Screaming across the famous natural racetrack known as Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats, the Buckeye Bullet left more than a steam trail in its wake on August 24th. It also smashed the previous world land speed record for electric vehicles by blasting 307mph across a 12 mile dessert course. Engineering students from Ohio State University (hence the [...]
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“Buckeye Bullet” EV Hits 307mph
September 2nd, 2010 
Justin Manger 
Posted in Clean Technology, Energy Efficiency, Green Products, Justin Manger, Transportation 
Tags: Battery, Cars, Electric Cars, Green Technology 
View CommentsNot Just for Treating Jellyfish Stings; Urine Powered Fuel Cells
August 27th, 2010 Justin Manger Is the urea – also called carbamide – found in urine a waste that may be too precious to waste? NewScientist hints that it might be a new source of fuel for producing renewable energy. “An adult produces enough urine each year to drive a car 1678 miles (2700 km) on energy from the urea [...]
GM Announces Volt Plug-in Hybrid Price
July 27th, 2010 Justin Manger $41,000. That’s the price of the new 2011 GM Volt plug-in hybrid vehicle. That price is also near the National Average Wage Index, so out of reach of most consumers. A $7,500 tax credit can take the price down to a more affordable $33,500. That’s still pricey. However, GM is pushing a leasing program that will [...]
“Super-Rapid Charging” System Could Help EV’s Take Hold
July 11th, 2010 Justin Manger I touched down Saturday in Tokyo so the posts over the next week may have a Japan bent to them. I’ll get to some general observations about the differences between U.S. and Japanese approaches to energy use and conservation later but first wanted to mention a Japanese quick-charging technology for electric cars that may help [...]
Posted in Business, Clean Technology, Green Products, Japan, Justin Manger, Transportation Tags: Battery, Cars, Electric Cars View CommentsSolar Powered Plane Takes Flight, Actually Keeps Flying
July 8th, 2010 Justin Manger Gulp. That may be the sound of me swallowing my words. As this tongue in cheek writing suggests, the idea of a solar powered plane seems silly to me. Solar Impulse, however, is out to prove me wrong. The plane has just finished a 26 hour continuous flight over Europe. 26 hours. You guessed it, that includes [...]
