France to fund research for electronic tolls, er, to fight congestion at toll booths
Filed under: Emerging Technologies , Etc. , European Union If you happen to drive on toll road with some regularity, you’ve probably noticed that the electronic payment systems that allow drivers to pass through without stopping to insert a card or cash are becoming more common.
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France to fund research for electronic tolls, er, to fight congestion at toll booths
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Leave a commentWho wins federal dollars race? Ethanol does, by a long shot
Filed under: Ethanol , Legislation and Policy , USA Undeterred by the fact that ethanol is the worst type or alternative energy , the federal government is in love with corn ethanol, perhaps a bit too much. Over the years, the American farm lobby has worked and worked to get subsidies for corn growers and, more recently, ethanol producers. The result, as calculated the Environmental Working Group in a new report, is that ethanol (including made-from-corn biofuel) now receives more than three times as many federal dollars ($3 billion in 2007) than solar, wind, geothermal and other biomass combined
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Who wins federal dollars race? Ethanol does, by a long shot
Posted in Auto Green, Biodiesel | alternative energy, alternativeenergy, england, federal spending, france, grenelledelenvironment, mark terry, obama, solar, uk sales, usa | Leave a commentAutomotive X-Prize wants major automakers to join the race
Filed under: Automotive X-Prize There’s been plenty of interest in the Automotive X-Prize since it launched a couple of years back after the success of the original Ansari X-Prize. Dozens of start-ups and independent inventors have signed up to compete
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Someone snags a RAV4 EV for just $32,600; we’re jealous
Filed under: Etc. , EV/Plug-in , Toyota , Green Daily Click above for a gallery of the $32,600 RAV4 EV If you’re the envious type, don’t worry.
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Someone snags a RAV4 EV for just $32,600; we’re jealous
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Filed under: GM , Saturn , Opel Leaks of new designs come from all over, and the source of this image is quite odd. It has appeared on a user forum of a Brazilian car magazine but shows the new generation of the Astra that GM Europe is getting ready
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Leakage: The new Opel/Vauxhall Astra
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