Go Electric | Tesla Motors

Go Electric | Tesla Motors: "WHY SHOULD CARS BURN GASOLINE?

The Tesla Roadster isn't just fun to drive - it provides exhilarating electric miles with technology more efficient than any other sports car. An engine dependent on combustion will never attain the efficiency of the Tesla electric powertrain. The driving efficiency of a Roadster is 88% compared to 20-25% for traditional gas-powered cars. The experience of beating an equivalent gas-guzzling sports car off the line is exhilarating - and using less energy to do it makes the Tesla grin that much bigger. While hybrid (including plug-in hybrids with 'range extenders') technologies increase the efficiency of internal combustion, they are still less efficient than an electric vehicle like the Tesla Roadster."

Efficiency | Tesla Motors

Efficiency | Tesla Motors: "WELL-TO-WHEEL EFFICIENCY

Comparing an example of each technology reveals that Tesla electric technology uses energy most efficiently. As utility companies build more efficient power plants and bring more renewables online, the well-to-station efficiency will significantly increase. In turn, the overall vehicle efficiency increases to levels never to be recognized by internal combustion or hybrid technologies."

Is Hydrogen Research Driven by Fantasy? - Scitizen

Is Hydrogen Research Driven by Fantasy? - Scitizen:

"A new study finds that research efforts at creating a hydrogen economy may be driven more by fantasy than sound science.

As many readers of this forum likely already know, the “hydrogen economy” would rely on hydrogen to power vehicles and electricity generators and produce only water vapor as “pollution.” Proponents promise that the use of hydrogen as a primary fuel could greatly reduce the tension between energy use and environmental degradation."

Advertising - With New Products, Nissan Plays Up Innovation - NYTimes.com

Advertising - With New Products, Nissan Plays Up Innovation - NYTimes.com: "Nissan is “rallying around innovation,” said Jon Brancheau, vice president for Nissan marketing at Nissan North America in Franklin, Tenn., as embodied by the Leaf, the mass-market electric car that the company is to bring out at the end of the year.

Leaf is “the poster child for innovation,”"

EV-Driving San Francisco Mayor Launches Plug-in Hybrid Demo Project | PluginCars.com

EV-Driving San Francisco Mayor Launches Plug-in Hybrid Demo Project | PluginCars.com: "Mayor Newsom spoke passionately and eloquently about the importance of bringing plug-in hybrids and electric cars to San Francisco. “This is the game-changing technology that can really impact our oil dependency and our foreign policy as it relates to that dependency. We’ve got to get people out of the old combustion engine vehicles.”"

BikePortland.org � Blog Archive � Electric vehicles, 'The Portland Way'

BikePortland.org � Blog Archive � Electric vehicles, 'The Portland Way': "To say there's momentum in our region for electric vehicles would be a major understatement. Last week, the Portland City Council voted to accept the recommendations in Electric Vehicles: The Portland Way, a report (PDF) on EVs that lays out a strategy for integrating more battery-powered cars into our city."

i-Miev: Japanese Buyers Flock To Buy Mitsubishi's Affordable Electric Car

i-Miev: Japanese Buyers Flock To Buy Mitsubishi's Affordable Electric Car: "Japan's first mass-market electric car went on sale in showrooms Thursday as the futuristic technology becomes more affordable amid a burgeoning price war.

The four-seater bubble-shaped i-MiEV from Mitsubishi Motors Corp., Japan's fifth-biggest automaker, costs 2.8 million yen ($30,500) after government incentives are figured into the price of 4 million yen ($43,000).

Proud i-MiEV buyer Chitoshi Okunuki, 72, placed an advance order at a higher price in August and was thrilled at Mitsubishi's decision Tuesday to cut the price by 620,000 yen ($6,700)."

BP’s Loss, Our Opportunity: Driving Electric Can Help Cure Oil Addiction | The Green Economy Post: Green Careers, Green Business, Sustainability

BP’s Loss, Our Opportunity: Driving Electric Can Help Cure Oil Addiction | The Green Economy Post: Green Careers, Green Business, Sustainability: "Oil has monopolized America’s transportation sector, but this is changing. By the end of 2010, several major automobile manufacturers, including Nissan, General Motors, Volt, Nissan,GM, Ford, Mitsubishi, Toyota, Volvo, BMW, and Mercedes will release their first generation electric vehicles – vehicles that allow you to run partially and even fully on electricity."

Test Drive: Nissan Leaf

Test Drive: Nissan Leaf: "The Leaf is a car I’d recommend to anyone who’s already game, but it’s not going to change anyone’s mind who isn’t already interested in getting a plug-in. That’ll happen a few years down the road."

Fuel Cell Cars: Where Are They Now? - Driver's Seat - WSJ

Fuel Cell Cars: Where Are They Now? - Driver's Seat - WSJ: "With the Chevrolet Volt, Nissan Leaf and other battery powered�vehicles getting so much attention lately, it is easy to forget about that other type of electric car — the fuel cell vehicle.

Does anyone remember hydrogen fuel cells? They were all the rage in the early�aughts.�Several major car makers built elaborate prototypes and some,�including General Motors and Honda Motor Co., heralded fuel cells as the best long-term solution for kicking�our nation’s fossil-fuel addiction."