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.12, 2009
God bless oil
There are times when I think the whole green movement is going to accomplish nothing, but lots of lost cash. Why?
Not long ago Brazil announced a major oil find. Such finds, and a number of other factors, have some energy analysts predicting a possible, although short term, glut in the oil market within [...]
filed in Hybrid on Jan.20, 2009
Will we all be driving something like a Volt in 10 years?
Senator Ken Salazar, Obama’s pick for interior secretary, is ready for big things regarding US energy policy, according to Edmunds.
“I will play a keystone role in helping to craft the energy agenda,” Salazar told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. “I would not [...]
filed in Hybrid on Dec.13, 2008
The EV1 and the Chevy Volt
I’ve never thought much of GM killing the electric car. Besides, it was really just a delay. Large automakers survive on economies of scale, and with gas prices what they’ve been, except for the last couple of years, there was never an incentive for such vehicles, especially if GM had [...]