With gas prices hovering between $3.50 and $4 per gallon, fuel economy and green automobiles have become the king of the road. Maximizing your fuel economy saves you money, and helps reduce the carbon footprint of your daily commute. There …
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From Guest Blogger Michael Fowler: Why Hybrid Cars will Benefit You and Your City
Hybrid cars are fast becoming commonplace and rightfully so as these cars are cutting carbon dioxide emissions down and in the process saving our environment, cleaning up our cities and even saving people money on car tax. What are Hybrids?
From Guest Blogger Blake: How “Green” Is an Electric Car?
Most individuals and organizations consider electric cars are environment-friendly vehicles. They are viewed as important components in the battle against global warming. It is almost taken for granted that electric cars have a far less toll on the environment than …
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From Guest Blogger Writer MC: Classic Car to Electric Car–an Easy Experiment
I loved my 1972 VW Beetle. It was the car my mom bought when I was a baby, and I spent many childhood hours riding in it and, when my parents replaced it, playing in, on, and around it. When …
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From Guest Blogger Jordan: BMW Announces X5 Plug-in Hybrid To Go Into Production
Although BMW has been working on the development of plug-in hybrid technology for a while now, it has yet to introduce a hybrid vehicle to the market. They recently launched their first all-electric car, the i3, in several markets, including …
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Cleantech Appeals To Real Patriots
When I speak on the subject of renewable energy or sustainability more generally, I normally mention that making an investment in cleantech is among the most patriotic things that an American can do. In particular, clean energy will be the defining …
Amprius: Cutting-Edge Battery Technology for Electric Vehicles and Utility-Scale Energy Storage
In the video I’ve linked, the young CEO of a high-tech start-up called Amprius, Chinese-born Yi Cui, talking about his background (Ph.D. from Harvard, currently a professor at Stanford), but, more importantly, providing a summary of his passion: batteries built …
Great Improvements in Fuel-Economy Standards Are a Double-Edged Sword
Here’s an article that speaks to the vast improvements in fuel-economy standards for our cars and trucks that we’re in the process of achieving. I’m sure a great more could be said about this graph that maps all this out …
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Lots of Discussion of Sustainability on PBS’s “Ask This Old House”
I look forward to PBS’s wonderful program “Ask This Old House” on Saturday mornings, not because I’m a do-it-yourselfer, but because I love knowing how things work, and I appreciate all the thought that goes into sustainable ways of building …
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From Guest Blogger Jordan Perch: Mercedes-Benz Partners Up With Tesla And Introduces B-Class Electric Drive
Electric cars are gaining serious momentum, and the number of car makers that start investing in electric vehicle technology is constantly increasing, as they realize that the demand for this type of vehicles is only going to go up in …
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