (442 words)

	Electric Motor
		AC Motors and controllers usually have a higher efficiency over a larger operating range.
		At low speeds the efficiencies of the AC Motors is greater than that of the DC Motor.
		AC Propulsion has an emission-monitoring device that has been used to confirm the real world emission reduction benefits of HEVs.
	www.engineering.sdsu.edu /~hev/motor.html (421 words)

	Propulsion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The first thing the project needed was an approximate knowledge of how good the propulsion system needs to be, so that some basic parameters are set to start off with.
		Hybrid propulsion is essentially exactly what the names suggests, it incorporates both solid and liquid elements.
		The propulsions system is not merely limited to the fuels and their reactions.
	www.eng.qmw.ac.uk /MEngProjects/Rocket/Propulsion.htm (270 words)

	Los Angeles Business Journal: Battery power: AC Populsion is doing fine as a small specialty business, but executives ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Cocconi and his team at San Dimas-based AC Propulsion Inc. have been developing and producing small numbers of electric cars for the past seven years.
		For much of that time, AC Propulsion has been making electric motors, as well as a dozen or so high-performance electric cars a year aimed at a few wealthy people who want to make a contribution to cleaning up the environment.
		Five AC Propulsion engineers are part of a team of about 30 people at Volkswagen facilities in Germany, Detroit and Mexico who are developing a line of prototype electric vehicles for the German automaker.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m5072/is_9_21/ai_54205403 (1134 words)

	EV myths and facts
		Fact - AC Propulsion's new electric accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 5 seconds (see the news item below).
		AC Propulsion's New EV Does 0-60 in 5 Seconds 12/19/96,
		San Dimas, Calif. - Electric vehicle (EV) drive system-builder AC Propulsion has announced its new "t-ZERO" electric roadster - a high-performance, two-seat, mid-engined screamer - is clocking five-second 0-60 times.
	www.econogics.com /ev/evfacts.htm (860 words)

	Ac drives Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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	ac.2greatsite5.info /ac-dc-bass-tabs/ac-drives.html (297 words)

	Introduction to ac motors Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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	ac.2greatsite5.info /auto-ac-parts/introduction-to-ac-motors.html (366 words)

	Mechanical Engineering Design, March 2005 -- "Tip-Proofing," Feature Article
		Fully enclosed ac motors can operate in humid and dusty conditions that would doom their open-frame dc counterparts, he explained.
		Without brushes to wear and cast off dust, ac motors are able to run for a longer period of time without needing service.
		As innovations in control and propulsion percolate through the forklift industry, another manufacturer is changing forklift design from the ground up.
	www.memagazine.org /desmar05/tipproof/tipproof.html (1045 words)

	Federal Transit Administration - PMO Lesson Learned References in Guidelines Section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Although this technology was relatively new to the United States, many European railroads had already adopted AC propulsion technology with excellent success.
		After many months of reviewing the benefits and risks associated with AC propulsion, NJ Transit realized the potential advantages, and decided to include the new AC technology in the overhaul specification.
		Once the decision was made to replace the entire propulsion package, NJ Transit saw the opportunity to incorporate dynamic braking into the design.
	www.fta.dot.gov /transit_data_info/reports_publications/publications/project_construction_management_guidelines/11144_11158_ENG_HTML.htm (1080 words)

	Megawatt Motorworks - EV Wins Michelin Challenge Bibendum
		The AC Propulsion tzero electric sports car has set the standard for EV performance since 1997.
		AC Propulsion is a California corporation dedicated to creating electric vehicles that people want to drive.
		AC Propulsion has patented and developed several key technologies for electric vehicles, including Reductive charging – a high-power bi-directional interface between the vehicle and the power grid.
	www.megawattmotorworks.com /display.asp?dismode=article&foobar=67&artid=52 (586 words)

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