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  • Ford F-150 Reportedly Getting Efficient 3.7 Liter V6

    For 33 consecutive years, the Ford F-150 has been America’s best selling vehicle-car, truck, SUV, basically anything with a motor that movies. Moving more than 500,000 units in an average year, the F-150 is just a sales beast, and it is only getting better.

    A report by PickupTrucks.com is saying that the F-150 will be getting the new Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing (Ti-VCT) 3.7 liter V6 in the near future. This is the same engine that delivers 305 horsepower and 30 MPG in the 2011 Mustang.

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  • Verizon Wireless: We’ve Got An Open IP Smart Grid Network, Too

    When it comes to smart grid deployments the need for “open” architecture using Internet Protocol has become resounding (IP is one of our Winners of 2009 on GigaOM Pro). Hey, even the phone companies — who have long built closed, proprietary networks — want to offer something in the ballpark of an open network. This morning […]


  • GM’s Bob Lutz Says Higher Gas Tax Would Help

    When I visited my former college roommate in northern England last summer, one thing that stood out in my mind was the price of gas. My roommate did the math for me (since they sell it by liter rather than by the gallon) and it was about $10 per gallon. Can you imagine spending $150 to fill your tank?

    Most of these high prices come from gas taxes, and the idea has been bounced around the US too. It isn’t a very popular idea here, but GM’s “Maximum” Bob Lutz thinks a higher gas tax would help. And this from the guy who declared global warming a “crock of shit”.

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  • 30-Minute EV Fast Charging Stations Coming In 3Q Of 2010

    Right now, refilling your electric vehicle is quite a timely process. Even the best EV charging systems can take several hours to fully charge a depleted battery, and while this might be fine and dandy for commuter cars, it makes living with an electric car as a daily driver a bit more difficult.

    But fast charging stations are coming, and could be a real game changer. Coulomb Technologies and Aker Wade are teaming up their technologies to bring a “Level III” charging stations to the world later this year. These stations could charge an electric car in as little as 15 minutes. Now that’s impressive.

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  • Nuffield Council on Bioethics Seeks Views on Biofuels – Domestic Fuel

    Domestic FuelNuffield Council on Bioethics Seeks Views on BiofuelsDomestic FuelIn addition, the council will study how government policies and international initiatives will affect biofuel production and research. …


  • German Greens at 30, world’s No. 1 green party

    Germany’s Greens party celebrate their 30th birthday on Wednesday, Jan 13, 2010. The party has become one of the country’s most powerful political forces and is the world’s most successful environmental party.


  • Feds take tougher look at ethanol production – Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin

    Feds take tougher look at ethanol productionCollingwood Enterprise BulletinIn the summer of 2007, the government allocated $1.5 billion over nine years to boost biofuel production. The Environment Canada document notes there have …Canada to analyse e…