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Before Even Landing in Showrooms, 2010 Nissan LEAF Already Sold Out in U.S.
<!--break--> Think people aren't interested in electric cars in the United States? Try this on for size: before a single Nissan LEAF has been seen in a U.S. showroom, they are apparently sold out. Nissan’s chief executive, Carlos Ghosn, said recently that the company had already received 19,000 orders in the United States and Japan... [read more]
“Made in America” Energy – An Important Smart Grid Benefit
<!--break--> A couple of statistics recently caught my attention. The first was that in the month of May, Americans purchased more SUVs than any other type of vehicle. Gas guzzlers, not hybrids or gas-sipping vehicles. This happens while we have a catastrophic oil spill fouling critical habitat for land and marine... [read more]
Sustainable Mobility: Walking before running is always best
<!--break--> Recently I referred back to the 2004 World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) document entitled Mobility 2030 as I recalled that it had an excellent table listing the well-to-wheels CO2 footprint of a variety of vehicle and fuel types. When I found the table in question what surprised me most of all... [read more]
How We Can End Our Addiction to Oil
<!--break--> What Will it Take to End Our Oil Addiction? Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Peak Oil Coming Sooner Than Expected May 29, 2010 by Craig Severance It's time we moved on to something else, or this is going to kill us. Not only are world oil supplies... [read more]
Michigan: Where U.S. Clean Energy, Emissions, Efficiency Policy Really Counts
<!--break--> On Friday, May 21, President Obama gathered in the Rose Garden the chiefs of his transportation and environmental departments to take the next big step to leverage federal climate policy and clean energy investment to spur new job growth. The president directed Transportation Secretary Ray La Hood and Environmental... [read more]
Energy Security and Oil Substitution
<!--break--> For the last several years, US energy policy has been operating on the assumption that energy security and climate change were pretty much two sides of the same coin, in terms of motivating changes in our energy production and consumption. The Gulf Coast oil spill and some of the proposals for addressing the... [read more]Sustainable Mobility: Efficiency, Electricity and CO2
<!--break--> When driving in heavy traffic or sitting on the freeway with cars backed up for miles, the phrase “sustainable mobility” might seem like an oxymoron, but the Challenge Bibendum event which takes place in Rio de Janeiro at the end of this week will seek to prove otherwise. Much of the industry will be there to show that... [read more]Electric Vehicles and the End of Big Oil
<!--break--> The Gulf of Mexico oil spill now polluting fragile wetlands of several states is an environmental and economic disaster. This is the downside of an addiction to oil, and it should serve as a potent reminder of the strategic value that electric vehicles will have to eliminating significant sources of carbon emissions... [read more]
What if 25% of the Cars were plug in...How much power is needed?
<!--break--> Last week Toyota announced a partnership with Tesla motors backed by $50M in investments. Tesla is the manufacturer of the trendy $100K all electric plug in sports car and has a model for us all in the works, the Model S. Toyota wants the technology and I can just imagine a Tesla/Prius in every garage. Gov.... [read more]
White House Announces New Clean Car and Truck Peace Treaty
<!--break--> Almost exactly a year after the historic clean car peace treaty of last May, President Obama today announced two major new steps to reduce America’s carbon pollution and oil dependence. The president instructed the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,... [read more]Obama Makes Progress on Climate, But Environmentalists Still Divided
<!--break--> President Obama on Friday directed the EPA and the Transportation Department to develop a national policy to increase fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from medium and heavy-duty trucks in time for the 2014 model year. The action comes almost exactly one year (May 19, 2009) after President Obama set new... [read more]
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Siemens Answers. The Smart Grid Tour - Montreal
When: Sun, 2010-09-12 08:00
World Energy Congress - 2010
When: Sun, 2010-09-12 08:00
Siemens Answers. The Smart Grid Tour - New York City
When: Tue, 2010-09-28 08:00
GridWeek 2010
When: Mon, 2010-10-18 08:00
Siemens Answers. The Smart Grid Tour - Washington, DC
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