FactCheck.Org: Playing Politics with Gasoline Prices
Jun 20, 2011
FactCheck.org says Democrats and Republicans disagree on energy policy, but this they share: Both shade the facts on the complex issue for political advantage. â Republicans say repealing oil industry tax breaks will drive up costs at the pump. However, nonpartisan congressional analysts and industry experts say hig ... Continue reading
Hydrogen Powered Cars, High Hopes and High Hurdles
Jun 20, 2011
Washington DC June 20, 2011; The AIADA newsletter reported that automakers are gearing up for mass-market production of hydrogen-powered cars starting in 2015, but the fuel cell technology has plenty of skeptics, including President Obama. According to USA Today, after being championed by former President George W. Bus ... Continue reading
What's New With EVs and Other Green Vehicles? Not Much!
Jun 16, 2011
Not much, say experts at Automotive News conference this week By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau We spent a couple days this week talking about electric cars, and listening to experts and advocates talk about the future of automotive electrification as well as many other kinds of environmentally friendly ... Continue reading
The Auto Channel Responds To GM CEO Promoting Higher Gasoline Taxes
Jun 8, 2011
An Open Letter To GM CEO Dan Akerson From The Auto Channel CEO Bob Gordon Hi Dan; I read your interview in the Detroit News in which you are proposing a gasoline tax increase to push Americans to buy smaller more fuel efficient vehicles. Dan the size of a vehicle is not our problem, which fuel it uses is...there is abs ... Continue reading
U.S. Spent $41.7 Billion on Foreign Oil in Month of May - Is Washington Stupid or What?
Jun 8, 2011
DALLAS--In his monthly update on the level of foreign oil imports in the U.S., energy expert T. Boone Pickens said that based on the latest figures from the Federal Reserve Economic Database, the U.S. imported 62 percent of its oil, or 362 million barrels in May 2011, sending approximately $41.7 billion, or $934,357.63 ... Continue reading
Canadian Fuel Cells to Power German Autos
Jun 6, 2011
Daimler hydrogen fleet with fuel cells produced in Canada. Global engagement in this industry is steadily increasing. In Germany, initiatives like the Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) already have the biggest automakers worldwide onboard. Both Toyota and Honda recently joined the likes of BMW, Daimler, Volkswagen, GM and ... Continue reading
Compare EPA MPG Estimates With Real World Owner Shared MPG
May 26, 2011
FYI: Rank cars and trucks by MPG FYI: Find Your Exact Fuel Costs For 1997-2011 Vehicles Fuel Economy.Gov is a U.S. government web site that has created very useful tools and collected useful and surprising MPG data. Below you will find comparisons of the EPA estimated MPG compared to the MPG of drivers like you. In thi ... Continue reading
GE Capital Fleet Services Launches Eco Website Dedicated to Alternative Vehicles
May 23, 2011
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--GE Capital Fleet Services today announced it launched a new interactive eco website, dedicated to alternative vehicles and services. The website provides information, tools and educational materials to serve as a resource to help companies with greening their vehicle fleets. As part of the website, ... Continue reading
May 20, 2011
May 19, 2011 - Honda and the Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) have announced today that Honda will become the newest member of the CEP program, providing further impetus to the hydrogen movement in Europe. CEP is Europe's leading fuel cell vehicle and hydrogen infrastructure demonstration project, bringing together exper ... Continue reading
Real Story Behind the Arnold Schwarzenegger Situation - VIDEO ENHANCED
May 19, 2011
Clearly Schwarzenegger Has Divergent "Love" Interests AUTO CENTRAL - May 19, 2011: We should have seen this a mile away; Arnold Schwarzenegger never said he was devoted to only one. And anyone who ever witnessed Arnold's wandering attention when he was out in public would have had to be illiterateto have not been abl ... Continue reading
New Public Hydrogen Station Adds Convenience for FCX Clarity Customers
May 14, 2011
TORRANCE, Calif., May 10, 2011 -- Southern California's network of hydrogen refueling stations continues to grow in Southern California with the opening today of the world's first station supplied by an existing hydrogen pipeline. The new Shell hydrogen station, which is conveniently located in Torrance, California, ne ... Continue reading
Honda FCX Clarity Customers Take Advantage of New Hydrogen Refueling Stations - VIDEO ENHANCED
May 13, 2011
TORRANCE, Calif., U.S.A., May 10, 2011 - Southern California's network of hydrogen refueling stations continues to grow in Southern California with the opening today of the world's first station supplied by an existing hydrogen pipeline. The new Shell hydrogen station, which is conveniently located in Torrance, Califor ... Continue reading
May 10, 2011
TORRANCE, Calif., May 10, 2011 -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS) today celebrated the opening of the first hydrogen fueling station in the U.S. fed directly from an active industrial hydrogen pipeline. The station is a collaborative effort between Toyota, Air Products, Shell, South Coast Air Quality Management ... Continue reading
Global Fuel Cell Shipments Doubled Between 2008 and 2010, According to Pike Research
May 9, 2011
BOULDER, Colo.--Adoption of fuel cell powered products is gathering increasing momentum in a wide variety of application areas. The shift from an R&D based industry to a fully commercial one is well underway, though it has not been without its setbacks. Fuel cells are now being deployed for applications as diverse as r ... Continue reading
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