By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS June 23, 2007 WASHINGTON — The cars, SUVS and pickups people will buy in the years ahead are likely to use less fuel, and many will rely on ethanol or household electricity instead of gasoline. The energy legislation pushed through the Senate this week provides a road map to the future, demanding higher automobile fuel economy, mandating huge increases in ethanol as a motor fuel and supporting more research into building "plug-in" hybrid-electric vehicles. While Senate Republicans complained that the bill does nothing to increase domestic oil production, Democrats said that's because... Read more about "Energy bill promotes ethanol, electric cars"...
The Scuderi Group's award-winning DVD informational series now has a home -- a channel on YouTube. The Scuderi Group's YouTube channel name is "ScuderiGroup". The company will keep the channel current with new video as news develops. The Scuderi video channel URL is www.youtube.com/user/ScuderiGroup. Read more about "New Scuderi Group channel on YouTube "...
By Alistair Scrutton, Reuters, June 27, 2007 NEW DELHI - It may be an Indian consumer's dream -- cheap cars for $2,500-$3,000 within reach of millions of a swelling middle class. But it could also prove to be a traffic and environmental disaster. Nissan Motor Co.and Renault SA announced last week they were studying a $3,000 car to compete in India against Tata Motors Ltd.'s planned low-cost "People's Car" targeted at around $2,500 to hit the market next year. For its supporters, cheap cars like these are what the Volkswagen Beetle was to Germany or the Mini... Read more about "India's "people's cars" spur green nightmare fear"...
From TerraDaily.com THE HAGUE - Jun 19, 2007 - China for the first time spewed out more carbon-dioxide emissions last year than the United States, a Dutch government research body said Tuesday. "China's 2006 carbon dioxide emissions surpassed those of the USA by 8.0 percent," the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (MNP) said. In 2005 US emissions were up 2.0 percent compared to China. The MNP said the figures were based on its own preliminary estimates derived from recent energy and cement production data. Industrial processes and the burning of fossil fuels -- oil, gas... Read more about "Dutch data shows China surpassed the US in 2006 carbon-dioxide emissions"...
By ANGELA CHARLTON, Associated Press, June 20, 2007 LE BOURGET, France — Boeing, Airbus, and dozens of airlines that fly their jets are jumping on the environmental bandwagon, touting "green" technology at the Paris Air Show and pledging to spew less noxious fumes into the planet's skies. So far, though, growth in worldwide air travel is outpacing industry progress in reducing aircraft emissions. And it was chiefly high fuel costs and fear of government-regulated emissions cuts _ not concerns about global warming _ that inspired the sector's efforts to pollute less. Read more about "Aviation Tries to Go Green "...
By Andrea Quong, June 15, 2007 Alternatively powered cars are hot, but Nevis Engine Company isn’t ready to give up on the dowdy—and dirty—internal combustion engine. The Italian startup, which said Thursday it raised seed funding, aims to reinvent the hundred-year-old engine with new technology it claims can nearly double the fuel efficiency of conventional engines and reduce emissions ... ... [M]aking the internal combustion engine to be ultra-efficient—and thus less gas-guzzling and polluting—is Sisyphean task that no one has yet been able to accomplish. Read more about "<i>Red Herring</i>: Reinventing the engine "...
Published in June 2007, "Hybrid Cars Market Outlook" provides extensive research and objective analysis of the global hybrid car industry. In 2006, hybrid vehicles had the limited presence in the world, but the technology has potential to register itself as the mainstream one. The only limiting factor in wide acceptance of hybrids is their high cost. Key Findings: US remains the largest hybrid car market that accounted for nearly 70% of global hybrid sales in 2005 largely due to high oil prices & increased environmental awareness. Read more about "RNCOS Report: Hybrid Cars Market Outlook "...
Copyright © 2007 San Francisco Sentinel Flanked by several hybrid taxicabs, Mayor Newsom today urged the City’s Taxi Commission to approve a resolution that gradually reduces, offsets, and eliminates greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in taxis by 2020. In his 2006 State of the City Address, Mayor Newsom pledged to convert 100% of San Francisco taxis to hybrid or alternative fuel vehicles by 2011. This resolution would provide the mandate to help achieve that goal and take it even further. The resolution specifically requires the San Francisco taxi industry to reduce its total greenhouse gas emissions by 50%... Read more about "San Francisco proposal would reduce cab emissions 50% by 2020 "...
Where will the car of the future come from? Detroit, which fumbled the electric automobile and let Japan grab the lead in hybrids? Not likely. Instead, try NASA, MIT's Media Lab or Silicon Valley, where the sizzling, battery-powered Tesla Roadster debuted last summer. New technology that promises to revolutionize the automobile as we know it is emerging from research institutions and startups -- and these innovations won't set you back $100,000 like a Tesla will ... ... Others are looking to revolutionize the automobile's engine, not replace it. Read more about "<i>WIRED</i>: Radical Engines, Quirky Designs Refuel Quest for Car of Future"...
By ERICA WERNER, Associated Press Writer Published: May 23, 2007 WASHINGTON - Backed by numerous environmental groups and about a dozen other states, California officials demanded federal permission Tuesday to impose their own greenhouse gas emission controls on cars and other vehicles. The only voice of opposition at an Environmental Protection Agency hearing came from an auto industry lobbyist who deemed California’s approach "counterproductive" and said there was no proof it would help deal with global warming. "This is more important than any issue that EPA’s going to have to face," California Attorney General... Read more about "State Fights Feds for Harsh Greenhouse Gas Emissions"...