Frequent commenter Tim Kingston just sent me this piece on “Online Electric Vehicles,” i.e., EVs that use inductive charging built into the roads. He notes: “Here is an interesting idea. Good for city and school bus routes. I wonder if …
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Electric Vehicle Competitors to BMW's i3
From the 2GreenEnergy Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/2GreenEnergy, Robin Babicek, one of our 3238 “friends,” commented on yesterday’s post on the BMW i3 (electric vehicle): 1. It’s ugly. 2. Battery range puts it alongside other EVs such as the LEAF. While this …
From Guest Blogger Hanna: Green Car Rentals are Taking Off
Fuel prices have been on the rise over the past decade. In the UK, drivers can expect to pay 60p more than ten years ago, while US drivers have seen a price surge of 47 cents in the past year …
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Tagged with: Car rental, Carbon Footprint, electric vehicle, Green vehicle, Hybrid vehicle, Nissan Leaf, Toyota Prius, Volkswagen Jetta
From Guest Blogger Angie Mansfield: Where Will the Electric Car Industry Be in the Next Few Years?
While the electric car is commonly seen as a future technology, the late 19th to early 20th century saw peak popularity for this mode of powering engines. At the time, electricity was easier to use, and electric cars easier to …
Taxing Electrical Vehicle Drivers
A friend sent me this piece on taxing electric vehicle drivers, and wrote: I haven’t seen anything that has gotten me this angry in a while. This is insane! And the comments so far seem to be reflective instead of …
From Guest Blogger R. Hoyal: Renewable Energy Advances In The Tourism Industry
Tourism is an important part of the economy; it creates jobs and brings in outside money to a community. The problem is that by its very nature, tourism can be harsh on the environment as lots of energy and resources …
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Tagged with: alternative energy, biofuels, clean energy, concentrated solar power, electric vehicle, Electric Vehicles, energy efficiency, energy policy, energy storage, environment, green energy, photovoltaics, Renewable Energy, solar energy, solar panel, solar panels, solar power, Wind Energy, wind power, wind turbines
From Guest Blogger Jesse Harwell: Best Green Cars for 2012
This year, more car companies have released eco-friendly cars, which means more options for eco-friendly consumers. From electric cars to vehicles that use alternative fuel, here are the best green cars coming out for next year. 1. Honda Civic Natural …
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A Collaboration on Fuel Cell Vehicles — But Exactly Whose Interests Are At Stake? Not Yours.
Here’s an article that describes a collaboration between GM and BMW on fuel cell vehicles. Wow, that’s remarkable. Just when I had started to trust the car companies based on the sincerity of Nissan/Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn and his people who …
The EV Profiler Puts an End to that Nagging Question: Will an Electric Vehicle Work for Me?
As my client John Collings and I contemplate the future of his business, EV Profiler, and the way we need to present it to the market, we turn our attention to the basic message: removing the concept of range anxiety …
Pi Mobility – An E-bike Design with — Get This — Nothing Wrong!
One of the lessons we learn as we go through life is how much tougher things actually are than they initially appear. I was a reasonably athletic person as a young man, and I thought surfing might come easy. Wrong. …
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