Archive for November, 2006



Hybrid Cars - Villages undecided on electric car road rules

Thursday 30 November 2006 @ 6:01 am

Green Bay Press Gazette, WI - Nov 27, 2006… versions. Crawford said people looking for electric cars can easily find them on eBay for less than $3,000 for a two-seater. Crawford … Continue Reading…

EV World (subscription), NE - 1 hour ago… Missing from the line-up were plug-in hybrids — with the exception of Electro Energy's prototype — and highway-capable electric cars like the eBox, the Tesla … Continue Reading…

Plenty Magazine, NY - Nov 28, 2006… He was an engineering wizard for Toyota with an environmentalist s heart an executive who championed hybrid gasoline-electric cars years before global … Continue Reading…

Autochannel (press release) - 10 hours ago… for driving automobiles. In fact, he spent years improving battery technology specifically for use in electric cars. Today, it looks … Continue Reading…

Slate - Nov 27, 2006… One spin in a Tesla made me realize that the gas engine might finally be on its last legs and not because electric cars will help wean us from Saudi oil and … Continue Reading…




Hybrid Cars - No Quick Solution To Airline Emissions 

Wednesday 29 November 2006 @ 6:01 am


What’s required is a combination of technological developments and infrastructure improvements.

Farm Show kicks off today 
PEORIA - The 25th annual Greater Peoria Farm Show opens today at the Peoria Civic Center.

What Now for S.C. Democrats? New Democrats, New Ideas 
On Nov. 7, we South Carolina Democrats were cautiously excited about our chances of winning statewide elections. Unfortunately, eight out of nine statewide offices were won by Republicans, and Democrats held onto only one statewide office, superintendent of education.

Leftover turkey fat fuels biodiesel cars 
It can’t be good for your arteries but it is good for the environment.

UL to approve E-85 fuel pumps 
After a request for Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) to certify and approve E-85 fuel pumps, Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt said Wednesday that the company gave its assurance it is making every effort to expedite the work.

AutoTrader.Com Title Sponsor of ESPN’s Highly-Rated “Drive” Series 
ATLANTA–AutoTrader.com, the ultimate automotive marketplace, today announces the renewal of its second season as title sponsor of the highly-rated ESPN Drive television series documenting highlights from four of the most prestigious auto shows in the United States and its official sponsorship of the Los Angeles Auto Show, December 1 10, 2006. The first episode of AutoTrader.com DRIVE




Alternative Fuel Cars - London Mayor Plans Tripled Traffic Charge on Big Cars (Update2) 

Friday 24 November 2006 @ 6:01 am


Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) — London Mayor Ken Livingstone plans to punish the drivers of large cars and trucks by tripling the daily congestion charge they must pay in the center of the city to 25 pounds ($47.43), in a bid to improve air quality.

Sheriff’s Safety Town ground to break Thursday 
Ground will break Thursday for the planned Sheriff’s Safety Town at 8924 Jewella Ave., in south Shreveport.

Wagoner Travels To Meet With Japanese Automakers 
Rick Wagoner, General Motors Chairman and CEO, spent yesterday meeting with the leaders of several Japanese automakers, including Toyota, Suzuki, and Isuzu.

An electric sports car 
Drunk Russians did not design this extremely odd car. Nor did it belong to George Jetson before he rocketed to cartoon fame. This is the Tango, a real $108,000 electric car built in California where else? that’s capable of zero to 60 in 4 seconds. You read that right.

GM To Present A Modified Electric Car 
General Motors Corp., vilified by environmentalists for killing the electric car, is hoping to bring one back. But the new electric won’t be an emissions-free vehicle.




Alternative Fuel Cars - World’s Largest Alternative Fuel Car & Transportation Show Set For December 9-10 In Santa Monica 

Wednesday 22 November 2006 @ 6:01 am


SANTA MONICA, CA - November 14, 2006: The City of Santa Monica will sponsor and host the most comprehensive, technologically advanced exposition of alternative fuel and high MPG vehicles ever held.

Business briefs for Saturday, Nov. 4 
The Park City Resort Center Merchants Association has scheduled its next meeting for Nov. 8 at 10 a.m.




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