With an on-sale date set for August 24, the all-new Honda CR-Z sport hybrid coupe is set to debut at dealers with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) starting under $20,000. Here Auto expert RJ de Vera shares his experience driving the CR-Z sport hybrid around LA and his conclusion is: “Green Can be FUN!”. Source: American Honda
General Motors is expanding the geographic footprint of the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid, but the relatively small number of Volts planned to emerge from factories in the next two years will make them something of a collector’s item. The company has announced that Austin, Texas and New York City will be target markets, along with California, for the Volt when it launches later this year. Source: Greentech Media
Charles Ebinger of The Brookings Institution reports on what a new discovery of large amounts of lithium in Afghanistan and Pakistan could mean for the global electric vehicle industry. Source: Clean Skies News
ChargePoint America is a program sponsored by Coulomb Technologies to provide electric vehicle charging infrastructure to nine selected regions in the United States. The program is made possible by a U.S. Department of Energy grant and a grant from the California Energy Commission. The objective is to accelerate the development and production of electric vehicles to substantially reduce petroleum consumption, reduce greenhouse gas production, and create jobs. ChargePoint America will offer both home and public charging stations to individuals and businesses. Source: Coulomb Technologies
The U.S. Postal Service is on the leading edge of greener transportation technology with a new fleet of electric and alternatively fueled service vans. Clean Skies News explores just how effective for mail and parcel delivery services these alternative vehicles and smarter routes actually are. Source: Clean Skies News
The Renewable Fuels Reinvestment Act, introduced in the US House by Representatives Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) and John Shimkus (R-IL) last week, would extend ethanol tax credits for another five years. However, backers of ethanol face an uphill battle, as the proposal has both reignited the fuel versus food debate and intensified scrutiny of the EPA’s regulations on the environmental impact of corn-based ethanol. Source: Clean Skies News
Toyota Motor, Nissan Motor, Mitsubishi Motors, Fuji Heavy Industries and the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) have formally established the CHAdeMO Association, with these five companies as its executive members. The association aims to increase quick-charger installations worldwide to encourage the spread of electric vehicles and to standardize how to charge these vehicles. Electric vehicles (including Plug In Hybrid electric vehicles) can contribute enormously to reduction of CO2 emissions in the transportation sector. “CHAdeMO” is an abbreviation of “CHArge de MOve”, equivalent to “charge for moving”, and is a pun for “O cha demo ikaga desuka” in Japanese, meaning “Let’s have a tea while charging” in English. Source: CNET News
At the opening of its new Media Lab, MIT showed off its Smart Cities project, which comprises green urban transportation work. The project vehicles include an urban car and a compact powered wheel for existing bicycles. Source: IDG
Mexico City launches a new cycle rental scheme as an antidote to clogged streets and high levels of air pollution. City leaders are also introducing dedicated bike paths to encourage cycling. Source: Reuters
RETECH 2010 is “one of the largest concentrations of clean energy technology under one roof.” The event is put on by the American Council on Renewable Energy, whose goal is to influence lawmakers and get financing for clean energy companies and projects. Clean Skies News takes an early tour around the show, reviewing a portable wind turbine, a solar panel… and a hybrid Diesel Big Rig. Source: Clean Skies News
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