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The Nissan LEAF is touring America, and first deliveries are expected 1 year from now
7gen.com - 21 hours ago
The Nissan LEAF is touring America, and first deliveries are expected 1 year from now
— 7gen.com — Photo courtesy NissanThe Nissan LEAF was first disclosed to the public on Aug 2 and it is expected to be for sale on the market in late 2010. This fall and winter Nissan is taking the LEAF on a tour of the U.S. to raise awareness about this ve... Links:  ... (more) The Nissan LEAF is touring America, and first deliveries ...

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XOR Motors aims to offer an extraordinary folding electric scooter for the road
7gen.com - 24 hours ago
XOR Motors aims to offer an extraordinary folding electric scooter for the road
— 7gen.com — Photo courtesy XOR MotorsElectric vehicles offer vehicle designers more freedom to create differently shaped machines that could never have existed before that offer radically new capabilities. The XOR scooters by XOR Motors certainly fit that... Links:  ... (more) XOR Motors aims to offer an extraordinary folding ...

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planetgreen.discovery.com - 19 hours ago
What's the Future of Passenger Railroad? (Interview with James McCommons)
— planetgreen.discovery.com — With the doom and gloom of climate change and the frightening post-peak oil reality, it's hard to understand why the US is so far behind the times when it comes to trains. Whatever happened to the days of cross-country landscapes zooming by from a ... (more) What's the Future of Passenger Railroad? (Interview with ...

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sacbee.com - 3 days ago
Study sees transit saving Californians' energy, cutting greenhouse gas
— sacbee.com — A new study says Californians could save billions each year and cut greenhouse gas emissions by developing neighborhoods within easy access of public transportation. The study – "Windfall for All: How Connected, Convenient Neighborhoods Can ... (more) Study sees transit saving Californians' energy, cutting ...

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Battery maker GP Batteries has bought New Vectrix and the Vectrix assets
7gen.com - 3 days ago
Battery maker GP Batteries has bought New Vectrix and the Vectrix assets
— 7gen.com — Photo courtesy Vectrix Corp As expected GP Batteries has purchased New Vectrix and certain Vectrix assets. As noted in earlier reporting (Vectrix is dead, long live the New Vectrix?) New Vectrix was formed by GH Ventures and GP Batteries. That ea...  ... (more) Battery maker GP Batteries has bought New Vectrix and ...

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Ideal Bite’s Top Ways to Score a Tax Credit
got2begreen.com - 3 days ago
Ideal Bite’s Top Ways to Score a Tax Credit
— got2begreen.com — Tax season may be months away, but now is a great time to think about making energy efficiency improvements that will help you care for Ma’ Earth and get more back from the IRS. Ideal Bite’s Top Ways to Score a Tax Credit provide home and car efficiency upgrade incentives that ... (more) Ideal Bite’s Top Ways to Score a Tax Credit

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What are the types vehicles offering green transportation via alternative fueled or advanced technology?
7gen.com - 5 days ago
What are the types vehicles offering green transportation via alternative fueled or advanced ...
— 7gen.com — Electric Vehicles : Electricity can be used as a transportation fuel to power battery electric vehicles (EVs). EVs store electricity in an energy storage device, such as a battery. The electricity powers the vehicle's wheels via an electric motor. EVs have limited energy storage capacity, ... (more) What are the types vehicles offering green ...

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Clean Truck Program Celebrates First Year Anniversary
feedproxy.google.com - 10 days ago
Clean Truck Program Celebrates First Year Anniversary
— feedproxy.google.com — Trucks in Southern California ports faced stricter regulations in the past year. This month marked the one year anniversary of the Clean Truck Program, which called for stricter standards on emissions and the end of diesel trucks in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Public officials ... (more) Clean Truck Program Celebrates First Year Anniversary

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What are the types of green transportation vehicles
7gen.com - 5 days ago
What are the types of green transportation vehicles
— 7gen.com — PHEV image from the U.S. Department of EnergyElectric Vehicles: Electricity can be used as a transportation fuel to power battery electric vehicles (EVs). EVs store electricity in an energy storage device, such as a battery. The electricity powers t...  ... (more) What are the types of green transportation vehicles

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Apparent management shakeup at Aptera, founders reportedly ousted
7gen.com - 7 days ago
Apparent management shakeup at Aptera, founders reportedly ousted
— 7gen.com — Photo courtesy Aptera Writing on Wired's Autopia blog Daryl Siry is reporting (on Nov 15) that over the weekend a management shakeup occurred at Aptera resulting in the ouster of two company founders and the firing of many people. The move is appa...  ... (more) Apparent management shakeup at Aptera, founders ...

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Transportation for America
t4america.org - 13 days ago
Transportation for America
— t4america.org — Altamesa Walker led her four young children across a major five-lane thoroughfare in suburban Atlanta early morning on November 17. The family had missed its bus and was attempting to reach the bus stop on the opposite side in hopes of catching an ... (more) Transportation for America

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New price for Brammo's Enertia electric motorcycle - $7,995
7gen.com - 11 days ago
New price for Brammo's Enertia electric motorcycle - $7,995
— 7gen.com — Enertia photo courtesy Brammo It seems some of the response to the Enertia motorcycle has been a jaw dropping to the floor. The old price was nearly $12,000 and perhaps in response to the dropping jaws Brammo announced on November 10 a major p... Links:  ... (more) New price for Brammo's Enertia electric motorcycle - $7,995

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Florida: Fairly Fatal for Peds and Cyclists
treehugger.com - 13 days ago
Florida: Fairly Fatal for Peds and Cyclists
— treehugger.com — Evel Knievel (here in the 1970s in Fort Lauderdale ) wore a special suit and helmet for his Florida biking. According to Transportation for America's (ToA's) new report Dangerous by Design , 43,000 pedestrians have been killed this decade (3,906 ... (more) Florida: Fairly Fatal for Peds and Cyclists

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greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com - 10 days ago
Moving Sustainability Forward in Portland
— greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com — At a meeting of the Portland Metro Climate Prosperity Project, efficiency was billed as an economic opportunity. (more) Moving Sustainability Forward in Portland

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Is Hesketh Motors signaling the rebirth of Vectrix?
7gen.com - 11 days ago
Is Hesketh Motors signaling the rebirth of Vectrix?
— 7gen.com — Photo courtesy Vectrix a.k.a. Electric Scooter Wind Down, CorpThe Vectrix was the first highway capable production electric motorcycle when introduced in 2007. Unfortunately the company ran into financial difficulties (see: Why Vectrix is teet... Links:  ... (more) Is Hesketh Motors signaling the rebirth of Vectrix?

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What are the types of green transportation vehicles
examiner.com - 5 days ago
What are the types of green transportation vehicles
— examiner.com — PHEV image from the U.S. Department of EnergyElectric Vehicles: Electricity can be used as a transportation fuel to power battery electric vehicles (EVs). EVs store electricity in an energy storage device, such as a battery. The electricity powers t... (more) What are the types of green transportation vehicles

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Test Driving the Electric Ford Focus
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com - 29 days ago
Test Driving the Electric Ford Focus
— greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com — The Focus will hit the market in 2011, followed the next year by a plug-in electric Escape S.U.V., which Ford also showed off in San Francisco. (more) Test Driving the Electric Ford Focus

Comments vote down EcoTech Daily found this 29 days agofound this
terracurve.com - 28 days ago
Is a “green plane” on the horizon from Southwest Airlines?
— terracurve.com — The popular American carrier has officially unveiled a prototype model for a “green plane” – an Boeing 737-700 that combines fuel efficiency, environmentally responsible products, customer comfort, and reduced waste and weight. Good business sense According the Southwest, ... (more) Is a “green plane” on the horizon from Southwest Airlines?

Comments vote down Rover Rover found this 28 days agofound this
Sinautec pushing ultracapacitors as a solution for electrifying city bus systems
7gen.com - 28 days ago
Sinautec pushing ultracapacitors as a solution for electrifying city bus systems
— 7gen.com — A recent announcement has set off a small flurry of articles about an electric city bus design presented by Sinautec Automobile Technologies. They demonstrated a electric city bus design incorporating ultracapacitors for energy storage. This fits ...  ... (more) Sinautec pushing ultracapacitors as a solution for ...

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More info on the electric superbike coming soon from Mavizen
7gen.com - 27 days ago
More info on the electric superbike coming soon from Mavizen
— 7gen.com — Blurry teaser photo courtesy Mavizen A minister from the Isle of Man government, the Honorable John Shimmin, will be on hand in Las Vegas on November 3 to help launch Mavizen's TTX02 electric superbike. This electric motorcycle is meant to be ... Links:  ... (more) More info on the electric superbike coming soon from Mavizen

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