Transportation
Most Aging Baby Boomers Will Face Poor Mobility Options
Atlanta, GA tops the rankings for large metro areas with poor access to transit for seniors By 2015, more than 15.5 million Americans 65 and older will live in communities where public transportation service is poor or non-existent, a new study shows. That number is expected to continue to grow rapidly as the baby boom [...]
Continue reading...Chevy Volt versus Nissan Leaf versus Toyota Prius: There is a clear winner
13 June 2011 – 12:48 pm PST
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Is the Prius, and hybrid cars, passe? And it’s not just the consumer Hybrid cars, plug-in hybrid cars and battery electric cars – built by major automakers – are now available to consumers, and there is a lot of talk about which technology is the best. Obviously, that’s not an easy answer, especially today, as [...]
Continue reading...Ready to launch? 4,351 plug-ins delivered so far
13 June 2011 – 9:44 am PST
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Plug-ins 2011: Oversold, undelivered Volt and Leaf launches more about marketing than sales “If you ain’t first, you’re last.” While that line was silly in the movie Talladega Nights, it can ring true in the world of marketing, at least sometimes. Chasing “first”, for example, certainly didn’t turn out well during the Internet Bubble for [...]
Continue reading...White House launches advisory group on rural issues that includes transportation officials
10 June 2011 – 10:07 am PST
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President Obama signed an executive order today creating an advisory group for rural issues. The group will be tasked with developing recommendations for boosting economic growth, job opportunities and quality of life in rural communities. The Executive Order notes that sixteen percent of the population lives in rural counties and that these areas are essential [...]
Continue reading...2012 Chevy Volt to start at $39,145
10 June 2011 – 9:12 am PST
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2012 Chevy Volt to see a price reduction Volt sales expand to all 50 states, price drops $1,000 When the 2012 Chevy Volt hits dealerships in all 50 states beginning later this year, it will do so with a cheaper price. The updated Volt will start at $39,145, not including an $850 delivery charge. Additionally, [...]
Continue reading...Today’s Headlines – 6/10/11
10 June 2011 – 8:26 am PST
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A hardline on domestic spending and inability to produce revenue have led to potential gridlock over the transportation bill. (NRDC Blog) But Fareed Zakaria argues an infrastructure bank that leverages private funds and creates jobs could break the paralysis. (WP) The White House launched an advisory group on rural issues. (NYT) Young professionals are driving [...]
Continue reading...Ford’s first hybrid-only model to be a minivan in 2012
9 June 2011 – 11:37 am PST
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C-Max to be a hybrid-only model in the US Taking on the Prius V Later this year Toyota will launch the Prius V, a larger minivan-like Prius. Next year, Ford will launch its own minivan-like hybrid, the C-Max, and it will be Ford’s first hybrid-only model, at least in the US. Currently, Ford offers the [...]
Continue reading...Maybe we have the battery revolution all wrong
9 June 2011 – 10:41 am PST
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Should the lithium revolution be bigger than plug-in cars? It IS the battery, stupid Several years ago, when Toyota announced that lithium would power the third generation Prius, I believed that hybrid cars were about to become commonplace and that the push towards plug-ins would quickly and steadily advance. By 2020 I was convinced every [...]
Continue reading...Today’s Headlines – 6/9/11
9 June 2011 – 8:13 am PST
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America’s crumbling infrastructure has not been kind to travelers. (MSNBC) AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka spoke to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce board of directors as part of the group’s continued joint infrastructure push. (The Hill) West Virginia Representative Nick Rahall, the top Democrat on the House transportation committee, penned an op-ed opposing Amtrak privatization. (The [...]
Continue reading...New Buick LaCrosse hybrid starts at $30,820
8 June 2011 – 11:57 am PST
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eAssist ready to debut in the LaCrosse hybrid A cheap hybrid, for the luxury segment One day GM’s eAssist mild hybrid powertrain could be the base GM powertrain. For now, however, eAssist is the base powertrain of the 2012 Buick LaCrosse hybrid. While the 2011 LaCrosse started at $27,245, the new hybrid LaCrosse will start [...]
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14 June 2011 – 4:03 am PST
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