Monthly Archives: June 2010

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Jun 30, 2010
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ElectroCat sets record at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb!

I received the following from Eva Hakansson today: We did it! ElectroCat, with Pike’s Peak veteran John Scollon riding, set the very first electric motorcycle record for Pikes Peak. On July 16th, I may try for a new drag racing record with the new battery pack. Here are the details: http://www.evahakansson.com/ Not entirely sure if …
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Jun 28, 2010
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New Research Blasts Supposed Efficiency of Corn Ethanol

Note: this is a reprint of an article I wrote for NaturalNews.com by Aaron Turpen, NaturalNews New research from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) shows that corn-based ethanol biofuel is wasteful, inefficient, and a misuse of taxpayer money. This flies in the face of conventional wisdom in Washington (which we all know means “fat wallet …
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Jun 23, 2010
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Cramer on Tesla’s IPO

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Jun 22, 2010
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Rare Earth and Lithium Spell DOOOM for EVs!

Image via Wikipedia This argument has surfaced yet again and yet again it’s going the rounds on the blogosphere.  When these doom-and-gloom stories popped up at almost exactly this time last year, I fell for them.  The problem is, this same basic scary report pops up and the same stupid arguments are pitched by the …
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Jun 20, 2010
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YASEVS (Yet Another Stupid EV Study)

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has released YASEVS on the world.  Their study claims that electric vehicles are not ready for the main stream and are going to be niche-only vehicles for at least the next decade.  This is due to range issues (battery life) and costs, issues will be what hold EVs …
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Jun 19, 2010
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OT: Why is Public Relations So Hard for Some Companies?

Image via Wikipedia It never ceases to amaze me how bad some companies are at public relations (PR).  They send out press releases, maybe give an interview once in a while, but are otherwise clueless as to how to deal with people of the press.  I see this constantly, so it’s not just the odd …
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