Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Gas 2.0

Gas 2.0

Pocono Raceway Now Powered By The Sun

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:57 AM PDT


Racing is not very green, and yet it continues to amaze me how many in the racing world are taking clean energy seriously. A great example is the American Le Mans Series, which continues to promote hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles at its races. Even the greenest cars can’t green a whole race track though, which often covers hundreds of acres and on race day can accumulate epic mounds of garbage.

Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania is taking a pro-active step in greening their facility. This past weekend they threw the switch on the largest solar array in Pennsylvania, which not only provides power to the massive race track, but 1,000 nearby homes as well.

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Chinese “Bus” Concept Straddles Highways

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:55 AM PDT


I complain about traffic congestion a lot, until I am reminded that compared to some parts of the world, America has it easy. I could not imagine living in Moscow or Beijing, where four-hour traffic jams are the norm. China faces an especially daunting task as their population continues to expand and urbanize; you can only build so many highways and move so many people, and building new train lines is expensive and requires extensive planning.

Unless… you put the train right over existing highways. That is what one Chinese designer is proposing. And I think the idea has a lot of merit… if only he can figure out how to get around existing overpasses.

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Commercial Hybrid Market Set For Big Gains In Next Six Years

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:53 AM PDT


I am of the opinion that to get people to “Go Green” you have to convince them it is for their benefit. Yes, saving the Earth is important, I am down with that. The fact of the matter though is that most people won’t go out of their way to save the planet unless there is a tangible benefit for them. Clean air don’t pay the bills.

Which is why hybrids and electric vehicles make so much sense for business, especially local ones. Many businesses rely on heavy vehicles that get poor gas mileage to get their business to their customers. Frost & Sullivan, a market research group, is predicting that over the next six years, the commercial hybrid market is set for big growth. Sounds like people are starting to catch on to how much money can be saved by increasing fuel economy.

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