Another day, another batch of day-old news. Today’s green news story highlights include Bob Lutz joining electric car maker Via, the German Pirate Party (logo above!) demands free public transportation, and Tesla asks for more government money.
Ford Announces Intentions to Produce Chinese Electric Cars
September 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
China is one of the world’s main contributor of harmful emissions. China is also a world leader when it comes to pursuing sustainable technologies. Ford sees that, and has announced its intention to build an EV with its Chinese partner, Changan Auto.
Low-Pressure Tanks Could Revolutionize Hydrogen Storage in Cars
September 26, 2011 By 2 Comments
Hydrogen fuel cells really are the Holy Grail of green automobiles, emitting zero emissions and using the most abundant element in the known universe for fuel. Right now though the problems of cost and feasible storage methods are holding hydrogen back. But a group of scientists may have figured out how to store hydrogen in a 500 PSI tank…one-tenth what is normally needed.
Obama, High Speed Rail, and the State Of California
September 26, 2011 By 9 Comments
High speed rail is big business in other countries like China. America has been trying to get a high speed rail program in action for years with California being at the forefront of the planning. Now, it seems that lawsuits might be shutting down the California project for good, or at least delay the project until the funding evaporates.
Green News Roundup: Monday, September 26th, 2011
September 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I hope everyone had a good weekend. I spent my weekend eating deep fried foods at the local fair and getting one of my cars into emissions compliance. One of our writers, Charis Michelsen, spent her weekend at the EV Conversion Convention, and she’s provided us with detailed coverage of the event. Other top stories include a new compressed air car speed record, what EV companies to invest in, and Toyota’s disturbing new “Prius People” ad campaign.
EVCONN 2011: Mike Picard’s Electric Willys Jeep Conversion
September 25, 2011 By 3 Comments
Mike Picard’s cooler-than-yours electric car, based on a vintage Willys military Jeep, was present and accounted for at EVCCON 2011. As you might recall from our original post covering Picard’s build, the NetGain WarP11 electric motor has way more horsepower (80) and torque (120 lb-ft) than its original gasoline engine (an even 60 hp [...]
EVCCON 2011: Electric Pick-ups Dump Fossil Fuels
September 25, 2011 By 5 Comments
Truck owners represent a huge chunk of all vehicle traffic, and – when it comes to gas prices – they’re in a tougher spot than the guy driving a big luxury sedan or sportscar. They need a truck, in other words, to get to work or just get by, whereas the guy in the Viper [...]
EVCCON 2011: the 8-passenger Toyota Prius-ine
September 25, 2011 By 1 Comment
Remember the Priickup truck that motored its way out of North Carolina back in August? It belonged to Steve from Auto Be Yours, which has been specializing in rebuilding salvage title Prii in recent years. Steve, the mastermind behind the Prius-ine shown here, explains that his business model “is to do the same thing over [...]
