Think Keystone XL Pipeline Will Lower Gas Prices? Think Again
New report explains how the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline will actually increase domestic gasoline prices.
Getting Off Oil Can Be Done – The Electric Industry Already Did
The electric industry is proof that we can get off oil. Before the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo, almost 20% of US electricity came from petroleum. Now, it’s less than 1%. The same industry will play a critical role in accelerating the deployment of electric cars.
PG&E Proposes New and Improved Electric Car Rates
PG&E proposes new electric car rates with lower off-peak prices, equivalent to buck-a-gallon gasoline.
Attacks on Electric Cars Only Endanger American Jobs
Various conservative talking heads are attacking electric cars, while defending subsidies for Big Oil. Bob Lutz, former GM Vice Chairman, and a conservative Republican himself, takes issue with the “fact-free” journalism that is smearing electric cars. These unfounded attacks perpetuate American dependence on oil and hurt the Americans whose livelihood depends upon making the next generation of clean vehicles.
From Sedans to SUVs, 2012, Year of the Electric Car?
2012 will see the introduction of a myriad of plug-in electric vehicles: sports cars, an SUV, compacts, hatchbacks, sub-compacts, and sedans. Over the next several years, up to 40 plug-in models will be introduced. Later this week, the California Air Resources Board will vote on improvements to strengthen the state’s Zero Emission Vehicle program that will provide automakers with the long-term certainty necessary to ensure this proliferation of vehicle choice continues. Soon, there will be a zero emission vehicle to fit every lifestyle, budget, need, and desire.
Get it Right “USA Today” – Americans Want Electric Cars
By Max Baumhefner (5/25/11). Two days ago, a Gallup poll was released with the following headline: “In U.S., High Gas Prices May Make Many Get … Read more