Archive for January 12th, 2010

JUSTIN HYDE’S AUTO SHOW BLOG: It’s the ‘Revenge of the Electric Car’

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

The latest movie to shoot in Michigan came to the Detroit auto show today: the sequel to the documentary “Who Killed The Electric Car?” The 2008 documentary blamed General Motors and other automakers for prematurely ending their electric car programs in the 1990s. Director Chris Paine has been filming a sequel, “Revenge of the Electric Car,” based on GM’s Chevrolet Volt and Tesla Motors. So with …

Source: www.freep.com

Tesla Motors to Showcase Roadster VIN 1000 and Model S Concept at NAIAS.

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Tesla Motors will be showcasing a major milestone in their production history at the North American International Auto Show. Tesla Roadster VIN 1,000 will be making it’s debut at Cobo Hall, signifying Tesla Motors’ impressive feat of producing / selling 1,000 highway capable electric vehicles worldwide. Tesla Motors’ tumultuous efforts were ..

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China’s BYD takes aim at US market with electric car

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

China’s Build Your Dreams Auto took aim at the US market Tuesday with the unveiling of a four-door electric car at the Detroit auto show.

Source: sg.news.yahoo.com

Wind farm builder must study bird, bat deaths

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

The developer of a 23-turbine wind farm in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle must study bat and bird mortality for three years after construction and set aside funds in case the project is decommissioned.

Source: news.yahoo.com

T. Boone Pickens cuts GE wind turbine order in half

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

DALLAS - T. Boone Pickens cut his massive order for wind turbines from General Electric in half. The energy…

Source: www.bostonherald.com

Tesla Celebrates 1,000th Roadster

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

DETROIT—-Tesla Motors has built its 1,000th production vehicle — a significant milestone for the only automaker worldwide producing and selling highway-capable electric cars.

Source: biz.yahoo.com

T. Boone Pickens cuts GE wind turbine order in half 10:44 AM CT

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

The Texas energy investor, who made wind power a key part of his plan to wean Americans off of foreign oil, said Tuesday he will now take delivery of 300 turbines. He will use the turbines for wind farms in Canada and Minnesota.

Source: www.dallasnews.com

Anyone want an old turbine? Wind farm revamp leads to offer

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Plans to replace turbines from Britain’s first commercial wind farm with new, more efficient models have left ten ageing but perfectly operational turbines up for grabs.

Source: www.edie.net

Shifting demand suggests a future of endless oil

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Consumer demand, technology, and global politics are shifting in a way that could spell a future of oil abundance, not of catastrophic dearth.

Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

Chavez lures foreign oil firms

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been making overtures to foreign oil companies to try to rescue his country’s nationalized energy industry before legislative elections scheduled a year from now. Venezuela’s national oil company, PDVSA, recently offered to reduce taxes levied on foreign firms from 50 percent to 34 percent in a bid to entice them to develop drilling projects and build new …

Source: www.washingtontimes.com