The Electric Car Conspiracy ... that never was
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What a hit movie really tells us about innovation It's almost two years since the debut of Chris Paine's documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? The movie has been a success in US theatres and often comprises one half of a double bill with Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth. But what the success of the movie tells us is more alarming than any conspiracy it purports to unveil: a disdain for engineering, for technological innovation, and most of all a disdain for us, the consumers.â¦
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Plans to make cars greener by using fuel made from crops and animal fat are in doubt
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How many electric car and plug-in start-ups are there in the world today? I count 16, but I have may missed some.
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Has Energy Conversion Devices managed to deliver on its promising potential? I don't think so.
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Comment is free: George Monbiot: Britain's future prosperity has been hardwired to rising use of transport fuels, without a thought for the supply drying up.
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There is no scientific evidence to back claims of man-made global warming. Period. Anyone who tells you that scientific research shows warming trends--be they teachers, newscasters, Congressmen, Senators, Vice Presidents or Presidents--is wrong.
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DIAGNOSING the problems faced by Europeâs car industry isnât rocket science - but listening to Europeâs auto bosses youâd think the causes of the malaise were unfathomable.
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Tesla made the electric car fancy. Now Fisker wants to do the same for the plug-in hybrid.
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The auto industry files a motion to dismiss that pesky state lawsuit claiming automakers created a public nuisance by selling cars that emit greenhouse gases. A protracted legal battle is likely in the offing. In Autopia.
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The conspiracy theorists are already concocting potential plots. They speculate whether an out-of-contention driver would sabotage someone in the top 10, how teamwork might make an
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One stamp at a time... Much desperate saving of the planet round at the Driver &amp; Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) where, we are told, "internet-savvy drivers" have been playing "a vital role in the battle against global warming." This band of heroes has saved sufficient CO2 to fill "81,000 double-decker buses."â¦
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Ford will return hundreds of electric cars to Norway after protests about its plans to scrap them. Also: IBM and SCO Group tussle over Unix lawsuit & hellip;. Former Enterasys Networks CEO pleads guilty to fraud conspiracy charge & hellip;. and more.
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Science & environment: The technology could prove a greener way to power cars - if only it could get research funding here
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The MR2 is built. Dear god, I am sore and tired. &nbsp;It started Friday night and was expected to be a job done by Saturday afternoon. Sunday afternoon rolls around and we're still smashing things... There's odds and ends to clean up (I'm absolutely sure it needs an alignment and set of plugs) but otherwise I am done working on cars for quite awhile.
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Wannabe Richard Hammonds click here It appears that jet-powered novely vehicles are bit like number 8 buses - you wait ages for one and loads come at once.â¦
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Concept cars aside, what were the auto industry's all-time ugly all-stars? Iâm talking about real production vehicles that real manufacturers tried to pawn off on real people. What were the ugliest of those?.
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DEAR Paul,  Why does the Proton Iswara's