Archive for December 14th, 2009

Chevy Volt Dance: Worst. Automotive Marketing. Ever. [Ad Watch]

Monday, December 14th, 2009

GM, we need to talk. Your new cars are good, you’ve got interesting tech features and your quality’s competitive. Crap like this Chevy Volt dance undermines all your efforts. We’re not laughing with…

Source: jalopnik.com

Plug-In Cars May Not Soon Cut Oil Use, CO2 Emissions

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) — Sales of plug-in cars, touted by the Obama administration and automakers as a way to curb oil use and greenhouse gases, may be held back for decades by battery costs, a study for the U.S. government found.

Source: www.bloomberg.com

Take That, Murphy! Our DIY EV Gets a Motor

Monday, December 14th, 2009

It’s taken a lot more work than expected, but our conversion project hits a big milestone.

Source: www.wired.com

The Palin Persuasion

Monday, December 14th, 2009

If Sarah Palin visits Nashville on her book tour, she really ought to stop by the Hermitage.

Source: news.yahoo.com

Obama’s Stealth Energy Policy

Monday, December 14th, 2009

In early 2008, a week after his defeat in the New Hampshire primary, Barack Obama sat down with the editorial board of the San Francisco Chronicle. “The problem is,” Obama said about global warming, “can you get the American people to say this is really important and force their representatives to do the right thing?” He went on, Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would …

Source: news.yahoo.com

Long Beach Makes Drive To Bring Tesla Plant To City

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Long Beach is making a full court press to bring electric car manufacturer Tesla to Long Beach. Whether that will be enough remains to be seen.

Source: www.gazettes.com

Plug-In Cars May Not Soon Cut U.S. Oil Use, CO2, Study Finds

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) — Sales of plug-in cars, touted by the Obama administration and automakers as a way to curb oil use and greenhouse gases, may be held back for decades by battery costs, a study for the U.S. government found.

Source: www.bloomberg.com

The Arizona Solar Power Society Predicts Bright Future for Solar in 2010; Plans to Launch "Go Solar in Arizona" Public …

Monday, December 14th, 2009

PHOENIX, AZ–(Marketwire - December 14, 2009) - The Arizona Solar Power Society plans to make Arizona’s solar industry a bright spot in the local economy during 2010 despite Arizona’s despondent economy. The association plans to launch a “Go Solar in Arizona” initiative in January to expand its solar community outreach program across Arizona, which have been very successful in the Greater …

Source: www.marketwire.com

Energy & Environment

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Today at the Copenhagen climate conference, on behalf of President Obama, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the launch of a new initiative to promote clean energy technologies in developing countries.

Source: www.usembassy.org.uk

Interactive Player Available: The Siemens Smart Chopper’s Destiny is up to You!

Monday, December 14th, 2009

The Siemens Smart Chopper, Orange County Choppers’ first custom electric motorcycle featured on American Chopper, is being donated to a charity organization, but which organization it will be is up to you!

Source: biz.yahoo.com