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AN columnist on plug-in vehicles: "Electricity is not sexy" {Autoblog Green}
Jul 19th 2010 4:39PM This reminds me of Steve Ballmer from Microsoft trashing the Apple iPhone and how irrelevant it is going to be.... oops!!!
Quebec-based Sud-Chemie receives $75M to build world's largest lithium iron phosphate plant {Autoblog Green}
Jul 14th 2010 10:06AM True but they are very popular with EV enthusiasts. Evalbum has 230 LiPo vehicles on it's list.
Forbes: Nissan Leaf likely to be a flop {Autoblog Green}
Feb 22nd 2010 2:53PM We have to start somewhere, and even if the Leaf is not a sales success, as with all new product categories, someone eventually will figure it out.
The iPod was a sales failure till it wasn't.
Silent electric vehicles to cause new problems for NVH engineers? {Autoblog Green}
Feb 15th 2010 8:45AM The promise of a major reduction in traffic noise is extremely appealing especially for inner-city living. I think we are looking at the problem incorrectly. The safety problem is not the lack of noise of an electric car, but the lack of pedestrian safety solutions for roadways. Roads have been designed for cars first and people second. It is time to change that way of thinking.
Fool's Outlook: Tesla IPO's bumpy road {Autoblog Green}
Dec 27th 2009 4:23PM The important part to remember is that an IPO is an exit strategy for the backers, not a means to build long term business. That is for some other schmuck to worry about.
POLL: Is the Tesla IPO for you? {Autoblog Green}
Nov 22nd 2009 9:36PM This is still an extremely risky investment. Have to read the prospectus to answer question.
Suspicious eBay find of the Day: EVE Motors' all-electric SUV {Autoblog Green}
Jul 20th 2009 2:27PM Is that not the Zotye EV2008 ?
When it comes to hybrid batteries, it's the U.S. of dependency {Autoblog Green}
Aug 18th 2008 10:01AM The difference is that manufacturing of these batteries can absolutely be moved onshore if necessary. The same cannot be said for fossil fuels.
A bigger problem is coming down the road and that is disposing of old battery cells.
Buy Toyota badges... from GM {Autoblog}
Jul 9th 2008 1:51PM Whats that old saying....something about a pig and japanese lipstick......
New Zealand starts selling milk ethanol {Autoblog Green}
Apr 21st 2008 12:52PM They use Whey, not Commercial Milk and Cream. It is a by product of milk production.
Here is their presentation
http://www.eeca.govt.nz/eeca-library/renewable-energy/biofuels/report/tim-mackle-biofuels-conference-05.pdf
