- Reva – India’s first electric car.
- Oil prices keep climbing and automakers are spending more time focusing on Electric Cars. “I’ve actually made a prediction that, within 30 years, a majority of new cars made in the United States will be electric. And I don’t mean hybrid; I mean fully electric.”
- Honda has rolled out their new hydrogen car in limited availability and areas (mostly Los Angeles).
- Meanwhile Toyota has been having a hard time meeting demand for the Prius due to battery shortages.
- I got an email the other day from one of the TV networks wondering if I’d like to come on to talk about Senator McCain’s EV Battery “prize.” Being on vacation it was the first I’d heard of it and looking around the net it doesn’t sound like everyone is buying it. One person pointed out that anyone developing such a battery would rake in billions of dollars in sales, far more than any incentive prize. Still, it’s great to see the discussions and increased focus on alternatives, along with the new battery research.
Jerry, I think you should definitely do the TV spot. I would.
http://uk.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=84561
Is this really something? Or just a hoax?
I read the senators comments with interest but also realize that the market incentives far exceed the puny prize offered. With the experience of several weeks of 100+ temperatures my E-bike is still performing. But it’s rider is iffy in the afternoon ride home.
Hey Stekicar! in ref to Genepax; If you suspend your belief in the 2nd law of thermodynamics and belive that perpetual motion is possible then the “water car” is real. For those of us who believe in the second law of thermodynamics, this is very much a hoax. Take a look at “Genepax” in Wikipedia. It’s about as bogus as “Piltdown man”.