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UC Davis studies how consumers react to the newer electric cars ... Davis Electric Cars sells three- and four-wheel models ... While Nissan, Daimler and Mitsubishi are all working on electric cars, many more companies are working to develop plug-in hybrids, which can be charged to run on electricity. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
ESCONDIDO: Converted VW 'kicks gas' Sep 3, 2008
Good said he was inspired by the movie "Who Killed the Electric Car?" The 2006 documentary blamed political influences for keeping electric cars from drivers, even after General Motors released an electric model in the 1990s ... "They had electric cars in the '90s and they could have produced them, but they didn't." ... After spending an additional 900 on the car, 700 for the batteries, and the cost of a bumper sticker that says "Electric cars kick gas," Good finished the job in just three days.... (North County Times)
Five Places to Look for Next Investment Bubble Sep 3, 2008
After oil prices reached records, some of the world's smartest people began looking more seriously at creating cheap and non-polluting electric cars. If they crack it, a few hundred million vehicles will be replaced within a few years. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
China plans 236 mph train, world's fastest... Sep 2, 2008
Evacuated Tube Transport (ETT) A patented technology where travel occurs without air friction or rolling resistance (like ;Space Travel on Earth;); ETT can accomplish 50 times more transportation per kWh than electric cars or trains. ETT is silent, low cost, safe, faster than jets, and is electric. (The Drudge Report)
LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 1, 2008 Sep 2, 2008
I promote all electric cars charged from solar panels, and natural gas cars and planes, and synthetic gasoline. But I can't change people who have the power to get the country to change the policies of oil companies. (North County Times)
So many ads, so many questions Sep 1, 2008
Speaking of electricity, GM's Chevrolet electric car looks pretty cool, but where would all the power for electric cars come from ... A final point: the power-source-to-wheel-efficiency of all electric cars is low. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Kremlin announces that South Ossetia will Aug 30, 2008
It is now time to build nuclear power stations & electric cars, that way we let Russia sell its Oil to China, & we won t be subject to Russian blackmail. I wonder just how long it will be until China goes in & helps all those Chinese living in Siberia become an independent Country. (Times Online)
Spy shots reveal sneak peek at Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid Aug 30, 2008
Electric cars are only good for driving around the city ... One of the first production electric cars was the Fritchle electric car produced in 1905, it had the range of 100 miles. (DVICE)
Election '08: Cirque De Obama Aug 30, 2008
"He also says no to nuclear storage and reprocessing. I couldn't disagree more. I have proposed a plan to build additional nuclear plants. That means new jobs, and that means new energy. "If we want to enable the technologies of tomorrow like plug-in electric cars, we need electricity to plug into," McCain said recently at Michigan's Fermi II nuclear power plant. Obama also proved once again how wrong he is on foreign policy, taxes, the economy and energy. "On Nov. 4," he said, "we must stand up... (Investors Business Daily)
Toyota Cuts 2009 Sales F'cast, Speeds Up Electric Cars Aug 29, 2008
TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp cut its 2009 vehicle sales forecast by nearly 7 percent as high fuel prices hammer demand for large cars and pickup trucks, and said it will speed up the rollout of hybrid and electric cars as their popularity grows ... Rival Nissan Motor Co is aggressively promoting plans to commercialise pure electric cars, though Toyota stressed that such cars, including its own, would be suited only for short-distance travel for the time being given the limitations on battery... (Planet Ark, United States)
Toyota Cuts 2009 Sales Forecast, Reduces European Production as Fuel Gains Aug 29, 2008
Toyota will introduce plug-in hybrids by the end of 2009, ahead of its original schedule of 2010, and will start to mass- produce electric cars in the early 2010s, President said today. The plug-in hybrids, the first available to fleet customers, will use normal electric sockets to recharge. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Democrat's vision will collide with reality Aug 29, 2008
The promise: A short-term rebate of $1,000 per couple to help with rising energy costs; release of up to 70 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and investment of $15 billion a year over the next decade to encourage renewable energy, clean-coal technology and electric cars. In 10 years, we will finally end our dependence on oil from the Middle East, Obama said. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
GM's Volt into the blue Aug 28, 2008
However, electric cars are still the main target ... As the first of what GM calls its E-Flex electric cars, Burns says, the Volt will have a range of barely 60 kilometres and will take six hours to recharge its batteries. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
When gas mileage is not a concern Aug 27, 2008
I was intrigued, is the way LaPlant tells of his discovery of all electric cars ... I started researching and came up with three companies who offered electric cars, he tells ... The phrase models can be misleading when dealing with the major manufacturers of electric cars. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Integrity to make ZAP electric cars in Simpson County Aug 26, 2008
to build electric cars for ZAP, a Santa Rosa, Calif. -based electric car company. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Energy: 'No We Can't — Yet' Aug 26, 2008
The list includes, but is not limited to, the desire for energy independence, the resurgence of electric cars (and the need for more electricity), climate change and the example of France, which gets nearly 80% of its juice from nuclear plants. But there are plenty of ways to slow or stop the nuclear express while seeming to give it a green light. (Investors Business Daily)
Greener cars set to change IC landscape Aug 26, 2008
Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and all-electric cars continue to receive much of the attention. Indeed, market researchers expect the sales figures for HEVs and electric cars to climb steeply ... Nevertheless, in terms of market-share, all-electric cars will play a minor role, the experts agree. (EETimes)
Toronto-Made Zenn Electric Car Lures Fans in California, Is Banned at Home Aug 24, 2008
has no customers in its hometown because the Ontario government has banned low-speed electric cars such as the Zenn from public roads. At least 40 U.S. states, including California and Washington, and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Quebec deem electric cars like the Zenn to be safe as long as they don't exceed their mandated maximum speeds ... The Ontario Ministry of Transportation this month ordered studies of low-speed electric cars to see if they are safe for public roads. (Bloomberg)
Automakers Seek $50B In Loans From Gov't Aug 23, 2008
The loans would provide low-interest credit for up to 30 percent of the cost of retooling facilities to build hybrids, plug-in hybrids, electric cars and other alternatives. Detroit's automakers have struggled this year amid a sluggish economy and consumers shunning large sport utility vehicles and trucks because of high fuel prices. (CBS News)
Who revived the electric car? Aug 23, 2008 Ten Technologically Advanced Green Cars Aug 22, 2008 More of this story Aug 22, 2008 Two sides to the oil debate Aug 22, 2008 Microsoft previews digital TV update Aug 21, 2008 Hyundai Aims to Launch First US Hybrid in 2010 Aug 21, 2008 Hyundai eyes first US hybrid in 2010 Aug 21, 2008 Tower paints The Blairs green Aug 21, 2008 Putting US Energy in the Wrong Place Aug 21, 2008 Army Moves Ahead With Mobile Laser Cannon... Aug 20, 2008 Ga. beaten to the draw again Aug 20, 2008 Self-assembling Polymer Arrays Improve Data Storage Potential Aug 20, 2008 New York Aims To Be The Real Windy City Aug 20, 2008 EDC Board formulates plans Aug 20, 2008 AltCar Expo, One of Nation's Largest Displays of Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Frees Consumers from Gas Guzzlers Aug 20, 2008 Business: Summit: Make renewable energy cheaper Aug 20, 2008 Electric Car Club Growing Fast in Illinois Aug 19, 2008 Gooding & Company Announces $31 Million in Sales from First Evening's Consignments Including $7.92 Million Pebble Beach Record for the 1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Atalante Coupe Aug 18, 2008 Auto dealer clearances steer away from lease options Aug 17, 2008 Zenn and the art of small, electric vehicles Aug 15, 2008 How to live without gas Aug 15, 2008 Newsweek: Are homeowners in denial? Aug 15, 2008 Do-it-yourselfers refuse to wait for electric cars Aug 14, 2008 Study: more options in car buyers' futures Aug 14, 2008 Lake Station going green to save green (16) Aug 14, 2008 Gasoline prices tumble in U.S., California Aug 14, 2008 Nanny State Mileage Rules Aug 14, 2008 Suppliers say U.S. risks losing electric car race Aug 13, 2008 Read the 'News Watch' transcript Aug 12, 2008 President of Iceland Assumes Patronage of Driving Sustainability '08 - Focus This Year: The Coming Electric Vehicle Revolution Aug 12, 2008 LETTERS: NCT, Aug. 11, 2008 Aug 12, 2008 106 mpg creates buzz Aug 12, 2008 Promising Lithium Batteries For Electric Cars Aug 12, 2008 President Bush is not one to talk Aug 12, 2008 * [PLANET POP] Aug 11, 2008 Bears Chill Out as Cairo Zoo Reforms Aug 11, 2008 Electric dirt bikes get charged up for a quieter ride Aug 11, 2008 Playing games; Electric cars; Rush to judgement? Aug 11, 2008 Oil fight could trigger a federal shutdown Aug 10, 2008 Dems vying for Mica's post split over offshore drilling Aug 10, 2008 POINT-COUNTERPOINT: Dont limit ways to help environment Aug 10, 2008 Planting the seed Aug 10, 2008 7 days 7 questions Aug 9, 2008 Dealer first to plug into Augusta Aug 9, 2008 Another View Aug 9, 2008 Comparing McCain, Obama energy plans Aug 9, 2008 Lotus makes electric cars noisier Aug 8, 2008 Nissan to focus on electric cars Aug 8, 2008 Airlines to cut 60 million seats by year end... Aug 8, 2008 Paris' energy plan recognized Aug 8, 2008 Paris' poke at McCain garnered 5 million hits Aug 8, 2008 Nissan sold on electric cars, not hybrids Aug 8, 2008 Enzi stresses energy, health care in Casper visit Aug 8, 2008 $10 million invested in Zap electric cars Aug 8, 2008 LETTER: We should be drilling for oil here and now Aug 7, 2008 Nissan Shows Off Its Electric Car and New Hybrid Aug 7, 2008 Introducing the hybrid you can hear (so it won't run you over) Aug 7, 2008 Mitsubishi to build new battery plant Aug 7, 2008 Tapping the power of sun, wind and water Aug 7, 2008 OBAMA'S OIL ANXIETY Aug 7, 2008 NISSAN unveils new prototype electric car... Aug 7, 2008 What’s Obama afraid of? Aug 7, 2008 Georgia State lands big name in marketing Aug 7, 2008 On Your Mind Aug 7, 2008 Continuereading Aug 7, 2008
Where five electric cars once rolled into VEVA events, some 25 do today ... Club members are constantly battling the perception that electric cars are poky and impractical ... The Detroit and several electric cars owned by club members have become a popular draw at local car shows. (Globe and Mail)
Look out for the 125mph electric car (because you won't hear it) Aug 22, 2008
Duncan Vernon, a road safety campaigner with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, said: "Technology is now out there that can boost running noise of these electric cars and we would encourage its use in all new electric models. The car in action "There are going to be more and more electric cars of different types on our roads in years to come, so we need to be considering these issues now. " Tesla said it would not be installing technology designed to replicate the sound of a car... (Independent)
Electric cars are also getting a makeover. One of the industry's most anticipated debuts is General Motors' (nyse: - - ) stylish , which the company introduced as a concept car last year but says it will build in 2010. (Forbes -- Technology)
NASA research is helping to create lightweight, long-running batteries for electric cars and specialized solar cells to provide energy for alternative forms of transportation. Greenfeld, who currently works at the NASA Safety Center in the Ohio Aerospace Institute in Brook Park, unabashedly admits to having his head in the stars. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Electric cars and trucks make sense only in very limited circumstances, for example, and photovoltaics are not viable except in niches. Remember the 1970s, when many installed solar thermal panels and discovered they didn't function as promised; or the 1980s, when some communities tried switching to compressed natural gas vehicles, but found the payback was much less than expected (or negative. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
Shai Agassi's Project Better Place sees the future in electric cars; shareholder resolutions related to climate change grow; Masdar opens solar plant in Germany; Coskata goes through the ringer; John McCain casts doubt on clean tech; Clean Energy Summit i. EXCLUSIVE BETA CNET is new and improved. (Yahoo News -- Digital and Interactive TV)
The new Hyundai hybrid will join an increasingly crowded field of hybrids and electric cars that major automakers are readying in response to higher gas prices and the sudden premium on fuel efficiency in a US market long dominated by pickup trucks and SUVs. Toyota Motor Corp has scored a sell-out hit with its market-leading Prius and is converting a plant now under construction in Mississippi to build the hybrid. (Planet Ark, United States)
The new Hyundai hybrid will join an increasingly crowded field of hybrids and electric cars that major automakers are readying in response to higher gas prices and the sudden premium on fuel efficiency in a US market long dominated by pickup trucks and SUVs. Toyota has scored a sell-out hit with its market-leading Prius and is converting a plant now under construction in Mississippi to build the hybrid. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
execs say they are trying to drive home the point ; in electric cars ; that green development isn;t just about the buildings ... Last month, two electric cars rolled off trucks and onto duty patrolling The Blairs premises, joining hybrid maintenance trucks and electric-powered security carts ... The electric cars tagged 0CARBON and GREENIT will be perhaps the most visible eco-friendly symbol at The Blairs, but Tower is doing a lot of greening that might not be noticeable to many people. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Instead of squabbling over the nickels and dimes of offshore oil, we need to create a national plan to capture the future of energy: wind, solar, electric cars, next-generation biofuels. And this should be America's priority even among those who don't believe a word Al Gore has ever said about global warming. (Time.com)
Army Moves Ahead With Mobile Laser Cannon. The Army is moving ahead with plans to mount a laser cannon on a massive, 35-ton-plus truck. (The Drudge Report)
Not if you get off that Drill, Drill, Drill kick and focus on electric cars or just staying put for a while. Grow your own food. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
8, 2006) Just about everything that runs on batteries -- flashlights, cell phones, electric cars, missile-guidance systems -- would be improved with a better energy supply. But traditional batteries haven't. (Science Daily)
Former President Bill Clinton laid out a 10-point plan Monday that included expanded research for carbon dioxide storage and accelerating a shift toward plug-in hybrid electric cars. Pickens also presented his plan to develop wind energy to generate 20 percent of the nation's electricity, then use natural gas to power cars until hydrogen or plug-in electric cars become widely available. (CBS News -- 60 minutes II)
He noted that the company is looking to incorporate electric cars at the site and perhaps even short commuting trips. CCCll Businesses Center Coordinator David Waechter said the school will be offering a Green 101 online course for businesses to learn about sustainable practices. (Lenoir News Topic, NC)
Both cities will showcase more than 100 alt-fuel and ultra-efficient vehicles including zero-emission electric cars, hybrids, Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles rated in excess of 100 miles per gallon, and those running on hydrogen fuel cells, natural gas, propane, biodiesel and ethanol. Scooters, Segways, electric motorcycles, bicycles and more will also be on hand. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Former President Bill Clinton laid out a 10-point plan Monday that included expanded research for carbon dioxide storage and accelerating a shift toward plug-in hybrid electric cars. Texas oil baron T. Boone Pickens also presented his plan to develop wind energy to generate 20 percent of the nation's electricity, then use natural gas to power cars until hydrogen or plug-in electric cars become widely available. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
"Hobbyists and people who care about the environment want electric cars for more than one reason," said Lockport resident John Emde, the association's longest-standing member ... And for some, such as Naperville resident Rick Mouche, electric cars can be collectors' items ... "We came to the conclusion a long time ago the car companies weren't going to make electric cars for us, so we set out do it for ourselves," said Lowe, an electric engineer and computer scientist. (Fox News)
Gasoline, steam and electric cars from the turn of the century are all represented within this stellar collection, making it one of the most significant Brass Era collections. The entire collection sold for nearly $2. (PR Newswire)
Truck and SUV manufacturers are especially feeling the woes of high gas prices; smaller vehicles with high fuel economy and electric cars are in greater demand now, he said. General Motors] is moving as quickly as they can to accommodate what the public wants. (Porterville Recorder, CA)
Will smaller electric cars with limited speed and range catch on. The diminutive Zenn is silent and has no emissions, but will small electric cars like this catch on ... "We've had no complaints. Everyone loves their car," said MC Electric Vehicles' Mayeda, who co-wrote Washington's House Bill 1820, which allows electric cars to legally attain speeds of up to 35 mph. (MSNBC -- Environment)
But ZENN Chief Executive Ian Clifford admits that current electric cars are still a "niche product," and that his company has sold just 350 of the current model. The main snag: because of their low speeds, today's electric cars are generally illegal on any street with posted speeds above 35 mph, making them only marginally more useful than a Segway in treacherous suburbia. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
The diminutive Zenn is silent and has no emissions, but will small electric cars with limited speed and range catch on. Multimedia. (MSNBC -- Business)
He said most people who own electric cars also have a gasoline or hybrid vehicle for longer trips. Kennington is president of the EV Club of the South, a group of electric vehicle owners and enthusiasts. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
The study predicts that all-electric, plug-in vehicles will be a reality by 2020, and that the battery technology for electric cars could also change the way vehicles are financed. Executives anticipated that batteries will cost up to 15 percent of the total cost of vehicles in some segments, making those vehicles significantly more expensive than those with traditional engines. (AZCentral -- Business)
Soderquist said the idea to purchase the electric cars came while the city was in the process of purchasing 15 other E-85, or 85 percent ethanol-fueled, vehicles. It was while the city's grant writer was researching the purchase of those vehicles that information on the GEM models was uncovered. (Munster Times, IN)
The Rocky Mountain Institute, a nonprofit group that promotes efficient use of natural resources, was concerned enough to issue a statement today "highlighting the importance of keeping our eye on the ball during this brief reprieve from higher oil prices." The group urged that development of alternatives to traditional internal combustion engines -- such as plug-in hybrids and electric cars -- continue apace. elizabeth. (Yahoo News -- Oil and Gas)
Renault/Nissan is working to develop electric cars. General Motors (nyse: - - ) and Toyota are pushing hard on plug-in hybrids; and General Motors, Honda (nyse: - - ) and others are actively investigating hydrogen-powered and fuel-cell vehicles. (Forbes -- Business)
Mounting losses for the U.S. auto industry threaten investment in cutting-edge battery development, raising the risk U.S. companies will be shut out in the race to produce the most valuable components in electric cars, industry executives say. Executives at U.S. auto parts companies gathered for a forum in Traverse City, Michigan, said the U.S. government needs to provide incentives to support the industry until costs for electric vehicles, including plug-in hybrids, fall far enough to make... (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
You can do limited offshore drilling with strict environmental oversight while creating tax incentives to get Detroit making hybrid and electric cars. That way the offshore drilling carries us until the new technologies kick in, which will then create new jobs and energy. (Fox News)
Better Place, Dong Energy Denmark, and Vattenfall Energy Sweden will share their vision for green energy in transport, and their immediate plans for charging infrastructure for plug-in and electric cars in co-operation with Volvo, Saab and Renault ... "This will benefit not only our environment but also the economy. The Icelanders who will buy electric cars in the coming years can reload them during the night for a few dollars. Compared to the cost of filling up your cars at the petroleum... (Canada Newswire)
I heard one of the Obama economic advisors say their energy plan will include 1 million electric cars by 2015. Think about this so-called "pledge". (North County Times)
(CNN) -- You've heard of hybrids, electric cars and vehicles that can run on vegetable oil. But of all the contenders in the quest to produce the ultimate fuel-efficient car, this could be the first one to let you say, "fill it up with air.". (CNN -- Tech)
All these qualities make it the best candidate to be used in lithium batteries for future electric cars ... The research has also made it possible to understand the processes taking place at the nanometer scale in lithium iron phosphate-based batteries, which may be used in tomorrow's hybrid and electric cars ... 29, 2007) Hybrid electric cars need much better batteries--and A123, a plucky Massachusetts startup, says it's got them. (Science Daily)
One should keep in mind that until electric cars are in common use, automotive energy must come either from oil or biofuels. With these factors in mind, in the interest of lesser dependence on foreign oil, I am inclined to regard offshore drilling as a sensible choice. (NJ.com -- Times)
We can do limited offshore drilling with strict environmental oversight while creating tax incentives to get Detroit making hybrid and electric cars, Hilton simpered, drawing on suggestions from both candidates. Hilton, a tabloid favorite who gained fame from a notorious home-made sex tape, offered to paint the White House pink and threw down the gauntlet to McCain and Obama. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
TOKYO - Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) plans to set up as many as 200 recharging stations for electric cars around the Japanese capital next year, the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday. TEHRAN - Heavy rain and flooding has killed three people and injured 80 in northwest Iran near the border with Turkey, the state broadcaster reported on Thursday. (Planet Ark, United States)
Lithium-ion is the battery of choice for electric cars or motorcycles because it carries a powerful charge. But the advanced batteries can be hard to cool. (USA Today -- Autos)
Playing games; Electric cars; Rush to judgement. - International Herald Tribune. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
-- Tax breaks for electric cars and a monetary prize for the first 100-mile-per-gallon vehicle ... -- $15 billion for research on advanced batteries for electric cars and to help U.S. automakers retool to produce them. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
The focus should be on public transportation, electric cars and biofuels made from algae, not crops grown for food, she said. "I don't see why all public buildings don't have solar power," she said. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
" Which is pretty much what McCain said. More likely, whatever the proposal, the Democrat would come up with a reason why we shouldn't do it. Even hybrid and electric cars "Are dangerous for blind and deaf people". ". Jesse wrote on Jul 17, 2008 10:58 AM:" A real republican wouldn't "propose the construction of 45 new nuclear power plants"A real republican would know that it is not the business of the president or congress to direct private business to do this or that because bureaucrats aren't... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
San Diego's ethanol entrepreneur not letting previous venture's demise stop his quest to create alternative-fuel stations statewide. By Bruce V. Bigelow UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
In her clip teasing John McCain for using her to mock Barack Obama's celebrity status, she says: "Well, why don't we do a hybrid of both candidates' ideas?" Limited off-shore drilling, with environmental safeguards, as manufacturers develop new hybrid and electric cars. It's Kyle MacLachlan, who played Claudius to Ethan Hawkes' Hamlet in a film released in 2000. (BBC News -- UK)
What he has done opens Saturday at 3107 Washington Road, a company called GoGreen Zero Emission Vehicles that sells Chinese-made ZAP electric cars and trucks. Given Augusta's status as the electric vehicle manufacturing capital of the world through E-Z-Go, Club Car and the Tomberlin Group, Mr. Cooper said it felt proper that Augusta should become the first ZAP dealer in Georgia. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Both are willing to drill offshore even though that won't produce more gasoline until long after we all own electric cars. And both want to relieve gas prices by tapping the government's Strategic Petroleum Reserve, despite the fact that there's no emergency and higher prices are the only thing that has been effective at getting Americans to curb consumption of foreign oil. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
The Associated Press Published: August 9, 2008. A comparison of the major energy initiatives proposed by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate John McCain. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Eco-friendly electric cars are to be fitted with artificial engine sounds for fear they are too quiet to be heard by pedestrians. Lotus has developed technology to simulate the noise of a real engine to make the vehicles more audible, to the blind and cyclists in particular. (Telegraph.co.uk)
International Business. YOKOSUKA/JAPAN: Nissan won't be coming out with a model available only as a hybrid, opting instead to focus on electric vehicles for its green strategy, according to a senior executive. (India Times)
No new reactors, no new exploration - what are we gonna plug all the electric cars into. Nobama on August 08, 2008 at 02:15 AM. (The Drudge Report)
"Barack wants to focus on new technologies to cut foreign-oil dependency, and McCain wants offshore drilling. Well, why don't we do a hybrid of both candidates' ideas? "We can do limited offshore drilling with strict environmental oversight, while creating tax incentives to get Detroit making hybrid and electric cars ... What Paris doesn't talk about is that the electricity to power those hybrid and electric cars is going to have to come from somewhere, too. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Hiltons plan included limited offshore drilling, with strict environmental oversight while creating tax incentives to get Detroit making hybrid and electric cars. . (MSNBC -- News)
NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Nissan won't be coming out with a model available only as a hybrid, opting instead to focus on electric vehicles for its green strategy, according to a senior executive. Mitsuhiko Yamashita, Nissan Motor Co. Executive Vice President overseeing research and development, said Nissan will likely pack its hybrid system in a model already available as a conventional gasoline-powered car. (CNNMoney.com)
Other energy solutions include electric cars and wind power. He said electric cars wouldn't work well in Wyoming with the long distances between cities but would work great in urban settings. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
(08-06) 19:44 PDT -- Zap, a Santa Rosa firm that makes electric cars, said an entrepreneur from Dubai has invested $10 million in the Bay Area company at the same time officials in Kentucky are plying it with incentives to move its factory from China to the Bluegrass State - which could repatriate 500 to 1,000 manufacturing jobs ... Zap chief executive Steve Schneider said the cash infusion from Al Yousuf Group will boost production of its three-wheeled Xebra electric cars, which come in two... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Also, it's interesting to see how/why the automakers are also SO against electric cars, they have the technology, but they lose money if they create them. " gringa wrote on Aug 6, 2008 3:55 PM:" Fact: There were 5,000 people who expressed interest in an EV1, but when GM called them back and explained that the car cost $299-plus a month to lease, went between 60 and 80 miles on a full charge, and took between 45 minutes and 15 hours to re-charge, very few would commit to leasing one (not too... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
At a recent press conference in Yokohama, Ghosn's answer to almost every question seemed to mention "emission-free" electric cars. Hybrids, he said, are not as clean. (BusinessWeek)
That familiar growl could soon be heard coming from a far more modest source: beneath the hitherto tranquil bonnets of other manufacturers' electric cars ... Stealthy hybrids and electric cars have come in for criticism from groups representing the blind and partially sighted, concerned that the low hum of the vehicles puts those with imperfect sight at greater risk of being hit on the roads. (Independent)
But the company changed its plans in order to boost production targets to meet rising demand for electric cars amid soaring fuel prices and the growing appeal of environmentally friendly products, the automaker said ... The move is part of a race 00004000 among automakers to develop mass-market electric cars. (India Times)
Also, on Saturday in Anchorage, the Renewable Energy Alaska Project () holds its fourth annual Renewable Energy Fair, which features workshops and demonstrations on biodiesels and electric cars as well as wind, solar and geothermal power. ADVERTISEMENT. (Anchorage Daily News)
Money from the royalties the federal government gets from drilling should be earmarked for accelerating the transition to electric cars and trucks and driving down the real price of clean energy to power them. He just needs to do it before McCain does. (New York Post -- Opinions)
The laminated batteries, jointly developed with electronics giant NEC Corp., pack twice the electric power of conventional nickel-metal hydride batteries currently used in hybrid and electric cars, it said. Nissan aims to start selling an electric car in the United States and Japan in 2010 and the rest of the world in 2012. (The Drudge Report)
DD wrote on Aug 6, 2008 3:20 PM:" ThanksForTheFishes,You're understanding is correct. Oil drilled in the U.S. would be put on the global market at global prices; however, simple economics would indicate that as global oil production goes up, and if the global demand remains somewhat constant, the market oil prices should come down. I think you're overestimating demand (even recognizing the more people globally are becoming high energy users), because it's becoming more clear that globally --... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
On Saturday in Augusta, Mannino will open the state s first retail dealership for ZAP (Zero Air Pollution) electric cars ... ZAP builds primarily three-wheeled electric cars and pickup trucks. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Why do hybrid electric cars have energy-wasting incandescent bulbs instead of LEDs. You are a nation of whiners. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
We can do limited offshore drilling with strict environmental oversight while creating tax incentives to get Detroit making hybrid and electric cars. "That way the offshore drilling carries us until the new technologies kick in, which would then create new jobs and energy independence. Energy crisis solved.". (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
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