Saturday, April 14, 2012

Green Electric Cars

  • IT'S a lot like one of those math problems that gave you fits in sixth grade: a salesman leaves home in Denver and drives his electric car to a meeting in Boulder.
  • (New York Times)
  • Green cars are the next big thing for major automobile companies. With oil prices shooting higher and concerns of exorbitant gas prices at the pump, almost all major automotive companies have started rolling out their versions of electric cars.
  • (Forbes)
  • is launching its tongue-in-cheek Electriphobia Research Institute at the 2012 Green Living Show. The fictitious Institute pokes fun at common misperceptions about electric cars and aims to rid Canadians of the shocking new fear sweeping the nation.
  • (Marketwatch)
  • TOKYO (AP) -- Electric car owners who prided themselves on being green now find themselves in a bind as Japans government maneuvers to restart dozens of nuclear power plants idled after last years meltdowns.
  • (Yahoo Finance)
  • DETROIT -- Americans are buying record numbers of hybrid and electric cars as gas prices climb and new models arrive in showrooms, giving the vehicles their greatest share yet of the U.S. auto market.
  • (Silicon Valley)
  • SAINT PAUL - Electric cars are hailed by many as the future of personal transportation, a clean and green alternative to vehicles that run on gas or diesel. The only problem? Finding a place to charge them when youre out and about.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • TOKYO (AP) — Electric car owners who prided themselves on being green now find themselves in a bind as Japans government maneuvers to restart dozens of nuclear power plants idled after last years meltdowns.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • the Mercedes-Benz S 250 CDI World Car Awards, the Ford Focus Electric, and the Peugeot 3008 Hybrid. This is the second time in World Green Car history that a Mercedes-Benz technology has won this honor.
  • (TMCnet)

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