Fed loans give efficient vehicles a big push Jun 25, 2009
6 billion to make electric cars and battery packs in Smyrna, Tenn ... The company's first and so far only car - a low-slung roadster that sells for $109,000 - popularized the idea that electric cars could be sexy ... "Clearly, a $100,000 sports car is out of my range - it's out of most people's range," said Sherry Boschert, vice president of Plug In America, an advocacy group for electric cars. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Ayatollah Mocks U.S. Pre-Election Overture Jun 25, 2009
" And yet, he is the one that deceives, and recently he has threatened his opponents seeking a proper election process. Maybe he meant to say that the Iranian nation cannot be deceived or threatened by anyone other than himself by cbsantispin June 24, 2009 10:07 AM PDT The United States needs to move full steam ahead on energy independence, only energy independence will solve Iran and Venezuela. The West needs to master the electric vehicle and none too soon. by shazmispanks2 June 24, 2009 10:24... (CBS News -- World)
Are Batteries in Electric Cars Safe? Jun 25, 2009
Are Batteries in Electric Cars Safe ... Are Batteries in Electric Cars Safe ... Subaru, a unit of Japan's Fuji Heavy Industries (), plans to sell 170 of its $48,000 plug-in Stella electric cars this year. (BusinessWeek)
Obama urges passage of "historic" climate change bill Jun 24, 2009
Nearly $8 billion in Energy Department loans were announced to help automakers retool plants so they can build more fuel efficient vehicles, including electric cars and autos with improved gasoline engines. In pushing companies to reduce their carbon emissions, the climate change bill would encourage the use of alternative energy such as solar and wind, while promoting technologies to capture and store emissions from coal-burning plants. (Scientific American)
Hybrid Vehicles That Are Even More Efficient Jun 24, 2009
16, 2008) Researchers are helping to develop new rechargeable batteries that could improve hybrid electric cars in the future. For hybrid cars, new materials are crucial to make the batteries lighter, safer. (Science Daily)
Asia Challenges the U.S. for Green Tech Supremacy Jun 24, 2009
China is emerging as a leader in electric cars, solar power and wind power. Korea is not yet known for anything environmentally friendly, but that is about to change. (Time.com)
Jump start for electric car trial Jun 24, 2009
A UK-wide trial of low carbon and electric cars has been launched ... David Bott, the board's director of innovation programmes, told the BBC that electric cars were now coming of age ... "Electric cars are now credible. We're looking at cars with a range of 150 miles and decent speed. "We're putting a variety of cars and systems on the road to see how they work for real. (BBC News -- Science)
Nissan Plans to Make Electric Vehicles at Tennessee Plant, CEO Ghosn Says Jun 23, 2009
Nissan Plans to Make Electric Cars at Tennessee Plant (Update1) - Bloomberg ... Nissan Plans to Make Electric Cars at Tennessee Plant (Update1) ... June 23 (Bloomberg) -- Nissan Motor Co., Japans third- largest automaker, plans to build electric cars at its plant in Tennessee to meet demand for fuel-efficient vehicles spurred by government incentives and tightening pollution rules. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
On Your Mind Jun 22, 2009
How about the electric cars people loved and they repossessed all of them and destroyed them. The technology is out there but it leaves out all the greedy companies that wouldn t be needed anymore to service your car. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Japanese Stocks Gain, Led by Breweries, Carmakers; Inpex Declines on Crude Jun 22, 2009
June 22 (Bloomberg) -- advanced, led by breweries and carmakers after Credit Suisse Group AG raised its rating on the nations beverage industry and a newspaper said will build a U.S. factory to make electric cars. surged 18 percent after Credit Suisse lifted its rating to outperform, while Kirin Holdings Co. rose 1. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Asian Stocks Rise on Economic Growth Optimism; Nissan Motor, ICBC Advance Jun 22, 2009
Asian Stocks Rise on Growth Optimism; Nissan Motor, ICBC Gain - Bloomberg. Updated: New York, Jun 22 04:21 London, Jun 22 09:21 Tokyo, Jun 22 17:21. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Detroit Electric To Make Cars In China Jun 21, 2009
SHANGHAI -- Chinese automaker Dongfeng Motor Corp. and a Dutch-based company plan to cooperate in developing and making electric cars, the companies said Friday, as China pushes to expand use of alternative energy vehicles ... Other carmakers are racing to produce fully electric cars ... He said bought the rights to the company's name -- Detroit Electric produced electric cars in the U.S. in the early 1900s -- because "We share the same vision.". (Click2Houston, TX)
Electric Car and North American Ene... Jun 21, 2009
What are the impacts that a flood of electric cars might have on the North American power grid ... Thousands of Electric Cars Plugged In ... There is actually very little research into the long-term effects of a sudden increase in electric cars on the road. (Suite101.com)
Jobs for the Future: The Automotive Industry Jun 20, 2009
Faced with incredible pressure to reduce dependence on gas and reduce emissions, most car producers are now on a fast track to offer electric cars and hybrids. Large car manufacturers including Ford, Toyota and GM either already have electric cars in stock, or plan to add them in the next two years ... "Alternative fuel vehicles open up a whole new area of automotive jobs. For those graduates who have had the proper training in hybrid engine maintenance, electric cars can offer great career... (Chronicle Newspapers, VA)
Charging ahead Jun 20, 2009
" But skeptics could rightfully say they've been here before. In the mid-1990s, the major carmakers in Detroit and Japan began spitting out prototypes for electric vehicles, including the Chevrolet EV1. Hyped as the wave of the future, these cars attained a passionate following in Hollywood and other green circles around California. Ten years later, the cars were nowhere in sight. In 2003, the California Air Resources Board rescinded its Zero-Emissions Vehicles mandate, which required carmakers... (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Japanese Stock Indexes Rise, Led by Banks on Valuations; GS Yuasa Plunges Jun 19, 2009
GS Yuasa Corp. and , which supply parts for hybrid and electric cars, tumbled at least 7. 5 percent. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
* GM prepares for US$130-per-barrel oil Jun 19, 2009
STRUCTURAL CHANGES:: The company said that as the economy recovers and demand for oil increases, it would focus instead on electric cars and biofuels AFP, DETROIT, MICHIGAN, AND SINGAPORE Friday, Jun 19, 2009, Page 10 ... General Motors (GM) is preparing for oil prices as high as US$130 dollars a barrel once the world economy recovers and will develop more electric cars and biofuels, GMs top executive said on Wednesday ... For GM to be competitive, the company had to look at multiple paths... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Jeff Sachs On Carbon Trading Jun 19, 2009
Electric Cars Vs. GM Better Place's Mike Granoff on the dwindling demand for gas cars. Jolie: Most Powerful Celebrity Angelina Jolie's fame goes unchallenged, even by Oprah. (Forbes -- Business)
Dems May Fall Into VAT To Pay For Health Plan Jun 19, 2009
Green technology in China takes in more than wind turbines, solar cells and electric cars. It includes advanced tech that rids the country's air, water and soil of harmful pollutants. (Investors Business Daily)
Japan Stocks: DA Office, Fujikura, KNT, Laox, Mitsubishi Motors, Nittetsu Jun 18, 2009
(6508 JT), which supplies parts for Mitsubishi Motorss electric cars, climbed 6. 2 percent to 613 yen, the highest since July 1997. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Hey, Green Spender: Top 100 Eco-Barons Jun 17, 2009
According to the Times, Buffett, who runs the Berkshire Hathaway investment firm, has poured $230 million into BYD, a Hong Kong company that makes batteries for electric cars ... Sergey Brin (U.S.; electric cars, renewable energy). (Scientific American)
Hybrids, electric cars create big opportunities for tire industry Jun 16, 2009
The electric revolution in the auto industry - whether it's hybrids or plug-ins - is creating opportunity for a lot more than just battery and power electronics makers. Consider what's happening in the tire industry. (USA Today -- Money)
Horizon's Fuel Cells Power the World's First Affordable Hydrogen Car Jun 16, 2009
"Many people lost track of the fact that fuel cell cars are electric cars, since fuel cells store and deliver electrical energy, just like batteries - only with significantly more storable energy per unit of weight. Batteries and ultra capacitors on the other hand, offer more power per unit of weight, but less storable energy," said Taras Wankewycz, one of Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies' founders. "Technologies have evolved, but more importantly, Riversimple brought them together as one system,... (PR Newswire)
Click to read:Tesla Motors CEO: Gas Should Be $10/Gallon Jun 16, 2009
Ob course, it could be that---in comparison---that makes the electric cars look pretty affordable to the public ... Of course the CEO of a company that manufactures electric cars wants gas to be $10 a gallon ... The reason he wants gasoline to cost $10 a gallon is because it will make his product (electric cars) more inviting and economical to the car buying public. (CBS News)
Needed: 100 New Nuclear Power Plants in 20 Years Jun 16, 2009
The project would focus on seven grand challenges: plug-in electric cars and trucks, carbon capture from coal plants, making solar power cost competitive, recycling used nuclear fuel, advanced biofuels from crops we don t eat, green buildings, and finally, fusion. Today I am in Oak Ridge to propose that the United States build 100 new nuclear power plants during the next 20 years while scientists and engineers figure out these grand challenges. (Human Events Online)
Greening the Economy: Energy Efficiency and Renewables Take the Spotlight Jun 16, 2009
A hundred years ago several makes of electric cars and delivery trucks were being marketed. They had all the benefits relative to gasoline and steam cars and all the short comings, the same problems we still talk about today. (Energy Pulse, CO)
The race for clean-energy innovation Jun 6, 2009
It also reduces carbon emissions from major US sources 83 percent by 2050 compared with 2005 levels, and saves consumers money at the pump by investing $20 billion to retool America's auto manufacturers to produce electric cars that don't use any gasoline. The Waxman-Markey bill would invest more than $190 billion in clean-energy technologies that will go to the companies, research institutions, and entrepreneurs smart enough, agile enough, and innovative enough to devise the next great... (Boston Globe)
Andrews PTO teaches Medford students about Mystic River Jun 6, 2009
The solar house, wind turbine, electric cars there are three examples right there. The eighth graders seemed pretty aware of these things. (Medford Transcript, MA)
On eve of signing deadline, Ritter OKs bills for truckers, movies, restaurants Jun 5, 2009
And Senate Bill 75, championed by the company Aspen Electric Cars and Carts, allows drivers to operate low-speed electric vehicles on most roads with speed limits of 35 mph or lower. From there, Ritter went to the offices in Denver and signed a measure to re-establish the Colorado Office of Film, Television and Media. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
The Future of "Plug-In" Hybrids--And Recharging on the Go Jun 5, 2009
Dear EarthTalk: With plug-in hybrid and electric cars due to hit the roads sometime soon, will there be places to plug them in besides at home ... And purely electric cars, like the Tesla Roadster already on the market, will be making more appearances on the streets as greater production brings the costs down. (Scientific American)
Global warming just a great farce Jun 5, 2009
Some say even Ford has converted a plant that made SUVs to electric cars. Never a thought about how much CO2 is created by making batteries and when the windmills and solar energy quit getting massive subsidies, we will be right back to coal-fired power plants. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
LISD gets $600M facility Jun 5, 2009
If President Obama gives Valence 225 million they will build and manufacture car batteries for future electric cars right here in Leander. The decision is supposed to be made in July so we all must sit, wait and hope Valence is chosen. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Hot careers: Engineering, computing and technology offer top opportunities Jun 5, 2009
What careers offer the opportunity to contribute to cancer detection, autism detection, caring for senior citizens, entertaining people and developing prosthetics, solar energy, electric cars and energy-efficient devices. The answer is computing, technology and engineering. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Lessons drawn from GM bankruptcy Jun 3, 2009
If it could use the money today, GM could strengthen its pension fund, seed a plan for retiree health care benefits, and have a larger research and development budget to produce electric cars and improve its passenger-vehicle lines. Unlike Toyota, which for years has focused on making cars in line with market and customer needs, GM had been turning away customers with vehicles largely viewed as poorly designed and built. (Xinhuanet, China)
Boulder residents to rally against coal Jun 3, 2009
I wonder if the Boulder residents know that its probably a coal fired power plant that produces the electricity that charges their electric cars. " get real wrote on Jun 2, 2009 8:55 AM:" Who are these people. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Energy efficient vehicles to highlight 'Clean Car Corridor' Jun 2, 2009
Hawai'i Clean Energy Day is not only fun and electric cars, however. The daylong program of national and local speakers, panels and exhibits is designed as a community event to bring all interested people into a discussion of Hawai'i's preferred energy future. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Bankruptcy filing could put GM on road to profits Jun 2, 2009
Rechargeable electric cars are in the works. GM must also overcome the stigma of bankruptcy and the buyers' fears that it won't be around to honor warranties or make parts. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Popular San Mateo County beaches may close Jun 2, 2009
"Seven months ago, the United Auto Workers and its media and political allies howled at the prospect of a GM bankruptcy. What a difference a Democratic president makes. After securing a bailout from the Bush administration to keep the company afloat, the UAW has used the last several months and its considerable clout in the Democratic party to shape bankruptcy to its liking. Bankruptcy experts, who overwhelmingly favored GM entering Chapter 11 last fall with government acting as a so-called... (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Does GM Have An iPod Project Waiting? Jun 2, 2009
If the Justice Department began proceedings against Chevron for patent abuse, we could have affordable electric cars tomorrow. Posted by sjc_1 at 11:52 PM : Jun 1, 2009. (CBS News)
Boston-Power planning battery factory in Auburn to employ 600 Jun 1, 2009
Boston-Power Inc., which manufactures the Sonata battery used in laptops, today is expected to detail plans for a plant in Auburn that could employ about 600 people to produce batteries for plug-in hybrid and electric cars. "I'm going to help [the electric-vehicle] market take off and I'd love to do that in the United States and, specifically, in Massachusetts," said chief executive Christina Lampe-Onnerud, who founded the company in 2005. (Boston Globe)
Energy executive plans six biofuel stations Jun 1, 2009
In the future, Grimes Good To Go station will offer E-85, a gasoline and ethanol mix that s 85 percent ethanol, and plug-in bays where electric cars can recharge their batteries. Grimes and a handful of partners have a second Good To Go alternative fuel station in Little Chute in the Fox Valley that sells E-85 and will sell biodiesel soon. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Peter Trepp of Pacific Palisades Becomes First Person in the United States to Take Delivery of the Fully Electric, Zero Emissions MINI E May 29, 2009
As part of their participation in the field study, Trepp and the others selected will provide ongoing real world use feedback to MINI on their experiences with the zero-emission electric cars. More than twice the number of people applied as there are cars available in the U.S.. (PR Newswire)
Stimulus gives tax breaks to scooter, motorcyle, car buyers May 29, 2009
As the gangly legislation was being hammered out in Congress, other types of transportation such as electric cars and motorcycles were added as well ... Mike McQuary, CEO of Wheego Electric Cars, is hoping to take advantage of stimulus money as he s trying to develop a fleet of cars ... Then, starting next January, all full-speed highway-certified electric cars will have a $7,500 federal tax credit. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Atwood Oceanics May 28, 2009
I don't see electric cars becoming viable any time soon. Because of [Atwood's] numbers (ROE = 32%, 5YrEPS = 89%, 5YrFutureEPS = 27%, P/E = 5), I am bullish on this company. (MSNBC -- Business)
Public can test-drive electric cars Saturday May 28, 2009
Last modified: Thursday, May 28, 2009 12:07 AM PDT. You can test drive a variety of fuel-cell autos during Test Drive the Future, scheduled for 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the corner of First Street and Monroe Avenue in downtown Corvallis. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
P.J. O'Rourke is 'Crazy' about the car culture May 28, 2009
But I've heard that electric cars are not only fast but eerie in their silence. I have nothing against them as long as they go 150 miles an hour. (USA Today -- Life)
'Electric Car Guy' Has Been On The Energy-Efficiency Case For 40 Years May 28, 2009
The 67-year-old retired train engineer has been quietly tinkering and toiling for decades building electric cars and batteries ... The idea was that motorists would stop at the hotels as they took their new electric cars on cross-country trips ... We now know that the first forays into electric cars were a failure. (FOX61, CT)
Canada Stocks Fall as Banks Decline on Concern Over Rising Interest Rates May 28, 2009
Zenn Motor Company Inc., a maker of electric cars, slid 1. 2 percent to C$5. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Europe's most powerful computer unveiled in Germany May 28, 2009
The computer will be used for a wide variety of operations, including research on fuel cells for electric cars, weather forecasting and the origins of the universe, Schinarakis said. (Agencies). (Xinhuanet, China)
Europe gets supercomputer May 27, 2009
Jugene will be used for a wide variety of operations, including research on fuel cells for electric cars, weather forecasting and the origins of the universe, the centre said. The machine is no ordinary PC, requiring 295 000 processors located in 72 lockers, each the size of a telephone box. (iAfrica.com)
Meet the first customer for BMW's Mini E plug-in electric car May 27, 2009
leasing for about $850 a month to learn more about how electric cars will hold up in service. Trepp has Number 111. (USA Today -- Money)
Colleges scramble for stimulus May 27, 2009
One is a $10 million proposal to develop a curriculum for those who will design and maintain alternative energy vehicles, such as hybrid autos, plug-in electric cars and biofuel-powered trucks. Another is a project that could win up to $100 million to develop and manufacture hybrid electric tractor-trailers. (Columbus Business First, OH)
A conversation, or perhaps the start of a movement May 27, 2009
" said one group member, propelling everyone forward. But the homeowner wasn't there, leading resident Radhika Thekkath to offer up her garden several blocks away as a destination. The group followed her lead. Soon, the pairing-off that Eddy tried to promote earlier began to happen naturally along the sidewalks, as people fell into step with one another. A cluster of women talked about lawns, the wastefulness of watering them, how to remove grass and techniques for planting other foliage.... (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Startup banking on idea of air-powered cars May 27, 2009
"Why not use the electricity directly, as in electric cars? From an energy-utilization point of view, the compressed (air) car does not make sense.". As Vencat spells it out, the "air cars" plug into a wall outlet, allowing an on-board compressor to pressurize the car's air tank to 4,500 pounds per square inch. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Company Looks to Bring Air-Powered Cars to U.S. May 26, 2009
"Why not use the electricity directly, as in electric cars? From an energy utilization point of view, the compressed (air) car does not make sense." ... While that's still slightly better a gasoline engine, it pales compared with the efficiencies of other alternative-fuel powertrains, like those in hybrid-electric cars, which have an efficiency closer to 80 percent, Van de Ven said. (Newsmax)
Emissions, fuel standards get better May 26, 2009
The result could be more plug-in hybrids and electric cars a promising development in Hawai'i, which is pushing hard to develop alternative, clean energy sources that could power them. Like many "green" initiatives, this one comes with a price tag by some estimates, as much as $1,300 to the average cost of making a vehicle. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Reducing emissions solves problems May 24, 2009
We should use electric cars, hybrid cars and solar-power cars. Let's go green and vote green. (NJ.com -- Times)
Electric truck ready for parade premiere May 24, 2009
I think I understood more why we can't just all immediately convert to electric cars once I saw how much space the batteries took up and all the safety precautions associated with them. Obviously our project is not the cutting edge of electric car technology, but it was nice to see that you can make an electric car yourself. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
President Wants "Leaner, Meaner" Carmakers May 24, 2009
Where are the electric cars. Where are the compressed air cars currently produced in France and India that run 1000 miles on a tank of air. (CBS News)
* Save the cars, green the engines May 24, 2009
Excitement about electric cars abounds nowadays, but consider the number of existing gasoline-powered cars X about 850 million ... Rasanen and his team started by measuring the potential demand for electric cars in Finland. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Time to abandon oil May 23, 2009
No more Republican Party to stop us from asking for higher mileage cars and electric cars. No time left. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Our views: Historic advance May 22, 2009
Now, facing bankruptcy, the new standards could help them revive by speeding up development of small, fuel-efficient cars, including hybrids, and eventually, electric cars. The next thing that must happen is passage of strong, economywide greenhouse gas caps now under discussion in Congress that would regulate utilities and require them to use more renewable energy such as solar, wind and nuclear. (Florida Today)
Valley leaders pick best proposals to attract stimulus dollars May 22, 2009
And officials hope to establish job programs, offer electric cars and retrofit diesel polluters throughout the valley. "We must, as a region, come together or we're going to keep sucking ditch water," said Jim Tischer, program manager at Fresno's Center for Irrigation Technology. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Gentlemen, start your fuel cells May 21, 2009
"Click for related storyMoving beyond plug-in electric carsIn an interview with MSNBC.com, Tamminen said he doesn't see a repeat of what happened to plug-in electric cars, whose long charging times killed their chances of being mass marketed.Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe," he said. "So its relatively easy to make, store, transport and use as a fuel, and much more like the petroleum infrastructure that were used to. You can have it in stations where you can refill... (MSNBC -- Environment)
Obama: Not The First Head Of State To Design Cars* May 21, 2009
Obama: Not The First Head Of State To Design Cars* - HUMAN EVENTS. Obama: Not The First Head Of State To Design Cars* by 05/21/2009. (Human Events Online)
