Electric Cars http://electric-cars.for-the-consumer.com Electric Cars, Hybrid Cars, Alternative Fuel Cars Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:43:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 en Alternative Fuel Cars - How Many Politicians Does It Take To Change A Lightbulb? California http://electric-cars.for-the-consumer.com/2007/alternative-fuel-cars-how-many-politicians-does-it-take-to-change-a-lightbulb-california/ http://electric-cars.for-the-consumer.com/2007/alternative-fuel-cars-how-many-politicians-does-it-take-to-change-a-lightbulb-california/#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:02:13 +0000 electric cars Electric Cars http://electric-cars.for-the-consumer.com/2007/alternative-fuel-cars-how-many-politicians-does-it-take-to-change-a-lightbulb-california/ Tech Dirt - what about those electric cars they have been pushing. they use batteries that have to be replaced every 5 years or so for optimum performance. oh, and what about charging them? you have to plug it in and in Tell me more

DailyTech - Who needs wireless electricity (I know, thats technically what this is ) when all you have to do is set your devices down for a few minutes. Perhaps pairing this with super capacitors could even lead to electric cars that just have to drive over a Tell me more

Popular Mechanics - Dreaming of Wind-Powered Electric Cars Q: I own a vehicle that gets approximately 18 mpg, and I am looking at helping the environment by purchasing a new vehicle that gets at least 50-percent better mileage. As I understand it, hybrid vehicles Tell me more

Investors Business Daily - Work on experimental electric cars led to a business in fast-charging batteries for electric industrial vehicles. But the line that’s really taken off in the last few years is unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for the military. Bearing macho names like Tell me more

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University of Tennessee researchers believe they have part of the answer to President Bush’s State of the Union address, in which he called for investing in new methods of producing ethanol.

Perihelion Global BioFuel Refinery to Benefit From Proposed Mandatory Alternative Fuels Standard Outlined in State of … 
OPP, Ala. and SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla., Jan. 24, 2007 — Perihelion Global today announced that in the annual State of the Union address, President George W. Bush proposed a mandatory alternative fuels standard to require 35 Billion gallons of renewable and alternative fuels in annual production by 2017 specifically including BioDiesel.

Largest Nat’l Alternative Fuels, Vehicles & Technology Expo Announced 
Las Vegas, NV-January 23, 2007 - The largest alternative fuel and vehicle Expo in the country comes to Anaheim, California, April 1-4 - the 13th annual Alternative Fuels & Vehicles Conference and Expo 2007. Formerly known as the Clean Cities Conferences, this fuel and technology neutral gathering is designed to bring one-stop information and product shopping to fleets, policy-makers, and …

Government should cut energy use as example: Bush 
President George W. Bush urged the federal government on Wednesday to take the lead in reducing energy consumption and using alternative fuels, as he pushed his State of the Union call for U.S. energy independence from foreign oil.

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Belfast Telegraph - A few years ago, I challenged General Motors to make a Hummer that runs on hydrogen fuel, one of the cleanest alternative fuels available. They met my challenge. Clean fuels like electricity, hydrogen, biodiesel, natural gas and others are

GOP Frets About State of the Union Address
US News and World Report - Among the proposals that are expected tomorrow night are a plan to allow taxpayers to deduct some healthcare costs on their income tax returns and familiar administration proposals to increase use of alternative fuels, to make public education more

Gov. Pawlenty calls for state budget spending increase
KSTP - After a first term marked by budget shortfalls, Pawlenty uses a $2.2 billion budget surplus for new spending in several areas, including alternative fuels programs, health care reforms, roads and veterans programs. Big portions of the new money are

A look ahead at 110th Congress
Escanaba Daily Press - For the longer term, America needs a new energy policy that includes moving away from petroleum and toward alternative fuels. We need a comprehensive initiative to produce a large number of vehicles that can run on alternative fuels such as ethanol

Pawlenty proposes budget boost for education
KAAL-TV - The governor tapped a two-point-two (b) billion dollar surplus for new spending on schools, alternative fuels, health care, roads and veterans programs. In all, the state budget grows a bit over nine percent. The Republican governor’s budget has no

Beebe highlights keys to Delta revitalization
Arkansas News Bureau - We will do our part,” Beebe said, referring to state government help. Beebe’s proposed $40 million increase in funding for preschool programs and an initiative House speaker Benny Petrus is developing for alternative fuels both could help the Delta

]]> http://electric-cars.for-the-consumer.com/2007/hybrid-cars-arnold-schwarzenegger-democrat-in-disguise/feed/ Hybrid Cars - Two New ETFs Fight Climate Change: One Bridges Shift to Cleaner Energy http://electric-cars.for-the-consumer.com/2007/hybrid-cars-two-new-etfs-fight-climate-change-one-bridges-shift-to-cleaner-energy/ http://electric-cars.for-the-consumer.com/2007/hybrid-cars-two-new-etfs-fight-climate-change-one-bridges-shift-to-cleaner-energy/#comments Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:00:03 +0000 electric cars Alternative Fuel Cars http://electric-cars.for-the-consumer.com/2007/hybrid-cars-two-new-etfs-fight-climate-change-one-bridges-shift-to-cleaner-energy/ Social Funds - The WHPRO index and PUW ETF focus on sectors such as alternative fuels, emissions reduction, efficiency, and innovation in energy materials, production and use. Interestingly, the index and fund specifically exclude investment in zero-carbon and Continue

News.com.au - The technologies which are critical to addressing climate change include renewable energy such as solar and wind, energy-efficiency measures, carbon capture and storage, more efficient vehicles, using alternative fuels, eliminating deforestation and Continue

Bloomberg - Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) — Soybean prices in Chicago fell from 17-month high on speculation demand to make diesel fuel from oilseeds will decline. Soybean-based biodiesel in Marshall, Minnesota, yesterday was $3.25 a gallon, $1.43 more expensive than a Continue

CNN - Encourage the development of alternative fuels. 8. Pardon Third World debt. David Weuste from Guthrie, Oklahoma The Democrats have finally gotten their power and now they need to show the world that they deserved it. First things first, get the world Continue

Economic Times - by Petroleum Secretary M S Srinivasan at the Petrotech Conference said. ‘The green imperative; future of natural gas in India’ suggests adoption of net back gas pricing approval based on market replacement of gas, compared with alternative fuels Continue

United Press International - is likely to spur greater private capital expenditure in the state, as entrepreneurs seek to cash in on the economic promise of the plan, researching technologies and designing and building the infrastructure necessary to deliver alternative fuels. Continue

]]> http://electric-cars.for-the-consumer.com/2007/hybrid-cars-two-new-etfs-fight-climate-change-one-bridges-shift-to-cleaner-energy/feed/ Hybrid Cars - GM shows Chevy plug-in concept  http://electric-cars.for-the-consumer.com/2007/hybrid-cars-gm-shows-chevy-plug-in-concept/ http://electric-cars.for-the-consumer.com/2007/hybrid-cars-gm-shows-chevy-plug-in-concept/#comments Mon, 15 Jan 2007 00:01:15 +0000 electric cars Alternative Fuel Cars http://electric-cars.for-the-consumer.com/2007/hybrid-cars-gm-shows-chevy-plug-in-concept/ General Motors will unveil a plug-in hybird vehicle Sunday that, the company says, offers a preview of a high-mileage vehicle platform that GM could use in future vehicles. More…

Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) is targeting to sell 160,000 units of vehicles this year compared with 155,200 units in 2006, driven by continued strong sales of the Myvi and the launch of new fuel-efficient models. More…

Arlington County will buy more wind-generated electricity, give tax breaks for hybrid cars, require new public buildings to be green-certified and hand out energy-efficient light bulbs to residents as part of a major push toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions, county officials said yesterday. More…

With more automakers producing hybrid versions of their popular models, chances are you will be seeing more and more hybrid cars on the road. One of the original and most popular hybrid models is the Toyota Prius, a gas/electric hybrid that gets an estimated 55 miles per gallon. More…

Lester Brown, founder of the Earth Policy Institute, a Washington-based environmental think tank, warned that nearly twice as much corn as the government has estimated will be needed from the 2008 harvest to feed the ethanol plants that will be online by then. More…

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Phoenix Motorcars Inc. hopes to produce 20,000 electric vehicles a year some day. But for now, the Ontario vehicle manufacturer plans to sell 500 cars by the end of the year, lease a 150,000 square-foot building in Ontario by March and hire more than 100 people.

FROM OUR READERS: Electric cars to rule the roads? 
One of the main reasons that Toyota was not highlighted as a major villain in the film “Who Killed the Electric Car?” is because Toyota at the 11th hour agreed to stop calling back and crushing its remaining RAV4 EVs (”Electric car killer?” Dec. 20).

GM shows Chevy plug-in concept 
General Motors unveiled a plug-in hybrid vehicle that, the company says, offers a preview of a high-mileage vehicle platform that GM could use in future vehicles.

Detroit shocker: GM unveils plug-in hybrid - and plans to build it 
DETROIT - General Motors unveils a shocking concept car today: the Chevrolet VOLT. The VOLT moves GM toward a car driven solely by electrical components - yes, an electric car.

Back-seat driver: College wants park-and-walk RT rail garage 
Down at Cosumnes River College in south Sacramento, officials are laying plans for a light-rail station, served by a multi-level garage.

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OpEdNews.com - the danger of global warming (about 30 years too late, of course), they still refuse to do in-depth reporting and analysis about the feasibility of renewable energy and how we could all be living in photoelectric homes and driving electric cars were

Rotary engine revs for comeback
EETimes.com - And a prototype 125-horsepower diesel engine has been built, with variations targeting everything from battery chargers and air-conditioner compressors to golf carts and hybrid electric cars. Wankel’s downfall The Wankel engine design was indeed

Schwarzenegger expected to attend Friday’s inaugural events
WNYT - Hybrid buses, electric cars, organic foods and solar panels were displayed on the Capitol lawn. Doctors advised Schwarzenegger to stay off the leg he broke just before Christmas while skiing in Idaho. Schwarzenegger gives a speech this morning and will

Two more doors make small Jeep a better Wrangler
TMCnet - Plug-ins mean the vehicles operate in battery mode only as electric cars so gas never has to be burned, but after a limited range in electric the car has to be plugged into a socket to recharge the batteries. GM is talking about 40 to 50 miles from

Silicon Valley entrepreneurs race to bring high-end electric cars to
Lincoln Journal Star - SAN CARLOS, Calif. Like many Silicon Valley engineers, Martin Eberhard loves cars, especially fast ones. But the self-described closet gearhead didn t feel comfortable buying a hot rod that guzzled gas from the Middle East or some other

Rants: Tales of Sex and Addiction
Wired News - I’ve been looking for the actual Ovonics patents that allegedly grant the company exclusive right to use nickel metal hydride batteries of any significant size in pure electric cars, and since owned by Chevron makes for an effective death sentence

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Local Tech Wire, SC - Jan 2, 2007CHARLOTTE, NC NewGen Technologies, a developer of alternative fuels, has landed $6.668 million in new financing through loans converted to stock and …

could there be a better man for this job? interview with Bill …
DC Velocity, MA - Jan 2, 2007… and distribution capabilities. There is also a tremendous amount of discussion right now about alternative fuels. We think those …

Vagabond Opera
Glide Magazine, MA - Jan 1, 2007… Here they don t seem that way, people have hope for art, music, alternative fuels and the health of the planet, the list goes… …

Looming tax hikes fill stores, fuel tanks
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, HI - Jan 1, 2007… The state excise tax exemption passed in 1980 to encourage the development of alternative fuels took effect in April, when 85 percent of all gasoline sold in …

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CNN - Encourage the development of alternative fuels. 8. Pardon Third World debt. David Weuste from Guthrie, Oklahoma The Democrats have finally gotten their power and now they need to show the world that they deserved it. First things first, get the world Rest of story

Asheville Citizen-Times - The key is getting more vehicles using alternative fuels such as biodiesel, electricity, compressed natural gas and ethanol. The designation could bring more federal funding and assistance to energy planners. State lawmakers are considering what Rest of story

ABC News - Santa’s sleigh converted to hydrogen power to promote alternative fuels. The “GMA” Weekend anchor put on a red suit and white beard for the holidays. Rest of story

American Reporter - The plan, developed by labor and environmental groups, calls for a 10-year, $300-billion program to develop alternative fuels, increase energy efficiency, rebuild and expand public transportation networks and come up with other initiatives to Rest of story

San Francisco Gate - Much has already been reported about last month’s South American tour led by Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez and Schwarzenegger chief of staff Susan Kennedy to learn about alternative fuels. The trip was paid for by a non-profit group made up of Rest of story

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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

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