(in this telling) are the key words here. The problem with trying to determine what's happening from recent history is that it's too recent. Still too many...
It's a great article, and I appreciate your posting it. I should add that I like to avoid violating copyright, and so I generally try not to post whole...
yeah, I sort of thought about that later...but it ws from the irenew mailing list that i was on and i thought it was pertinent to the discussion of future...
The use of the tax mechanism against biofuelers (specifically) is not a surprise. It was done in Britain a few years ago, to the point where instead of ...
Brief test ride photos of E-Ride.ca's electric 'motorcycle' http://electric-motorcycle.blogspot.com/ One Answer To the Lives Per Gallon Problem I'm still...
Please step back, take another look, and try to see this from the Revenuers point of view. The Revenuers job is to collect monies any way they can. That's what...
The argument goes something like: the tax on fuel is a road use tax collected solely for the road construction and maintainence. Since the set up now has the...
These seem like decent ideas on your part. What I found striking about the article is that it was clear that what the revenue collection agents were after was...
Would you be willing to buy green offsets at the gas pump when you fill up your car. The money would go to offset the CO2 produced in making the fuel and...
A bit of auto performance porn for your Monday morning wake up. Paul ***** http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x157l2_bugatti-veyron-at-top-speed [Non-text...
just saw this posting about Powercheqs. I'm interested in buying 20+ units, if they're no longer smoking. What's your opinion? Also, if you were in my shoes,...
I have had this on my "to do" list for some time and finally opted to go with the company that Noel Adams mentioned in his blog (not enough time to research...
Hydrogen is the poorest way to store and particularly transport energy. No competent physicist would ever recommend the molecule for such service. It is simply...
I was watching the special features section of the "Who Killed The Electric Car?" DVD and it showed an interview with "Left Coast Conversions" (aka Left Coast...
Seems worth considering. On the one hand, it's similar to a Carbon Tax, for which I have been stumping, and it's voluntary so it will be limited in how widely...
This exotic Lead Acid technology does sound very promising, in both weight and performance. Nothing but the best for our troops, we are told. ... The federal...
It's great to have this new player in the energy storage area. There's certainly room for advanced lead acid along with nickel metal hydride and lithium. Throw...
This is from Bill Moore's excellent EV World newsletter. I highly recommend that you sign up for it and support Bill's efforts. Go to http://www.evworld.com/. ...
... buyers that get over 40 mpg? How many are available to buyers in the rest of the civilized world? ... and Toyota Prius. That's it, while over in Europe and...
I agree with all this. Energy storage, as well as pollution mitigation, are areas most in need of improvement in our projection of an alternative energy...
Um....my 1973 VW Beetle with 2 adults in it would get 35-40 mpg and that was the later model with teh 1600 cc engine.....and a CARBERETTOR! Not EFI which is...
... that was ... would get ... talking ... What a fantastic example. The VW Bug was hideously inefficient with its horrid aerodynamics and its air-cooled...
I think it was Bill Bennet who wrote a book called "Death of Outrage!" We need more soapbox speeches. Unfortunately our society seems to be favoring those...
... Yes, and my friend's old Civic VX would knock out 52 MPG per the Monroney sticker. Those old cars polluted like crazy, though -- they weren't even up to...
I, for one, would be driving a Reva or a Kewet right now if Uncle Sam would allow it. By the way, Reva is sold and operated freely in the UK; the land of the...
Dear colleages, Green cars are practical solutions to green house gas reductions in the future . But we need to overcome long lasting problems of electrical...