Two months ago I wrote a post about my family’s decision to buy a new car. After 11 and a half years, my 1998 Honda Accord did not meet the needs of my growing family or the insane weather (i.e. snowstorms in late April and May) of the Front Range in Colorado. The debate raged [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Hybrids’
Update: Buying A Family Car
June 8th, 2010 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Eric Wilson, Op-Ed, Transportation 
Tags: Cars, Electric Cars, Farmer's Market, Hybrids, Plug-in Hybrid, Prius 
No Comments »Obama Touts Clean Energy Future in Speech at CMU
June 2nd, 2010 Eric Wilson As the oil spill in the Gulf Coast region reaches into the seventh week and officially becomes the largest such disaster in the history of this country, the ire of constituents across the United States is reaching a crescendo. The argument that the spill should be used to forge a clean energy future has merit. [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Eric Wilson, President Obama, Renewable Energy Tags: Battery, Clean Energy, Green Jobs, Hybrids, Jobs, Nuclear, Stimulus Bill No Comments »To Buy A Hybrid or Drive Fewer Miles Without One?
April 5th, 2010 Eric Wilson As many of our faithful readers know, half of 2nd Green Revolution gave up their car at the end of last year. For those that having been paying close attention, they are aware that the other half has increased their family by one this year. While the impact of Western lifestyles and consumption patters are [...]
Posted in Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Transportation Tags: Cars, Colorado, Electric Cars, Hybrids, Plug-in Hybrid, Prius 2 Comments »Trash Goes Clean: Hybrid Garbage Collectors
December 8th, 2009 Eric Wilson While there is more news than we can possibly cover, there were a number of intriguing stories covered by The New York Times recently that deserve mention. Included was an article about hybrid garbage trucks. In New York City, a number of trucks have been retrofitted with hybrid drivetrains. Because these vehicles start and stop [...]
NASCAR’s Place in a Clean Energy Future
August 1st, 2009 Eric Wilson In April of this year, ESPN reported that the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) planned to use a hybrid-gasoline electric vehicle as its pace car. “A hybrid will be the official pace car for the first time in NASCAR when Toyota lends a Camry for use in next month’s Coca-Cola 600.” While [...]
