The One-Word Answer To Our Energy Problems: Electrification
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 Posted in Energy, Solar |Jeffrey Leonard writes about The Plug In Revolution in the Washington Monthly. He says: Electrification as a rallying cry for American energy policy isn’t perfect, but in my view it’s the best and perhaps only way to get us to a ...
Solar is on Common Ground Mag’s Radar
Sunday, October 5th, 2008 Posted in Energy, Solar |Common Ground Magazine talks about One Block Off The Grid (1BOG) in their latest "On Our Radar" column.
GM Volt could get $7,500 tax credit
Friday, October 3rd, 2008 Posted in Energy, PHEV, Politics, Solar |The financial rescue bill (aka the bailout) contains substantial tax credits for plug-in hybrid vehicles sold after 2008. This could mean about $7,500 dollars for a GM Volt, based on the size of its battery. Here are some links: Green Car Congress ...
Is BMW working on a PHEV Mini?
Monday, September 22nd, 2008 Posted in Energy, PHEV |Looks like the Volt will be getting some interesting competition. The Register is reporting that an electric Mini test vehicle has been spotted driving around Munich, based on reports in Car Magazine. Car says: "...the miserly mini that will help BMW ...
Solar roof update
Sunday, September 21st, 2008 Posted in Energy, PHEV, Solar |We've signed off on getting a 3.85KWh solar photovoltaic system. Return on investment will be 10-12 years, probably less if we get a plugin-hybrid electric car in 3 or 4 years. The roofers will be here tomorrow to mark the ...
New pics of the GM Volt
Monday, September 8th, 2008 Posted in Energy, PHEV |GM-volt.com has pictures of the production version of the Volt. I like it. Actually, I like it a lot better than the concept car. Meanwhile, it looks like GM and the EPA might argue about MPG. It all depends on the ...
Bob Lutz and the GM Volt
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 Posted in Energy, PHEV |Here is a nice Charlie Rose interview with Bob Lutz, talking about the ideas and progress of the GM Volt. It's about 56 minutes long. One of the things mentioned (at about 41 minutes in) is that the show car had ...
Alternative Energy From a Variety of Sources
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 Posted in Energy, Solar |Lot's of interesting news in the alternative energy field: MIT creates a catalyst based on photosysthesis that produces hydrogen from water. LS9 uses synthetic biology to produce oil from algae. Energy Innovations gets the first UL listing for a solar concentrator.
