Arnie tells carmakers to get on the train to alternative fuels
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Arnold Schwarzenegger kicked off the second day of the LA Auto Show here today by telling carmakers that clean energy is the future of the auto industry. Surrounded by a collection of alternative-fuel vehicles, including BMW's Hydrogen7, Tesla's electric-powered roadster, and Honda's hydrogen fuel cell-powered FCX Concept, the California governor said that it was time for automakers to "get on the train" to alternative energy.
He also thanked car manufacturers for what they have done to date in their efforts to produce vehicles that run on alternatives to gasoline. A troupe of automotive executives joined Schwarzenegger to unveil their alternative-fuel cars. Before unveiling the Hydrogen7, a 7-series BMW that can run on either gasoline or liquid hydrogen, Michael Ganal of BMW said that hydrogen was the only solution to the automotive alternative-fuel question. He called the Hydrogen7 a big step toward the future. We'll be getting a closer look at the car on the show floor later this morning. Today's kickoff event follows a presentation yesterday by GM's chairman Rick Wagoner, at which he announced that GM has begun development on a plug-in hybrid version of its 2008 Saturn Vue Green Line.
Biodiesel. Shhhhhh, it's a secret (apparently).
With EV and PHEVs running with the new advanced batteries, you will see 200 - 300 mile range making these cars the perfect commuter and "second car" for many families.
My compliments to the "Governator" for moving Cali in the right direction!
Hummer to run on straight vegetable oil. It can also run on biobiesel or dino
diesel.
http://www.lovecraftbiofuels.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
- Need to undestand automotive timing
- by RichEV December 4, 2006 2:08 PM PST
- The GM announcement is good news, bad news. It is good news for the EV supporters around the world. The bad news is will GM do this timely? My guess is not really. When something is available in 2008, that means it is a 2009 model. The big truck 2-mode hybrid electrics are to be ready in 2007, that means the end of 2007, as 2008 model year products. In the Vue, GM will do the standard hybrid-electric first, followed by a plug-in version when it is ready (2010++). All they said is that they are going to do it. This is the start of a horserace with Toyota. My guess is Toyota will be there next year with a plug in. It will be simple and not very aggressive, but Toyota will not submit to GM in PHEV's. Visit my blog for more on this and EV's. http://ecovelectric.blogspot.com
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