Zipcar Launches All-Electric Car-Share Scheme

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US-based car-share giant Zipcar Inc. has launched its first ever Electric Vehicle Pod, featuring an all-electric Citroen C1 and a Plug-In Toyota Prius. The vehicles, among the most efficient and technologically advanced on the road today, can be hired by the hour for a fraction of the cost of owning one. The company figures that [...]

Save on Gas by Using Your iPhone

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Who doesn’t want to find a way to save on gas and also find an excuse to purchase an iPhone? Well now you have one. MaxQData, LLC announced today the availability of a new application called Bliss Trek, which the company is hailing as the first “eco-driving” application for the iPhone. At first glance, you’d [...]

Chevrolet Volt Test Drive: Video of Driving GM’s Electric Car

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Editor’s Note: This is a 4-part series covering my trip to Michigan to test-drive the Chevy Volt. See also: 1. LiveBlogging from the opening of GM’s New Battery Lab, 2. Chevy Volt Test Drive: How GM’s Electric Car Works 3. Tour of GM’s New Battery Lab. Disclaimer: GM flew me out for this event. “Remarkably Unremarkable” has [...]

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Gas 2.0 Launches "EV War" Website: ElectricCarRace.org

SAN FRANCISCO – Yesterday, Gas 2.0 (gas2.org) launched ElectricCarRace.org, a site challenging cities across the nation to be first to develop city-wide electric vehicle infrastructure. A two-minute video featuring the Mayors of Portland and San Francisco kicked off the competition, along with posts written by Mayor Newsom, Portland General Electric, and the CEO of Coulomb Technologies [...]

Bi-Partisan Legislation Looks to Ignite the Natural Gas Engine

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Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) have sponsored the NAT GAS Act. This bill is aimed at giving natural gas the push it needs to become part of the cure for America’s oil addiction. Senator Reid (D-Nevada) is also an original co-sponsor. “Each day, our nation consumes about 21 million barrels of oil- [...]

Kansas Teen Builds Own Electric Car from Old Ford Escort

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17-year-old Andrew Loader from Lindsborg, Kansas has amazed his parents by building his very own electric car (Video) from nothing more than a clapped-out Ford Escort, some batteries and an old forklift motor. Tired of paying last summer’s high gas prices, Andrew decided to take matters into his own hands and build the street-legal vehicle [...]

PGE Jump-Starts Electric Vehicle Movement in Oregon

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Editor’s Note: This is a guest contribution by Elaina Medina of Portland General Electric. We are anticipating a large turnout at this year’s “EV Awareness Day” on Saturday, July 11, at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland, Ore. Portland General Electric is proud to sponsor this annual event hosted by the Oregon Electric Vehicle Association. The [...]

Government Funding for Hydrogen Fuel Cells Program Reinstated

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Just this morning, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water approved $190 million for the hydrogen and fuel cell program office which is part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). This action, in effect, restores the program to current year funding levels. Earlier this year, the administration demonstrated its lack of support for [...]