Wednesday, October 11th, 2006
Biobutanol is the Next Big Thing in Renewable Energy
As excited as I am about Biodiesel and SVO (Straight Vegetable Oil) as fuel for vehicles, I don’t have a diesel car and don’t see one in my near future. If you are like me there is new hope: Biobutanol.
Biobutanol is a form of alcohol that can replace gasoline. It is similar to [...]
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Wednesday, September 13th, 2006
Another Entry in the Electric Car Market
Let’s hear it for cute little electric cars! This one comes from India and is apparently being test marketed in the USA.
Read more about this cute little number here, and at the Reva website.
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Wednesday, August 9th, 2006
More Electric Car News, But This Time With Sex Appeal
Tesla has a very sexy new electric sports car that can go 0-60 in 4 seconds while lookin’ good the whole time!
Sexy Electric
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Wednesday, August 9th, 2006
Hybrids and Clean Cars Starting to Get Preferential Treatment
It’s only a start, but it’s something. Cities around the country are starting to give a wider array of incentives to drive a clean car: like free parking.
Respect the Hybrid!
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Wednesday, August 9th, 2006
“Who Killed the Electric Car?” Go See the Movie
This is an excellent movie, and it makes GM look REALLY bad. I’m sure that GM will have plenty to say in defense, but I won’t be able to believe any of it after the strong case presented in the film. People were lined up, conducting a 24 hour vigil with money in [...]
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Thursday, July 27th, 2006
New Movie: “Who Killed the Electric Car?”
This new movie is apparently so dangerous that it can only be seen if you are in just the right place at the right time. It may be the Dick Cheney of environmental films, primarily hiding in an undisclosed location. All mildly-to-moderately funny jokes aside, you really have to work to see “Who [...]
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Friday, June 30th, 2006
Super-Cute Electric Car: The Tango
George Clooney has a new car that he showed off in the recent “Green Issue” of Vanity Fair. It’s called the Tango and is made by Commuter Cars Corporation out of Spokane Washington. I have not had the privilege of seeing one in person, but from the website they look pretty awesome.
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Friday, June 2nd, 2006
Hydrogen Fuel Cells: the Promised Land
A lot of people seem to be saying that fuel cells are going to be the future of automoblies, most notably and shockingly: the President, George W Bush himself. It seems too good to be true to me at the moment, but I’m slowly being swayed.
There is definitely some promise there, but the hydrogen [...]
