This was interesting http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/car/ One statistic that was cited I'm still trying to grasp: they said that one QUARTER of ALL the oil ever...
Two EV folks tried to ask questions, but were kicked out by security: 'Wagoner's speech was interrupted briefly by two protesters criticizing the company. They...
Look at how many cars are now on the road. 100 years ago there were thousands. The growth rate for automobiles is exponential, and as China and Andia find new...
If you think of the global fleet of active functioning vehicles that are in-places as an oil-using entity, and then consider the extent to which this number...
Oliver: The answer is absolutely yes. It's actually simple math - the exponential function. The best explanation I've ever seen is given by Albert Bartlett's ...
How about if folks bought the most fuel efficient vehicle available? As consumers would this not have a greater effect? Somehow I think that there is a...
Oil can be replaced by solar power and plug-in Electric cars. This is fact, visibly demonstrable and solid from an engineering as well as a psychological...
not everone can afford a Prius One of the components of Sustainability is Economic Viability what good is all this "new technology if the people can't afford...
... Recycle an old car. Converting an appropriate old car to electric wins twice: Less cost than a new car, and no gas. My 1981 Ford Escort/Jet Electrica...
I think this is the answer for some. But not for the masses. I think I would go this route but I like new stuff and so I am kind of holding out a few more...
I wasn't implying people buy a Tesla. But yes, a Prius, or a 4 dr Yaris for 12K that gets on average 33mpg. Those are my picks. I was simply trying to bring up...
One way to approach this is to ask what would be the minimal BEV capability (either in a BEV-only vehicle or a serial PHEV that has an extended-range BEV...
Hi, While it seems that the Prius or RAV4-EV, or the Tesla, is more expensive than a gas car, it's more dependent on the profit profile. EVs cost more...
Here is a letter to the Governor, urging him to get rid of the present Fuel Cell program. He probably won't do it, but we could put some pressure on and...
I spent over 6 months studying and searching for a suitable glider, having made up my mind to use my excess solar power for transportation. I found 4 ads on...
Why don't we suggest to the candidates that instead of giving consumers a tax "holiday" of 18.4 cents a gallon, (which would save me a little under two bucks...
I still think the gas mileage of current cars is crazy. I bought a 1998 Saturn wagon in 2000 because it was about the best mileage car I could get (on...
The good news is that 1 in 5 cars sold today are "sub compact", where only 1 in 8 were of that category last year, so maybe..... just maybe the manufacturers...
Yes, the rumor is that the Prius will brand three models.... one smaller than the current Prius with?much better fuel economy, one slight larger than the...
The Prius base model has dropped to under $22k and they are much more available now?making sales incentives part of the equation now also. ...not to mention...
I agree that tax holiday is just a ploy to get votes, very little benefit. One web site estimated it would save the average driver $28 for the period. It's...
This is exactly what I've be thinking and saying (off line) for the past year or so. My 1988 Subaru Justy (3 cyl.; 5 spd; 2wd; $5695+tax) logged in a constant...
Paul, I don't think it's the government as much as it is the car companies. GM and Ford's shareholders are all oil company investors. They are subsidizing...
Hi, I am an engineer and many of you are comparing apples and oranges. The old cars you say had great mileage do not have air bags, crumble zones, side impact...
The idea that "if we all drive PZEV or Prius, that will clean the air" seems valid; but it's really an ILLUSION. For two reasons: 1. Well-meaning people...
And then there are those idiotic ads that show: A Jeep driving under water so the kids can see whales. A Hummer that drives off a pier and sprouts propellers...
When I see the disintegration of new cars & vans involved in high impact collisions, I do think they are safer than my old car which does have airbags (never...
