filed in Hybrid on Feb.27, 2009
One Prius in the bunch
Of the eight members so far named to the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry and their 10 senior aides, two own American vehicles according to the DetroitNews. Just one owns a hybrid.
I don’t know if that means that Detroit is in trouble, but this news bothers me nonetheless.
It reminds [...]
filed in Hybrid on Feb.22, 2009
All about South America
As automakers move towards the electrification of the automobile, there is still one issue that has not been fully resolved. From where will the lithium come?
America has a little. China has quite a bit, but the majority of it is in Chile, Argentina and Bolivia. In fact, the most significant supply is [...]
filed in Hybrid on Feb.18, 2009
And that’s a cheap month
For months America’s oil demand has been crashing, despite considerably lower gas prices than just 6 months ago.
The price of a barrel of oil has declined to less than a third of 2008 highs.
Yet, America still spent $19.3 billion on foreign oil in the month of December.
And THAT’s a BAD month, [...]
filed in Hybrid on Dec.15, 2008
Are American-made gas-guzzlers really patriotic?
With bailout talk heating up in recent weeks, I’ve received a number of e-mails and blog comments calling import buyers un-American. So, I guess I’m not very patriotic, however….
After 9/11, I decided that I had to kill my foreign oil footprint. And, today, I rarely drive, as I’ve built most of [...]