Category Archives: Electric

Carmakers agree to make electric cars noisier

By doris | Published: May 20, 2010

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Automakers and advocates for the blind have agreed on a plan to address an unintended problem caused by electric and hybrid cars: They endanger sight-impaired and distracted pedestrians because they make no noise when running on electric power. The groups joined together to present Congress with a [...]

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GM unveils tiny, futuristic concept car

By doris | Published: March 25, 2010

Full Story at  msnbc.com SHANGHAI – It’s not quite as foldable as the space vehicle that cartoon figure George Jetson pops into his briefcase as he bops into the office. But the EN-V concept car, GM’s “automobile solution” for the future, just might fit into an apartment foyer. General Motors and its Chinese partner SAIC [...]

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GM’s Lutz: Higher gas tax would help

By doris | Published: January 13, 2010

Full Story at money.cnn.com DETROIT (CNNMoney.com) — Bob Lutz is generally not a close ally of environmentalists. The vice chairman of General Motors is a frequent critic of fuel economy rules and once declared that global warming was a “total crock” of excrement, although he used a more common and colorful word in that description.

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Electricity demand sputters; bills may fall

By doris | Published: September 6, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com COLUMBUS, Ohio – Consumers and businesses may finally be seeing some relief from rising utility bills, thanks to the biggest decline in U.S. electricity demand in decades. Prices on wholesale markets are expected to decline for the rest of 2009, according to the Energy Information Agency. While rates will probably begin [...]

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