Electric Car Blogging

A sampling of green-tech news with quick commentary.

Adviser: Obama will act quickly on climate change –ReutersA high-level Obama energy adviser says to expect fast action on climate and energy. The clean-tech industry hangs on every word.
Bailout turns on automakers’ viability–WSJ.comOne idea being floated: that public

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Google on Thursday joined a smart-grid trade association that promotes energy efficiency in the power grid and home-energy monitoring.

The group, called Demand Response and Smart Grid Coalition (DRSG), includes companies that manufacture networked electricity meters and software for sharing information between consumers and utilities.

Google is increasingly active in …
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Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Plants/Manufacturing, Toyota

Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2010 Toyota Prius
Toyota has been scrambling to right its financial ship after cutting its profit forecast by 63% in the face of dismal US auto sales. The Japanese automaker set up an emergency committee to look at areas to cut costs, and [...] [...]

Filed under: Car Buying, Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Nissan

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Nissan Nuvu concept
Remember when you were a kid and wanted that shiny new radio-controlled car from Toys ‘R Us? The fine print at the bottom of the package almost always read, “Batteries Not Included.” If Nissan’s current plans go forward, that [...] [...]

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative

Top Gear’s unofficial motto, “ambitious but rubbish,” has placed our favorite motoring show trio in a number of unfortunate – albeit highly entertaining – challenges, and This January Parajet will take to the skies on a 4,000-mile trip from London to Timbuktu in a flying car.
The TG crew will be piloting A Parajet [...] [...]

Filed under: Tuners, Convertibles, Hybrids/Alternative, Sports/GTs, Green

Click above for high-res gallery of the BRABUS Tesla Roadster
As we move inexorably toward the electrification of cars, companies that have made a business out of tweaking engines for more power will have to make some significant changes to their business model. BRABUS is a company known as the [...] [...]