I Got A New Car!

We have been hoping to switch from a minivan to a new car since April and today was finally the day! We got a brand new 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid! It has a white exterior and moonroof! Toyota could be offering some great incentives in your area (in Los Angeles it's $2000 cash back on the Highlander Hybrid) but check soon! Visit the link below.

buyatoyota.com

Nissan Developing Batteries

The CEO of Nissan Automotive, Carlos Ghosn, said that his company is developing the next generation of lighter and smaller car batteries. Although Nissan has fallen behind in production of hybrid vehicles compared to Toyota and Honda, they recently opened a new tech center in Japan that is dedicated to developing environmental friendly automobiles. Nissan is also working on other technologies besides batteries.

International Herald Tribune Link

What's Up With This Ford Ad?

Ford started a new ad campaign in India recently. Look at the picture above. It is part of that campaign. It shows an SUV on thin ice. What caused that thin ice? All the SUV's and their pollution! The ad also shows polar bears that, due to melting ice, could soon be misplaced. Just another reason why we need electric cars, to save the polar bears. Click the link below for more pictures.

Orange Hues Link

Is electriccarsnow.blogspot.com Too Long For You?

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Live Earth Day This Sunday In Los Angeles (UPDATED)

UPDATE AS OF 6/24/2007- I took a trip into Westwood only to be disappointed. It is NOTHING like it was last year and now I see why. Last year the movie Who Killed The Electric Car? premiered at the LA Film Festival so there were more booths. Sorry for an inconvenience.

In Los Angeles this Sunday? Then stop by the Los Angeles Film Festival's Live Earth Day! Short films will be shown and environmental groups will be there. If it's anything like it was last year, then you can be sure to find many interesting exhibits. It takes place this Sunday (June 24) during 12-6 in Westwood. Click the link below for more info.

LA Film Festival Earth Day

Zap! To Make A $30,000 All Electric Sedan

Zap! is currently one of the more well known electric car makers. Currently, they offer low speed vehicles and scooters. They have partnered with Lotus to make an all electric SUV, the Zap-X. This SUV will be able to go up to 100 m.p.h. and have a 350 mile range before needing charging.

The newly announced sedan will be able to go 100 miles per charge and cost about $30,000. There aren't many details yet, but Zap! says it should come out before the end of 2008.

ZDNet Link

An Electric Car Presentation

Visit the newly updated Videos page. I just added a new presentation I made using Macromedia Flash. To visit the Videos page, click here or click "Videos" on the navigation bar on the right.

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Video Interview

This is a video interview with the Miles Automotive Fleet Sales Manager, Zion Enos, on Miles Automotive full speed electric car and on their neighborhood electric car.

Miles Automotive

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Car Profile - (Concept) Chevrolet Volt

The Chevy Volt is a concept car. General Motors announced it in January 2007 at the Los Angeles Auto Show. If built, which hopefully it will be, it will have standard safety features such as airbags and stability control. One thing unique to it is that it can run on pure electricity. Here are some specs:

• The lithium-ion battery can be recharged in a standard 110 volt outlet.
  
• The battery can go 40 miles on sole electricity
• With the range extender, you can use gasoline, E85, or biodiesel to recharge the battery as needed giving you a 150 m.p.g. equivalent
• For long trips, you will be able to get a 50 m.p.g equivalent

For the detailed specifications, click here to visit the official Volt website.

Google Supports Electric Cars

Google today announced that it is donating a million dollar grant to fund the growth of hybrids. They also announced a "$10 million request for proposals that would help commercialize plug-in hybrids and fully electric cars." Google recently installed solar panels on their Mountain View, CA headquarters.

Rocky Mountain News Link

Announcing Planet Boeing

Planet Boeing is the newest affiliate of Electric Cars Now! They have also given us the golden plane award. Thanks Planet Boeing!

Toyota Announces One Million Hybrids On The Road

Toyota, the pioneer of hybrid vehicles, announced that at the end of May that they had sold 1.047 million hybrid vehicles since the Prius was introduced a decade ago. Not only does Toyota produce the well known Prius, they also have hybrid models of the Camry and Highlander. In their Lexus division there is the RX400h hybrid and the LS600h hybrid.

Autobloggreen Link

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