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Hey! Where Is My Electric Car?

Wed, 12 May 2010 05:46:58 +0000

By: Michael Dappert

Man invents 100 mpg carburetor! Disapperats down black hole!

Electric Cars Work! There just aren’t any.

Big automakers are looking out for your future!

Which of the above statements is false? Are any of them false? Well maybe number one is false. For years there have been stories of inventors that came up with a carbuerator that would get 100 miles per gallon but the thing never came to market. I know number three is false because look at our problem, air pollution. Look at our choices for transportation, a bunch of big gas guzzling cars and trucks.

Well, number two statement is true, mostly. In the 1990′s the State of California mandated a small percentage of vehicles sold in the state must release no emissions into the air. Some of the vehicles were leased and some were sold outright. GM had the EV1 which were leased. They canceled the leases and took the cars and crushed them. Perfectly good cars were destroyed.

There was a Ford EV Ranger pickup truck. Most of these were leased vehicles and Ford took most of them back but, I guess some of them are still around and there is a web site for EV Ranger drivers. Also, Toyota made a RAV4 EV which was discontinued in 2003. There are still some of these around and some websites about driving them. And there was a Honda EV car. All of these cars ran on electricity alone. Their range in miles varied but they were more than adequate for commuting, running errands, or just getting about on a daily basis.

I have never seen one of these vehicles. From my reading online about them it seems like they drove and performed about like any other gas powered car. Sure you had to plug them in, but, you have to put gas in a regular car also. What’s the big deal? GM has made lots of claims about why an electric car is not feasible. Since they produced a very capable electric car in the 1990R

42;s and then destroyed them all you would think they know what they are talking about. Now they say they are going to produce an all electric car called the Volt. Well, probably someone else will do it before they do.

It is rumored that Big Oil destroyed the electric car and it was Big Oil that opened the black hole where the 100 mpg carburetor went. It probably is not that simple. But, the electric car threatened lots of entrenched interests. For one thing, the cars required very little in the way of servicing. No oil change, no anti-freeze, no air cleaner, just brakes and tires. So that whole service industry goes out the window with an electric fleet.

In 2006 the ZAP Xebra began importing from China. There is a sedan and a pickup truck. It is a 3 wheeled vehicle that looks like a toy car. In my opinion this is the kind of attempt that will turn the US public off to the whole idea. They do have some interesting features though, like a solar panel on the roof or over the bed of the truck to trickle charge the battery while running. Still, this is not what the American public will spring for in any kind of numbers.

A viable electric car will first of all have to look like a regular car. I would say the range would have to be at least 100 miles before charging. Top speed will have to be at Interstate Highway speeds or probably at least 70 mph. Also, there will have to be reasonable pickup from a dead stop. It seems like we have already had all these features in several of the vehicles listed above but for what ever reason they are no longer available. Contact your local car dealer and complain.

Michael Dappert is a co-founder of Winco, Inc., a provider of wireless internet access to small communities in West Central Illinois. He also administers the web site Musicgig.us and discusses a wide range of topics at Flyoverfolks.com.

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Wed, 12 May 2010 05:46:03 +0000

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The New Greener Car Hire Industry

Wed, 12 May 2010 04:18:11 +0000

By: Thomas Pretty

Car hire companies have often been accused of being one of the most environmentally unfriendly industries on the planet. Granted the emissions caused by the aeronautical industry are far worse but car hire companies have often been blamed for encouraging people to travel individually and neglect the use of public transport. This however is beginning to change with many car hire firms realising a potential business opportunity in providing services to eco-friendly customers.

Cleaner eco-friendly services are becoming increasing profitable as people are becoming more environmentally aware. Consumers are now wishing to do business with companies that are conscious of the effect they have on the environment. The question for the car hire industry is whether customer’s environmental conscience will actually lead them to pay more for car rental.

There are a number of ways in which car hire companies are able to offset the effect they have on the environment. One of these methods is to provide customers with a fleet of hybrid vehicles available for hire. These hybrid electric vehicles run on a mixture of regular fuel types and electricity and can be seen as a happy medium for long distance travelling. For those who wish to hire this type of car for long journeys they have the added bonus of possessing lower fuel consumption levels.

There are also car hire companies who instead of utilising the latest hybrid technologies have opted to use bio fuels. The natural fuel is a lot like vegetable oil and reduces emissions greatly. This once again is a cheaper alternative to travellers with an environmental conscience and while at the moment these are only small schemes, as more people are realising we must do something about the environment, they are bound to become more widespread.

These types of schemes have expanded from the car hire sphere and entered the van

and truck rental industry. While low emission trucks are slowly becoming available it is the purchasing of carbon credits that is acting as an incentive to eco-friendly customers. Widely known as carbon offsetting; put simply it means the company put money into environmentally friendly plans for any money made. The ultimate of this is to create a company that has become carbon neutral; meaning that all the emissions caused by their fleet are offset through schemes that actively reduce emissions worldwide.

It is not just through fleet changes and carbon offsetting however that car hire companies are doing their bit for the environment. Some companies have ensured their operational efficiencies are doing as little damage as possible to the environment. Schemes such as office recycling and car sharing are all a part of this and actively work to creating an environmentally friendly ethic within the industry.

The way companies are cleaning their fleets is also changing. A number of car hire companies have stopped using pesticides and toxic cleaners when washing their cars. Using natural soaps such as vinegar and baking soda are becoming an increasingly popular option. Added to this the use of recycled paper in printers and the widespread use of solar power is also hoped to become increasingly utilised.

Unfortunately using these new technologies is expensive for a car hire company which is probably why the schemes have not become widespread yet. The cost of buying and maintaining a fleet of hybrid or special fuel vehicles is more than the cost of a fleet of regular cars. Some of these costs however can be offset by government grants to environmentally conscious companies.

Although it is mostly smaller niche companies who are currently pursuing this course of action the major players in the car hire industry are becoming increasingly interested. Many have begun to add hybrid and special fuelled cars to their fleets in order to cater for the greater numbers of those requesting these services. At the moment these small changes in the make up of fleets is only a drop in the ocean.

It is however a good sign; the only way in which the industry as a whole will sit up and listen to environmental concerns if more people request these services. As the world’s conscience seems to be growing, the amount of these services available will undoubtedly increase.

Industry expert Thomas Pretty looks into the increasing green approach of car hire companies. To find out more please visit http://www.budget.co.uk/

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Wed, 12 May 2010 03:09:18 +0000

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Tax Deductions for Living Green

Wed, 12 May 2010 03:00:08 +0000

By: Chintamani

Green living is catching on, and so is the federal government. Tax deductions available on green living expenses have made it more and more possible for people to choose this way of life without being priced out of its options. You can now make green living decisions knowing that some of the costs to do so will be offset by government tax deductions and credits.

Hybrid cars are one of the best ways to get green living deductions and credits available to taxpayers. Depending on the car’s type of propulsion system and other factors, you can get tax breaks of anywhere from $250 to $7500. Not only will you be saving money on the cost of fueling your vehicle, but you can be saving quite a bit on its purchase as well. Not to mention the good things such a purchase does for the environment.

Insulating your home can qualify you for a tax deduction of 30% of the cost up to $1500.

The best way to experience green energy savings is by using solar or wind energy conversion in your home. The federal government will give you a tax deduction of 30% for powering your home by wind or sun. These are probably the safest ways we can use the earth’s natural resources to provide energy, heat, and cooling for our homes. Now you can get off the power grid and get a tax break for doing it. This tax deduction is 30% off any sum you spend, no matter how much. It is also on the books every year from now until 2016.

The government has come up with a new rating system for efficient appliances and other energy related items and services. Look for the energy star symbol when making any purchases associated to green living deductions. If the item you purchase or have installed does not have an energy star rating, you might not qualify for the tax deduction or tax credit. You can get more information on the energy star rating system by going to www.energystar.go

There are many taxpayers who have expressed a desire over the years to do more about conservation and preserving the environment. Now, with the benefit of these new tax deductions and tax credits, green living may be a more viable alternative for you. Do your due diligence and research all the options for tax credits and tax deductions available to you in the new tax code. You now may be able to experience the best of all worlds by saving money through energy efficiency, helping to conserve and clean the environment, and getting a tax break, too.

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You say you want a (green) revolution..

Tue, 11 May 2010 21:55:38 +0000

By: Jeremy Myers

by Jeremy Myers

To keep the absolute worst things from happening to the planet, the goal is to keep the CO2 levels in the atmosphere at no more than 560PPM by the year 2050, or twice what they were at the start of the industrial revolution. Based on work by Socolow and Pacala of the Carbon Mitigation Institute, to meet this goal, 8 of the following 15 measures need to be put in place within the next 10 years:

Double fuel efficiency of 2 billion cars to 60 mpg. Cut the total mileage of 2 billion cars to 5,000 miles per year. Raise the efficiency of 1,600 coal fired power plants from 40% to 60%. Replace 1,400 coal-fired power plants with natural gas. Install carbon capture at 800 coal fired power plants. Install carbon capture at new coal fired plants that would produce enough hydrogen fuel for 1.5 billion hydrogen powered vehicles. Double the worlds nuclear power generating capacity-immediately. Increase wind power 40x to replace all coal-fired power. Increase solar power by 700X to replace all coal-fired power. Increase wind power 80x to make hydrogen for clean cars. Drive 2 billon cars on ethanol, using 1/6 of the worlds cropland to grow the corn. Halt all cutting and burning of forests. Adopt conservation tillage on all agricultural lands worldwide. Cut electricity use in homes, ofices and stores by 25%.

Clearly, recycling bottles and cardboard is not going to cut it. In any event the world as we know it won’t exist in 50 years. So one way or another, the revolution is coming.

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Autos General Q&A

Tue, 11 May 2010 18:42:50 +0000

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A Camaro Kit?

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A Car My Freshman Year Of College?

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A Couple Questions About Wisconsin Driving Laws?

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A fitting SUV?

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A saloon comes to a complete stop from 40 m/s within 5s. What is its average acceleration?

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Hydrogen Powered Vehicles: Where is the Hydrogen Economy?

Tue, 11 May 2010 18:30:48 +0000

By: Roger Vanderlely

The capacity to mass produce hydrogen powered vehicles and the fuel required to run them has been available for many years, yet industry experts still estimate that the technology is 10 to 20 years away from being a mainstream fuel supply. This is not due to a lack of experience by manufacturers in the production of Hydrogen fuel cells, or vehicles that run on them.

The first Hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicle was built in the 1960s by General Motors in the United States. Hydrogen fuel cells were also used in space by NASA in the 1960s. Given the impressive pedigree and early development of this fuel, why is it not yet a commercial reality?

The facts are that Hydrogen is a very dangerous substance, and these dangers are present not just at the consumer end but all the way through production, transportation and storage. A tank of pressurized Hydrogen in many ways the same as a time bomb. Any damage to the structure of the vessel containing the Hydrogen could result in a powerful explosion, even from relatively small tanks like those that would be fitted to automobiles.

There is also the issue of using electricity to produce Hydrogen in the first place. This itself is quite energy intensive and involves losses of energy at each stage of transformation from one form to another, such as when electrical energy is converted into chemical energy to form the Hydrogen molecules. Even if this electricity was generated from clean sources such as solar panels, it could be used directly to charge batteries or supply a grid with greater efficiency than for producing Hydrogen.

So what is the future of the fuel cell? Fuel cells do not have to run only on Hydrogen. They can be run on many different fuels, including methanol and ethanol. Both these substances can be produced at a far lower electricity cost than Hydrogen. These fuels do produce Carb

on Dioxide emissions however, though these could be neutralized by use of biofuel crops to produce the fuel in the first place.

Unless we are able to produce virtually limitless amounts of energy the Hydrogen economy is unlikely to emerge. Our time would be better spent discussing the serious development of the Ethanol economy. This technology is proven, safe and far cheaper than its Hydrogen counterpart and can be easily mated with current battery powered electrical systems.

Roger Vanderlely

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I am currently teaching maths and science in a Victorian secondary college.

Car Runs on Water – Is it Possible to Run My Car on Water?

Tue, 11 May 2010 18:29:56 +0000

By: Randy Blair

Frankly speaking from the last several years except gas and petrol there were no additional source of fuel was available for the cars. Due to this people are largely depend on these non renewable sources of energy. Although, now due to continuous research other alternatives are also there, this can prevent excessive burden on the sources which were on the verge of annihilation. Due to over dependence of mankind on the non conventional sources like Petrol now it has become a very crucial factor to search out additional sources of energy because it is estimated that in the upcoming few years we are going to face a excessive shortage of crude oil and other similar products. Due to excessive shortage and to maintain the demand and supply ratio the prices of these products are increasing at a very rapid rate and adversely affecting the economic infrastructure of country. This is not only harmful for the economic condition as well for the environmental condition as well.

Many people are arguing that it is the right time to launch other interchangeable sources like steam power, solar power, and hydrogen power. The researches have shown that such sources will fail to provide adequate speed to the automobile engine. In addition to it, none of the sources are capable to run car for a prolonged period of time. These sources are not even safe for the people as well. When it comes to steam power it can deliver hazardous accidents to the people who drive the car and it also not considered to be environment friendly as well and can deliver adverse impact on the efforts to protect the environment. If we talk about hydrogen power then it is better in comparison to steam power but its volatile nature can become its major drawback. Bio fuel technology can also be a better option but it demands agricultural land which can result in the shortage in production of other crops and if the country is ag

ricultural based country then it can harm its economy.

After constant research and several modifications scientists have proved that in the coming years even it is possible that car runs on water. It is quite difficult to believe when such a thought arises in the mind but this facility have already started benefiting the customers and more than 10,000 customers have already been satisfied with this option. Yes, this is true. We can use the richest source of energy if properly controlled and utilized to compose car runs on water.

In this process car runs on water with the simple method of electrolysis due to which two gases i.e. hydrogen and oxyhydrogen evolve which alter the molecular configuration of water and produces an outstanding fuel which is called HHO. With this process one can easily make car runs on water. Another advantage of this process is that the energy required for this process can be through the battery situated in the car. This is not only friendly to the environment but also provide proper output against the increasing problem of scarcity of other sources. In addition to it, it will also fulfill the dream that car runs on water.

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Tue, 11 May 2010 17:56:40 +0000

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