Senate Passes Cash for Clunkers Program
Automakers catch a break as Congress agrees to give vouchers to those who swap old cars for newer vehicles that use less gas.»
John Gartner - Government and utilities are first in line in enabling vehicle charging, helping to attract EV purchases in major cities.
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Segway inventor Dean Kamen is developing a hybrid electric scooter that can run on almost anything that burns.»
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Zaher Karp
New Bike Racks Set to Change Urban Landscapes |
Stylish racks for storing bikes could encourage more urban ridership.» | |
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Gas 2.0
Nissan to Build Massive Electric Car Factory in US |
The company will build electric cars and batteries at a half-billion dollar facility in Smyrna, Tennessee.» | |
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Triple Pundit
Imara Wants to Dominate the Lithium Ion Battery Market |
The startup hopes for stimulus funds to capitalize on the market for plug-in hybrid vehicles and EVs.» | |
Automakers catch a break as Congress agrees to give vouchers to those who swap old cars for newer vehicles that use less gas.»
New Mack refuse trucks cut fuel consumption by 30 percent and could result in lower waste removal bills.»
A fuel blend with 10 percent ethanol from wheat straw goes on sale for a limited time.»
CODA will bring its 100-mile range car to market next year.»
Clinton warns that increasing Brazilian biofuel production can encroach on areas necessary for the planet's health.»
If PHEVs proliferate as expected, utilities will be able to handle the added power demand without building new plants or straining transmission power grids as long as owners plug in overnight...»
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Hybrid Cars
$8 Billion in Loans Goes to Ford, Nissan & Tesla |
DOE Secretary Chu announced the first round of low-cost loans from the $25 billion Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program started under George W. Bush» | |
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HybridCars.com
Bosch: Electric Cars A Decade or More Away |
Bosch, the world’s biggest auto parts supplier, believes that electric cars will dominate the global car market—but not until 2030.» | |
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Environment News Service
Biofuel Producers Give EPA an Earful on Renewable Fuel Standard |
Biofuel and farm groups objected to the U.S. EPA's revisions to the National Renewable Fuel Standard this week at a public hearing in Washington.» | |
In the U.S., Japan, and the U.K, car sharing is growing increasingly popular as Zipcar announces it is expanding to include corporate customers.»
U-Gas celebrates the opening of the Davie E85 station by selling ga for $1.00 a gallon at all of its stations.»
A Ford Motor Company engineer has built a 3-wheel motorbike capable of getting 125 mpg.»
After pouring billions of dollars of federal money into fuel cell car research over decades, the US Department of Energy is cutting spending by 60 percent.»
Last week, in an experiment some cast aside as a PR stunt, several drivers drove a Ford Focus Hybrid car 1,445 miles, approximately double how far Ford estimated it could go...»