Archive for September 5th, 2008

Filed under: Legislation and Policy
Now that John McCain has been officially enthroned as the Republican party’s choice for the window seat in the Oval Office, it’s time to look at his proposals for how to deal with this country’s seemingly insatiable thirst for energy. As expected, the focus of McCain’s plan is to let the… »

Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in, Solar, USA

As part of a program to provide the University of California at San Diego with renewable energy from several sources including sun, wind and bio-gas fuel cells, the school has “planted” a virtual grove of Solar Trees[TM] on the upper levels of a pair of parking garages. The “trees” provide… »

Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in, Solar, USA

As part of a program to provide the University of California at San Diego with renewable energy from several sources including sun, wind and bio-gas fuel cells, the school has “planted” a virtual grove of Solar Trees[TM] on the upper levels of a pair of parking garages. The “trees” provide… »

Filed under: Legislation and Policy, Green Daily, USA
Photo by Rustybuckets. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0.
Ready for more catalytic converters in your motors? Under new rules set forth by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday, many small, off-road engines that were previously allowed to cough up dark smoke to their hearts’ content will be cleaned… »

Whether or not we’ll consciously admit it, most of us are constantly in search of a next car or another car. It’s only natural. Man is not meant to be with one car. Look at the animals in the wild. That’s why you should always sleep on any decisions that involve you purchasing a used… »

Filed under: Hydrogen, Legislation and Policy, European Union

The European Parliament voted last Wednesday in favor of new rules for hydrogen-powered vehicles. This legislation, which has yet to be converted into law during a summit of ministers from the 27 member countries, aims at creating a common standard that would avoid a patchwork of different legislation… »

newVideoPlayer(”/Tumbler-success.flv”, 494, 371,””); Beginning in 2006, Aussie superhero Grant Hodgson started off with a dream, a dream of being the Batman, and he’s been building a faithful replica of the Tumbler ever since. This time it comes with a build blog. Grant’s version looks to be even closer to the real deal than the… »

Chrysler is looking to slaughter one of its Toledo-made SUV twins, the Dodge Nitro or Jeep Liberty. Only one can survive the elimination process, and our money is on the Jeep sticking around, with the Dodge getting the axe in 2012. It’s all part of “Big” Bob Nardelli’s unrelenting thirst for blood quest to cut… »

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, GM, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Green Daily, At Witz End
NOTE: If you missed them, you can read parts one and two.
High tech development, market launch and retreat
Because its 1,175-pound pack of 27 advanced lead-acid (PbA) batteries – 26 propulsion, one for accessories – held a mere half-gallon of gasoline-equivalent energy, the production EV1 would… »

Complete with all four body styles offered on the Plymouth Belvedere in 1954, Darrell L. Davis’s 9,000 square foot garage-homage to the ‘54 Plymouth also includes sales brochures, display racks, banners, signs, order books, sheets of paint samples and upholstery samples. Basically, everything needed to run a successful Plymouth showroom, which was exactly what he… »