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Nissan (NSANY) to Offer the Eco-Pedal
Written By: Miranda Marquit
2008-08-08 10:32:30
One of the big issues right now -- even though oil and gas prices are dropping -- is fuel efficiency. Many automakers are trying to come up with more creative ways to improve fuel efficiency in cars. In a way, this is a smart move. After all, even if oil prices do make it back down to $100 a barrel by year's end, one would hope that Americans have learned a very valuable lesson about relying too much on limited resources. Companies that work to embrace technology that will help consumers save money on their transportation costs will be better positioned in the long run.

Tread Lightly: EuroStar Going Greener but Still Not Making Money
Written By: David Neubert
2007-04-18 10:30:54
According to a press release by EuroStar, the operator of trains crossing under the English Channel on their way between The Continent and Britain, Eurostar travel between Paris and London is ten times less polluting than flying. However, we at The Panelist are not just green but greedy too.

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Websites that Determine if Your Car is a Flexible Fuel Vehicle
Written By: ThePanelist
2007-02-16 16:42:53

National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition

US Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Clean Air Choice

Ethanol Cars You Can Buy Now

Ethanol or Gas?

How Do I Tell if My Vehicle is a Flexible Fuel Vehicle?

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Who Killed the Electric Car?
Written By: Michelle Haimoff
2006-12-11 15:36:20
Who Killed the Electric Car? is pretty much what you’d expect – a 90-minute infomercial about the electric vehicle crossed with a scathing expose of the evil oil and automotive industries.

The protagonist of the film is a bright-eyed redhead named Chelsea Sexton, who joined the marketing team for GM’s prototype electric car, EV1, fresh out of college. Other good guys include scruffy-faced celebrities like Peter Horton and Ed Begley, Jr., who you may recall from the Simpsons episode where he drives a go-cart powered by his own sense of self-satisfaction. In this cameo, he eulogizes the EV1 at a staged funeral for the car in 2003, where activists dressed in black placed flowers on the hood.

The film traces the history of the electric car, from its inception at the turn of the 20th century to its demise at the turn of the 21st. The main focus is the cars’ surge in popularity in recent years with the 1990 Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate, and its abrupt disappearance when the California Air Resources Board (CARB) modified the mandate, prompting car companies to recall and destroy all existing electric vehicles. Although there were waitlists for EV1s at the time of the recall, GM claimed that there was little demand, and EV1 drivers were prohibited from purchasing the vehicles, despite their best efforts.

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