filed in Hybrid on Apr.01, 2009
Greenhouse gases to be a “health danger”
The EPA is ready to declare carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases a public health danger according to reports. If the White House accepts the EPA’s proposal, sweeping change is forthcoming. Already, the White House has indicated that it wants Congress to act on this issue, such as in [...]
filed in Hybrid on Mar.02, 2009
Is it as simple as just building the cars?
“Plug-in vehicles are a revolution for the consumer and will transform the way we move from place to place, and the way we think about using energy. But each community is unique—they have different commuting patterns, parking concerns, demographics, local businesses, and cultures.”
Thus, the Rocky Mountain Institute [...]
filed in Hybrid on Mar.01, 2009
Do you really need it?
A number of my neighbors drive large SUVs. None of them are married or have kids. Most of them are single. They own neither a boat nor a camper. Not even a few motorbikes or bicycles.
Others own fancy sports cars full of horsepower – impossible, however, to use on most occasions [...]
filed in Hybrid on Jan.23, 2009
The smartest hybrid yet?
In a MSNBC article this morning, Dan Carney calls the Honda Insight the “best intersection yet of the plots for price, efficiency and practicality,” at least in terms of hybrid cars.
And, ultimately, I have to agree. Yet, it’s never that simple, is it?
I live in a congested, Northeast LA neighborhood. City fuel [...]
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.23, 2008
Even cheaper than the Insight hybrid?
While US automakers are struggling just to survive to President-Elect Obama’s inauguration, Honda is ramping up plans to put many more hybrid vehicles on the road soon. The Honda Insight is just around the corner and the Honda Fit hybrid should be available in 2010.
Reports coming out of Britain are [...]