The national fleet mileage (unchanged since 1985) will increase 5% annually, for cars reaching 39 MPG and light trucks (including SUVs) 30 MPG. And now it's widely acknowledged that plug-in cars have to be a big part of automakers' future vehicle mix for them to meet the goals in a shorter time. Clean Economy Network launches. link]. MORE >>

Both bills allow for two years for the "non-visual alert" study and another two for car manufacturers to implement the standard. The bill, S. 841 - more pedestrian-ly known as the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 - doesnt specifically mention adding noise to otherwise silent vehicles. Sounds like noise to us, though. Smell? Should S. MORE >>

Home Business Industry Sectors Engineering MY PROFILE SHOP JOBS PROPERTY CLASSIFIEDS From The Sunday Times April 19, 2009 Slow start for charge of the electric cars Ray Hutton Electric cars need a boost. Car buyers were less enthusiastic. Electric cars remain dependent on the development of better,affordable batteries. MORE >>

The EDISON (Electric Vehicles in a Distributed and Integrated Market using Sustainable Energy and Open Networks) research consortium will seek to match power generation from wind turbines on the island of Bornholm, Denmark, with the power consumption of charging plug-in electric cars. The project is partly funded by the government of Denmark. MORE >>

Here's information on how to get the federal application for plug-in car program awards; a 2-minute video to watch and vote on BEFORE SUNDAY NIGHT, links to a recent important conference and other media, and a correction of a key URL in yesterday's posting and an apology and further discussion about one of the items in that posting. MORE >>