All Blog Posts Tagged 'cars' (34)

Ford Fusion Named Motor Trend Car of the Year

Shameless plug I know, but I'm proud of what Ford is doing here in Michigan. Their Ford Fusion 2010 was named Motor Trend Car of the Year. Not bad for a hybrid huh? I know that Hybrids wont solve our energy crises… Continue

Added by david@PickensPlan on November 18, 2009 at 8:37am — 24 Comments

Citroen Unveils C-Zero Electric Car, Available Late 2010 [w/VIDEO]

Andrew Williams, November 12th, 2009, Gas2.org

Back in September we reported that French Car-maker PSA had teamed up with Mitsubishi to make an electric vehicle based on the zippy i-MiEV. Well, this week it seems that the partnership has come to fruition, after Citroen… Continue

Added by W. Dan Chance on November 13, 2009 at 8:01am — 10 Comments

Ontario to Introduce Green Licence Plates

Andrew Williams, Gas2.org, November 3rd, 2009 Canadian province Ontario is to introduce green-coloured licence plates, available only to drivers of plug-in hybrids and battery-powered electric vehicles. Sounds like another gimmick? Well, here’s the deal - vehicles sporting the new green plates will be able to drive in the province’s dedicated carpool lanes until 2015, even if only one person is in the vehicle.

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Added by W. Dan Chance on November 4, 2009 at 2:56pm — 3 Comments

Tesla Sets New World Record for Distance Driven on Single Charge

Andrew Williams, Gas2.org, November 2nd, 2009 A US-built Tesla Roadster has broken the world record for the distance traveled by an electric production car on a single charge. While competing in the Global Green Challenge, Australian Simon Hackett and co-driver Emilis Prelgauskas drove an incredible 313 miles before the batteries finally died in their Roadster.

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Added by W. Dan Chance on November 2, 2009 at 9:00pm — 16 Comments

Wind, Solar and Generator Backup Power System

Wind, Solar and Generator Backup Power System WHOLE-HOUSE ENERGY CHECKLIST: 50 Steps to Energy Efficiency i… Continue

Added by James Everitt on August 18, 2009 at 10:00am — 4 Comments

Natural Gas Vehicles Get No Respect

John Gartner — June 26, 2009 Natural gas is the Rodney Dangerfield of transportation fuels. It’s cheap. It’s clean. But consumers don’t have much of a chance to use it it because there’s only model of natural gas car for sale. Billionaire investor T. Boone Pickens has been beating the drum the loudest lately about the merits of natural gas as a clean(er) fuel that can also make the U.S. more energy independent. His argument was bolstered this week by the discovery that the U.S. may have 35 perce… Continue

Added by Mike Johnston on June 26, 2009 at 10:27am — 6 Comments

U.S. Bolsters Fleet of Fuel-Stingy Cars

The Journal of Commerce Online-News Story John D. Boyd, April 9, 2009 U.S. Bolsters Fleet of Fuel-Stingy Cars: Record buy of hybrids aimed at stimulating car makers, technology shift: The U.S. General Services Administration will spend $285 million by June 1 on a big order of fuel-efficient government fleet vehicles, President Obama said, in a move aimed at stimulating the Detroit-based car makers and new-era vehicle technologies. The White House said the GSA will speed up its car purchases… Continue

Added by Daniel on April 9, 2009 at 5:32pm — No Comments

So what to do with Detroit

Michigan now has 22% unemployment and plants sit idol 16 hours out of every 24 hours. So what to do with Detroit? Well here is this man's thoughts. I have been int he pharmaceutical business for 30 years and spent many a day on the manufacturing floor. Yes there were times when competition set in and we had to shut shifts down. So back in 1984, I made a suggestion to my boss and I said "we have all of this validated equipment for making drugs. Why don't we manufacture drugs for other non-competi… Continue

Added by Bruce Tedeschi on April 3, 2009 at 7:56pm — 4 Comments

“Everything Will Just Be Dust in the Wind”

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Added by Ulysses "ULY" Labilles on March 13, 2009 at 11:30pm — 1 Comment

Pay Your Medical Bills.....Or Pay Your Mortgage ????????????

PAY YOUR MEDICAL BILLS…or Pay Your Mortgage ????? More Americans Must Choose Between Paying Medical Bills and Paying Mortgage The economic crisis, collapse of the housing market and rise in unemployment are forcing some Americans to choose between paying their medical bills and paying their mortgage, reports the Wall Street Journal. Source(s): Rubenstein, Wall Street Journal, 2/23/09 The economic crisis, collapse of the housing market and rise in unemployment are forcing some Americans to ch… Continue

Added by maurie j. campanella on February 23, 2009 at 8:40am — No Comments

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Added by maurie j. campanella on February 23, 2009 at 8:37am — No Comments

How To Bail Out The Economy...........................

Saving the Big 3 for You and Me ...a message from Michael Moore Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 Friends, I drive an American car. It's a Chrysler. That's not an endorsement. It's more like a cry for pity. And now for a decades-old story, retold ad infinitum by tens of millions of Americans, a third of whom have had to desert their country to simply find a damn way to get to work in something that won't break down: My Chrysler is four years old. I bought it because of its smooth and comfortabl… Continue

Added by maurie j. campanella on February 23, 2009 at 8:35am — No Comments

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Added by maurie j. campanella on February 23, 2009 at 8:31am — No Comments

leveraging basics 101

Leveraging Basics 101 leveraging is the heart and soul of this activity. WHAT IS LEVERAGING ????? leveraging is gathering your assets together.....to give freely.......in expectation of FUTURE REWARD....without EXPECTATION......of receiving anything in return. in simple terms......in cash leveraging....YOU GIVE CASH TWICE....TO RECIVE CASH FOREVER. when i joined my activity i LEVERAGED $600 of my own money....and "got together" the other $2900 to join at the full $3500 level from 4 other sourc… Continue

Added by maurie j. campanella on February 23, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

Toshiba and Volkswagen to Develop Electric Cars

European auto maker Volkswagen and the Japanese Toshiba Corporation recently announced their plans to begin working together to develop electric drive units for vehicles. The cars will be part of VW’s new family of small cars. Volkswagen chairman, Dr. Martin Winterkorn, said the company’s goal is to be the first auto manufacturer to mass-produce affordable emissions-free vehicles. He also stated that there is still “a considerable amount of research and development work still has to be carried o… Continue

Added by W. Dan Chance on February 17, 2009 at 8:35am — 7 Comments

Where Have All The Taxes Gone? (Short term problem with plug-in E-Cars)

I should have seen this one coming. Mea Culpa. My only excuse is that I was too caught up in the potentials of a clean, Green future to consider the immediate moment. Electric cars have a problem. It isn't battery life, or expense, or road safety, or even distance limitations. It's fuel tax. Federal and State governments tax gasoline. Some counties and cities may do so as well, either directly or by sales tax. The tax on electricity isn't anywhere near as high, and there's no taxing what you g… Continue

Added by JT on December 16, 2008 at 10:16am — No Comments

Xtreme Cars and Stars Doing the Right Thing. Joining The Pickens Plan

Xtreme Cars ans Stars is doing the right thing by joining the Pickens Plan mission, vision. We share this vision and mission to get this done. www.xtremecarsandstars.net Continue

Added by M.D.Fleming on November 18, 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments

Obama Sought, and Got, Support of Green-Car Crowd on Road to Presidential Win

Original URL President-elect Barack Obama made many pledges, laid out lots of goals and otherwise built a substantial political platform to appeal to environmentalists and green-car proponents during an 18-month White House bid that culminated in victory several hours ago. Amo… Continue

Added by Mike Johnston on November 8, 2008 at 1:00am — No Comments

Clean Burning Alcohol- a natural gas

David Blume, an ecological expert, has addressed the issue of the prohibition and what he calls its true purpose. The model A and T car was a duel fuel system and could burn both alcohol and oil/gasoline. With the push for prohibition, the oil industry got an 18 year head start that allowed its establishment to what we know today in the industry. The use of alcohol is clean burning and can be made from numerous sources including apples. This source of fuel could be made locally, is relatively in… Continue

Added by Dianne Irene on November 3, 2008 at 4:00pm — 5 Comments

Natural Gas for Electricity and Trucks, the Plug-in Electric for Autos

"Natural Gas for Electricity and Trucks, the Plug-in Electric for Autos"; now, this is a great idea. Developing the infrastructure needed to fuel the nation's trucks with natural gas would be relatively simple, while doing the same for autos would be very expensive. Besides that, the technology already exists for the plug-in electric, all we need is a less-expensive battery (the lithium battery already gets well over 200 miles on a single charge with the Tesla). In addition, improved battery tec… Continue

Added by Brad Fregger on October 26, 2008 at 11:00pm — No Comments