Posted by: diychica on: August 5, 2009
The solar panels actually follow the sun throughout the day for maximum efficiency.
And that canopy provides some much needed shade for the cars below. The tree trunks are like a giant power strips for electric vehicles. Cars can just plug in and cool off.
Source:http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/08/solar-forest-charging-station-keeps-cars-cool-and-juiced.php
Posted by: diychica on: June 11, 2009
As average gas-mileage increases to meet higher mileage requirements, less gas used means lower tax revenues (18.4 cents to the Feds on each gallon) to replenish federal and state highway funds unless total miles traveled soars.
Worse, upcoming electric cars don’t use any gasoline at all, so they contribute nothing to maintain the roads they [...]
Posted by: diychica on: April 18, 2009
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom discusses new ways of thinking about electric cars, and how they could benefit from emulating the recent innovations in the cell-phone industry.
Link:http://fora.tv/2009/04/09/San_Francisco_Mayor_Gavin_Newsom_Cities_and_Time#SF_Mayor_Gavin_Newsom_Advocates_Innovative_Electric_Cars
Posted by: diychica on: April 2, 2009
Chinese leaders have adopted a plan aimed at turning the country into one of the leading producers of hybrid and all-electric vehicles within three years, and making it the world leader in electric cars and buses after that.
To some extent, China is making a virtue of a liability: by skipping the current technology, China [...]
