Repair shop converts truck to electric power -
| Repair shop converts truck to electric power - KWCH.com TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Tired of high gas prices, employees at Topeka Electric Motor Repair have converted a 2000 Chevrolet S-10 pickup to an all-electric vehicle. Owner Stan Martindell says Topeka Electric Motor designed the conversion with an eye Source: www.kwch.com Electric car for the masses - Newsday The Think City vehicle, manufactured by Think Global of Norway, is made largely of plastic and electric generators said to be 95% recyclable but will reach 65 mph. American venture capitalists are helping to bring it to this country. ( Business Wire ) Norwegian Source: www.newsday.com Quebec electric-car sales boom - Canada.com MONTREAL -- Quebec's electric car manufacturers say they can't produce their product fast enough to meet demand and electric generators have put clients' names on waiting lists. To hear them tell the story, a revolution is coming thanks to Transport Minister Julie Source: www.canada.com NYC taxi fleets may have trouble shifting to hybrids - USA Today DETROIT This fall, New York City yellow taxis will start going green as fleet owners have to buy hybrids to replace the old Crown Victorias as they are retired. The city's decision to mandate the move from an all-gas taxi fleet to a gas-electric Source: www.usatoday.com Twin Cities students show off electric motorcycle - KAAL-TV MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) - A group of Twin Cities teens at St. Thomas Academy is showing off a new electric motorcycle. The high school's experimental vehicle team used a $10,000 grant to develop the motorcycle, which can travel up to 60 mph for Source: kaaltv.com GM set to ink electric car tie-up with utility group - Economic Times DETROIT: General Motors Corp and electric generators an organisation representing US utilities are set to announce a partnership to prepare for the widespread sale of plug-in electric cars, sources said on Friday. GM and electric generators the Electric Power Research Institute will Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com City to Decide Monday About Utility Paying - The Ledger JUSTIN TROLLER, Lakeland city commissioner, hands out surveys Friday at Lakeland Electric about the possible closure of its option to pay bills in person at its downtown headquarters. But the vote will not come during the regularly scheduled City Source: www.theledger.com GM, utility group to announce electric car tie-up - Reuters India DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp (GM.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) and electric generators an organization representing U.S. utilities are set to announce a partnership to prepare for the widespread sale of plug-in electric cars, people familiar with the plans Source: in.reuters.com Charged up on electric cars - Newsday It took about six months, but Joe Downing finally broke free from the pump. The Sugar Grove man recently converted his 1996 Ford Escort to run on electricity, shrinking the estimated cost of his weekly commute from around $32 to about $10. With the Source: www.newsday.com |