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Hybra-Drive hydraulic hybrid to undergo HTUF testing {Autoblog Green}
May 11th 2008 1:19PM Series-Hydraulics "should" be less expensive and have greater efficiency than electric series in large vehicle applications. The real point here is don't buy a large vehicle like SUV or Pick-up truck unless you REALLY NEED it. If you buy it, you should not ask the taxpayer to help you pay for it.
Continental says "good chance" to win Volt battery contract {Autoblog Green}
May 11th 2008 9:09AM GM chose the 2 test packs finalists from MANY battery suppliers. They BOTH have a "good chance" or they wouldn't even have packs being tested by GM.
Personally, I’m hoping that EEStor can deliver on their promises.
Palm Bay Police Chief bans patrol cars from idling {Autoblog Green}
May 11th 2008 9:05AM What? Cops will be sitting there in the speed traps with NO air conditioning in Florida? There's going to be a LOT of hot cops out there. Be prepared for unhappy cops with BAD tempers resulting in more police brutality.
Who knew? Big Oil is non-profit {Autoblog Green}
May 9th 2008 5:51PM Yes, 15% of the retail cost of gas goes to oil company refining & distribution, but only 1/3rd of that is their cost and the rest (about 10% of the net cost at the pump) is PURE PROFIT.
Oil companies make 10% no matter what the final retail price. When gas was $1.00/gal, they made 10 cents per gallon. They are making 40 cents per gallon because gas is now $4.00/gal. The higher the prices go, the more money they make because that 10% is a CONSTANT!! Now you know that they are making record profits because the price increase at the pump and NOT because of volume sold or increased margin.
You can thank the Neo-cons and Democratic-Socialists liberals for driving up gas prices and oil company profits while giving YOUR tax dollars directly to the oil companies. Of course, if you back the status-quo of Obama, Clinton II or McCain for president it YOUR fault because ignorance is no excuse.
Affordable homebrew kit to produce your own ethanol at home {Autoblog Green}
May 9th 2008 1:15PM What about ATF and prison?
Judging the Tesla Roadster and Chevy Volt by different standards {Autoblog Green}
May 9th 2008 10:14AM Electricity: Fuel of the Future
Source: Stanford Daily
[May 08, 2008]
SYNOPSIS: Not only does electricity meet the needs of the transportation sector, it triumphs over both biofuels and gasoline in all relevant metrics.
http://www.evworld.com/news.cfm?newsid=18193&url=http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2008/5/8/positiveSustainabilityElectricityFuelOfTheFuture
TX4E electric taxi will only appeal to some London cabbies {Autoblog Green}
May 9th 2008 10:05AM Chris (#2) is absolutely WRONG! Electric cars ARE ready for prime time for MOST people, just not ALL people.
Why? NO vehicle can be all things to all people. Those who believe that it would fit their needs should buy one NOW. Others will have to wait for the new battery technology to hit the mainstream.
Here are the facts: According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Omnibus Household Survey:
78% of us drive less than 40 miles each day and 92% of all One-Way trips are less than 40 miles (with a plug at each end of the trip).
http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/12/06/how-did-gm-determine-that-78-of-commuters-drive-less-than-40-miles-per-day/
The problem is that most people NEED highway speeds during their commute and the big car companies who can afford to crash-certify new cars have not had the will to REALLY make electric cars because they require less service and repair over their lifespan when compared to ICE smokers. There is just too much profits in service dealer & repairs.
Example: I just spent $500.00 for a starter and $700.00 for an intake manifold PLUS $200.00 to put them both on. NONE of this would have been necessary if the car were electric.
We're telling you for the last time, ethanol is not biodiesel {Autoblog Green}
May 9th 2008 9:21AM The Washington Post employs liberal political pundants NOT fact-checkers because the owners & editors are socialists and because facts don’t sell as many papers as opinions portrayed as facts. Who really cares what they have to say in that trashy rag?
Minnesota boy rides bike into Prius he didn't hear {Autoblog Green}
May 8th 2008 10:48AM Right, this is the ONLY little kid in the entire world who was hit by a car because he was not LOOKING where he was going. Don’t blame the car!
Anyone who is simply paying attention can hear the tires of a car as it moves down the road! Or do we need to remove mufflers from all cars?
(must have been a slow news day)
Fiat replaces water with special wax {Autoblog Green}
May 7th 2008 9:16PM So instead of FIAT or "Fix It Again Tony" are they changing their name to PIAT for Paint It Again Tony?
