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Great article on plug-in hybrids A must-read	David Roberts	06 Mar 2007	Gristmill
Let me most enthusiastically recommend this article in American Scientist on plug-in hybrids. It's by an engineer named Andrew Frank that's been working on hybrids in various incarnations since the early '70s. You green techno-geeks will love it. It's one of the most accessible pieces I've ever read on the history, technology, and challenges of plug-ins. You really should read the whole thing, but meat of it, for me, is in these three paragraphs toward the end: ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, hybrids (all these topics)

Instructions, pod leader? Where is the leadership?	biodiversivist	26 Feb 2007	Gristmill
The Ford Motor Company has come upon hard times. I may no longer qualify as a Grist brokeass, but I am still one at heart, and empathize with those thirty-odd thousand people who have lost or will soon lose their jobs. I have owned six cars in my life. Four of them were Pintos. Ford is a sinking ship and its captain was the first one to jump. A new pod leader has landed and his name is Alan Mulally. Alan, having been passed over multiple times for the CEO position ...
Topics: Big Auto, energy efficiency, hybrids, politics, Prius (all these topics)

Knock, knock. Who's there? Creation care idea is spreading	biodiversivist	21 Feb 2007	Gristmill
Jehovah's Witnesses. Two of them just knocked on my door. I mention it because they had a brochure detailing their version of 'creation care.' I told them I was happy to see more Christian sects beginning to interpret Bible passages in an environmentally positive manner. 'Oh no,' they assured me. 'We aren't environmentalists.'I was fine with that. I don't admit to being an environmentalist outside of the right circles either. I then volunteered the fact that I am ath ...
Topics: hybrids, Religion and Spirituality (all these topics)

Ask a Brokeass: We get around On eco-friendly transport for the not-so-rich	Kate Sheppard	16 Feb 2007	Gristmill
Dear Brokeass, What I'm having the worst issue with is that most of the stuff we do has such a small impact. Recycle, reuse, on and on. I know the biggest place to make an impact is transportation, but the vehicle cost has me down. I'd love a hybrid car, but when you're strapped for cash and you need transportation to get to work/school, used hybrids in the $2,000 range just do not exist. My small town public transit is a travishamockery [Brokeass note: I think th ...
Topics: bikes, biofuels, cars, fuel efficiency, hybrids, Wisconsin (all these topics)

Death by Prius Hybrid cars dangerously quiet for pedestrians	Erik Hoffner	16 Feb 2007	Gristmill
Turns out that it isn't just U.S. automakers that have been put in mortal danger by hybrids (it is their fault, of course): the National Federation of the Blind said this week that those at risk include (gasp) cyclists, the blind, the elderly, and distracted pedestrians. Lay on those horns, people!
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, health, hybrids (all these topics)

The Prius snob strikes back Prius consumes more energy in lifetime than Cherokee	biodiversivist	12 Feb 2007	Gristmill
I thought this article hit a little too close for comfort. If you really want to call yourself an environmentalist, do what my sister-in-law did: Buy a small Toyota hatchback and put 5,000 miles a year on it for two decades.Then there was this interesting article in the Economist discussing the future of diesel cars in America: The dirty little secret about hybrids is that their batteries and extensive use of aluminium parts make them costly to build in energy terms ...
Topics: cars, green living, hybrids, placemaking, Prius (all these topics)

Hybrid Lowdown Toyota will introduce new advertising, incentives for Prius		09 Feb 2007	Daily Grist
Hybrid Lowdown Toyota will introduce new advertising, incentives for Prius To many, the Toyota Prius is synonymous with months-long waiting lists. But just as the automaker has stepped up production on its hybrid darling, sales have plateaued. Fearing that the car lacks mainstream appeal, Toyota is training dealers in Prius sweet talk, hyping incentives like low- and no-interest f ...
Topics: advertising, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, news, placemaking, Prius (all these topics)

Cleaner by the Dozen Green group produces list of top 12 eco-friendly vehicles		07 Feb 2007	Daily Grist
Cleaner by the Dozen Green group produces list of top 12 eco-friendly vehicles American autos are drowning their sorrows in foreign oil after not making the 2007 Green Book list of the top 12 eco-friendly vehicles, released yesterday by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. Honda's natural-gas-powered Civic GX (available only in California and New York) regain ...
Topics: Big Auto, cars, consumerism, electric vehicles, hybrids, lists, news, Prius (all these topics)

Prius facts to hang your hat on You may be surprised	biodiversivist	20 Jan 2007	Gristmill
I have been reading negative reports about Prius mileage and cost effectiveness for years. Here is one called 'The Hybrid Hoax,' written about a year ago. The author propagates misinformation by referring us to another article written in 2004 by a USA Today reporter (Kiley) who drove a Jetta diesel from Detroit to Washington, D.C., and a Prius back from Washington, D.C. to Detroit: Kiley had to stop to refill the Prius, which ended up averaging 38 miles per gallon, c ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, Prius (all these topics)

Catch up post: replying to some comments	Gar Lipow	16 Jan 2007	Gristmill
As promised, this is a catch-up post, wherein I belatedly reply to various comments. Ron Steenblik, director of research for Global Subsidies Initiative, said: 'Long distance transmission lines are good because they reduce the need for storage or backup if we use variable sources to generate electricity. (Storage is good, but transmission is almost always cheaper.)' Gar, may I make the friendly suggestion that you qualify that statement. I can recall back in the 19 ...
Topics: cars, consumerism, electric vehicles, energy, hybrids, tech (all these topics)

PHEVs on the Orient Express? Chinese company to make plug-in hybrid	Adam Browning	09 Jan 2007	Gristmill
I've long (at least 6 months anyway) said that the best thing that could happen to jumpstart the production of plug-in hybrids by American car companies would be for a Chinese car company to announce its intentions to build the same. My reasoning? It would be a perfect wedge product into the American market. Where consumers might be skeptical about buying a traditional Chinese car, people would line up to buy a PHEV, provenance notwithstanding, because they got no p ...
Topics: business, cars, China, electric vehicles, hybrids (all these topics)

Happy Feat GM unveils plug-in hybrid at Detroit car show, sticks out tongue at greens		08 Jan 2007	Daily Grist
Happy Feat GM unveils plug-in hybrid at Detroit car show, sticks out tongue at greens The media got a peek at Detroit's North American International Auto Show yesterday, and manufacturers had a surprise in store: cars so green they could play hide-and-seek in a cornfield. The biggest buzz surrounded the Chevy Volt, a plug-in hybrid from General Motors, long vilified for yanking its original ...
Topics: business, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, news, placemaking (all these topics)

My predictions Guaranteed true, top to bottom!	biodiversivist	02 Jan 2007	Gristmill
In 2007: Prius sales will peak and begin a slow decline as consumers anticipate 2008 models from competitors that will have similar or better performance and therefore higher status. Electric hybrid bikes will become increasingly popular as a commuting tool thanks to improved battery technology. The SUV fad will continue to fade. The corn ethanol pyramid scheme will continue to play out based on the canard that the use of environmentally destructive biofuels i ...
Topics: biofuels, electric vehicles, environmental justice, green living, hybrids, lists, Prius (all these topics)

Biodee's big adventure Electric bike triumphs and travails	biodiversivist	15 Dec 2006	Gristmill
Rode my bike to jury duty last Wednesday. It was pouring rain and the winds were gusting into the 50s. I had my trailer hitched up because I was hauling a laptop, magazines, and a battery charger with me. I don't think I could have done this without the electric motor. However, at one point, a gust -- accelerated by the venturi effect of two skyscrapers -- stopped me cold. I jumped off and cowered in a nook where I found another guy hiding with the remains of his umbr ...
Topics: bikes, cars, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, hybrids (all these topics)

Top ten breakthroughs that could help cool the greenhouse Read and be dazzled by the techno-futurism	Gar Lipow	12 Dec 2006	Gristmill
David asked contributors for end-of-year lists. Since I normally focus on conservative assumptions, I thought I'd use it as an excuse to look at future breakthroughs and cost improvements. I was going to weasel by calling these "possibilities," but instead I decided to use the time-tested technique of public psychics: I'll call them predictions, crow over any that come true, and pretend the rest never happened. 1. Power storage that will make electric cars ...
Topics: cars, climate change adaptation, electric vehicles, energy, energy efficiency, hybrids, solar voltaic power, wind power (all these topics)

Plug-in hybrids: Lots of room Hybrids connected to the electrical grid could change the energy game	John McGrath	12 Dec 2006	Gristmill
The U.S. Department of Energy has concluded that the existing U.S. electrical grid -- without additional construction for generation or transmission -- could accommodate 180 million cars that draw their power from night-time (off-peak) electricity. That's about 85% of the cars in the country. The full report is not yet available, but based on the press release, there's lots of good news -- with some bad news mixed in. First, the good news: aside from dramaticall ...
Topics: electric vehicles, cars, hybrids (all these topics)

More subsidies needed to compete with subsidized subsidizations The ethanol game	biodiversivist	07 Dec 2006	Gristmill
Here is an article I found in the Renewable Energy Access bulletin asking for further government subsidization of cellulosic ethanol so it can compete with other subsidized biofuels. It gave me an idea. I looked up some statistics to see how much oil the Prius fleet has saved and compared it to how much ethanol is consumed. Turns out that the 500,000 Priuses sold save about five to seven times more oil annually than all of the corn ethanol consumed in the United St ...
Topics: electric vehicles, ethanol, hybrids, Prius (all these topics)

Top Goes the Diesel L.A. auto show sees Germans, GM committing to clean-tech cars		30 Nov 2006	Daily Grist
Top Goes the Diesel L.A. auto show sees Germans, GM committing to clean-tech cars This week's Los Angeles Auto Show has set the car world abuzz. General Motors, plagued by its gas-guzzling reputation and notorious electric-car bungle, announced its commitment to creating a rechargeable plug-in hybrid, becoming the first automaker to do so. "The technological hurdles are real, bu ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, news, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics)

Some Prius-mature celebration Car-maker planning to expand the family	Kate Sheppard	03 Nov 2006	Gristmill
The Prius may soon be more than just one oh-so-stereotyped hybrid motor vehicle. Toyota's talking about starting a family of the cars, and in this case I'd have to support wanton reproduction. The automaker announced this week that they are considering creating a line of the gasoline-electric cars. It could include a wagon and a smaller, Smart-Car-esque inner-city model. U.S. sales of the Prius fell in the first quarter of 2006 simply because Toyota couldn't keep up ...
Topics: business, cars, consumerism, electric vehicles, hybrids, Prius (all these topics)

Nothing Could Prius Away Toyota Prius tops EPA's list of most fuel-efficient cars for 2007		18 Oct 2006	Daily Grist
Nothing Could Prius Away Toyota Prius tops EPA's list of most fuel-efficient cars for 2007 Yesterday, the U.S. EPA released its 2007 ranking of the most fuel-efficient vehicles, with gas-electric hybrids sweeping the top four spots. The Toyota Prius, ranked No. 1, gets 60 miles per gallon in the city and 51 mpg on the highway, according to the EPA. (Data from real-world driv ...
Topics: electric vehicles, fuel efficiency, hybrids, news, placemaking, Prius, US EPA (all these topics)

Hybrid/Diesel pissing match -- it's all good We can all just get along	biodiversivist	30 Sep 2006	Gristmill
I was poking around on the net the other day and stumbled across a hybrid-vs.-diesel debate. It was beautiful. Guys were trying to convince other guys that their choice of car was better. They were doing what most guys do, compete with each other. What I loved about it was that they were competing over gas mileage and emissions instead of horsepower and load capacity. Here's an example:Here is the comparative data between the VW Jetta TDI- Automatic at 15,000 miles ...
Topics: biofuels, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids (all these topics)

White and nerdy Weird Al rocks my socks off	Sarah K. Burkhalter	28 Sep 2006	Gristmill
This video has nothing to do with the environment but my white and nerdy husband is insisting that I blog it perpetuates the stereotype that Priuses are white and nerdy. Sigh. The same implication is made for the Segway, but I can't say I disagree. Like him or not, there's no denying that Weird Al is a genius.
Topics: cars, celebrity, education, electric vehicles, hybrids, Prius (all these topics)

Engine Block On owning multiple cars	Umbra Fisk	27 Sep 2006	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, Your recent column suggested that the questioners sell one of their two cars, but I can't help wondering how much good that does for the environment, especially weighed against the annoyance cost of not having a second car when two people have to be going in opposite directions at the same time. I have a personal interest in this, as we have three cars: mine (a Prius, used for all errands and most weekend driving), his (f ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, cars, electric vehicles, green living, hybrids, placemaking, Prius (all these topics)

Nissan to build plug-in hybrids by 2010 Cool	Adam Browning	25 Sep 2006	Gristmill
According to the Bucharest Daily News (on the cutting edge of automotive news stories -- who knew?), Nissan plans to bring plug-in hybrids to market by 2010. Also, the California Air Resources Board ZEV Symposium, aka Electric-car-a-palooza, starts tomorrow. If Sacramento is not in your travel plans, try the webcast.
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, hybrids (all these topics)

Hybrid placement Prius makes an appearance in Last Kiss	Sarah van Schagen	16 Sep 2006	Gristmill
So I've just returned home from a showing of Last Kiss, the new Zach Braff flick -- which, PS, pales next to Garden State -- and I'm excited to report that not only does Braff's character drive a Prius throughout the movie, but the car actually gets mentioned in the first two lines. As the film begins, the lens is focused knee-height at a number of women (with very nice legs) walking at a crosswalk. The camera then pans up very slowly to focus on the front of a bl ...
Topics: cars, celebrity, electric vehicles, hybrids, movies, Prius (all these topics)

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