Nightmare On Woodward Avenue Jul 16, 2008
Nissan keeps saying it will have electric cars in two years. I have my doubts, but it is what Nissan says. (Forbes -- Business)
Chickamauga teen builds electric car Jul 15, 2008
You can get solar panels and all of that to help power the electric cars and refill them that way, so you don t have to plug into the grid or anything. According to Glenfield, his biggest goal is to meet the best range, which is 60-80 miles on a single charge. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
FORUM: Congestion relief stuck in traffic Jul 15, 2008
Just wait till electric cars hit the freeways ... Ways will be found to tax electric cars. (North County Times)
* German carmakers jump on environmental wagon Jul 14, 2008
Volkswagen, Daimler and BMW X all of Germanys biggest car makers now want to launch electric cars, getting on the environmentally friendly bandwagon after lagging behind their peers ... Sector players agree that no large-scale series of electric cars will hit the streets in the next several years. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The taxpayer watchblog Jul 13, 2008
Sunday, June 1, 2008 11:12 AM EDT. Mark Kukiela is an employee of The Citizen and a Cayuga County resident that would like to see government spending brought in line with what is affordable. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Toyota to launch solar-powered Prius Jul 13, 2008
Are you still ashamed that you recalled all those electric cars and CRUSHED them in the desert. I believe there is only one left in the world, and it's at the Smithsonian in DC, but guess what, GM disabled the car and engine, so it will never start. (CNET News)
Civilcampaign? Not so much Jul 13, 2008
There was the party-sponsored television advertisement and a McCain-sponsored Web video that said Mr. Obama was opposed to innovation on energy policy, the development of electric cars and nuclear power. (Mr. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Is coal killing us? Jul 13, 2008
In turn we would have more electricity and might even have enough power for those stupid electric cars. The Chinese are burning coal like crazy and guess what. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Nissan plans electric cars in Portugal Jul 13, 2008
Nissan has said it will sell electric cars globally in 2012, but the technology is still being developed ... The lack of charging stations has made electric cars impractical in the broader market ... Promoting electric cars in Portugal will reduce our dependence on imported oil and will contribute to a cleaner environment. (MSNBC -- Environment)
We are addicted to oil Jul 13, 2008
patrick wrote on Jul 9, 2008 10:12 PM:" America is addicted to oil thats not a new fact. Oil companies bring in record amount of money but claim that there only bringing in an 8 to 10% profit margin. Still their distributing the worlds most widely needed resource. We cant just quit using oil immediatly. Its going to be a gradual change. Reason being that human greed is to blame. Oil execs are not going to give up their lifestyle lieing down. Electric cars require coal burning to produce... (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Hartsuch to focus on energy in campaign Jul 13, 2008
Renewable energies like wind, solar and ethanol, he said, and new technologies like electric cars, also play key roles in solving the nation's energy crisis. The first step Congress should take, he said, is to make the government more energy efficient. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Portugal, Renault/Nissan Set Electric Cars Pact Jul 13, 2008
LISBON - Portugal signed a deal with French carmaker Renault and its Japanese partner Nissan on Wednesday to boost the use of electric cars by creating a national recharging network. The plan aims to make Portugal one of the first countries to offer consumers the possibility of nationwide charging stations, boosting electric cars at a time of soaring gasoline prices ... Carlos Ghosn, president and chief executive of Nissan and Renault, said the partnership with Portugal could be a landmark for... (Planet Ark, United States)
Japan's MMC to Sell Electric Cars Next Year - Nikkei Jul 13, 2008
The Japanese automaker, one of the front-runners in the development of electric cars, had said it would begin offering the zero-emission car, called i-MiEV, mainly to fleet customers next summer and to individuals no later than 2010 ... Another company official said Mitsubishi Motors plans to offer 2,000 electric cars in the first year of launch -- double what it had originally planned -- without providing a breakdown by customer type ... Due to limitations of energy storage capacity in... (Planet Ark, United States)
Zero-emission electric cars take a big step Jul 13, 2008
From wire reports A possible future for zero-emission electric cars got boosts Wednesday from the Nissan-Renault alliance and BMW. ... Socrates said Portugal is willing to act as "a laboratory for future electric cars." ... Ghosn conceded that the main obstacles for electric cars are ready access to energy for recharging and the need for economic enticements that might encourage consumers to change their habits. (USA Today -- Autos)
Are Hybrids All Hype? Jul 13, 2008
Electric cars are a possibility, but there you have the complication of needing to clean up our power grids to make them truly greenif we're burning lots of coal to generate the requisite electricity, we've still got problems. PAGE: 1Brendan I. Koerner is a contributing editor at Wired, a columnist for Gizmodo, and a former columnist for the New York Times Sunday business section. (Slate)
New Technologies to Boost Fuel Economy Jul 13, 2008
They're not just working on the hybrid-electric vehicles and electric cars that make big headlines ... Toyota (), Nissan (), and General Motors () all plan to sell plug-in hybrids or electric cars by around 2010 ... Even if the lithium ion batteries used for electric cars get cheaper in the next decade, Rabhi says, "The future of the automobile will be the internal combustion engine for the next 20 to 30 years.". (BusinessWeek)
Japan's New Green Car Push Jul 13, 2008
From now through 2010 and beyond, they are pushing ahead with plans for hybrids, electric cars, cleaner diesels, and even, further down the road, fuel-cell vehicles (see ) ... In hybrids, Honda will launch several new models, and expects to be cranking out 500,000 gas-electric cars (BusinessWeek. (BusinessWeek)
The Electric Car Lives Jul 13, 2008
Enter , a Norwegian upstart plotting a U.S. invasion via pint-size, affordable electric cars ... To date, most electric cars available in the U.S. small, unsafe, and underpowered have been intended strictly for the earliest early adopters and the most faithful green believers ... "The Ox is a leap forward for the design of electric cars," says von der Lippe, "and, we think, the product of a mature company.". (BusinessWeek)
Duracar Delivers with Eco-Trucking Jul 13, 2008
Soaring gas prices have focused attention as never before on electric cars. From Nissan's () plan to sell zero-carbon vehicles in Japan and the U.S. to General Motors' () efforts to develop a battery-powered hybrid, the world's top automakers are scrambling to introduce greener vehicles. (BusinessWeek)
Color Your IT Strategy Green Jul 8, 2008
Small Business Computing. Ecommerce Guide Daily. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Fuel prices force airlines into action Jul 8, 2008
The airline industry is traditionally seen as a bad actor in the global emissions debate. Air travel is by far the fastest-growing source of global greenhouse gas emissions, still rising by an about 5 percent a year. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Governor plans to boost economy with eco-friendly jobs Jul 8, 2008
He rattles off advancements in renewable energy, green construction and electric cars. "These are high-tech jobs," he says, and there are lots of them on the horizon. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
All nations should heed Garnaut Jul 7, 2008
A wind energy pioneer and an electric car company, have teamed up and are working with the Danish Government to accelerate the uptake of electric cars. Nationwide battery exchange stations and kerbside power supply will be in place by next year, as will the first new generation of fully electric vehicles. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
READERS WRITE Jul 7, 2008
There is a hue and cry for, among other things, electric cars. Seems logical. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Electric ride powering a transportation revolution Jul 7, 2008
More than 500,000 electric-charging stations will be installed throughout the country to help power the up to 20,000 electric cars the company plans to begin shipping there in a few years time ... Electric cars aren't without environmental problems of their own ... But Mr. Chandler's association was able to persuade the City of Vancouver to recently change its building codes and bylaws to bring more plug-ins to residential parking spaces and ensure future buildings are equipped to handle a world... (Globe and Mail)
Paulu: Fueling big trucks' extinction Jul 7, 2008
Already, you can buy a hybrid-powered SUV. Conspiracy theories are rampant about oil companies stopping the development of electric cars in the past, but it s a new era now. Who knows, maybe high-clearance muddin rigs of the future will be with us forever, even if they get plugged in to recharge the batteries for their electric motors. (Longview Daily News, WA)
A biofuel food-price bombshell (60) Jul 7, 2008
Reading the columns and letters around biofuels/peak oil/electric cars that have been popping up lately I had a small epiphany. It occurred to me that the big petroleum companies would get completely cut out of the picture if we switched to electric cars where the batteries get recharged from plugin-type outlets, since the electric companies already have/own the grid that distributes the "fuel". (Salon)
Renault's Ghosn Predicts Mergers Among Automakers as Stock Values Decline Jul 6, 2008
Renault is preparing to mass produce electric cars, as it seeks to offset the effect of record oil prices, Ghosn also said today. PSA Peugeot Citroen SA is France's largest carmaker. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Renault CEO Makes Plans To Mass Produce Electric Cars Jul 6, 2008
AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France -- Renault SA Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said Saturday the company is getting ready to mass produce electric cars to offset rising energy prices. "We're getting ready for mass production of electric cars," Mr. Ghosn said at an economic conference. (Wall Street Journal)
Motorists hopping aboard the local vanpool Jul 6, 2008
Terre Short, the resort's general manager, said Paws Up recently purchased 18 electric cars for guests to use around the ranch. The resort also reimburses employees 10 a day for carpooling. (Missoulian, MT)
If there's a rail, there must be a way Jul 6, 2008
So my one-and-only said we ought to just let what's in there "cook'' and add nothing more. Meantime, we've started a second pile-o-peelings in a makeshift compost pit next to it. OK, Felix, here's the irony. We had a garage built behind our house a few months ago, and the workmen moved a huge pile of leaves and left them massed under a sheet of plastic. I was planning to haul the leaves to the city recycling center in the West End, but when I moved the plastic last weekend I found a great mass... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Teens back off on the gas Jul 6, 2008
Theobald says that keys to living with high gas prices include: super-efficient, high mileage vehicles; electric cars; mass transit; and intelligent urban design, the latter of which San Diego has already shown it can provide, with its downtown developments of the past 20 years. Many of the solutions have yet to be invented, he added. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Healthy Air program moving into the valley Jul 5, 2008
Also Wednesday, a conference will be held at the University of California at Merced, focusing on the development of electric cars, fuel cells and other clean energy technology. Air district officials say they nixed Spare the Air because the program focused on one-day pollution episodes and didn't produce the permanent changes in behavior needed to improve air quality. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Opinion Nuggets: Looking for humor Jul 5, 2008
It will force us to finally open ourselves to the exceptional energy-efficiency of electric cars, photo voltaic solar energy and wind. Alternative energy has come a long way. (Florida Times-Union)
Let’s tax bicycles too Jul 4, 2008
Electric cars are in the future but they need to be powered by something to make the electricity. Whether it is a power plant on the car or at the end of a power line something will have to charge it. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Electric automobiles 2.0 Jul 4, 2008
Electric cars could be poised for comeback ... Electric cars could be poised for comeback ... Despite the early demise of the Electric Ranger and most other models, electric cars are about to get a second chance from a variety of manufacturers, some with gas motors, and some without. (AZCentral -- Business)
Test drive: The Smart car is revolutionary (131) Jul 4, 2008
You want revolutionary: how about suggesting that, instead of buying a new internal-combustion car, however cheap it is compared to other cars, people drive less until electric cars come out in the next 2-3 years. Not consuming: now there's a revolutionary that doesn't really cost anything. (Salon)
Editor's Mailbag (July 2) Jul 3, 2008
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Ex-Intel head Grove: Electric transportation 'has to be done' Jul 3, 2008
Grove, 71, who was Time Magazine's Man of the Year in 1997, is the latest industry and government heavyweight to push plug-in hybrids and electric cars ... "Electric cars ... the corporations are sitting, wishing this whole friggin' thing to go away. Which is exactly what the computer companies' attitude was to personal computers.". (USA Today -- Autos)
* GOING GREEN: Confessions of a nuclear turncoat Jul 2, 2008
If it is a further incentive, plug-in electric cars powered off a nuclear grid have been calculated to run on the equivalent of US$0. 25 a liter in todays money. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
LETTERS: NCT, July 1, 2008 Jul 2, 2008
Just as those who think the utopia needs electric cars & solar panels. No one is stopping you. (North County Times)
After Garnaut, the big questions will remain unanswered Jul 2, 2008
We've been building autos for what 60+ years in Oz, why aren't we producing electric cars. I'm sure we could get a great deal on batteries being pretty matey with Asia at the moment, we have factories able to produce electric motors, press body shells and remaining components. (ABC Online)
Rudd tempts Toyota - now for GM Jul 2, 2008
Earlier this year, GM unveiled a prototype sedan powered by hydrogen and electricity from a lithium ion battery pack and is working on getting the next generation of "plug-in" electric cars into production. The Federal Government has announced a $500 million "green car innovation fund" which will finance research and development of eco-friendly technologies by the car makers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Riding in the fountain of youth Jul 2, 2008
And there was certainly no talk about hybrids or electric cars or alternative energy. While the 50s and 60s may have passed into the history books, for thousands of car collectors around the country, it is a time that continues to live on. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Andy Grove plugs in to electric cars Jul 2, 2008
He added "Electric cars, [...] the corporations are sitting, wishing this whole friggin' thing to go away. Which is exactly what the computer companies' attitude was to personal computers.". Grove who, when he s not playing with electric cars, teaches at Stanford University, says he will be teaching his next year s students all about electric cars in the hope that they will share his enthusiasm ... Almost as 100% fatal as Motorcycle, Electric Cars often are in Near 1,000 pound range. (Inquirer)
Nuclear, yes please! Jul 1, 2008
If it is any further incentive, plug-in electric cars powered off a nuclear grid have been calculated to run on the equivalent of 25 cents a liter in today's money. That's about a quarter of the price of petrol in the U.S. today (and much less than that in most other parts of the world). (CNN -- International)
The Missing Long Term Solution to the Energy Dilemma Jul 1, 2008
We could work out a perfect solution with electric cars as one alternative where we rely on cheap electricity produced from nuclear power to recharge cars at night. We might also develop something even more far reaching and innovative such as genetically altered micro-organisms that actually produce hydrogen and ethanol. (Townhall.com)
REGION: Permit sought for world's largest solar farm Jul 1, 2008
If we can run our homes with solar power that will leave a lot of leftover power from coal and nuke plants to run our electric cars. GM and Ford could have thrived if they hadn't cannibalized their electric cars. (North County Times)
Why does gas cost so much? Jul 1, 2008
And where would the electricity for these electric cars come from ... " cire wrote on Jun 30, 2008 2:12 PM:" Joe, electric cars are nothing new ... You imply that electric cars are some "high-tech" thing spawned in the 1990's. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Sinclair dreams of 'flying cars' Jul 1, 2008
" Sir Clive said personal flying machines would have to be electric powered, because petrol engines were not reliable enough. But, he admitted, his 1980s venture into electric cars "didn't achieve the success I expected". He said: "We did sell quite a few thousand. Looking back I can see why [we didn't have success. (BBC News -- Technology)
Former Intel head pushes electric cars Jul 1, 2008
Grove, 71, who was Time Magazine's Man of the Year in 1997, is the latest industry and government heavyweight to push plug-in hybrids and electric cars. Former CIA director James Woolsey, former Secretary of State George Schultz and Google Inc.'s philanthropic arm, Google. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Letters to the editor (June 30) Jul 1, 2008
Lyman wrote on Jun 30, 2008 8:51 PM:" Why are people so opposed to solar power? It is clean and simple and becomingcheaper as technology improves and the economy of scale kicks in. It can be connectedto the existing grid and sold back to the power company leaving the hydro power forother uses. It can be used to charge batteries for electric cars, It can be used to generatehydrogen for use in existing vehicles after modification or for fuel cells when electricity is needed later. There is no need... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Nature's Air Conditioning Jul 1, 2008
Related in SlateKoerner wondered whether electric cars left than conventional gas guzzlers. Daniel Gross wrote that soaring energy costs might be hurting most Americans, but is loving it. (Slate)
Worst. Encyclopedia. Ever. Jul 1, 2008
GM might not save itself with the Volt, but electric cars are coming. And with the price of oil hitting a new intraday high record of $143. (Salon)
Three Vehicles Detroit Should Build Jun 30, 2008
Some of the industry's critics say the Detroit Three need to rush out electric, or half-electric cars as soon as possible ... These three product ideas may not sound very ambitious when stacked against all the talk of plug-in hybrids that get 100 miles to the gallon, or electric cars that will break the grip of oil on the U.S. economy. (Wall Street Journal)
McCain and Obama share energy goals, not methods Jun 30, 2008
He would use market lures tax rebates for electric cars, a $300 million prize for a better car battery to promote alternative sources of energy. He would offer motorists immediate relief in the form of a hiatus in the federal gas tax. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
High gas prices ripple through economy Jun 30, 2008
Big, gas-guzzling SUVs and pickup trucks are "out." Smaller, fuel-efficient and even hybrid or electric cars are "in." Even taking the bus is cooler than it used to be. The result: The demand for gasoline in the United States -- the biggest gasoline market in the world -- may have peaked in 2007 at 9. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Federal researchers rolling in hybrid at 100 mpg Jun 30, 2008
With oil at more than 130 a barrel, the auto industry is pressing to get fuel-efficient hybrids that recharge from an electric outlet, electric cars and fuel cell hybrids to market. General Motors hopes to have a plug-in Chevy Volt on the market in 2010. (Montana Standard, MT)
Letters from readers Jun 30, 2008
Someone has developed a car that runs on water, other types of engines are being developed and electric cars are being designed. Yet, no one in Congress or anyone with foresight has put forth mega dollars to ensure that these ideas will go forward and make us totally independent of foreign oil. (Florida Times-Union)
Now we're the can't-do society? Ugh Jun 29, 2008
Maybe Americans can instead substitute plug-in, next-generation electric cars that can be charged at night on the nation's grid powered by nuclear power plants. Wrong again. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
McCain Talks Trade With Ohio Autoworkers Jun 28, 2008
(AP) Republican on Friday told autoworkers in an economically depressed area of Ohio that he supports free-trade agreements many of them feel cost jobs, but also government investment to help produce the electric cars of the future. His confession and commitment followed a tour of a General Motors factory that produces the gas-thrifty Chevrolet Cobalt. (CBS News)
McCain compares energy plan to moon program Jun 28, 2008
"The Hill, a Capitol Hill newspaper, reported Thursday that Obama made the comment last week during a private meeting with members of the Congressional Black Caucus. An Obama spokesman said he had no immediate comment on the report.McCain toured a General Motors factory, where he told workers that he supports free-trade agreements many of them feel cost jobs, but also government investment to help produce the electric cars of the future. The plant produces the gas-thrifty Chevrolet Cobalt, and... (Boston Globe)
Can You Spare Some Change? Jun 28, 2008
John McCain said, by offering a $300 million prize for the development of a battery package that has the size, capacity, cost and power to leapfrog the commercially available plug-in hybrids or electric cars. . (Townhall.com)
Our View: Wanted: A winning idea Jun 28, 2008
As the candidate put it, the battery should have "the size, capacity, cost and power to leapfrog the commercially available plug-in hybrids or electric cars." ... In the same speech, however, in addition to the prize idea (which is definitely playing favorites), he advocated tax credits for purchasers of alternative-fuel, hybrid or electric cars another example of playing favorites. (Appeal Democrat, CA)
McCain calls for electric car effort Jun 28, 2008
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