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[CleanMPG.com - News Feed] Sullivan has been driving one of the Escape Hybrids, which uses no fuel when the driver is stopped in traffic. Last week he said he was getting 23 miles per gallon, compared to 11 miles per gallon from the Ford Expedition he used to drive.

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[Ethiopian Review] Will Electric Cars Wreck the Grid? | Ethiopian News: The big news at this year’s Plug In conference was General Motors Corp.’s announcement that test models of the Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in hybrid, are surpassing 230 miles per gallon in the city, as rated by a U.S. EPA system for measuring energy consumption. If confirmed by EPA, that means the Volt would be the first model to exceed triple-digit gas mileage when introduced in showrooms in late 2010.

[my.IS - Lexus IS Forum] Scuderi unveils cut-away of split cycle engine - my.IS - Lexus IS ...: engineers from Japan traveled to Texas with meet with the Scuderis and Southwest Research, according to a consultant familiar with the meeting. At first the visitors appeared reserved, with jackets on, but by the afternoon the jackets were gone and they engineers were smiling and asking detailed questions as they examined the prototype engine parts the Scuderis had on hand, this person said.

[Worldchanging: Bright Green] Worldchanging: Bright Green: The Week in Sustainable Mobility: Speaking at the New York auto show, BMW USA Chairman and CEO Tom Purves, said that the company will focus on diesels in the short-term, hybrids in the medium-term, and hydrogen combustion engines in the longer-term to keep the combustion engine relevant and to deliver increasing levels of efficiency and reduced emissions. Purves also said that BMW would not bring a diesel to the US (even though its European diesel business is very strong) until it can offer an appropriate 50-state solution.

[HBS Working Knowledge] Will Market Forces Stop Global Warming? ”” HBS Working Knowledge: I live in California, and while it's nice to think Toyota Prius and Honda Civic Hybrids will rule the highways I still see a lot more soccer moms dropping off their charges at the local schools in Ford Expeditions and Chevy Yukons than I do the aforementioned clean cars. No, it's going to take a change in mindset starting at the elementary school level to get the ball rolling.

[Consumer Reports Cars Blog] Electric cars take charge in Israel, Denmark: Consumer Reports ...: Israel seems an unlikely candidate to be the first county to adapt an electric car, where environmental causes are not generally considered a top priority. However, it is a country where driving distances are relatively short, which alleviates the main concern associated with electric vehicles' inherently limited range.

[The John Lothian Newsletter Blog] Environmental Markets Newsletter Archive :: December 1, 2006: California 'Green Tuners' Clamor for Plug-In Cars Kevin Krolicki, Reuters LOS ANGELES ”” Russell Long already owns a pair of fuel-efficient hybrid cars -- a Toyota Prius and a Honda Civic -- but his dream car is not on the market yet: a .

[GM-VOLT : Chevy Volt Electric Car Site] BREAKING: Production Chevy Volt Revealed in FULL! | GM-VOLT ...: If most of your driving is local you should save about $10K over 100K miles assuming gas is $5 a gallon. In addition, I’d give it $5K for the performance ”” parallel hybrids don’t have any ”” maybe 2$K on the looks, and another $5K on the tech.

[The Housing Bubble Blog] The Housing Bubble Blog » Bits Bucket For September 11, 2009: To be fair, Wilson has been consistent in his policymaking if not his personal life: according to his last congressional opponent, Wilson voted 11 times against health care for veterans in eight years, even as he voted “aye” for the Iraq War (during the debate on the war vote, he even called one Democrat “viscerally anti-American”â”€several times). He voted to cut veterans’ benefits─not his own─to make room for President George W.

[Cleantech Blog] Cleantech Blog: Interview with Leading Cleantech Venture Capital ...: The cleantech sector is becoming quite crowded with new investors coming in constantly, and I know Chrysalix is one of the first energy tech investment funds to bring institutional investors into the sector. What are the main challenges you faced in the fundraising process and was there any time your team doubted the raise would get away?

[GM FastLane] Talk About a Crock”¦ | GM FastLane: Solar studies suggest that the earth may be entering a 20 - 40 year cooling period.This would be be a far greater threat to humanity tham a little warming.We may well need to increase CO2 emissions because while CO2 has little effect on temperature ( the forcing equation is logarithmic) increasing CO2 would increase crop production in the least environmentally harmful way.There are abundant scientific papers supporting the above positions.I would be happy to provide Bob with the references. Please publicize these facts whenever you can - Thanks

[The PETA Files] The PETA Files: Clearing a Few Things Up for Al Gore: I have been a vegan for quite a while now,yes..due to my love for animals.And yes, i did eat meat until i was about 19 yrs and yes ,i enjoyed the taste at the time.Now i`m 33 and grateful that i had the insight to stop eatig animal products.I,too,have seen what Mankind has been doing to other species as well as our own.And i am ashamed and shocked that the majority of our species has allowed itself to be so cruel.What more is left for us to do than try our best to protect other living beings fom humans,as well as protect the powerless humans from others.I have felt the whole spectrum of emotions that one feels from the day one embarks upon this painful,tedious journey.I have felt rage,fear,hatred,violence all the way to hopelessness in regards to this whole fight against cruelty to all living beings.And through all this i have learnt one thing:how not to become the monster that i am fightimg against.The animals,the world,also other people need for all of us who profoundly care for this world and all its lovely living beings,to keep on struggling for a compassionate,ethical humanity coherent to the laws of nature and the universe.We will probably not see this in our lifetimes,but at least we will have planted the seeds.Honestly, look at the state of our planet now...a bit more of the crap it has had to deal with due to Mandkind and then hell,yeah,we^ll finally have our Big Bang...just at the end.Best regards to everyone,

[Comments for Tesla Founders Blog] The Future Starts Now. « Tesla Founders Blog: Also, credits for those who convert their home to alternative energy. To help pay for this, impose a two-dollar tax on every gallon of gasoline.

[Comments for chrysler weblog] chrysler weblog » Blog Archive » Detnews reviews the 2009 Chrysler ...: Then, year-after-year through continuous improvement of its processes and through product innovation, a distinctive Imperial Le Baron will emerge seperate from the curreht Chrysler 300. Now don’t misunderstand, we are not talking about a one year or two process, but decades, yes decades of building in improvements to quality and increasing brand equity in every Chrysler brand.

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