Archive for July, 2006
AntiguaSun, Antigua and Barbuda - 22 hours ago… Kelsick and Craig Benjamin, competed against some of the Caribbean s finest drivers and cars in circuit and drag racing for both nitro and electric cars. …
AutoblogGreen does Q&A with Elon Musk of Tesla Motors
Autoblog, CA - Jul 27, 2006… “I think we will one day see truck batteries with a 2000-mile transcontinental range.”. “I think electric cars will be the primary, but not exclusive solution.” …
An electrifying car
International Herald Tribune, France - Jul 27, 2006… a Silicon Valley start-up, has developed a two-seater that goes from zero to 60 miles an hour in four seconds, leaving the days of electric cars as glorified …
Batteries Included
Wired News - Jul 26, 2006… More important, Eberhard says, the electric cars of the past slow, cramped, spartan looked like they were designed by people who thought you shouldn …
A toy car powered by a hydrogen fuel cell may be the catalyst needed to make it fun to think about future energy sources. The car demonstrates tangible, understandable solutions to energy needs. More…
It’s the college student at the park who ran her car for a half hour while she sat inside talking on her cell phone. It’s the group of law-enforcement officers who left their Expedition running while they went in and ordered lunch at Sonny’s. More…
LONDON — Ford Motor Co. will invest 1 billion pounds ($1.84 billion) in Britain within six years to develop hybrid cars, a senior executive said Monday. More…
As car buyers search for more fuel-efficient alternatives, interest in plug-in hybrids is increasing. More…
Major oil companies are reporting remarkable profits this week at the same time painful gasoline prices are prompting politicians to call for windfall taxes, better fuel economy and a push for alternative sources of energy. Continue Reading…
Toyota Motor, a pioneer in the development of popular gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles, is considering a U.S. investment in cars that run on ethanol and other alternative fuels, according to the company’s North America president, Jim Press. Continue Reading…
WASHINGTON, DC , July 26, 2006 (ENS) - To prepare for the nuclear industrys interest in licensing and building new nuclear power plants in the near term, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is reorganizing its Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation to create an Office of New Reactors. Continue Reading…
When NASCAR is being lobbied to use alternative fuels, it’s a sure sign that gas prices have reached a breaking point. Continue Reading…
MILFORD - Concerns about alternative fuels, farmland preservation, immigration and health care for veterans made their way from the lips of Milford residents to the ears of their senator on Friday. Continue Reading…
COLCHESTER — Republican House candidate Martha Rainville unveiled her national energy plan Thursday and said government can lead the way by requiring that all of its military and civilian vehicles be powered by alternative fuels. Continue Reading…
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - PHEVs could be the thing that gets American car manufacturers back in the alternative-fuel car game. Ford and General Motors have been getting kicked around for the past couple of years by Asian manufacturers of more efficient cars like Toyota and Tell me more





