In advertisements, fuel economy numbers are the ones that count. In auto showrooms, the window stickers explain these numbers. These stickers are absolutely critical to plug-in cars' prospects in the marketplace, and have been a long time coming. So the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation want to get this right.

We've had an entertaining visit to memory lane at. link]. Looking back at the list of 169 "Past Events" helps us appreciate how far we've come, beginning with policy programs, conversion demonstrations, new alliances, the rise of cleantech, and the eventual embrace of plug-in cars by government and the auto industry. Here's where we'll be.

It's hard to find anyone who disagrees that the world is addicted to fossil fuels. And people are recognizing that we can start getting off oil by electrifying as large a portion of petroleum-fueled transportation as soon as possible. We expect he hasn't heard of them. 34; We recommend this must-read article to EVERYONE; please forward it!

In what universe does class 8 big rig drive train technology get used to power a motorcycle? That universe is the one living within the frame of the electric superbike built by Lightning Motors.

Thanks to Hurricane Earl's impending arrival on the East Coast, we had to cut our 2011 Ford Fiesta World Tour a day short. Our final day began in Boston, and we spent the morning driving south to New York City by way of Connecticut. We were in New Jersey around lunch time, shooting pictures of the two Fiestas in front of the iconic Manhattan