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Michigan man believes his flying saucer is the answer

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:56:00 +0000

Auto Blog: Etc. , Green Daily Could your next mode of transportation be on a flying saucer ? It all depends on who you ask. Direct that question towards Alfie Carrington of Clinton Township, Michigan, and you’ll get a resounding “yes.” Carrington, a construction worker by day, hopes that the UFO he’s been building in his garage qualifies him to receive $250,000 from the Feds as part of the much larger auto bailout program. A small price to pay to ween ourselves from petroleum use, right? We’d bet against him, but stranger things have happened. What would the money be used for? To create the flying saucer’s powertrain, which would reportedy use spinning discs that produce an unlimited supply of electricity that would be fed to batteries. A set of air ducts would be used to control the carbon fiber frisbee’s flight path. That’s rather vague, admittedly, but perpetual power sounds perfect for a flying saucer to us. [Source: Detroit News ] Michigan man believes his flying saucer is the answer originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green

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Better Place goes Canadian with Ontario electric car partnership

admin — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:07:00 +0000

Auto Blog: EV/Plug-in , Green Daily , Better Place The electric car deal-making juggernaut that is Better Place is staking its claim on a new territory. BP representatives are in Ontario this morning and, along with Ontario Premier McGuinty, announced a new partnership to advance the cause of EVs – what they’re calling a Car 2.0 model – in the Great White North. Better Place will do this by establishing a Canadian head office in Ontario and build an EV demonstration and education center in Toronto. Ontario is also working on a study, to be released in May, that will determine ways to “speed up the introduction and adoption of electric vehicles” there. Better Place will come up with an EV charging network plan and timeline for Ontario. Bullfrog Power, which partners with Better Place, makes 100 percent renewable energy in Ontario (that’s their wind turbine in the picture). We’ll keep an eye out for more information on this latest announcement. For now, go ahead and wade into the weeds of the Better Place plan and technology a bit by clicking here . For more on Ontario’s history with electric cars, check this out . Gallery: Better Place Around The World [Source: Better Place] Continue reading Better Place goes Canadian with Ontario electric car partnership Better Place goes Canadian with Ontario electric car partnership originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green

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Toyota plans production hydrogen car by 2015

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:16:00 +0000

Auto Blog: Hydrogen , Toyota Click above for a gallery of the Toyota FCHV Toyota’s biggest contribution thur far to the eco-friendly car world would undoubtedly be its hybrid technology, which graces over a million driveways all around the world in cars such as the Prius, the Camry Hybrid and the Highlander Hybrid. Automakers like Nissan even license the technology from Toyota, making the Hybrid Synergy Drive’s impact on the marketplace extremely far reaching. But it’s not the only gas-saving technology that the Japanese automaker has been working on. Just a few months ago, we slid behind the wheel of a Toyota SUV that was powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, and the automaker is now saying that it plans to have a hydrogen-powered vehicle in production by 2015. Don’t expect Toyota to give up on hybrids altogether. Masatami Takimoto, an executive VP at Toyota, suggests that the automaker is dividing its resources into three categories: fully electric city cars , plug-ins and hybrids , and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Gallery: First Drive: Toyota FCHV [Source: NY Times via World Car Fans ] Toyota plans production hydrogen car by 2015 originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green

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