The day after the Obama administration announced rules for tougher automobile fuel efficiency standards, conservative media pundit Glenn Beck ridiculed hybrid cars as undesirable and not worthy of tax incentives. … [Read more...]
Frankfurt 2009: Lexus 600h revealed
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Filed under: Hybrid, Lexus 2010 Lexus LS600h - click above for a high res image gallery For 2010 Lexus is doing a mid-cycle refresh on its flagship LS lineup including the hybrid drive LS600h. The system mainly carries over hardware, but some of the … [Read more...]
Fisker Working on $39,000 Plug-in Hybrid to be Sold in 2012, Made in USA
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Photo of Fisker booth before the reveal of the Karma S at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. Photo: Michael Graham Richard Oops, Maybe I Shouldn't Have Said That Kleiner Perkins investor, and former President of Oracle, Ray Lane, let slip during the … [Read more...]
From Sea to Shining Sea on 25 Gallons of Seaweed – Success!
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Imagine driving from San Francisco to New York City in a plug-in hybrid Prius that uses algae for fuel. At the beginning of this month the first ever algae-powered plug-in set off on a ten day coast to coast demo from California to show that a … [Read more...]
Is the best hybrid a fuel cell hybrid?
Thursday 09/17/ By Leave a Comment
Because it gives Americans what they wantLast week, essentially every major automaker issued a joint Letter of Understanding regarding the development and commercialization of fuel cell vehicles. By 2015, these automakers anticipate the capability of … [Read more...]
Obama Proposes Rules For Carmakers to Meet 35.5 MPG
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In May, President Obama announced new tougher fuel economy standards to take effect in 2012. Yesterday, his administration released the proposed 1,227-page set of regulations for implementing the standards, which require cars to average 35.5 mpg by … [Read more...]
Frankfurt 2009: Volvo reveals battery-powered C30 [w/VIDEO]
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Volvo, Frankfurt Motor Show Volvo C30 BEV prototype - click above for high res image gallery We were already aware that Volvo has been working on a plug-in hybrid version of its compact C30 for some time with the intent of … [Read more...]
Frankfurt 2009: Toyota Auris HSD Full Hybrid Concept needs a shorter name
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Filed under: Hybrid, Toyota, Frankfurt Motor Show Toyota Auris HSD Full Hybrid Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery And now for your viewing pleasure, we bring you these live shots of the Toyota Auris HSD Full Hybrid Concept (seriously, … [Read more...]
Frankfurt 2009: all plugs and hybrids, no hydrogen
Wednesday 09/16/ By Leave a Comment
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hydrogen, Frankfurt Motor Show, At Witz End Audi e-tron concept -- Click above for high-res image gallery It's probable that, somewhere in the Frankfurt Messe this week, there are hydrogen-powered concept vehicles. From the … [Read more...]
Natural Gas Fuel Cells to Compete with Hydrogen FCVs – Part 2
Wednesday 09/16/ By 1 Comment
This is the second part of an email I received over the weekend from Tom B. of the Clearlight Foundation. The email was a bit long for this blog so I broke it over two parts. Here is what Tom B. continues to say: “Natural gas today is primarily a … [Read more...]