by Jim Henderson | Aug 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
With gas prices pushing past the $4-per-gallon mark, fuel economy has become a big issue for car buyers and carmakers alike. Yet many U.S. motorists still seem reluctant to embrace the sort of pint-sized vehicles that have become commonplace in markets like Europe and...
by Jim Henderson | May 24, 2011 | Electric Vehicles
At the same time that transit agencies around the country are cutting services due to lack of funding, gas prices are hitting record highs and people are clamoring for alternatives. We have reached the pinnacle of the peak oil conundrum: it’s too expensive to...
by Jim Henderson | May 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
More than 50 percent of the 64,000 new transit buses expected to arrive on roadways worldwide by 2015 will be fueled by alternative sources of energy, compared with 28 percent of new bus deliveries in 2010, according to a report by U.S.-based Pike Research. The most...
by Jim Henderson | Apr 30, 2011 | Electric Vehicles
>Hybrid and Electric TerminologyTo simplify complex technology, automakers and engineers use a variety of specialized terminology and acronyms when discussing today’s environmentally-friendly vehicles. Regenerative Braking — while braking, a vehicle loses all or...
by Bob Leonard | Apr 30, 2011 | Electric Vehicles
Hybrid and Electric Terminology To simplify complex technology, automakers and engineers use a variety of specialized terminology and acronyms when discussing today’s environmentally-friendly vehicles. Regenerative Braking — while braking, a vehicle loses all or...