Yale Environment 360: Revenge of the Electric Car

Yale Environment 360: Revenge of the Electric Car: "To get oil, you have to drill thousands of feet below the surface of the earth – often in a hostile nation – pump it up, refine it, ship it (via pipeline or tanker), then store it until somebody comes along with a thirsty SUV. All in all, an expensive and rigid system. Electrons, on the other hand, come from many places: wind turbines, solar panels, hydroelectric dams, nukes and even burning coal. This simple fact upends everything. With electric cars, we’re not dependent on sheiks in the Middle East. We’re dependent on our own ingenuity."

Powering Our Automotive Future with--Pond Scum: Scientific American

Powering Our Automotive Future with--Pond Scum: Scientific American: "Corn—or the cellulose in everything from wood chips to crop stalks—are often touted as the basis of the fuel of the future. But Microsoft founder and billionaire Bill Gates is betting that algae will provide the answer to our future fuel needs. He's so sure, in fact, that last week he joined the Rockefeller family and London-based Wellcome Trust to invest $100 million in a California start-up devoted to churning out biofuel from this tiny primitive plant.

San Diego-based Sapphire Energy,"

Two screams to 60 mph « Peak Oil Garage

Two screams to 60 mph « Peak Oil Garage

Automotive World - US: Second-generation Tesla Model S sedan to feature range-extending engine

Automotive World - US: Second-generation Tesla Model S sedan to feature range-extending engine

EcoWorld » Gridpoint & Electric Vehicles

EcoWorld » Blog Archive » Gridpoint & Electric Vehicles: "How Much Electricity for all Commuters? ” you can calculate what it would take to replace our combustion-driven automotive fleet with electric vehicles. The assumptions that the spreadsheet default to (which you can change to anything you wish) indicate that based on 4.0 kilowatt-hours per mile, and 40 miles per day of average driving per vehicle, it would take 10 gigawatt-hours to power 1.0 million electric vehicles. At ten hours of off-peak charging per night, that would be an additional 1.0 gigawatt of off-peak energy going into the grid per each additional 1.0 million electric vehicles. But if the winds come and go, and the solar peak is in the middle of the day, where will this energy come from?"

Let there be light: Couple explores LED lights for their home -

Let there be light: Couple explores LED lights for their home -: "'LED is just emerging. There are very few products that are ready for prime time,' she said. 'There's a lot of junk out there.'"

Revenge of the Electric Car

Revenge of the Electric Car: "After years of false starts and failures, the electric car may finally be poised to go big-time. With automakers from GM to Chrysler to Nissan preparing to roll out new plug-in hybrids or all-electric models, it looks like the transition from gasoline to electricity is now irreversible."