Saturday 28 August 2010

Bio-fuels, electric cars don't suit India ! Do you agree?


See what's happening in India regarding electric vehicles ? 

Minister of state for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh came down against the use of bio-fuels in automobiles, saying food security concerns were the priority.
On the sidelines of an automobiles event in New Delhi, Ramesh said, ''We should take a cautious approach towards it (bio-fuel) as its production would require land and crops. It will be difficult as there are other needs like food security in the country.'' as in the news @  http://www.evhub.in/news/262#262

See what's happening in USA regarding electric vehicles ?


President Barak Obama has now got his dream car, the hybrid car Chevy Volt, produced only after intervention from government and labour union- owned Government Motors. as in the news @  http://www.evhub.in/news/266#266

We all know that government has to initiate incentives, programs  to promote electric vehicles. But in India, government representatives are commenting as stated above which will be de-motivating more than 50 number of electric vehicle manufacturers (as published in http://www.evhub.in) in India. This type of comments are not recommended by responsible persons, when already hundreds of crores(10 millions) invested on it.  In contrast, we can see how US government is involving to promote electric vehicles. The difference is attitude. 
This news compilation is to expose the attitudes of governments  towards the GREEN Technologies. EVHUB.IN as the common platform for electric vehicles, requests the Indian government to change the attitude towards this technologies and help this market to grow for the good of Mother Earth. 

You many be interested in following links too 


Register your auto component company @ EVHUB.IN for free - http://www.evhub.in/register-your-company/

Visit the virtual online showroom of BSA Motors in EVHUB @ http://www.evhub.in/bsa 


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President Obama's dream car: Government intervention on four wheels

President Barak Obama has now got his dream car, the hybrid car Chevy Volt, produced only after intervention from government and labour union- owned Government Motors.

In one way it reminds us of the German predecessor: the Volkswagen. A car not produced according to market demand, but for dubious ideological targets. However, the new ‘Voltswagen’, on sale for $41,000, costs, when all subsidies are accounted for, about $81,000. Not only is it worlds apart from the original Volkswagen, but its creation signifies a distorted economy: taxpayers funding a vehicle which can only lead to loss and a shortage. In addition, comes the government subsidy of $7,500 for purchasers of the car, a nice addition for ‘upscale urban liberals’, some of Obama's strongest supporters.

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Plug-In Cars: Not Just for Environmentalists Anymore

PHOTO CREDIT: ERIN MILNES / SOLAR HOME & BUSINESS JOURNAL
Speakers at the Plug-In 2010 conference agreed that today's electric-vehicle drivers are more interested in economy and national-security concerns, although the desire to help the environment still plays a part. Above, the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle has an attentive audience.
By Erin Milnes
Published Aug. 27, 2010
In stark contrast with the caricature of electric-car drivers as latte-swilling environmentalists, the automakers, utility representatives and electric car proponents at the recent Plug-in 2010 conference in San Jose, Calif., agreed that economics and energy security are the primary motivators for most consumer interest in electric vehicles, though environmental concerns play an important role.
Related stories:
Plug-In 2010
conference and
a second chance
for electric cars.

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Obama’s electric car champion drives the drive

By KEN THOMAS
The Associated Press
Updated Aug 27, 2010 04:27PM
Washington
David Sandalow starts his 5-mile commute each day by unplugging an orange extension cord connecting his Toyota Prius hybrid to an outlet in his brick carport.
His Prius, which was converted two years ago to allow him to recharge the battery from an electrical outlet, gets more than 80 miles per gallon and lets him drive 30 miles on a single charge. He fills up his car with gasoline about once every month or two, an oddity in a transportation sector long dominated by the internal combustion engine.
“If you’re thirsty, you can get a Diet Coke or orange juice or water. If you’re hungry you can get a hamburger or hot dog or a fruit plate. If you want to drive someplace, you only have one choice. You can use gasoline or petroleum-based products,” said Sandalow, the Energy Department’s assistant secretary for policy and international affairs. “That doesn’t seem strange to us ... but it’s odd. It’s strange that we are utterly dependent on this one fuel source for mobility.”

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Could future electric vehicles be noisier?

For many consumers, electric vehicles (EVs) have the additional advantage of being much quieter than conventional-fuelled cars.
However, road safety campaigners have called for EVs to be louder in order to alert pedestrians of oncoming traffic.
This has led Toyota to bring in an Approaching Vehicle Audible System for its Prius hybrid.

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