Gas 2.0

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• Report: Only Cost-Effective Hybrid is Mercedes Benz
• U.S. a Likely Leader in Electric Car Market
• San Juan, Puerto Rico To Become Walkable City

Report: Only Cost-Effective Hybrid is Mercedes Benz Posted: 11 Aug 2010 10:35 AM PDT Forget emotion for a moment. If you were to base your next new car purchase purely on logic, what would it be? If you live in America, you most likely would buy either A) a V8-powered pickup or B) a fuel efficient hybrid. Why? Because either you need to move stuff around (pickup) or just yourself (hybrid). Yet for all their fuel-saving frugality, most hybrids don’t pay back the extra cost spent on the technology very quickly. Except perhaps one. A Canadian study of 16 different hybrids found that just one, the Mercedes Benz S400 Hybrid, cost less to own and run than its gasoline counterpart (that would be the regular S400). How is that so? (more…)

U.S. a Likely Leader in Electric Car Market Posted: 11 Aug 2010 10:33 AM PDT I still find it hard to believe that mass market electric vehicles are right around the proverbial corner. In fact, until I’ve actually seen a Nissan LEAF or a Chevy Volt on the road, I refuse to be suckered in. There are people out there far more optimistic than I, however, and they see the future as looking more promising every day. The McKinsey research firm has published a study which suggests that the United States will lead the world’s electric car consumer market. (more…)

San Juan, Puerto Rico To Become Walkable City Posted: 11 Aug 2010 10:30 AM PDT It is hard to believe that just 100 years ago, most people still got around either by foot or (if they were lucky) on horseback. These days, many Americans don’t just drive cars; they couldn’t live without them. As cities continue to siphon off people from the suburbs though, many municipalities are looking for ways to cut down on the increased traffic that comes with too many cars. San Juan, the capital (and most populous city) of the island of Puerto Rico, is faced with a series of challenges. An over-reliance on cars has left the city over developed and under planned, with many pristine beaches inaccessible, the traffic an absolute nightmare. This is especially true in Isleta, or Old San Juan. But a $1.5 billion infusion of cash hopes to change Old San Juan into a walkable city where cars aren’t allowed. (more…)

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