Hi, I’m Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco, and I’d like to welcome you to the electric vehicle challenge being hosted by Gas 2.0. Our city has long been at the forefront of sustainability, and we now turn our focus to one of our biggest challenges: transportation. I believe that the future is electric, and [...]
I Believe that the Future is Electric (by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom)
July 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Cleaner Low-Sulfur Marine Fuels Could Save 40,000 Lives Annually
July 8, 2009 By 1 Comment
Researchers writing in the journal Environmental Science and Technology have concluded that unless new low-sulfur standards are adopted for the ubiquitous marine fuels used worldwide to get that Barbie from China to your doorstep, 40,000 needless premature human deaths may occur each year due to the harmful emissions caused by high sulfur fuels.
Nissan-Renault Planning up to Four Battery Plants in Europe
July 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
As the Nissan-Renault Alliance works feverishly towards the goal of launching an entire lineup of electric cars in the next few years, they have begun to set their sights on the nitty gritty of supplying parts for the endeavor. And when you’re talking about Nissan’s electric cars, the most important part that comes to mind [...]
Hyundai Enters the Hybrid Arena With Low Cost LPG Version of Elantra
July 8, 2009 By 5 Comments
Coming 12 years after the introduction of the Prius in Japan, Hyundai may be extremely late to the hybrid party, but they’re hoping to play catch up quickly. Hyundai’s new Elantra LPI will be sold only in South Korea. It runs on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and uses lithium-ion batteries. Although Hyundai has no immediate [...]
Vancouver May Require Condos to Install Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
July 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
In its self proclaimed quest to become “the world’s greenest city” Vancouver is considering adopting legislation that would require any new multi-family dwellings (condos) to have electric vehicle charging stations. Should this pass, Vancouver would be the first city in Canada to have such a policy. Vancouver already requires one and two dwelling homes to [...]
Solar Powered Zeppelin? Actually, It's A Blimp
July 7, 2009 By 9 Comments
Call me crazy, but I think zeppelins have gotten a bad rap. Sure, the Hindenburg went up in flames rather spectacularly, and airplanes made slow-moving dirigibles all but obsolete after WWII. But I still love me some giant floating gas bags. So this announcement that a team of French engineering and tech students have come [...]
GM Exec Insists Plug-In SUV Still in Works – Even With Saturn's Demise
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Last year, when the carsplosion really started to hit the fan, GM came before congress and laid it all out bare begging for help. And months later, after some tumultuous change, we have a completely new GM about to emerge from bankruptcy — but now the question is, with its reduced size, influence and output, [...]
Official: Toyota Prius is Now the Biggest Selling Car in Japan
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The latest Japanese car sales figures reveal that the Toyota Prius hybrid has now become the top selling vehicle in Japan. According to the Japan Automobile Dealers Association, in June the company sold 22,292 units of its flagship hybrid vehicle, a sharp rise of almost 400% over the same month last year (when 6,231 cars [...]
