Archive for October, 2006



Hybrid Cars - Alternative energy ‘Odyssey’ comes to Downtown Boise

Sunday 22 October 2006 @ 5:00 am

Idaho Statesman - Carlson said he wants to show people that electric cars would be a convenient option for most people if they mass-produced. That would drop the price and more mechanics would know how to maintain them, he said. Carlson’s car started out as a regular More

USA Weekend - As for electric cars, since the demise of General Motors’ EV1 and similar vehicles, the field has become the province of niche companies whose products are out of reach for most drivers: The recent Tesla Roadster has drawn rave reviews for its style More

Herald Tribune - He said he would push for fertilizer restrictions and use of hybrid-electric cars by city employees. “It’s not about building a wall at the Georgia border,” he said. “It’s about dealing with the natural resources.” Simmonds said the county’s More

CNN - Abraham Lincoln, our first Republican president, expressed the philosophy that inspires Republicans to this day: “The legitimate object of government is to do for a community of people whatever they need to have done, but cannot do at all, or cannot More




Electric Cars - Who Killed to the Electric Car?

Friday 20 October 2006 @ 5:00 am

The Daily Evergreen, WA - Oct 17, 2006Documentary blames everything but the technology, which was in place for mass production, for the lack of electric cars on the highway. … Tell me more…

AutoCorse.it, Italy - Oct 18, 2006Tesla Motors, manufacturers of performance electric cars, was named a recipient of the Global Green USA Product/Industrial Design Award for its work in … Tell me more…

BurlingtonFreePress.com, VT - Oct 17, 2006… Other things we could do to encourage fuel efficiency: create green lanes on Shelburne Road and Route 15, reserved for hybrids, scooters, electric cars and the … Tell me more…

Investor’s Business Daily (subscription) - Oct 18, 2006… staple. A few decades from now, we may all be driving electric cars and jetliners could be burning fuel made from soybeans. But … Tell me more…

Guardian Unlimited, UK - Oct 18, 2006It is true that electric cars will take over from cars with internal combustion engines (We need the energy to break out of our fossilised ways, October 12). … Tell me more…




Electric Cars - Ethanol expert: ‘Nothing’s stopping this plant’

Thursday 19 October 2006 @ 5:00 am

Star-Press - When Daniels took office, “we were nowhere in alternative fuels,” the governor said. “Now we’re headed for the front row.” East Central Indiana is leading the state’s expansion not only in ethanol plants but also in pork production. “I disagree with Continue Reading

Greenwich Time - Lamont rolled out a new plan to promote energy efficiency, alternative fuels and other renewable sources. He urged tax credits to help companies to buy new fuel-efficent equipment. He also set a goal for America to use one quarter of its energy from Continue Reading

YubaNet - The other side of the transportation coin is alternative fuels. As long as our nation continues its addiction to oil, we cannot sufficiently slow the warming trend. That’s why we need to develop new, clean technologies and alternative fuels. This Continue Reading

Palm Beach Interactive - Club of the Palm Beaches lunch that if he’s elected, he’ll propose a package of research and development tax breaks and incentives, scholarships for students pursuing “alternative-energy sciences” and incentives for consumers to use alternative fuels Continue Reading

Delta Democrat Times - Although alternative fuels, conservation and new technology are important, the world will be dependent upon hydrocarbon-based fuels for the foreseeable future, he said. Many in other countries envy the American way of life, Shackouls said, although Continue Reading

KWQC - DES MOINES, Iowa Governor Vilsack is campaigning in San Francisco for a measure that would expand the use of alternative fuels by raising taxes from companies drilling for oil in California. Proposition 87, which will be voted on November 7th, would Continue Reading




Hybrid Cars - Swagelok Company Names Director, Product and Market Development 

Wednesday 18 October 2006 @ 5:00 am

SOLON, Ohio—-Joe Patella has joined Swagelok Company as director of product and market development. In this role, Patella is responsible for leading Swagelok market teams who develop market strategies, services, and product promotions for general industrial markets including chemical, oil and gas, power, and alternative fuels. More…

Why promote nuclear energy when there could be alternative fuel sources instead That question was broached by two of the candidates competing for a More…

Franco Harris was as smooth as he was as a Steelers running back in the 1970s, when he stopped in the city to stump for fellow Democrat Chris Carney. More…

EcoPlus, Inc. has released its five year financial projections. According to these, EcoPlus revenues from its patent pending technology will climb from $3.47 million by the end of 2007 to $25.43 million annually by the end of 2011. More…

Imagine someday reading news that the oil-producing Arab countries have voluntarily dropped the price of oil, thus greatly reducing the price of gasoline. More…

Jupiter Energy has abandoned its $75 million biodiesel spin-off, after a strong downturn in investor support for alternative fuels. More…




Next Posts »» «« Previous Posts