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Alternative Fuel Cars - Education Group Weighs in on Local Races

Friday 29 December 2006 @ 12:02 am


Surf Santa Monica - The endorsement of O Day an environmental executive who owned an alternative fuel car rental business came as more of a surprise. O Day had considered seeking SMRR s endorsement, but did not file his candidate

Best-Selling Author Challenges Automakers to Go Green
FOX News - Martin noted that General Motors had been in the forefront of the alternative fuel car race in the 1990s, but when California began implementing a zero-emissions vehicles policy, GM abandoned its electric battery car. They thought they would have the

Online Press Release
PRWeb - Expect sober, no-nonsense advice and analysis in this climate of rising gasoline prices, a soft SUV market, and uncertain alternative fuel car technologies. - 2005-11-15 “My Backyard DVD Series One Release “My Backyard” enhances the learning

Chamber Backs Holbrook, O Day for Council
Surf Santa Monica - He does, however, have a business background, having owned an alternative fuel car rental company in Los Angeles before being named executive director of the local non-profit, Environment Now, “Terry has helped the Planning




Alternative Fuel Cars - Nissan to Develop Own Hybrids to Catch Up With Toyota (Update4) 

Tuesday 26 December 2006 @ 12:03 am


Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) — Nissan Motor Co., Japan’s second- largest carmaker, will develop its own gasoline-electric hybrid cars by 2010, to compete in a segment where it lags Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co.

U.S. Power Grid Could Fuel Up to 180 Million Electric Cars, DOE Study Says 
Washington DC December 11, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reports that the nation’s existing electric power grid could fuel as many as 180 million plug-in hybrids, according to a study to be released today by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Britain gets first on-street electric car chargers 
Toyota Electric Vehicles(EV) on the road in Japan. Britain’s first on-street charging points for electric cars were unveiled in central London as part of a wider bid to encourage drivers to ditch gas-guzzling vehicles.

Electric Cars Get a Zap! 
The California company brings alternatively powered vehicles to the U.S. Could this be a new dawn for ecopower?

Improved Electric Cars 
The first UK order of G-Wiz AC electric cars has arrived in the UK, and will be seen on the streets of London within the next couple of weeks. The AC replaces the existing G-Wiz DC, and has the same price ( 8299) but an increased top speed of 45mph and a range of up to 48 miles.

Security of supply ‘paramount’ 
Mr Parker stresses that the preference for renewables cannot compromise security of electricity supply, which is paramount. At the moment about 30 per cent of the country’s electricity comes from fossil fuels. The proportion has been rising.




Hybrid Cars - Education Group Weighs in on Local Races

Saturday 16 December 2006 @ 12:01 am

Surf Santa Monica - The endorsement of O Day an environmental executive who owned an alternative fuel car rental business came as more of a surprise. O Day had considered seeking SMRR s endorsement, but did not file his candidate Continue Reading

Boston Online - DiMasi also proposed a slew of smaller programs, such as a $1,500 tax credit for taxpayers who buy a hybrid or alternative fuel car and an extension of tax credits enacted last year for homeowners to buy energy efficient heating items and businesses Continue Reading

FOX News - Martin noted that General Motors had been in the forefront of the alternative fuel car race in the 1990s, but when California began implementing a zero-emissions vehicles policy, GM abandoned its electric battery car. They thought they would have the Continue Reading

PRWeb - Expect sober, no-nonsense advice and analysis in this climate of rising gasoline prices, a soft SUV market, and uncertain alternative fuel car technologies. - 2005-11-15 “My Backyard DVD Series One Release “My Backyard” enhances the learning Continue Reading

Surf Santa Monica - He does, however, have a business background, having owned an alternative fuel car rental company in Los Angeles before being named executive director of the local non-profit, Environment Now, “Terry has helped the Planning Continue Reading




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…





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