JAMA, the Japan Automobile Manufacturer’s Association, has released their 2010 report Building in America. According to their statistics, Japanese car companies provide employment for 400,000 Americans from all 50 states. Manufacturing investment in the U.S. by JAMA’s member companies reached $33,280,000,000 (that’s 33 billion) in 2009. Having distinguished themselves by being the first to offer hybrid vehicles [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Hybrids’
The Run Down on Current and Future Low-Emission Japanese Cars
November 4th, 2010 
Justin Manger EPA Announces Increased Fuel Economy Standards for Trucks
October 26th, 2010 Eric Wilson Last year President Obama announced plans to increase the CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards. One of the most challenging aspects of improving fuel economy standards has been large trucks. Yesterday the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced new fuel economy levels for medium and [...]
Weekly Presidential Address Discusses Clean Energy
October 6th, 2010 Eric Wilson This past Saturday during his weekly address (which can be seen below), President Obama stated that there is “perhaps no industry with more potential to create jobs now – and growth in the coming years – than clean energy.” In particular he cited a recently approved solar energy installation in California as an example of [...]
Posted in China, Eric Wilson, Policy, President Obama 
Tags: Battery, Clean Energy, Green Jobs, Hybrids, Jobs, Solar Energy, Wind Power 
No Comments »Generation Y Not Buying as Many Cars
September 27th, 2010 Eric Wilson Given that both co-founders of 2nd Green Revolution have written about our cars in the past year (Justin and his lack of a car as well as my dilemma on what to do about a car), this article from Yahoo! via Kiplinger.com raises some interesting questions about the long term viability of car companies in [...]
Posted in Behavior, Eric Wilson, Transportation Tags: Cars, Electric Vehicles, Environment, Hybrids, Public Transit No Comments »Update: Buying A Family Car
June 8th, 2010 Eric Wilson 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 [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Op-Ed, Transportation Tags: Cars, Electric Vehicles, Farmer's Market, Hybrids, Plug-in Hybrid, Prius, Public Transit 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 Vehicles, 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 [...]
