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Chevrolet Volt plug-in vehicle

General Motors Co.. (GM) begins this week the task of repairing the image of its Chevrolet Volt plug-in vehicle after federal regulators closed their investigation into a battery fire.

Volt is unique among electric vehicles because you have two sources of energy. You have an electric source–a battery–that allows you to drive gas–free for an EPA–estimated 35 miles. And there's also an onboard gas generator that produces electricity so you can go up to a total of 375 additional miles on a full tank of gas4.
"I was actually in control of how much gas I consumed, and it was a powerful feeling," Say's Joe Nocera an automotive journalist, after driving Volt. If you want to drive using only electricity, you can. If you want to drive using electricity and gas, you can do that too. Volt is first for two very good reasons.


GM Chief Executive Officer Dan Akerson and David Strickland, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, are scheduled to testify May. 25 before a panel of the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The panel is probing the response to a June 6 fire in a volt three weeks after the car was crash-tested.
While NHTSA closed its investigation last week and said electric vehicles are no more prone to fires than other autos, Detroit-based GM is left to mend the Volt brand's reputation and sellers of other electric cars may face additional hurdles in boosting sales, an auto analyst said yesterday.
"It's not unlike a story that's written that says somebody has committed a murder, and the next day they say, 'Oh they did not, sorry,'" said Alan Baum, principal of Baum & Associates, an automobile-industry analysis company in West Bloomfield, Michigan, in an interview. "It's been in the news."
The agency's decision to close its investigation "is consistent with the results of our internal testing and assessment," Greg Martin, a spokesman for GM in Washington, said on May. 20th Martin declined further comment yesterday.
NHTSA started investigating the Volt on May. 25, more than five months after the post-crash fire at its test facility in Wisconsin. That fire began after battery coolant leaked in the simulated rollover crash, government and GM investigators found.Volt, LEAF
The blaze and subsequent probe overshadowed the first year of sales for the Volt, a vehicle with batteries and a gasoline engine, and Nissan Motor (7201) Co.'s Leaf, powered only by electricity. The cars are the first electric vehicles sold for the mass market after President Barack Obama set a goal of having 1 million electric vehicles on U.S. roads by 2015th
Toyota Motor Corp.. (7203), whose Prius accounts for half of all hybrid-vehicle sales, will sell a plug-in version this year.
U.S. buyers of electric cars, including the Volt, Leaf and luxury models such as Tesla Motors Inc.. (TSLA) 's Roadster, qualify for a $ 7.500 federal tax credit intended to defer the extra cost of the new technology.Government Bailout
The Treasury Department owns 32 percent of GM's stock, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, following a 2009 government bailout of GM and Chrysler Group LLC.
Still, marketing for GM's other non-electric vehicles will be more difficult because of the issue with the Volt, Baum said.
"This is a road car," Baum said of GM and the Volt. "They want people to look at General Motors positively and not necessarily buy a Volt but buy a Cruze or buy a Malibu. I think they'll spend a lot of money to make that case. "
Consumers, citing price and questions about unproven technology, said they are less likely to be interested in buying a plug-in vehicle, according to a survey released this month by market-research firm Pike Research of Boulder, Colorado.
In a 2009 survey, 48 percent of respondents said they would be "very" or "extremely" interested in buying a plug-in vehicle, Pike Research said. In 2010, 44 percent said they were in those categories, and at the end of December that figure fell to 40 percent.GM Largest Seller
GM said last week it sold 09.03 million vehicles worldwide in 2011, regaining its position as the world's largest seller of automobiles. Led by the Chevrolet brand and sales of the compact Cruze, it reclaimed the title held by Toyota since 2008.
The automaker delivered 7.671 rechargeable Volts in 2011 and 7.997 in the model's first 13 months of sales, missing its 2011 target of 10,000. Nissan sold 9.674 Leaf all-electric cars in the U.S. last year. The sales target was 10,000 to 12.000.
GM said May. 5 it would provide a fix to the Volts it had sold to reduce the risk of a post-crash fire.
NHTSA closed its investigation in less than two months, more quickly than the seven unrelated probes ended in November and December.
"I think the quick resolution and closure on the issue means that the whole fire controversy is probably done before it ever really became an issue to mainstream consumers," Ed Kim, an analyst for industry researcher AutoPacific Inc.. in Tustin, California, said in an e-mail. "GM came up with a fix quickly, and fix the NHTSA gave its blessing equally quickly."

 f you can drive, you can drive a Volt. Instead of turning a key, you push a blue button. Rather than looking at dials and needles, you check two interactive LCD screens for feedback based on your particular driving style.
"One thing I really love about the Volt is the cockpit. You sit in it, and you feel like you just stepped into the future," Says Volt owner Alex Fay. "You've got two really bright screens that give you all sorts of information about your car and your driving." The screens allow you to learn how to get the most out of each charge. For example, suppose you want to go from A to B in the most efficient manner possible. Volt is programmed to respond with a choice of three driving modes. Normal mode enables Volt to drive like a conventional car, only more efficiently. Sport mode gives drivers more aggressive feedback and heightened response. Mountain mode maintains a power reserve for climbing long, steep grades.

Charging for about $1.50 per day on average5

It doesn't get much simpler than that. For less than the cost of a latte, you can fully charge your Volt and drive an EPA–estimated 35 miles gas–free. Choose a standard 120V charging kit that allows you to plug into a conventional electrical outlet and fully charge the battery in about 10 hours, depending on climate. Or opt for an available 240V charging station that reduces your charging time to approximately four hours. Professional installation required. For more information, visit SPX Service Solutions.

Chevrolet Volt info:
    http://www.chevrolet.com/volt-electric-car/#main_LB0

Croatian Center of Renewable Energy Sources (CCRES)

Why Electric Mobility CCRES

CCRES

CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (CCRES)• was founded in 1988 as the non-profit European Association for Renewable Energy that conducts its work independently of political parties, institutions, commercial enterprises and interest groups, • is dedicated to the cause of completely substituting for nuclear and fossil energy through renewable energy, • regards solar energy supply as essential to preserve the natural resources and a prerequisite for a sustainable economy, • acts to change conventional political priorities and common infrastructures in favor of renewable energy, from the local to the international level, • brings together expertise from the fields of politics, economy, science, and culture to promote the entry of solar energy, • provides the opportunity to play a part in the sociocultural movement for renewable energy by joining the association for everyone, • considers full renewable energy supply a momentous and visionary goal - the challenge of the century to humanity. CCRES. Željko Serdar. Head of association. solarserdar@gmail.com

A typical day CCRES

CCRES

CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (CCRES)• was founded in 1988 as the non-profit European Association for Renewable Energy that conducts its work independently of political parties, institutions, commercial enterprises and interest groups, • is dedicated to the cause of completely substituting for nuclear and fossil energy through renewable energy, • regards solar energy supply as essential to preserve the natural resources and a prerequisite for a sustainable economy, • acts to change conventional political priorities and common infrastructures in favor of renewable energy, from the local to the international level, • brings together expertise from the fields of politics, economy, science, and culture to promote the entry of solar energy, • provides the opportunity to play a part in the sociocultural movement for renewable energy by joining the association for everyone, • considers full renewable energy supply a momentous and visionary goal - the challenge of the century to humanity. CCRES. Željko Serdar. Head of association. solarserdar@gmail.com

Care for environment CCRES

CCRES

CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (CCRES)• was founded in 1988 as the non-profit European Association for Renewable Energy that conducts its work independently of political parties, institutions, commercial enterprises and interest groups, • is dedicated to the cause of completely substituting for nuclear and fossil energy through renewable energy, • regards solar energy supply as essential to preserve the natural resources and a prerequisite for a sustainable economy, • acts to change conventional political priorities and common infrastructures in favor of renewable energy, from the local to the international level, • brings together expertise from the fields of politics, economy, science, and culture to promote the entry of solar energy, • provides the opportunity to play a part in the sociocultural movement for renewable energy by joining the association for everyone, • considers full renewable energy supply a momentous and visionary goal - the challenge of the century to humanity. CCRES. Željko Serdar. Head of association. solarserdar@gmail.com

Quality of life CCRES

CCRES

CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (CCRES)• was founded in 1988 as the non-profit European Association for Renewable Energy that conducts its work independently of political parties, institutions, commercial enterprises and interest groups, • is dedicated to the cause of completely substituting for nuclear and fossil energy through renewable energy, • regards solar energy supply as essential to preserve the natural resources and a prerequisite for a sustainable economy, • acts to change conventional political priorities and common infrastructures in favor of renewable energy, from the local to the international level, • brings together expertise from the fields of politics, economy, science, and culture to promote the entry of solar energy, • provides the opportunity to play a part in the sociocultural movement for renewable energy by joining the association for everyone, • considers full renewable energy supply a momentous and visionary goal - the challenge of the century to humanity. CCRES. Željko Serdar. Head of association. solarserdar@gmail.com

rEVolution CCRES

CCRES

CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (CCRES)• was founded in 1988 as the non-profit European Association for Renewable Energy that conducts its work independently of political parties, institutions, commercial enterprises and interest groups, • is dedicated to the cause of completely substituting for nuclear and fossil energy through renewable energy, • regards solar energy supply as essential to preserve the natural resources and a prerequisite for a sustainable economy, • acts to change conventional political priorities and common infrastructures in favor of renewable energy, from the local to the international level, • brings together expertise from the fields of politics, economy, science, and culture to promote the entry of solar energy, • provides the opportunity to play a part in the sociocultural movement for renewable energy by joining the association for everyone, • considers full renewable energy supply a momentous and visionary goal - the challenge of the century to humanity. CCRES. Željko Serdar. Head of association. solarserdar@gmail.com

Cost saving CCRES

CCRES

CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (CCRES)• was founded in 1988 as the non-profit European Association for Renewable Energy that conducts its work independently of political parties, institutions, commercial enterprises and interest groups, • is dedicated to the cause of completely substituting for nuclear and fossil energy through renewable energy, • regards solar energy supply as essential to preserve the natural resources and a prerequisite for a sustainable economy, • acts to change conventional political priorities and common infrastructures in favor of renewable energy, from the local to the international level, • brings together expertise from the fields of politics, economy, science, and culture to promote the entry of solar energy, • provides the opportunity to play a part in the sociocultural movement for renewable energy by joining the association for everyone, • considers full renewable energy supply a momentous and visionary goal - the challenge of the century to humanity. CCRES. Željko Serdar. Head of association. solarserdar@gmail.com

A new driving experience CCRES

CCRES

CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (CCRES)• was founded in 1988 as the non-profit European Association for Renewable Energy that conducts its work independently of political parties, institutions, commercial enterprises and interest groups, • is dedicated to the cause of completely substituting for nuclear and fossil energy through renewable energy, • regards solar energy supply as essential to preserve the natural resources and a prerequisite for a sustainable economy, • acts to change conventional political priorities and common infrastructures in favor of renewable energy, from the local to the international level, • brings together expertise from the fields of politics, economy, science, and culture to promote the entry of solar energy, • provides the opportunity to play a part in the sociocultural movement for renewable energy by joining the association for everyone, • considers full renewable energy supply a momentous and visionary goal - the challenge of the century to humanity. CCRES. Željko Serdar. Head of association. solarserdar@gmail.com

Electricity optimization CCRES

CCRES

CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (CCRES)• was founded in 1988 as the non-profit European Association for Renewable Energy that conducts its work independently of political parties, institutions, commercial enterprises and interest groups, • is dedicated to the cause of completely substituting for nuclear and fossil energy through renewable energy, • regards solar energy supply as essential to preserve the natural resources and a prerequisite for a sustainable economy, • acts to change conventional political priorities and common infrastructures in favor of renewable energy, from the local to the international level, • brings together expertise from the fields of politics, economy, science, and culture to promote the entry of solar energy, • provides the opportunity to play a part in the sociocultural movement for renewable energy by joining the association for everyone, • considers full renewable energy supply a momentous and visionary goal - the challenge of the century to humanity. CCRES. Željko Serdar. Head of association. solarserdar@gmail.com

Challenges of Electric Vehicle Integration CCRES

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CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES ( CCRES )

CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES ( CCRES )
Name of the organisation: CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
Country of Organisation: Croatia
Status of the Organisation: Non-Governmental Organization
Fields of Action: Ideas and Ideologies
Education
Cultural Production
Media
Cities and Diversity
Brief Description of the Proposed Project:
CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES ( CCRES ) always seeks new ways to benefit our community, and develop the new GREEN economy.
We are now focusing on developing a FORUM for RENEWABLE ENERGY investors, banks, and social lenders to help our community connect with funding new ALTERNATIVE ENERGY initiatives.We want
to make a ALTERNATIVE ENERGY CENTER where people could learn everything about green way of living.This center should give best informations and should offer best projects in this area.
If you are interested in learning more about this forum or if you are interested in participation, please contact us.

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Sponsor
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Renewable energy is energy obtained from natural resources that can be naturally replenished or renewed within a human lifespan, that is, the resource is a sustainable source of energy. Some natural resources, such as moving water, wind and sunshine, are not at risk of depletion from their use for energy production. Biomass, however, is a renewable resource only if its rate of consumption does not exceed its rate of regeneration.
CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES(CCRES)

MAIN GOALS FOR 2011

Much like in the previous years, in 2010 we continued to work on the strengthening of our image and visibility and to cooperate with both individuals and organizations from all tree sectors - civil, business and public.

The project which undoubtedly marked our last years activity was CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES ( CCRES )A long-term goal of the CRECSS project was to achieve sustainable development and environmental protection by increasing the use of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES.

As part of their contribution to the realization of that goal , the CCRES partners provided financial support ,whit their help we manage to organize forums and training for interested renewable energy community.

In addition to that , we organized public presentations and performances at various fairs which were aimed at raising the citizens level of awareness and interest for this field, and we also organized other activities related to the education and the raising of awareness concerning renewable energy sources.

One of CCRES main goals is to create a network and entice cooperation between all parties interested in issues concerning sustainable development, especially in the field of energetics.Therefore, CCRES is always ready to cooperate with all similar and complementary organizations.

We continued our years-long work on blogs and many portals about Renewable Energy.In accordance with the new trends on the internet and with the fast development of social networks, a CCRES fan page was created on Facebook and the number of its fans keeps increasing.

In 2011 we will continue to work on education and raising of awareness concerning Renewable Energy Sources.All materials are permanently available online, on

http://solarserdar.blogspot.com/

http://solarserdar.wordpress.com/

For additional information, you can check out CCRES web page ,

blogs, Facebook fan page,or contact us via e-mail:

solarserdar@gmail.com
solarserdar@yahoo.com

phone or in person.

CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
Željko Serdar
Head of association