Posts Tagged ‘Electric cars’
Is Your City “Plug-Worthy”?
As auto manufacturers prepare to roll out electric vehicles starting this fall, there is a kind of match-making dance going on. Before General Motors, Nissan and Ford decide the markets in which to introduce their EVs, they have to decide whether your city is “plug-worthy.” Its sort of the, “if you build it, they will [...]
Getting a Charge Out of Electric Vehicles
Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski is getting a charge out of electric vehicles! Last week, Kulongoski helped promote a new charging station that is designed to look like a gasoline pump in Portland, Oregon.
Is that what its going to take to convert drivers to electric cars?
Designed by Japanese electronics maker NEC, the new EV charging station [...]
Eco-Friendly Charging of Electric Vehicles
You might have heard a lot about electric cars this year, especially with the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf hitting the market. But how much of a benefit to the environment are EVs? After all, isn’t most electricity from fossil fuels?
Fortunately, eco-friendly charging of electric vehicles is possible and practicable! The U.S. is actually lagging [...]
Nation’s First Electric Vehicle Engineering Graduate Program Offered Fall 2010
If you’re in the market for a green job, there are a number of specialty programs in which you can enroll to get a step up in the renewable energy world. The courses and subjects being offered generally match real-world demand. Which is why its so exciting to hear that the nation’s first electric vehicle [...]
GM Gets Consumers Charged Up for the Chevy Volt
Quick – which figure in the picture above is a model?
If you answered the sleek, silver Chevy Volt (shown to the right), you’d be right! I had to take a closer look at the much anticipated electric car while attending the Earth Day Climate Rally in Washington, D.C. last weekend. Even my sports-car loving husband [...]
Time to “Think” About Electric Cars
All-electric and plug-in electric hybrid cars are crossing the threshold from far-fetched and futuristic, to a realistic and practical alternative to fuel-based vehicles.
Quite literally, its time to think about electric cars!
Norway-based company, “Think” has recently announced that it will manufacture its highway-capable electric vehicle (EV) at a facility in Elkhart, Indiana this year, and will [...]
Solar Powered Park and Ride Facilities
In Vacaville, California, government agencies have already embraced the future of transportation and solar power. In February 2005, a new Vacaville Bella Vista Solar Powered Park and Ride Facility opened along Interstate 80, between Sacramento and San Francisco, complete with a 45 kw photovoltaic (PV) system and 6 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. In addition, [...]
7 Electric Car Myths
As the world prepares for the future of vehicular transportation, it is time to revisit the reality of plug-in electric cars. Are we ready to break-up with the gasoline pump? Who is with me in embracing the clean, green possibilities of PEHVs?
Gas-powered cars are familiar and comfortable. We know what we have [...]
The Power of Electric Cars
Are you like the millions of people who think electric and/or solar powered cars sound great for the environment, but probably would be “whimpy?” Be prepared to change your mind! This video clip shows an electric car in a drag race against a 350-horsepowered Corvette. Guess who wins? Score 1 for [...]
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- Solar-Powered School Buses2010 is turning out to be the year of the electric vehicle. With back to school season in full swing, kids in Wisconsin can soon get a lesson in energy efficiency before they even reach the school steps. A new fleet of plug-in electric hybrid school buses will be transporting students in the Oconomowoc school [...] […]
- Solar Energy DisadvantagesI’m sure that we can all agree that finding reliable alternative energy sources is critical in the coming decades. Regardless of whether you believe that the planet is warming, we simply cannot continue to burn fossil fuels as if they will always be available for our use. Obviously, I’m a proponent of solar power since [...] […]
