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Transportation-6: Charlie Rose Interviews Shai...

Dec 19 2011 02:00 PM | eds in Ed's Articles

http://evworld.com/v...s.cfm?vidid=216

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Transportation-6: Better Place Accused Of Build...

Dec 22 2011 04:25 PM | eds in Ed's Articles

The tone of comments in articles, . . . about Shai Agassi's "Better Place" plans, . . . on bringing electric cars to Israel, has subtlety changed, . . . from ridicule and mockery, that this would never work, . . . to accusations that he h...

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Transportation-5: Qoros

Dec 12 2011 09:20 PM | eds in Ed's Articles



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Transportation-5: Increased Bicycling Will Help...

Dec 12 2011 08:20 PM | eds in Ed's Articles

According to the European Cyclists’ Federation, . . . the average Dane cycles about 2.6 kilometers a day. If that rate were achieved across the EU, . . . it would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by . . . 55 million to 120 million tons annually, . . . o...

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Transportation-5: First Electric Car Rental, Wi...

Dec 16 2011 08:20 PM | eds in Ed's Articles

Quote battery.jpgOften thought of as too expensive or sophisticated for the average driver, . . . plug-in electric vehicles will soon be available . . . even to the occasional driver. Israel’s largest car rental company, Eldan, . . . signed an agreemen...

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Transportation-5: Dhl Orders New Ev's For I...

Dec 05 2011 03:45 AM | eds in Ed's Articles

Quote dhl.jpg Deutsche Post DHL, the world’s leading logistics group, has commissioned German based StreetScooter to develop a new electric vehicle for its delivery fleet. The new delivery vehicle will be based on the modular StreetScooter electric ca...

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Transportation-5: Boston Streets Go Green With...

Dec 16 2011 08:50 PM | eds in Ed's Articles

Quote FritoLay.jpgPepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America division announces . . . 8 new electric trucks will be rolling out in the Boston area. These electric delivery trucks join the largest fleet . . . of commercial all-electric trucks in North Ameri...

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Transportation-4: Smart Ed (Electric Drive) Ran...

Dec 09 2011 04:20 PM | eds in Ed's Articles

Rinspeed Takes Aim at Electric Car Range Anxiety with Dock+Go Concept

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Transportation-4: Shelter In A Cart

Nov 28 2011 01:50 AM | eds in Ed's Articles

Question: If you were suddenly Homeless, . . . which would you want? 1) Poster Child for shopping cart Homelessness . . . . . . . . . or 2) Street Cart named Surviver Answer: You would become the . . . "Poster Child for shopping cart Homel...

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Transportation-4: India Chooses Motorbikes Over...

Nov 28 2011 11:35 PM | eds in Ed's Articles

QuoteManufacturers sold . . . 11.8 million 2-wheelers last fiscal year, the most ever, compared with . . . . 1.98 million passenger cars. QuoteIndia’s inflation is producing an unexpected beneficiary. . . . Motorcycle makers are poised for record sales...

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Transportation-4: Bicycle City Is A Planned Car...

Nov 26 2011 03:45 PM | eds in Ed's Articles

QuoteBicycle City is a car-free community approved to be built between the mountains and the beach, near Columbia, SC. The project is currently on hold except for trail work. Planned Highlights: miles of multi-surface walking, hiking and biking trai...

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Transportation-3: Trolley-Bike

Nov 22 2011 05:40 PM | eds in Ed's Articles

Everyone has seen a basket mounted on a bike, . . . but have you ever seen a bike mounted on a shopping cart? Shopping-Basket Bicycle Source: tuvie

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Transportation-3: The Electric Car Paradox: Can...

Nov 20 2011 02:50 AM | eds in Ed's Articles

QuoteThe simple answer is no - and the complicated answer is also no. Consumers in almost any motorized car loving country, . . . now including China and India whose car industries . . . have until recently shown straight-line upward growth . . . (...

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Transportation-3: Do Electric Cars Have Fewer P...

Nov 21 2011 12:00 AM | eds in Ed's Articles

The number of parts a car carries around with it every day is very large, The number of functions it can do today has diminished, and what people seem to worry about most, is safety.

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Transportation-3: British Built Electric Mini-V...

Nov 22 2011 02:00 PM | eds in Ed's Articles

British Built Tata Ace Mini-trucks

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Transportation-3: $2,500.- New Car

Nov 25 2011 02:30 AM | eds in Ed's Articles

Tata Nano (in India)

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Transportation-3: Bicycle To Work!

Nov 22 2011 05:30 PM | eds in Ed's Articles

Bikoff concept enables you to carry your bicycle to work!

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Transportation-2: The World's Greenest Vehi...

Nov 17 2011 12:00 AM | eds in Ed's Articles

Gordon Murray, car designer and winner, with McLaren, of 5 Formula One championships and 50 Grand Prixs, turned his prowess to issues of congestion and sustainability in 2007. Gordon Murray, formerly McLaren's F1 head designer and now director of...

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Transportation-2: Tata Nano, From The "poin...

Nov 19 2011 05:50 PM | eds in Ed's Articles

(CLICK picture for source article) Quote Increase in population, . . . crowded streets, . . . traffic chaos and . . . never decreasing fuel rates. These are some of the issues, which we are plagued with. The big solution to this is something small. ....

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