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Front-page news Seattle's papers catch up with electric cars	Katharine Wroth	04 Aug 2006	Gristmill
Here in Seattle, we have two daily papers. They're embroiled in a seemingly endless joint-operating dispute. I don't know the ins and outs of the deal, being a relative newcomer to the city, but I do know this: every morning at the bus stop, as I review the front pages displayed in the papers' side-by-side machines, I marvel at their attempts to tell the same stories in different ways. Today, for instance, both front pages featured huge, splashy photos of our visit ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, Seattle (all these topics)

Civic Doubty On car trade-ins	Umbra Fisk	31 Jul 2006	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, I'm the not-so-proud owner of an 18-year-old Honda Civic -- great car in that it gets 39 mpg, has a decent amount of zip, and generally runs well. However, it needs some mechanical work, the paint and some of the upholstery are shot, and the AC runs on Freon. I've reached the point of analysis paralysis in deciding whether to fix this car up or trade it in. At what point do you give up the ghost on an older car? And how bad woul ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, cars, placemaking (all these topics)

Whole Watta Love Small automakers roll out electric cars		28 Jul 2006	Daily Grist
Whole Watta Love Small automakers roll out electric cars The climate is right for electric cars, and several automakers are rolling out new models. It's "an untapped market that is phenomenal," says the CEO of Zap, which introduced the three-wheel electric Xebra last month (yes, it comes zebra-striped). While low-speed, relatively low-price vehicles like Miles Automotive's ZX40 and t ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, news, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics)

GM fights back via ... Google?	David Roberts	27 Jul 2006	Gristmill
Tucked away in this little USA Today story on the resurgence of electric cars is this interesting tidbit, about GM's reaction to Who Killed the Electric Car?: Fighting back, GM has bought a paid-search link on Google.com that shows up whenever the name of the movie or one its stars is typed into the search engine. The blog item says the EV1 was a commercial flop and that its engineering advances are being incorporated into GM's next wave of hybrid and other a ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles (all these topics)

Who Pimped the Electric Car? Silicon Valley startup unveils sexy electric car		24 Jul 2006	Daily Grist
Who Pimped the Electric Car? Silicon Valley startup unveils sexy electric car As gas prices rise and vehicle emissions nudge the planet toward chaos, a Silicon Valley startup is hyping the electric Tesla Roadster -- which goes from 0 to 60 in four seconds, has a top speed of 135 miles per hour, and costs over $80,000 (built-in satellite navigation technology and iPod dock included). "Most ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, news, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics)

The City Gas Guzzler	Chris Schults	21 Jul 2006	Gristmill
You gotta love this new ad from Greenpeace. Well, unless you're an SUV owner. (Via TH)
Topics: cars (all these topics)

Plugs and Kisses Toyota considering plug-in hybrids and flex-fuel vehicles for U.S.		20 Jul 2006	Daily Grist
Plugs and Kisses Toyota considering plug-in hybrids and flex-fuel vehicles for U.S. Toyota plans to develop a plug-in hybrid vehicle, the company announced this week. Rechargeable via any typical electrical outlet, a plug-in would be able to "travel greater distances without using its gas engine, ... conserve more oil, and slice smog and greenhouse gases to nearly imperceptible ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, news, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics)

Stuck in neutral	Clark Williams-Derry	18 Jul 2006	Gristmill
According to The Washington Post, U.S. fuel economy is stuck in neutral: despite high gas prices, vehicle fuel economy hasn't improved a whit compared with the previous year.But wait, it gets worse.Honda's new car fleet was the most efficient, with an average rated fuel economy of ... wait for it ... a whopping 24.2 mpg. Toyota, the manufacturer of the Prius, came in second, at 23.8 mpg. Daimler-Chrysler trailed the pack, with new vehicles averaging just over 1 ...
Topics: Big Auto, cars, politics, Prius (all these topics)

Unimpressive at Any Speed Average fuel economy of U.S. vehicles no better than last year		18 Jul 2006	Daily Grist
Unimpressive at Any Speed Average fuel economy of U.S. vehicles no better than last year The average fuel economy of 2006 model-year vehicles in the U.S. is a guzzle-rific 21 miles per gallon, the U.S. EPA announced yesterday -- the same as in 2005. (And 1994. And 1982.) SUV fuel economy rose from 18.3 to 18.5 mpg from model year 2005 to 2006, a benefit canceled out by a passenger-car fuel-economy ...
Topics: cars, fuel efficiency, news, placemaking, Prius, US EPA (all these topics)

The Apollo creed	John McGrath	18 Jul 2006	Gristmill
You can't swing a drowned polar bear without hitting a new report that says America needs a massive, Apollo-like program to rebuild its bloated, fossil-dependent industry into something more sustainable. The latest isn't about sustainability per se, but rather my nemesis, the dread 'energy security.' The Southern States Energy Board commissioned a report (PDF) charting America's survival in an age of precious oil, as the age of cheap oil passes. The study's conclusion ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles (all these topics)

Lend Me Your Gears Blake Mycoskie, founder of eco-friendly driving school, answers readers' questions		14 Jul 2006	Daily Grist

Topics: cars, grassroots activism, heroes, hybrids (all these topics)

Ex-GM employee responds on electric car	David Roberts	10 Jul 2006	Gristmill
A man who claims to have worked for GM's Hughes division, which created the electric car, has responded to the documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? on a usenet thread. He says: Some facts about the EV1, the research and development of which was produced by _my_ division of GM, Hughes Electronics: General Motors lost two billion dollars on the project, and lost money on every single EV1 produced. The leases didn't even cover the costs of servicing ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles (all these topics)

Speaking of EVs	John McGrath	02 Jul 2006	Gristmill
I've picked up a copy of The Car That Could by Michael Shnayerson, the 1996 book about the birth of the EV1. This quote really summed up the whole sorry tale, and it appears early in the book (p. 24, emphasis mine):Roger Smith [Chairman of GM], the cars greatest skeptic, had grown so excited by its progress reports that he'd decided to unveil it at the LA auto show in early January. This was not, among his colleagues, a popular decision. Did Smith realize, they asked ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles (all these topics)

Electric cars: Don't call it a comeback	David Roberts	02 Jul 2006	Gristmill
Though the snark against Who Killed the Electric Car? ("Who cares? It's history!") is bizarre and unwarranted, Joel Makower's post on the revival of electric cars and plug-in hybrids nonetheless contains a wealth of interesting information. I knew some efforts were underway to produce and market all-electric vehicles, but I didn't know how many. It seems to me the only stumbling block is the development of light, economical, reliable lithium-ion batteries ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, hybrids (all these topics)

Well no kidding GM CEO admits killing electric car was a blunder	John McGrath	28 Jun 2006	Gristmill
So Rick Wagoner, CEO of General Motors, is asked in the June issue of Motor Trend magazine (not online) which decision he most regrets as CEO. His answer is appropriate, what with a certain documentary coming out soon, and it's under the fold.Rick Wagoner's most-regretted decision:Axing the EV1 electric-car program and not putting the right resources into hybrids. It didn't affect profitability, but it did affect image.Gee, if only someone had warned Wagoner that fuel e ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles (all these topics)

Interview with makers of Who Killed the Electric Car?	David Roberts	27 Jun 2006	Gristmill
Watch the movie trailer:Windows Media \| Quicktime \| Real. Courtesy Sony Pictures Classics. Hoping to share a little bit of the spotlight with that other eco-themed documentary -- alongside which it debuted at the Sundance film festival -- Who Killed the Electric Car? will drive (without emissions!) into theaters next month (or tomorrow, if you're in NYC or L.A.). On June 9, I sat down for a wide-ranging discussion with Chris Paine, the director ...
Topics: Big Auto, cars, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, hybrids, interview, politics (all these topics)

All About EV Grist talks with the makers of Who Killed the Electric Car?		27 Jun 2006	Daily Grist

Topics: cars, electric vehicles (all these topics)

All About EV Who Killed the Electric Car? Trailer (RealPlayer)	Hannah Eaves	27 Jun 2006	Arts and Minds
The RealPlayer is required. Get it now. (There is a completely free version. Make sure to click on the hard-to-find "FREE RealPlayer" link.) Back to the interview.
Topics: business, cars, electric vehicles, green living, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics)

All About EV Who Killed the Electric Car? Trailer (Windows Media Player)	Hannah Eaves	27 Jun 2006	Arts and Minds
The Windows Media Player is required. Get it now. Back to the interview.
Topics: business, cars, electric vehicles, green living, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics)

All About EV A conversation with the makers of Who Killed the Electric Car?	Hannah Eaves	27 Jun 2006	Arts and Minds
Chris Paine, the director of Who Killed the Electric Car?, looks a little embarrassed as he walks toward his waiting limo. "I should really have them drop us off a block away from the theater," he says, laughing uneasily. At least he's carpooling. Dean Devlin and Chris Paine at Sundance. Photo: Fred Hayes/WireImage. With him are Dean Devlin, one of the film's executive producers ( ...
Topics: business, cars, electric vehicles, green living, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics)

All About EV Who Killed the Electric Car? Trailer (QuickTime)	Hannah Eaves	27 Jun 2006	Arts and Minds
The QuickTime Player is required. Get it now. Back to the interview.
Topics: business, cars, electric vehicles, green living, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics)

Addicted to Oil, with Tom Friedman	David Roberts	26 Jun 2006	Gristmill
I poke fun at Thomas Friedman on occasion. His platitudinous, gee-whiz, American-tourist prose, presented with a heaping helping of deep-think pretension, is a target-rich environment. But that gee-whiz persona serves him well when he's right, and he's right about energy. His Discovery Channel program Addicted to Oil, which aired Sat. night, is absolutely stellar. Catch re-runs if you can -- or, if you lack scruples, the torrent is floating around. I'm sure green ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, energy, oil, TV (all these topics)

GM's plug-in hybrid: rumor or ... OK, it's a rumor	David Roberts	23 Jun 2006	Gristmill
Via Groovy Green, we hear that GM may be making a plug-in hybrid, possibly to debut at an auto show as early as January. I'll believe it when I see it, but damn I'd sure like to see it.
Topics: business, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids (all these topics)

Electric car questions	David Roberts	09 Jun 2006	Gristmill
Tomorrow I'll be chatting with the folks behind Who Killed the Electric Car? (I saw it this evening -- it's quite good.)Any questions y'all would like me to ask?
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, movies (all these topics)

Deactivated cylinders	biodiversivist	08 Jun 2006	Gristmill
The competition to own the biggest truck on the block has finally reached its zenith. The Detroit News tells us that pickup truck sales continue to 'crater.' GM and Ford Motor Co. announced plans to cut North American vehicle output in the third quarter to pare their stocks of unsold [pickup] trucks. 'That market is sitting back a bit,' said Gary Dilts, senior vice president of sales at DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group. 'But the core of the truck business -- a ver ...
Topics: cars, education, electric vehicles, hybrids, insanity, messaging, Prius (all these topics)

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