The Bush administration enacted a law that allows the Department of Energy to disburse about $25 billion through the Advanced Technology Vehicles 
Manufacturing incentive Program. After seating on the funds for eight months, DOE released a big chunk of the money last week.
The move in the House was made by passing the bill with the legislation on climate-change. The proposal will then go to the Senate before being enacted as a law. A similar bill was rejected by the Senate in 2008.
In the program, car manufactures will be able to get government loans of as much as 80% to cover for the cost of R&D, and production of highly efficient vehicles. The payback is stretched to 25 years with approximately 4% of interest. The company needs to issue security interest for the acquisition of any property using the funds.
Assembling a car using the DOE grant has a requirement of making a car that is 25% more efficient than the current standards. So performance cars, trucks, and SUV is out of the picture.
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Emily Auto Industry, Government Department of Energy, Ford, Government, Nissan, Tesla
Las Vegas is considered as an extravagant city in every term. But to your surprise you will still have a time of your life when you are on your Sun City Trip. To have this experience, make sure to jump down by a Tesla Roadster car rental in Las Vegas, Nevada and please your eyes as they unravel to you one of the most elegant car in the present times.
With Tesla Roadster car rental in Las Vegas, Nevada you can gain an opportunity to know about an electric car which like other cars does not go slow as well as look unusual too. Precisely you can consider The Tesla Roadster as one of the coolest car around the globe in today’s time.
The Tesla Roadster not only has an extravagant look but at the same time its performance is mind-blowing. It will please anybody who is familiar with the aspects which makes the car spot on. The speed of this electric car is unbelievable at 20km per hour and this will surely make anybody’s heart thump faster than usual. What is more incredible about this car is that it can move to 60 mph in about as less as 3.7 seconds.
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Emily Alternative Fuels, Electric Vehicles, Tesla Motors Rental Cars, Sports Cars, Tesla, Tesla Roadsters
Blind people will hear you coming in your soundless engined car...
Hybrid vehicles might be the ride of choice for gangsters in television shows where they can go and leave unnoticed. In real life though, people are complaining of the dangers the silent hybrid engines. Imagine crossing the street without hearing a vehicle’s sound, and the next thing you know is a bumper near your knee.
Companies like Lotus designs gadgets to provide engine noise for the silent vehicles. Japan is even thinking if it should make the device mandatory for all hybrid vehicles to improve safety on the road.
The root of the problem is on the design of the electric engine of the vehicles. Running on electric power alone, the car does not produce any noise when cruising on low speed. The quiet cruising of the EV has been an issue especially for visually impaired persons walking on the street.
Visually impaired persons depend on sounds when they walk on the street and they have petitioned to the government to make the streets safer for them as they consider the popular hybrid cars in Japan as dangerous.
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Emily Green Cars, Hybrid Cars, Lotus Green Cars, Hybrid Cars, Lotus, Safe and Sound
Yes, the wind-powered vehicle of Zero Carbonista is still unnamed, but Dale Vince and his team are still on the go of creating this innovative car magnanimo.
Dale Vince and his team, commissioned by Ecotricity, have this vision of empowering all vehicles in Britain by wind. Vince admitted that he is a speed aficionado and loves new and innovative technology, but he is deeply concerned with the state of the planet. He wished that all 30m cars in Britain to be driven by wind through a supplemented power of 3,000-10,000 turbines feeding electricity at its peak. According to him, this concept will save 25m tons of vehicle oil, and the total of 12% of all United Kingdom’s carbon emissions.
Vince sits at the pedestal of Ecotricity, the seventh largest supplier of electricity in United Kingdom and is one of the most renowned and biggest construction firms of wind turbines in his country. With his superb achievements, he finally conceptualized wind-powered cars. He predicted that these cars will be seen glazing on the road within 20 years. These cars will be actually running by electricity that is created by wind-farms.
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Emily Carbon Dioxide, Electric Vehicles, Emissions, Wind-Powered Car, Zero Carbonista Dale Vince, Ecotricity, Electric Cars, Electric Vehicles, Wind-Powered Car, Zero Carbonista
Ford introduces its 3.5 EcoBoost V6 engine this spring. This environmentally-friendly is coupled by a six-speed 6F-55 SelectShift automatic transmission that’s been configured to meet higher torque demands of the new twin-turbo direct fuel injection engine.
Both technologies will be available in Ford’s 2010 Lincoln MKS (see pic!). The 6F-55 transmission was developed from the successful blueprint of Ford’s 6F-50 transmission. Compared to the 6F-50 transmission, however, the 6F-55 is bulked up and strengthened to work with the EcoBoost V6’s architecture.
All changes were geared towards improved power and fuel efficiency. The modifications included friction material grooves that break up fluid flow and reduce clutch drag losses; nine wave CBLR; improved calibration measures; and a 15-degree-increase of start-to-open temperatures.
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Emily Ford, Fuel Efficiency Cars, Engine, Ford, Ford EcoBoost, Fuel Efficiency, New Cars
TRU Group Inc., which is composed of lithium consultants, declared that its latest view for the presentation at the IM Lithium Supply and Markets Conference Santiago 2009 will deduce that the industry will not be affected by the global recession and will oversupply this year 2009 up to 2013.
Though the world use of lithium will decline quickly by at least 6% this year 2009, the demand will surely bounce back any time soon because consumers are now into purchasing and using of laptops or cell phones that has lithium batteries.
Today, new and large usage of lithium will begin and will have a major influence on demand within five years. Lithium use is now extended in electric vehicle batteries and lithium alloys on aircrafts.
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Emily Lithium-Ion Batteries, TRU Group Inc.
A recent study by JATO Dynamics showed that average U.S. market cars release 85% more carbon dioxide (CO2) and incinerate twice as much fuel compared to Japanese and European market cars. The study also proved that Japanese and European vehicles are fast becoming environment-friendly.
In France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, the average emission of CO2 for all new cars in all categories (SUVs included) is 3.26 tons/year (since the beginning of 2008) based on 12,000 miles/year. While in Japan, the average emission of CO2 is 3.10 tons/year. In the U.S., the average CO2 emission for new cars is a surprising 5.77 tons/year.
When it comes to consumption of fuel, the study found that cars, minivans, and SUVs in the U.S. market consume 10.6 lt/100 km. While European cars consume 5.83 lt/ 100km and Japanese cars consume only 5.79 lt/100km. I suppose American drivers should counter this by reading up on some fuel efficiency tips.
Note that the European CO2 results are affected by the big proportion of compact cars and diesel engines, and the Japanese CO2 average is affected by the large proportion of minicars. While SUVs make up 30% of the total U.S. new car market.
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Emily Auto Industry, Carbon Dioxide, Diesel, Emissions, Micro Cars
According to Kirklees Council in the UK, they have already begun operating their all-electric waste collection van. The better news about this all-electric van is that it also runs on power that’s generated by waste. The vehicle is an Edison which is based on the Ford transport platform. It is currently being supplied by Smith Electric Vehicles.
This electric van will be used to transport waste from 25 litter and recycling bins in Huddersfield town center. These wastes will be taken to the EfW (Energy from Waste) Plant along Emerald street in Huddersfield.
The recyclable items, on the other hand, will be driven to Kirklees’ recycling facility along the same street. They will be sorted at the Materials Recycling Facility before being reused.
This operation is functioning smoothly because of partnerships with other companies. The 25 split-bins in the town center is supplied by Wybone Ltd. The bins have separate compartments for cans, plastic, and paper, and will be strategically positioned near food retailers and eating areas.
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Emily Alternative Fuels, Electric Vehicles, Smith Electric Vehicles, Waste Vans
The Ford Ka has had a successful run in Europe, with more than 1.4 millions unit produced since the car was launched in 1996. Now, Ford has come up with a new and redesigned Ka in collaboration with Fiat.
The new Ka offers two available engine choices: the 1.2 litre Duratec powerplant gas engine with 68 hp, and 46 mpg in city and highway driving, and the 1.3-liter Duratorq TDCi turbodiesel engine with 74 hp and direct injection that gets a total of 56 mpg. The top speed for both types of engines is 100 mph, and their carbon dioxide emissions under 120 grams/kilometer. The only transmission offered, however, is a five-speed manual, and obviously biodiesel-ready.
According to Ford, just becase a car is subcompact doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have room to ensure the passengers’ safety and comfort. The Ka’s bodyshell has a stable crash structure, and the car also has IPS or Intelligent Protection System, which integrates seating, airbags, and restraint systems
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Emily Biodiesel, Diesel, Ford
An electric Dodge sports car, based on the ever so agile Lotus Europa. The Chrysler people are proud to say it’s their best-driving car ever, and seeing as it’s an English-built Lotus chassis I kind of believe them… 
I love the look of this Electro Dodge. I love the orange and I love the fact that we’ll soon be racing cars that won’t kill our earth.
Source: Electro Cars UK
Emily Dodge, Electric Vehicles
Manufacturing incentive Program. After seating on the funds for eight months, DOE released a big chunk of the money last week.
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