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- Electric vehicle grants
- The feds are giving money to over four dozens industrial and research operations connected with the development of electric cars in the U.S. The total grants are nearly $2.5 billion. This is not like we have a major national commitment to electric cars. The $2.5 billion is...
- Tags: Car, Electric Car, Grant, Battery, Electric Vehicle, Engineering, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-08-13
- More U.S. tax credits for more electric cars
- Within the huge onion that is the new stiumlous/spending bill, there's a new layer of tax credits for electric vehicles. More credits than we've had before and now two and three-wheeel vehicles will possibly qualify though large trucks won't. If you're thinking of getting an electric vehicle this...
- Tags: Car, Electric Car, Tax Credit, Electric Vehicle, Personal Finance, Taxes, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-02-21
- (Mini E, electric vehicle)
- (Mini E, electric vehicle)How about a true testThis proves what can be done. I just have a bug with the test program. It's asking you to pay $850 a month to be a beta tester for one year. At that price only celebrities or someone pretty well...
- Tags: MINI-E, electric vehicle, car, electric car
- Discussion threads 2008-11-21
- In electric car stakes, it's Miles to go
- In electric car stakes, it's Miles to gochinese , expensive , low range, unknown quality and service cost...Why would I need one?You can easily get 10 to 15$/100 miles with most gasoline cars.By the way, how many $/100 miles to charge the battery?What's the net gain?How much coal and oil...
- Tags: Sales strategy, electric car, Tesla Roadster, electric vehicle, sedan, hydrogen, acceleration
- Discussion threads 2007-08-10
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- 2010 Lexus RX 450h
- Photo gallery:2010 Lexus RX 450hRemember that Seinfeld episode where George Costanza said, "I would drape myself in velvet if it were socially acceptable?" Well, sitting in the 2010 Lexus RX 450h is like being draped in velvet, and, with the economical hybrid drivetrain, it is socially responsible. Lexus vehicles show...
- Tags: Lexus
- Product reviews 2009-11-03
- Can a car be fuel efficient and fun?
- Oh, ZDNet is a car site now?Harry, write something about IT.RE: Can a car be fuel efficient and fun?Yes, get a 1998 Maxima GLE and 37 mpg on trips at 70 mph.RE: Can a car be fuel efficient and fun?There was a typo in my earlier message. Yes, get...
- Tags: car, Yes Get, Maxima
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Can a car be fuel efficient and fun?
- Ford wants it both ways: using less fuel, have fun driving. To that end they are working with some engineers at the University of Michigan to test drive and then virtually test drive hyrbids and electric cars to find what works both for saving fuel, and having fun while...
- Tags: Car, Ford Motor Co., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- GM to sell small electric car for less than $6,000
- it would be nice......if GM would sell these cars in North America...just my two centsRE: GM to sell small electric car for less than $6,000It aggravates me. Why is the US the last one to get this type of innovation that is affordable. I WANT ONEOh yeah people in a...
- Tags: car, General Motors Corp., electric car, small electric car
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- Smart Planet: Electric vehicle charging stations, the new gas pump?
- Electricity powered cars: NOT environmentally friendlyIt costs more (=takes up more resources) to set up and maintain the electricity infrastructure and to produce the electricity, than to use normal gas.Same goes for the electric car. You have to look at the whole lifecycle concept, which also includes design and manufacturing...
- Tags: car, electric vehicle
- Discussion threads 2009-10-01
- "Bravo!" says Brammo. The hope for equal treatment under the law.
- The electric motorcycle industry has gotten a nice assist. The House of Representatives voted to give them equal status with car makers when it comes to government loan for electric vehicle development. The new language is contained in Advanced Vehicle Technology Act and passed the House recently. ...
- Tags: Electric Vehicle, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Industry, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-09-21
- VCs find living dinosaurs...in Detroit
- Not to defend detroit but......but you can't possibly believe that the companies you list are real contenders in the US market. Tesla? Come on. Have you looked at the prices they list on their web site? Their cheapest car starts at $50 grand. Anyone looking for...
- Tags: OK IT, global warming, Tesla
- Discussion threads 2009-09-18
- They're still pushing hydrogen
- General Motors is heralding a milestone for their hydrogen-powered cars still in road testing. Under current political conditions the hydrogen fuel cell car looks almost perfect: it emits H20. No carbon, sulphur or nitrous emissions. It burns hydrogen which is almost infinitely available from hydrolysis. And that in...
- Tags: Fuel Cell, General Motors Corp., Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, Emerging Technologies, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-09-13
- 'Mericans say: "Gimme a plug-in"
- Pay more, yes...Pay more than the gas price we would save over the life of the car, no. That's the issue now, you do not save more in the long run. Once we get to the point where we would merely break even, then I would seriously consider a plug-in.Electric...
- Tags: Plug-in car, car, plug-in, electric car, battery, commute, No.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-11
- 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid
- Photo gallery:2010 Ford Fusion HybridThe problem with some hybrid cars is that they're often more hybrid than they are car. The 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid doesn't have that problem. Even without considering the gas and electric tag team happening under its hood, the Fusion is a well-put-together vehicle with an...
- Tags: Ford Motor Co.
- Product reviews 2009-09-03
- The green car: electric vs. hydrogen?
- RE: The green car: electric vs. hydrogen?Hydrogen is way better. Sure, right now, the needed car parts and accessories to convert your vehicle to hydrogen are not readily available, but hydrogen is everywhere. Besides, its not like we are going to lose a necessary resource just to power our cars.Electrics...
- Tags: hydrogen, car
- Discussion threads 2009-08-17
- 230 MPG. 367 MPG. Pick a number and market it! Doubts are voiced.
- What difference does it make?I mean seriously, what if its only half that, its still better than anything you can buy today. As to the "hype", is this the first time you have heard marketing hype?Wow, Polarized Vote OptionsSeems like the vote options are either, "It's really good/the next...
- Tags: MPG, General Motors Corp., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Discussion threads 2009-08-14
- Auto marketing wars: Nissan claims over 300 MPG
- only if this happened a long time agowe wont have depended on foreign oil so much.. but better late than never...How many of those 230/300 MPG miles?How many of those 230/300 MPG miles were spent coasting downhill, driving at 25 MPH on a test track or other unreal world, hypermiling...
- Tags: marketing, MPG, car, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-13
- Will more expensive gasoline be the salvation of General Motors?
- GM's now saying the fuel efficiency for their plug-in volt will be the equivalent of 230 MPG in city driving. If the EPA concurs that would make the 2010 Volt the first mass-produced car to top the triple-digit MPG barrier. Volt. This preliminary 230...
- Tags: Car, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, General Motors Corp., Volt, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-08-11
- Chevy Volt: 230 mpg in city driving; Are you a buyer?
- Why the focus on MPG for an electric vehicle?The real question is: How much in increased electricity costs will one incur from recharging this vehicle "at least once a day"?That plus the added price tagare warning me away from this. If I thought I could save money versus buying a...
- Tags: car, mpg, battery
- Discussion threads 2009-08-11
- Brrrrm! Brrrrm! Brammo makes a little noise.
- American electric motorcycle maker, Brammo, has built in sound to its vehicle. The chips that manage the operation of this electric motorcycle will create sounds to let folks know you're there. There's a special sound for the acceleration from zero to 10 MPH. You can then customize your...
- Tags: Cycle, Motorcycle, Brammo, Enertia, Valence, Chasis, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Engineering, Sales, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-07-17
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