A recent article in Japan’s Nikkei newspaper urges the country’s automakers to head directly to battery EVs, rather than further protracting the lives of hybrids. The piece suggests that both Toyota and Honda must shift towards EVs, or risk having …
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EVWorld Reports: Paice Corporation Settles Lawsuit with Toyota and Ford
One of my duties as a partner in www.EVWorld.com is occasional proofreading; every few weeks, Bill Moore asks me to review his newsletter, The Insider. I look forward to this, as it forces me to keep up on the news …
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[The Vector] Electric and Hybrid Cars – Is Their Time Finally Coming?
[The Vector] Vehicles and Energy 101
Courtesy WTRG Economics As transportation takes the lion’s share of our oil consumption, illustrated in the chart here (compliments of WTRG Economics), it is worthwhile clarifying some of the various terms defining innovations and types of vehicles you may see, which …
Tagged with: alternative energy, cars, clean energy, EV, green energy, oil and transportation, Renewable Energy, solar energy, solar panel, solar power, The Vector
For Clean Diesel Technology, Check Out DieselTek
[blip.tv http://blip.tv/play/hed1gebSWQA] Here’s the entire 30-minute show with DieselTek’s president Lance Miller. There is no doubt in my mind that the clean diesel industry will be making extremely important contributions to the world of sustainability over the coming decades — …
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EV World Discusses Electric Vehicles on the 2GreenEnergy Report
[blip.tv http://blip.tv/play/hed1geT5aQA] Here is the full 30-minute-long episode of the Sam Smith’s appearance on the 2GreenEnergy Report. Sam, managing partner of EV World Associates, has had his hands in many high-level electric vehicle transactions over the years, and I was …
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Electric Vehicles and the Plug-In Show – 2010
I’m headed for San Jose, CA this week for the annual Plug-In show. Like virtually every other event in the green space, these events get bigger and more exciting each year. Now, with the advent of the Nissan Leaf and …
GE’s Electric Vehicle Charging Station
There’s a lot to like about GE’s design (announced just the other day) for their electric vehicle charging station. It looks cools, offers “Level 2” (240 Volt) charging, and provides its customers with “future-proofing,” easily swapping in new technology when …
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Car Sharing — a Reason for Hope for a Brighter Tomorrow? — Final Part in a Series of Eight
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY7faqvBVz8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1] I point out to my guest (Pat Mahan from FunRide) that I see a great deal of reason for alarm with the expanding war, no clean energy policy in the US, etc. — and I ask, “Does the …
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2GreenEnergy Report – Car Sharing, Demographics and Alternative Fuel Vehicles – Part Seven in a Series
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwFD5XOVMUU&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1] FunRide’s Pat Mahan was on the 2GreenEnergy Report, discussing the demographics that make car sharing work. I’ve observed that ZipCar, the 600 pound gorilla of car sharing, tends to do well in certain cities, and not so well …
