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- Study: Bio-Based Plastics Could Viably Replace Nearly All Plastics
- Chrysler Kills ENVI Program, Still Promises Electric Cars In Low Volume
- Electric Vehicles International Brings Electric Delivery Vans to California
- Obama to Automakers: We’ll Count Electric Cars Double For Low Emissions Standards
- Metal-Air Battery With 11 Times More Energy at Half the Cost?
- No Volt Brand Planned, Hummer Gets E85 Fuel Capabilities
- A Car That Can Park Itself
- e-Motive Launches Range of Affordable Electric Scooters
- H2Go Fuel Cell Car Makes Great Eco Christmas Gift for Kids (and Dad)
| Study: Bio-Based Plastics Could Viably Replace Nearly All Plastics Posted: 09 Nov 2009 11:58 AM PST In many ways plastics are simply synthetic compounds that mimic and try to improve upon substances we find widespread in nature—polymers such as you might find in wood, leaves, seeds and fur. Bio-based plastics (those derived from biological sources other than fossil fuels) have been around for more than 100 years. In fact, celluloid, the first synthetic plastic ever made was invented in the mid 1800s, and—you guessed it—was bio-based.       |
| Chrysler Kills ENVI Program, Still Promises Electric Cars In Low Volume Posted: 09 Nov 2009 09:16 AM PST Ever feel like a sucker? Well right now, you should. After taking billions in bailout loans from the Federal Government, promising a half-million electric cars on the road by 2013 and even going so as establishing an electric vehicles program, Fiat-owned Chrysler has renegged on pretty much all of its electric car promises after axing the ENVI program. This should come as no surprise to anyone who saw Chrysler’s revised vehicle lineup last week, but it still feels like a kick in the gut.     |
| Electric Vehicles International Brings Electric Delivery Vans to California Posted: 09 Nov 2009 09:09 AM PST Electric Vehicles International is returning to its home in California from Mexico and later this month will have a state tour to celebrate; from their new home in Stockton to the state capitol, Sacramento. Along the way, they are offering test drives for any interested Californians. So if you’ve ever wanted to test-drive a 13 ton full electric delivery truck that goes 60 miles an hour on the freeway; now is the time.     |
| Obama to Automakers: We’ll Count Electric Cars Double For Low Emissions Standards Posted: 09 Nov 2009 09:02 AM PST
In may, the Obama administration moved the deadline for low carbon cars closer to 2016. Under this proposed new rule each electric car would count two times when figuring the average fuel efficiency of a new-vehicle fleet, making the average easier to meet—if the automaker adds electric cars to its fleet. But an environmental policy group in Washington would prefer to see regular old-fashioned gasoline vehicles built to be more fuel efficient.     |
| Metal-Air Battery With 11 Times More Energy at Half the Cost? Posted: 09 Nov 2009 08:51 AM PST US Secretary of Energy, Dr. Steven Chu Arizona State University professor Cody Friesen thinks he can make a metal-air battery with up to 11 times the energy density of lithium batteries at potentially half the cost. Now the US Department of Energy’s advanced research incubator ARPA-E has just given his spin-off company, Fluidic Energy, a $5.13 million research grant to try and do just that. |
| No Volt Brand Planned, Hummer Gets E85 Fuel Capabilities Posted: 09 Nov 2009 08:36 AM PST While Chrysler’s alt-fuel plans for the future—and its integrity—seem uncertain at best, its cross-town rival General Motors is trying to make good on its fuel efficient pledges in a different way. This includes (finally) offering a Hummer with E85 flex-fuel capabilities, as promised in 2007. Oh, and for those who are wishing for a Volt sub-brand, keep wishing. GM has no plans of spinning off the Volt as a brand of its own (as Toyota might do with the Prius). That won’t stop the General from spreading its hybrid drivetrain across other models, however.     |
| Posted: 09 Nov 2009 08:26 AM PST Here’s just the car for those of us who are parking-challenged—A car will park itself. You don’t have to even stay inside it while it does the trick:This post contains additional media. Click here to view the full post.     |
| e-Motive Launches Range of Affordable Electric Scooters Posted: 09 Nov 2009 03:43 AM PST This post contains additional media. Click here to view the full post. British company e-Motive has launched a range of electric scooters in the UK and, at prices starting from just £1399 ($2300), is hoping to kickstart a zero-emission revolution. The e1, e3 and e5 debut models are powered by the latest electric motor and battery technology, are road tax exempt, and cost as little as one pence per mile to run. Speaking about the launch, e-Motive Managing Director, Paul Williams, gushed, “The reliability, rideability and all-round consumer package that comes with these scooters finally makes owning and running a zero-emissions vehicle affordable, supremely practical and desirable.”     |
| H2Go Fuel Cell Car Makes Great Eco Christmas Gift for Kids (and Dad) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 02:44 AM PST OK, I know this isn’t strictly the type of car that you’re used to hearing about on Gas 2.0. For starters, you can’t even drive it. But, with Christmas looming just around the corner, I couldn’t resist writing about this funky little hydrogen fuel cell-powered remote-control car. Called the H2Go, this is a toy car aimed at teaching kids about alternative energy in a fun and exciting way. Forget falling for the classic disappointment of (duh) forgetting the batteries and having to wait till the shops open, this little number runs on a combination of solar and zero-emission hydrogen.     |
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