2009 looks like it is off to a good start and the increasing variety of choice means everyone can find what they need for their driving habits.
- 4 Wheeled Electric Motorcycle Or Car? That’s the question when you see the Lumeneo Smera for the first time, according to Jalopnik. 80 mph, 0 to 60 in about 8 seconds, it’s not an NEV, (Neighborhood Electric Vehicle).
- Want An Everyday Electric Motorcycle? How about a Honda? According to the Sidney Morning Herald, Honda still plans to build an electric super bike after withdrawing from F1.
- The World Of Energy Storage. A crucial key point to making electric vehicles, EV a reality is alternative energy and storage. John Peterson has been covering it, via Seeking Alpha.
- Ford Preferred Electric Cars! Shocking but apparently true, according to ABC: “And here’s Ford’s entry into the electric car market — it was 1914 and Edison was promising ford a better battery. It seems Mrs. Ford didn’t like driving those gas fueled “explosion cars” as they were sometimes called.” Now, we’ll just wait for Ford to get back to its roots.
Interest numbers: 56% is the percentage of oil and gas senior executives who believe the world will run out of reasonably priced oil with the next 50 years. Source: Deloitte.