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What's next for the motor car?, 2007-08-27 09:00:52
In an exclusive extract from his new book on the greatest innovations of the 20th century, James May argues that the car has hardly changed since its invention, but is now on the brink of a great leap forward ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, greenvine, alternative-energy, electric-cars, henry-ford

Reimagining the Automobile Industry by Selling the Electricity, 2007-10-29 10:30:23
Shai Agassi, a Silicon Valley technologist who was in competition to become chief executive of SAP, one of the world's largest software companies, has re-emerged with a grand plan to reinvent the world's automobile industry around battery-powered all-electric cars. ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, energy, greenvine, alternative-energy, batteries, electric-cars

Electric Cars Could Help Power Plants, 2007-12-09 06:00:58
Scientists from University of Delaware have developed a system that not only facilitates vehicle propulsion on electricity, but could also act as energy stores for the power grid while not being driven. ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, electric-cars

Video: Chevy Volt Chief Engineer Talks Electric Cars, 2008-01-14 12:01:03
Andrew Farah, Chevy Volt Chief Engineer, General Motors, helped to developed General Motors' early EV1 electric vehicle. He's now chief engineer of the Chevy Volt electric vehicle project. ...Bookmark tags: business, video, cars, gm, general-motors, vehicles, electric-cars, Chevy, chevy-volt, ev1

The payoff for plug-in hybrids: 95 years?, 2008-03-31 16:30:29
Plug-in hybrids get far better mileage than standard cars or regular hybrids--and emit far less pollution. ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, automobiles, electric-cars, hybrid-vehicles, plug-in-hybrids, payoff

Chicagoans getting 'Charged up' on electric cars, 2008-05-16 18:30:17
It took Joe Downing six months to convert his 1996 Ford Escort to run on electricity. Downing spends less than $2.50 to recharge his car at home, but now he can do it for free at a charging station recently opened in Aurora. ...Bookmark tags: cars, chicago, illinois, automobiles, electric-cars, conversion, charging-stations, naperville

Cost of converting entire U.S. to electric cars? Zero., 2008-05-27 20:00:41
Instead of sending $400 billion each year to countries such as Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, we could spend it on electric car production in the U.S., Mexico, and China. At current oil prices, it wouldn't cost us a dime extra to stop importing and burning oil for passenger cars. ...Bookmark tags: science, china, oil, cars, mexico, venezuela, saudi-arabia, electric-cars

Google philanthropy funds Aptera and ActaCell, 2008-07-23 18:30:20
Google.org is investing $2.75 million into electric-vehicle maker Aptera and battery start-up ActaCell. ...Bookmark tags: technology, google, cars, auto, hybrid, vehicles, electric, electric-cars, green-tech, plug-in

24 Electric Cars to Combat Soaring Gas Prices, 2008-09-14 20:01:00
Warning! this site is slow to load. You may need to try several times. With Hurricane Ike driving the already high gas prices up even further, many people are starting to consider trading in their gas powered cars for an electric one. ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, transportation, automobiles, electric-cars

Chevy Volt is unveiled, 2008-09-16 13:30:31
General Motors unveiled the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle on Tuesday, allowing outsiders their first full look at the car GM says will go on sale in 2010. "The Volt symbolizes GM's commitment to the future," said Rick Wagoner, the company's chairman and CEO. ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, Chevrolet, electric-cars, Chevy, volt, chevy-volt, autmobiles, efficient-cars

Chrysler Unveils Secretly Developed Electric Cars, 2008-09-24 12:01:09
In 2007, Chrysler announced the launch of a program called ENVI aimed at developing electric cars, but other than a few nonrunning concepts displayed at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, not much information on the project had leaked out since. ...Bookmark tags: world-news, global-warming, cars, chrysler, electric-cars

Plug-in electric cars set to debut in 2010, 2008-09-26 16:01:28
Robert Lutz, vice-chairman of General Motors, caused a stir in the auto industry -- and in the automotive press -- when he announced in January of 2007 that the Chevrolet Volt plug-in electric car would be ready for mass production and on the road, by the end of 2010. ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, gm, batteries, electric-cars, plug-in

Neil Young: How To Save A Major Automobile Company, 2008-11-15 00:00:10
Find a new ownership group. The culture must change. It is time to turn the page. In the high technology sector there are several candidates for ownership of a major car and truck manufacturer. ...Bookmark tags: us-news, environment, cars, automobiles, electric-cars, green-living, green-cars, neil-young, automobile-industry, green-car

Chinese BYD Launches World's First Mass Produced Plug-in Hybrid, 2008-12-21 10:00:03
The Chinese company is called BYD (Build Your Dreams) and is now selling the F3DM plug-in hybrid in its home country. The vehicle has a full electric range of 60 miles on a full battery. ...Bookmark tags: world-news, china, oil, cars, green, hybrid, eco-friendly, electric-cars, plug-in-hybrid, evironment