Gavin Shoebridge – an electric vehicle nut, a keen environmentalist
Electric Car Conversion Blog By Gavin Shoebridge
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Holy electric car Batman, Pope 2.0 has arrived!
September 10th, 2012 at 9:17 am » Comments (0)
[caption id="attachment_994" align="aligncenter" width="550" caption="The Pope\'s New Renault \"Kangoo Maxi\" Minivan"][/caption] Pope Benedict the 16th has been dubbed "the green pope" for his environmental actions and planet-themed speeches. Since he was ...more »Bob Lutz: The future of electric cars is more range and less cost
September 8th, 2012 at 12:53 am » Comments (0)
[caption id="attachment_991" align="aligncenter" width="550" caption="BMW\'s all electric i3. Not terribly impressive, but it\'s a good start."][/caption] If you believe Bob Lutz, in 40 years from now we'll all be driving around ...more »US waves goodbye to the gas-guzzlers
September 3rd, 2012 at 9:12 am » Comments (1)
[caption id="attachment_988" align="aligncenter" width="537" caption="Adapt or expire: A big ultimatum for vehicle manufacturers"][/caption] America has put a use-by date on its fuel-hungry fleet. The Obama Administration has finalised the regulations that ...more »Why Would Anyone Run A Car on Sunshine?
September 2nd, 2012 at 2:01 am » Comments (0)
[caption id="attachment_984" align="aligncenter" width="398" caption="Loud & Proud: This Truck Runs on Sunshine "][/caption] US Citizen Stephen Weitz lists four things prompted him to buy an electric truck and charge it with ...more »UK Tidal Generator Generates 100MWh of Renewable Electricity
October 30th, 2011 at 12:16 pm » Comments (0)
[caption id="attachment_858" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Prototype delivers 100 MWh of power to the grid"][/caption] The UK's fledgling tidal energy sector marked an impressive milestone this week after Rolls-Royce confirmed that its prototype ...more »Wind power on a calm day? No longer a problem.
October 29th, 2011 at 1:41 pm » Comments (0)
[caption id="attachment_855" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Laurel Mountain wind farm and its 32MW of lithium battery storage."][/caption] A huge battery bank connected to a wind farm was officially commissioned today in a project ...more »Russia wants 13,000 pure electric buses ASAP
September 14th, 2011 at 10:12 am » Comments (0)
Moscow’s City Hall plans to make the Russian capital the capital of electric-powered public transport, with 80 percent of passenger traffic expected to run on it by 2015. They also ...more »

