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Discover Brilliant Q&A: Bill Williams of Zenn Motors A chat with Zenn about NEVs and EEstor	David Roberts	04 Oct 2007	Gristmill
I talked to a few people at Discover Brilliant. I'll be getting Q&As up over the coming weeks. Bill Williams is the California sales director for Zenn Motor Co., maker of neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs). In addition to selling one of the most full-featured NEVs, Zenn has an exclusive contract with a tight-lipped and somewhat mysterious company called EEstor. EEstor claims it's making an ultracapacitor that will so far outperform previous capacitors tha ...
Topics: business, cars, electric vehicles, energy, fuel efficiency, hybrids, interview (all these topics)

Traffic report How much does congestion affect society?	Clark Williams-Derry	22 Sep 2007	Gristmill
The big story this week was congestion: the Texas Transportation Institute released its annual Urban Mobility Study to the typical fanfare. See, e.g., stories here, here, here, here, here, and here. The headlines, as always, are gloomy: congestion's on the rise just about everywhere, and is wasting our time, gas, and money. The word from the researchers isn't particularly hopeful either. Sure, there are things that can be done to slow the increase in con ...
Topics: cars, placemaking (all these topics)

Well, Where Else Are They Going to Get Them? Feds apologize for encouraging employees to buy fuel-efficient Japanese cars		21 Sep 2007	News
Posted at 4:47 PM on 21 Sep 2007 A Bush administration official has apologized for encouraging government employees to consider buying fuel-efficient Japanese cars. Which is why we have a "dumbassery" tag. source: Associated Press From the Archives Electronic Boogie. Greenpeace releases another ranking of tech companies' environmental rec ...
Topics: cars, dumbassery , fuel efficiency, news, politics (all these topics)

Carfree to Be You and Me Sept. 22 is World Carfree Day		21 Sep 2007	News
Posted at 10:55 AM on 21 Sep 2007 Tomorrow is World Carfree Day. You know what to do. From the Archives Bat Out of Heaven. Red Sox partner with NRDC to green Fenway Park. The Anarchist Cookbook, Vegan Edition. Mistrial declared for eco-activist accused of inciting vegans to bomb. Shiny Happy People. Utility will pay for solar on Habitat for Humanity houses in California. News Archives
Topics: cars, grassroots activism, innovation, news, placemaking (all these topics)

Adventures in the smart grid no. 3 Who will lead on advancing smart-grid technologies?	Patrick Mazza	21 Sep 2007	Gristmill
To bring on the amounts of variable wind and solar energy and plug-in vehicles needed to meet our vast energy challenges, we will need a smart grid capable of managing much more complex power flows. Outside of some progressive exemplars, however, don't expect leadership to come from the utility sector. Instead, changes will be forced by new policies and players, including some you might not expect, like big box retailers. Those were my key takeaways from the stell ...
Topics: cars, electricity grid, energy, hybrids (all these topics)

Discover Brilliant: Plug-in hybrids A panel discussion on how much plug-ins rule	David Roberts	18 Sep 2007	Gristmill
Today at lunch: 'Squeezing the Balloon -- The Opportunities and Challenges in Plug-In Hybrids,' by conference moderator P.S. Reilly. Also: Andy somebody from UC Davis, John Baker from Austin Energy Andy: Oil prices are rising, peak oil's on the way, automakers are worried they won't be able to sell their cars. Plug-ins offer redundancy -- two sources of energy. Baker: We see it as a way of addressing climate change. Third guy whose name I didn't catch: I looked a ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, energy, hybrids (all these topics)

Nuisance Review Judge tosses out lawsuit brought by California against automakers		18 Sep 2007	News
Posted at 10:21 AM on 18 Sep 2007 Automakers gained an edge yesterday in the Big Auto vs. California debate, as a federal judge tossed out a lawsuit against the world's six largest auto companies brought by California Attorney General Jerry Brown. Brown had claimed that because of the harmful environmental effects of vehicles' greenhouse-gas emissions, the Big Six were running afoul of California's public nuisance ...
Topics: Big Auto, California, cars, climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, litigation, news, politics, state politics (all these topics)

China to hold no-car day Residents in over 100 Chinese cities urged to walk, bike, or use public transit this Saturday	Adam Browning	17 Sep 2007	Gristmill
China, once famed as a bicycling nation, tries to put the genie back in the bottle.
Topics: bikes, cars, China, placemaking, public transportation (all these topics)

On the Ball: Wild ride Freelance writer embarks on biodiesel tour of sporting events	Sarah K. Burkhalter	14 Sep 2007	Gristmill
Freelance sports writer Joe Connor is embarking this fall on a four-month-long Green Power Sports Tour (holy neon website!), visiting more than 100 football, hockey, and basketball venues -- in a biodiesel car, natch. Hey ladies ... he's self-described 'very, very single' ...
Topics: biofuels, cars, energy, fuel efficiency, sports (all these topics)

Send Google.org your cool plug-in idea Cutting edge investment philanthropy from the search engine's .org arm	David Roberts	13 Sep 2007	Gristmill
Joel Makower brings news of an interesting and innovative initiative (an III, if you will) from Google.org, the search company's non-nonprofit philanthropy arm. They're sending out an open call asking inventors and entrepreneurs to pitch them on products and services that would speed the commercialization of plug-in hybrids. There's $10 million in investment capital waiting to be divided among the winners. Says Google: We welcome and expect to receive submissions f ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, innovation (all these topics)

Govs to automakers: Get on board An open letter from 13 governors to U.S. automakers	David Roberts	12 Sep 2007	Gristmill
As you know, today automakers lost their big lawsuit in Vermont -- the judge ruled their their objections to higher tailpipe emission standards were, um, silly. Now, the governors of 13 states have sent an open letter to the automakers. "We do not believe it is productive for your industry to continue to fight state implementation of clean tailpipe standards," they say. "We would prefer to follow a path that encourages innovation, not litigation.&qu ...
Topics: Big Auto, cars, climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, politics (all these topics)

Sass Is in Sessions Judge rules against Big Auto, says states can regulate emissions from cars		12 Sep 2007	News
Posted at 11:11 AM on 12 Sep 2007 States should be allowed to restrict greenhouse-gas emissions from cars, and Big Auto should just deal, a federal judge ruled today. Right now, the only real way to curb the emissions is to improve gas mileage; when Vermont decided to adopt California's strict emissions rules, automakers sued, claiming that the state was illegally regulating fuel economy -- and that ma ...
Topics: Big Auto, cars, climate, energy, fuel efficiency, greenhouse-gas emissions, litigation, news, politics, regulation, state politics ... (all these topics)

Breaking: Automakers lose Vermont judge rules that Calif. and other states can implement tough tailpipe emission standards	David Roberts	12 Sep 2007	Gristmill
Big news: the lawsuit by U.S. automakers attempting to block California and 14 other states' adoption of tough new tailpipe emissions standards has lost: A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the U.S. auto industry's attempt to block California and 14 other states from setting tough new fuel economy standards, saying the industry had not proved the regulations were illegal, unsafe or unattainable. The ruling was a big loss for the industry in the fight over wheth ...
Topics: California, cars, climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, politics, Vermont (all these topics)

Greentech and EEStor Ultracapacitor company claims it will revolutionize electric cars	David Roberts	09 Sep 2007	Gristmill
The AlwaysOn Network has selected its GoingGreen 100 -- the 100 top companies in greentech, based on "innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value creation, and media attention or 'buzz.'" Here's the category I'm watching: Energy Storage A123 Systems Bloom Energy Cobasys Deeya Energy EEStor GridPoint Jadoo Power Lilliputian Systems ZPower (Gridpoint was the top company in AlwaysOn's overall ranking ...
Topics: business, cars, electric vehicles, energy, innovation, tech (all these topics)

Truth in advertising Norway bans generic green terms from auto advertising	David Roberts	07 Sep 2007	Gristmill
This is funny and kind of awesome: No car can be 'green,' 'clean' or 'environmentally friendly,' according to some of the world's strictest advertising guidelines set to enter into force in Norway next month. 'Cars cannot do anything good for the environment except less damage than others,' Bente Oeverli, a senior official at the office of the state-run Consumer Ombudsman, told Reuters on Thursday.
Topics: advertising, cars, consumerism, green living, messaging, Norway (all these topics)

Norway or the Highway Norway disallows manufacturers from advertising cars as		07 Sep 2007	News
"green" Posted at 1:31 PM on 07 Sep 2007 We've got a thing for Norway -- really, nothing beats a good fjord. And nobody can literalize like the Norwegians, who next month will begin prohibiting automobile manufacturers from advertising their vehicles as "green," "clean," or "environmentally friendly." Says one national official, "If someone says their car is more 'green' or ...
Topics: advertising, business, cars, news, Norway (all these topics)

Stick It To 'Em Vehicles sold in the U.S. will be outfitted with fuel-economy stickers		06 Sep 2007	News
Posted at 5:01 PM on 06 Sep 2007 This is spiffy: all U.S.-sold cars, trucks, and SUVs manufactured after Sept. 1 will feature a window sticker that announces the vehicle's expected miles per gallon, estimated annual fuel cost, and fuel economy compared to similar vehicles. Which will just make it all the more apparent that performance always trumps size. source: The Daily Green From ...
Topics: cars, energy, fuel efficiency, news, placemaking (all these topics)

EEStor Money Startup says new technology will make gasoline obsolete		06 Sep 2007	News
Posted at 11:30 AM on 06 Sep 2007 A battery-replacing invention that allows you to plug in your car for five minutes, then drive 500 miles without using gasoline? It sounds too good to be true, but Austin-based startup EEStor says they've done it. While the doubters are many, we'd have to agree with Georgia Tech researcher Joseph Perry: "I am skeptical, but I'd be very happy to be proved wrong." source: Associated Pr ...
Topics: cars, innovation, news, placemaking (all these topics)

Schwarzengreener, or Transit Terminator? How green is California?	Jon Rynn	05 Sep 2007	Gristmill
The State of California just passed a budget that, thanks to Governor Schwarzenegger and the Republicans in the Assembly, removes $1.3 billion from the public transit budget. Yes, this is the same state and governor that passed a cap-and-trade bill that seeks to cut carbon emissions by 20 percent by 2020. But so far, the only thing being cut is the one way to get cars off of the roads. But let me tell you about this car-pool lane ... Photo: house.gov You kno ...
Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, cars, placemaking, public transportation (all these topics)

So much for that fig leaf Congressional Research Service report bolsters California's case for EPA waiver	David Roberts	04 Sep 2007	Gristmill
As you know, California is all set to implement its tough tailpipe GHG emissions standards -- and something on the order of 14 other states are ready to follow suit. All Cali needs is a waiver from the U.S. EPA, allowing it to supersede national standards. It first requested the waiver in Dec. 2005, but the EPA has been dragging its feet ever since, to the point that Gov. Schwarzenegger has threatened to sue. Lots of political observers expect the Bush EPA to deny the ...
Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, cars, climate, climate change mitigation, greenhouse-gas emissions, US EPA (all these topics)

Letter from Tom Gage Consumer Reports hypes hydrogen cars	Joseph Romm	04 Sep 2007	Gristmill
Consumer Reports has a fluff piece on hydrogen fuel cell cars in its latest issue (subs. req'd). I spend way too much time debunking this most consumer unfriendly of alternative fuel vehicles -- I even wrote a book on the subject, The Hype About Hydrogen. So I was happy to get an email from Tom Gage, President and CEO of AC Propulsion, containing a letter he sent to the magazine. I asked him if I could run it, and he not only said yes, he expanded it: Dear Editor, ...
Topics: cars, energy, fuel efficiency, hydrogen (all these topics)

Post-Labor Day link dump, the first A gaggle of URLs	David Roberts	04 Sep 2007	Gristmill
I've been off work since Wed., so a ton of stuff has accumulated in my browser. As I would prefer to start Autumn '07 blogging with a clean slate, I hereby give you a Gargantuan Post-Labor Day Linkapalooza. Here we go! Illustration by Victor Juhasz for Rolling Stone A while back, the indispensable Jeff Goodell wrote a piece in Rolling Stone decimating "The Ethanol Scam." Bob Dinneen of the Renewable Fuels Association, a corn lobby group, has w ...
Topics: energy, climate, cars (all these topics)

Hybrid wars Honda fights to regain green car company mantle	David Roberts	29 Aug 2007	Gristmill
Honda entered the hybrid market before Toyota, but over time it made a fateful mistake: it failed to visually distinguish its line of hybrids. The Prius' distinct shape is like peacock feathers -- it signals your identity to the world. Who wants to be virtuous if nobody knows about it? Now Honda's gotten the message and it's returning to the fight: [Honda is] working on a new high-profile hybrid -- a Prius fighter that analysts expect will have the highest mileage ...
Topics: business, cars, electric vehicles, green living, hybrids, placemaking, Prius (all these topics)

Classy Consciousness Honda to release unique-looking hybrid for conspicuous greens		28 Aug 2007	Daily Grist
Classy Consciousness Honda to release unique-looking hybrid for conspicuous greens Honda plans to make its hybrid cars more visible by 2009 by redesigning their exterior to stand out from the rest of its models. One of the reasons Honda has been trailing hybrid-market leader Toyota by such a large margin, according to industry analysts, is the Toyota Prius' unique shape that helps the public id ...
Topics: Big Auto, business, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, news (all these topics)

Dust to dumb Prius easily beats Hummer in lifecycle energy use; 'Dust to Dust' report has no basis in fact	Joseph Romm	27 Aug 2007	Gristmill
A study came out recently claiming to prove a Hummer has lower lifecycle energy use than a Prius. Because the result was so obviously bogus -- and in sharp contradiction with every other major lifecycle analysis ever done -- I didn't spend time debunking it. But it made it into the comments of my blog and continues to echo around the internet, and the authors keep updating and defending it. A couple of good debunking studies -- by the Pacific Institute (PDF) and ...
Topics: cars, ecological footprint, electric vehicles, energy, insanity, Prius (all these topics)

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