Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Gas 2.0

Gas 2.0

ExxonMobil Takes Auto Industry by Storm With Launch of Maya 300

Posted: 23 Jun 2009 05:03 PM PDT

Today, the oil industry has become a player in the auto industry. ExxonMobil is launching the Maya 300, a lithium ion battery powered car that can drive up to 120 miles on one charge yet has the look and feel of a gasoline-powered car. This announcement comes on the heels of a whirlwind of investments by the oil industry to help position them as players in the biofuels industry. Many oil companies have either purchased ethanol or biodiesel plants and/or made investments in cellulosic technology and development companies. Does this announcement set the stage for the rise of other players to take over the helm of U.S. auto industry?

The Maya 300 was developed in conjunction with Electrovaya, a pioneer in the development and manufacturing of Lithium Ion SuperPolymer battery systems. The two companies have worked together to, “develop the innovative urban vehicle that will be a ‘game changer’ in advancing transportation alternatives.” ExxonMobil actually developed the lithium-ion battery separator film and was the first company to introduce the lithium-ion battery in 1991.

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Govt Picks a Winner: Tesla Gets $465 Million

Posted: 23 Jun 2009 09:39 AM PDT

Steven Chu this morning finally puts the nail in the coffin of the congressional No We Can’t contingent’s stance.  For the last 8 years they’ve been saying that “government cannot pick winners and losers”, by which they simply meant keep all the current lavish oil subsidies in place and don’t make any changes in energy policy that might develop a competitor.

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ZeroFuel Car Uses Pee For Hydrogen Power

Posted: 23 Jun 2009 07:23 AM PDT

Picture this; you’re driving down some long, flat, dusty road on your way to the Middle of Nowhere when your car suddenly runs out of fuel. You haven’t passed a fuel station in a hundred miles, and you’re at least half as far from your destination still. Well what if you could just get out of your car, unzip your fly (at least for us lads) and fill your car up with your bodies own natural emissions?

Sounds pretty science fiction and maybe even a little gross. But that is the idea behind at least one entrant’s car in the Progressive Automotive X-Prize, an international challenge for alternative, super-fuel-efficient vehicles. A pee-powered car? Well, why not.

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