Archive for May 12th, 2009

Best Buy to Enter the Electric Bike Business

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Consumer electronics chain Best Buy revealed in February that it plans to sell the $12,000 Brammo Enertia electric bicycle in California stores, but the retailer hinted last week that it actually plans to sell a range of electric vehicles. Speculation has been heating up since then about which vehicles will be sold, but it turns out the answer has been available for over a week in an obscure …

Source: www.fastcompany.com

What will the electric car look like? Top designers weigh in:

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

There are a thousand questions surrounding the electric car: Who will make it? Will it really work? And–to the chagrin of General Motors brass–who killed it?

Source: www.autoweek.com

T. Boone Pickens: Widened Trade Gap Due to Rise in Oil Imports Strong Reminder of Urgent Need for Energy Reform

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

DALLAS—-Energy expert T. Boone Pickens today released the following statement in reaction to news that the U.S. trade deficit on oil imports widened for the first time in eight months during March, as the price of imported oil continued to climb:

Source: biz.yahoo.com

Tesla Surpasses 1,000 Reservations for Model S

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

SAN CARLOS, Calif.—-Tesla Motors surpassed 1,000 reservations for the Model S, an all-electric family sedan that carries up to seven people and travels up to 300 miles per charge.

Source: biz.yahoo.com

OPEC unlikely to deepen oil supply curbs-sources

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

OPEC is unlikely to cut its oil output target at meeting this month, a source close to the group’s Angolan president and a second OPEC delegate said as oil hit a six-month high of $60 a barrel.

Source: uk.news.yahoo.com

The Dubious File: Opel Wants New Wartburgs!

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

If you think the great juggling act between Chrysler, Fiat, and General Motors has gotten out of hand, wait until you read the latest from Opel, GM’s European arm. One report from Ward’s Auto suggests that Opel is looking for a bargain-basement brand to take on the likes of the Dacia Logan and maybe even the Tata Nano. That brand? The ..

Source: blogs.thecarconnection.com

Think gets green light for EU-wide electric car sales

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

James Murray, BusinessGreen , Tuesday 12 May 2009 at 13:20:00 Rollout of TH!NK City electric car takes step forward as it becomes first electric vehicle to receive EU-wide highway safety approval Norwegian electric car firm Think Global is poised to accelerate the rollout of its TH!NK City electric car across Europe, after yesterday becoming the first electric car manufacturer to have…

Source: feeds.vnunet.com

Utilities move on distributed solar power plants

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Arizona Public Service proposes installing solar power on customers’ rooftops while Duke Energy gets approval for plan to install and own solar panels at 100 to 400 locations.

Source: news.cnet.com

Birds present obstacles for wind turbine permits at Kilauea farm

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

KILAUEA — Kilauea farmer Sam Pangdan sensed change was in the air when it came to erecting wind turbines on his property.

Source: www.kauaiworld.com

Honda model gives new Insight into efficiency

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

When you’re making an environmental statement, what better day than Earth Day? April 22 marked the on-sale date of Honda’s newest Insight into ecological friendliness -the 2010 five-door hatchback hybrid the company calls a “gateway to hybrid technology.[...]

Source: www.niagarafallsreview.ca