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		<title>Happy Feet Emperor Penguin Live Feed (Video)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 08:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GregR</dc:creator>
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You can now keep an eye on your favorite emperor penguin Happy Feet at the Wellington Zoo. TV3 has a live camera of Happy Feet&#8217;s enclosure.
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<p>You can now keep an eye on your favorite emperor penguin Happy Feet at the Wellington Zoo. TV3 has a live camera of Happy Feet&#8217;s enclosure.</p>
<p>Most of the time this picture is black and white, as it is an infrared light and camera. This is because the penguin is actually kept in darkness to simulate current conditions in Antarctica, where it is constant night during winter.</p>
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<p>You can find <a title="Happy Feet Live Feed" href="http://www.3news.co.nz/Video/3NewsLiveStream/HappyFeetlivestream.aspx">Happy Feet live feed here</a>.<br />
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		<title>The Electric Car Song (Video)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GregR</dc:creator>
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<p>Most of us at CityTV are greens so we are happy when an anthem comes along that expresses our interest in Electric Vehicles.</p>
<p>They Might Be Giants and the song is &#8220;Electric Car. Features vocals by Robin Goldwasser. From TMBGs new DVD/CD set Here Comes Science release by Disney Records (after the jump).</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BPU5mKipNo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BPU5mKipNo</a></p>
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		<title>First Natural Gas/Petrol/Electric Taxi for North America (Video)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GregR</dc:creator>
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<p>The City of Boston has become the first municipality to approve the Ford Transit Connect for commercial use as a Taxi. With its standard 2.0-liter four-cylinder gas engine and automatic  transmission, the conventionally powered Transit Connect is expected to  deliver an estimated 30 percent improvement in fuel economy versus many  of traditional taxi blight otherwise known as the Ford Crown Victoria. I say the faster we bury the gas guzzling POS, the better.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbRVlA3BA10">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbRVlA3BA10</a></p>
<p>Maybe something like this:</p>
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		<title>Bill Gates On Energy (Video)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GregR</dc:creator>
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		<title>Kiwibloke Gav Builds Electric Car</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GregR</dc:creator>
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Kiwibloke Gavin Shoebridge from New Plymouth in 2007/2008 converted a 1987 Mitsubishi Tredia to an electric vehicle and chronicled his adventures online. You can visit Gavin here, and you can watch all his videos here.
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<p>Kiwibloke Gavin Shoebridge from New Plymouth in 2007/2008 converted a 1987 Mitsubishi Tredia to an electric vehicle and chronicled his adventures online. You can visit Gavin <a title="Kiwi EV" href="http://www.kiwiev.com/" target="_blank">here</a>, and you can watch all his videos <a title="Youtube" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/cant7think7clearly" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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		<title>Forget Tesla Ultimate Sportscar is Electric Porsche 356</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GregR</dc:creator>
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Jack Rickard has created what arguably is a more beautiful electric sports car than the press darling, the Tesla. This is a Beck 356 Speedster (replica Porsche 356) mated to a Netgain Warp 9 DC ...]]></description>
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<p>Jack Rickard has created what arguably is a more beautiful electric sports car than the press darling, the Tesla. This is a Beck 356 Speedster (replica Porsche 356) mated to a Netgain Warp 9 DC series electric motor.</p>
<p>On Jack&#8217;s website (<a title="EVTV.me" href="http://www.evtv.me" target="_blank">http://www.evtv.me</a>) is an incredibly detailed discussion on electric car conversion including the first project,Â  the Beck Speedster and a second more comprehensive project, a 2009 Mini Clubman Sport.</p>
<p>You can actually purchase the Speedster on <a title="ebay" href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=260491370773&amp;viewitem=&amp;_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26its%3DI%26otn%3D2&amp;category=6428" target="_blank">ebay currently</a>.</p>
<p>You can see Jack&#8217;s Youtube Channel <a title="You Tube" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/marionrickard" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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		<title>Eco Tourism Needs 100% Pure (Video)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GregR</dc:creator>
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Canadian travel expert, Bruce Poon Tip visits New Zealand to emphasize the importance of New Zealand keeping up with the 100% pure claim in the Tourism NZ campaign.

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<p><span>Canadian travel expert, Bruce Poon Tip visits New Zealand to emphasize the importance of New Zealand keeping up with the 100% pure claim in the Tourism NZ campaign.<br />
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		<title>HippyGourmet In New Zealand Days 4-6 (Video)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
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The Hippy Gourmet heads to Birds Ferry Lodge on the West Coast of the South Island
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<p>The Hippy Gourmet heads to Birds Ferry Lodge on the West Coast of the South Island<br />
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		<title>Hippy Gourmet Tours New Zealand â€“ Day 3 (Video)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GregR</dc:creator>
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		<title>Hippy Gourmet Tours New Zealand &#8211; Day 1 (Video)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GregR</dc:creator>
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		<title>Downtown Wellington City Freezes (Video)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GregR</dc:creator>
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		<title>End of the Road For Detroit Car Makers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Today was not a good day for General Motors and Chrysler. Rick Waggoner was shown the door by Washington and GM was told in no uncertain terms that bankruptcy was an option for them. Chrysler was told they have 30 days to convince Fiat they have a future or it was curtains for them. However what was worst was the realization that the future of bloated SUVs and mediocre mileage was well and truly over when Berkshire Hathaway announced that the BYD plugin hybrid vehicle will be on display in May at Buffett&#8217;s general shareholder meeting in Omaha.</p>
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<p>The annual shareholder meeting is no Volvo driving latte drinking San Francisco set. These people represent the core General Motors constituent, middle America. The problem for Detriot is that if Warren Buffet, the true Anti Wall Street hero says it is okay for them to buy an attractive econo-box, then this is big trouble.</p>
<p>The BYD E6 will be a 5 seater with an acceleration of 0 to 100 kph of around 10 seconds. Top speed should be top speed of 160 kph (100 mph), and the battery pack, which is located under the rear passenger seats, will be based on BYD&#8217;s own lithium-ion iron phosphate technology. Range per charge is expected to be 300 km (186 miles).</p>
<p>The BYD E6 proves that a decent range electric vehicle is absolutely possible, which means that the Oil companies should take note as well.</p>
<p><a title="NZ Herald" href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&amp;objectid=10563230" target="_blank">Meanwhile in Kiwiland</a>:</p>
<p>Dr Bruce Smith, director of modelling and forecasting at the Electricity Commission, told biofuels and electric vehicles conference in Wellington that electric vehicles have the ability to smooth the peaks and troughs of electricity supply so efficiently they could triple the country&#8217;s capacity to use wind power.</p>
<p>He estimates that if 2.5 million of New Zealand&#8217;s roughly 4 million registered vehicles were electric, the whole electric fleet could run off 3000MW of wind generation &#8211; about three times the amount of wind power that is built or ready for construction today.</p>
<p>New Zealand generates approximately 70% of their power from renewable resources.</p>
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		<title>Orphaned Earthquake Pandas Given New Life (Video)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>We all love panda videos right.<span> Thirteen baby pandas born after the devastating earthquake that hit China&#8217;s Sichuan Province last May were on Saturday brought to a sanctuary which aims to &#8220;teach&#8221; them how to survive life in the wild once they are released.</span><br />
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		<title>Car Exec Rips Car Industry A New One</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kiwi Bloke</dc:creator>
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<p>John Krafcik, acting president and CEO of Hyundai Motor America today made it very clear he is disappointed with the auto industry in the United States and <a title="Auto Observer" href="http://www.autoobserver.com/2009/02/hyundai-boss-blasts-auto-industry-says-its-viewed-with-contempt.html" target="_blank">did not pull his punches</a>:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">There was palpable discomfort in the room as Krafcik criticized his own industry for earning a perception of being &#8220;slow, dim-witted&#8221; and &#8220;typically unresponsive to consumer and environmental needs.&#8221;</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Krafcik took to task the auto industry for fighting environmental progress.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">&#8220;For the most part, our industry has a history of opposing environmental and safety legislation &#8211; sometimes with the force of science and good sense behind us, such as the early California (electric vehicle) mandate, but other times with a much weaker platform of defense.&#8221;</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">He also said dealers and their sales force &#8220;have an immense image problem with their consumer base. Thanks in great part to manufacturer programs that put more focus on moving the iron than consistently delighting our customers, we have reached the point where, frankly, Americans would rather go to the dentist than visit a car dealer.&#8221;</p>
<p>An ex-Ford Executive, the CEO made it clear that the industry&#8217;s day of reakoning as arrived and to avoid a worst fate they need to change and change fast. He stresses that the industry needs to focus on quality, reliability and environment considerations if they are ever to win back the faith of the buying public.<br />
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		<title>Gore Urges Action on Economy, Global Warming</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kiwi Bloke</dc:creator>
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		<title>Is There an EV in your Life?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 20:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kiwi Bloke</dc:creator>
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<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/82046831@N00/"><strong></strong></a>By the end of 2010 we could have five different electric vehicles to choose from. From the ubiquitous plug-in Prius Hybrid, to the Tesla, to the Mini EV and the Chevy Volt. Indeed within the next 7 years there will be numerous zero emission options to choose from without suffering the ignominity of the Geo Whiz.</p>
<p><a title="Mini EV Wired.com" href="http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/11/start-saving-no.html" target="_blank">With the Mini EV:</a></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Leasing the Mini-E is little more than a real-world R&amp;D program for BMW, which says it will use real-world drivers to further develop the EV with an eye toward production. Even at $850 a month, &#8220;they&#8217;ll probably lease every one they offer,&#8221; Aaron Bragman, an industry analyst with IHS Global Insight, told Wired.com. &#8220;It&#8217;s as much about real-world testing as it is showing off. It&#8217;s probably got a production future, simply because BMW needs it to meet the more stringent CAFE and emissions standards.&#8221;</p>
<p>and the Toyota Prius and City EV products:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">there&#8217;s little doubt Toyota is embracing the electrification of the automobile. The company&#8217;s ambitious <a href="http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/news/08/0611.html">&#8220;low carbon&#8221; agenda</a> calls for cranking out one million hybrids a year within the first half of the next decade and accelerating the development of small electric vehicles for mass production. &#8220;Our view is that oil production will peak in the near future. We need to develop power train(s) for alternative energy sources,&#8221; company president Katsuaki Watanabe told reporters when he announced the agenda in October.</p>
<p><a title="Detroit Free Press" href="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080917/COL14/809170388/1014" target="_blank">And of course the much hyped saviour of General Motors, the Volt:</a></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">The production Volt has a rounded front end. Every surface has been sculpted in the wind tunnel to maximize aerodynamic efficiency and deliver the 40-mile all-electric range.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">GM says that range will allow 80% of American drivers to use the Volt every day without ever using the generator&#8217;s 1.4-liter gasoline engine. In other parts of the world, where commuting distances are generally shorter, an even higher proportion of drivers will be able to power the car solely with electricity, Weber said.</p>
<p>All these new plug in products present an interesting question, namely where are we going to get all the extra electricity to support the additional demand. Granted a lot of this demand can be shifted to off peak night production, but consumers are consumers, <a title="Science Daily" href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080312140123.htm" target="_blank">so we don&#8217;t really know where the demand is coming from</a>.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">&#8220;Consumers&#8217; inclination will be to plug in when convenient, rather than when utilities would prefer. Utilities will need to create incentives to encourage people to wait. There are also technologies such as &#8216;smart&#8217; chargers that know the price of power, the demands on the system and the time when the car will be needed next to optimize charging for both the owner and the utility that can help too.&#8221;</p>
<p>Science Daily continues:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">The best-case scenario occurs when vehicles are plugged in after 10 p.m., when the electric load on the system is at a minimum and the wholesale price for energy is least expensive. Depending on the power demand per household, charging vehicles after 10 p.m. would require, at lower demand levels, no additional power generation or, in higher-demand projections, just eight additional power plants nationwide.</p>
<p>Source:</p>
<p><em>DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory (2008, March 14). Hybrid Cars May Require Hundreds Of New Power Plants To Be Built, If Owners Charge Up During Peak Hours. <em>ScienceDaily</em>. Retrieved December 25, 2008, from <a title="Science Daily" href="http://www.sciencedaily.comÂ­ /releases/2008/03/080312140123.htm" target="_blank">http://www.sciencedaily.comÂ­<span style="font-size: 1px;"> </span>/releases/2008/03/080312140123.htm</a></em></p>
<p>Also to consider when pricing power consumption is in the not too distant future, Carbon trading will appear. This will penalize fossil fuel based electricity over hydro and nuclear energy production.</p>
<p>This new source of electric consumption will have a significant impact on the production and distribution of electricity in the future.<br />
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		<title>Reinventing the Car</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GregR</dc:creator>
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<p>Larry Burns, GM Veep talks about the future of personal transportation and hydrogen.</p>
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		<title>New Zealand Most Desirable Country To Travel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kiwi Bloke</dc:creator>
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<p><a title="Country Brand Index" href="http://www.countrybrandindex.com/country-brand-rankings/" target="_blank">FutureBrand has release their annual Country Brand Index,</a> and once again New Zealand scores big including the most desirable place to visit in the world.</p>
<p>CBI, now in its fourth year, is a comprehensive study of approximately 2,700 international business and leisure travelers from nine countries conducted by FutureBrand, a leading global brand consultancy, in conjunction with public relations firm Weber Shandwickâ€™s Global Travel &amp; Lifestyle Practice. This yearâ€™s index includes rankings and trends as well as travel motivations, challenges and opportunities within the worlds of travel, tourism and country branding.</p>
<p>New Zealand also ranked number one in Authenticity, Natural Beauty and Friendly Locals . New Zealand ranked very highly in the key travel items including safety, most likely to extend a business trip and rest and relaxation.</p>
<p>Of the 30 individual rankings NZ ranked in the top 10 for 12 of them (ranking):</p>
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<li>Authenticity (1)</li>
<li>Natural Beauty (1)</li>
<li>Outdoor Activities (2)</li>
<li>Extend a Business Trip (2)</li>
<li>Political Freedom (2)</li>
<li>Most Like to Live (2)</li>
<li>Environmentalism (2)</li>
<li>Safety (3)</li>
<li>Rest and Relaxation (3)</li>
<li>Most Impressive in last 12 Months (4)</li>
<li>Families (5)</li>
<li>Standard of Living (9)</li>
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		<title>It Aint Easy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kiwi Bloke</dc:creator>
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6 out of the top 10 Global companies are Oil companies:

Exxon Mobil
Royal Dutch Shell
BP
Chevron
Total
Conoco Philips

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<p>Uploaded on Flickr by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/schlegl/"><strong>A guy with A camera</strong></a></p>
<p>6 out of the top 10 Global companies are <a title="Fortune" href="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2008/snapshots/2255.html" target="_blank">Oil companies</a>:</p>
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<li>Exxon Mobil</li>
<li>Royal Dutch Shell</li>
<li>BP</li>
<li>Chevron</li>
<li>Total</li>
<li>Conoco Philips</li>
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<p>They have a lot of political clout. Change is not going to be easy&#8230;.<br />
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		<title>Lotus Turns Prius into V8</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kiwi Bloke</dc:creator>
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Lotus has developed an external sound system for hybrid and electric cars. The problem they are solving is that these cars at low speed are too quiet for the visually impaired who use sound to ...]]></description>
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<p>Lotus has developed an external sound system for hybrid and electric cars. The problem they are solving is that these cars at low speed are too quiet for the visually impaired who use sound to guide them where cars are coming and when they have passed. This makes a Toyota Prius sound like it has a V8 in it.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmf_6j1HWFg">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmf_6j1HWFg</a></p>
<p>You can read more <a title="Lotus Hybrid Sound System" href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/05/lotus-gives-hybrids-a-v8-soundtrack/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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		<title>Formula One Solves Problems for the Masses</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kiwi Bloke</dc:creator>
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One of the big benefits of formula one racing cars roaring round Monaco is that they represent the state of art of vehicle technology. Many technology advances in braking, combustion and aerodynamics among others first ...]]></description>
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<p>One of the big benefits of formula one racing cars roaring round Monaco is that they represent the state of art of vehicle technology. Many technology advances in braking, combustion and aerodynamics among others first arrive in Formula then move to high performance vehicles then to mainstream vehicles.</p>
<p>The Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) is one of these technologies that are being proven out in Formula One and will eventually move to mainstream vehicle manufacture. Formula One represents the extreme of testing. It is the equivalent of building a website and the next day 1 million people turn up on your website. It is very clear that if this technology can be made to work with cars that travel at 300+ kph, rev at over 12000 rpm and corner upwards of 5g is the perfect test for kinetic storage technologies.</p>
<p>You can learn more about KERS technology <a title="KERS" href="http://www.kiwibloke.org/2008/07/06/flywheel-hybrid-technology/#more-323" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p><em>Flickr Photo Uploaded on <a class="Plain" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/loscarfunky/archives/date-posted/2008/02/04/">February 4, 2008</a> by <a title="Link to PlanetaF1's photostream" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/loscarfunky/"><strong>PlanetaF1</strong></a></em><br />
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kiwi Bloke</dc:creator>
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The Chevy Volt&#8217;s PR campaign continues with ABC taking a look under the literal covers. My question is why did GM have to put themselves into this position that they need to make an electric ...]]></description>
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<p>The Chevy Volt&#8217;s PR campaign continues with ABC taking a look under the literal covers. My question is why did GM have to put themselves into this position that they need to make an electric hybrid in 4 short years.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZk4A7lUlD4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZk4A7lUlD4</a></p>
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		<title>Kiwi Device Makes Driving Green Easier</title>
		<link>http://www.kiwibloke.org/kiwi-stuff/kiwi-device-makes-driving-green-easier/325/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kiwi Bloke</dc:creator>
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Sunnyvale CA based automotive devices company PLX Devices has created the PLX Kiwi. A variation on their multifunction gauges, it has an embedded algorithm that calculates mileage and suggests how to drive to maximize fuel ...]]></description>
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<p>Sunnyvale CA based automotive devices company PLX Devices has created the PLX Kiwi. A variation on their multifunction gauges, it has an embedded algorithm that calculates mileage and suggests how to drive to maximize fuel economy. The kiwi score keeps track of efficiently you drive.</p>
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<p><a title="PLX Kiwi" href="http://www.plxkiwi.com/" target="_blank">According to PLX Devices</a>:</p>
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<p class="style6" style="padding-left: 30px;" align="left">The Kiwi is a simple to use plug and play device compatible with all 1996 vehicles and up. Kiwi plugs into your existing on board diagnostic port (OBDII), located near your steering column. From this port, Kiwi is able to obtain detailed sensor information about your vehicle. A multitude of sensor data including vehicle speed, RPM, engine load, oxygen sensor readings are all analyzed to determine your vehicleâ€™s optimum driving efficiency.</p>
<p class="style6" style="padding-left: 30px;" align="left">Kiwi operates much like a game. As you drive, your daily goal is to obtain the highest â€œKiwi Scoreâ€ possible. In doing so, your             driving style will be optimized for the highest MPG no matter what vehicle you drive.</p>
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<p>You can watch the video here:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgNPwB-auu4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgNPwB-auu4</a></p>
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		<title>Solar Powered Prius</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Toyota is rumored to announce that it will power the air conditioning using solar panels on the next Prius. According to Marketwatch:
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<p><em>[Uploaded on <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/harpseal/archives/date-posted/2007/03/05/">March 5, 2007</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/harpseal/"><strong>harpseal]</strong></a></em></p>
<p>Toyota is rumored to announce that it will power the air conditioning using solar panels on the next Prius. According to <a title="Marketwatch" href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/story.aspx?guid={A5960A1A-E176-4A08-952C-4BC4A0A69284}&amp;siteid=rss" target="_blank">Marketwatch</a>:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">The move will make Toyota the first major automaker to install a popular model with solar panels. The redesigned Prius will have solar panels on the roof, which will supply part of the two to five kilowatts needed to power the air-conditioning unit, the Nikkei business daily reported.</p>
<p>The above car is the Kyocera Solar Car Vehicle (SCV) which was a proof of concept developed 10 years ago. Solar has many uses for vehicles however it was only recently that the cost and profile of the panels made them possible to be placed on conventional cars.</p>
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		<title>Flywheel Hybrid Technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kiwi Bloke</dc:creator>
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A very interesting vehicle electric technology out of the UK that has been developed for Formula One cars.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PcIt0FPvWQ
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<p>A very interesting vehicle electric technology out of the UK that has been developed for Formula One cars.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PcIt0FPvWQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PcIt0FPvWQ</a></p>
<p>The companies that are working on this technology are <a title="Torotrak" href="http://www.torotrak.com/" target="_blank">Torotrak </a>(UK Public), <a title="Xtrac" href="http://www.xtrac.com/#" target="_blank">Xtrac</a> (UK private) and the system integrator is Flybrid Systems.</p>
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		<title>Lotus To Build More (British Racing) Green Cars</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>[Uploaded on <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fleur-design/archives/date-posted/2006/11/28/">November 28, 2006</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fleur-design/"><strong>Fleur-Design]</strong></a></p>
<p>Lotus Cars has won two green projects from the UK Government Technology Strategy Board.</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-style: italic;">These two project consortia will be allocated part of a total Â£23 million for 16 innovative low carbon vehicle development programmes. Including investments from companies such as Lotus, these projects collectively represent a total value of Â£52 million. </span></p>
<p>The first project is the development of a zero emission vehicle (ZEV) for the London Taxi Fleet. Called the Zero Emission London Taxi Commericalizaton Project, it aims to have the London fleet replaced by 2012 and other cities by 2014. It calls for the modernization of whole fleet while retaining the distinctive character of the vehicle popular with tourists alike.</p>
<p>The second project is called the Limo-Green project. The objective is to take a standard Jaquar luxury vehicle and create zero emission transportation for the banking and finance set in downtown London.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mike Kimberley, Chief Executive Officer of Group Lotus Plc said: &#8220;We are committed to driving forward with high technology advances into areas such as hybrid and electric vehicles, and we are delighted to be major contributors to two of the low carbon vehicle development projects. There is a world-wide drive to reduce CO2 emission levels and this is something to which we are dedicated, for both our Lotus cars </span><span style="font-style: italic;">and our global engineering clients.</span></p>
<p>Lotus has been at the fore front of a number of new technologies recently including engineering for the Telsa electric car based in San Francisco.</p>
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		<title>Governator Tells Kiwis How It Is &#8211; Climate Wise</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kiwi Bloke</dc:creator>
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<p><span>The California Governor appeared live via a two-way satellite link to offer help to New Zealand businesses concerned about climate change.</span></p>
<p>He held up California as an example of how environmentally friendly policies can also be good for economic growth and employment.</p>
<p>Schwarzenegger was in good spirits as he pointed out the green tie and green watch band he was wearing in honour of the day, and told the audience that &#8220;Capitalism, that alleged enemy of the environment, is today giving new life to the environmental movement.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>BMW 520d</title>
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<p>BMW 520d diesel in the flesh: <a href="http://kiwibloke.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/new-york-limo-makeover/">see posting below</a>.<br />
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		<title>New York Limo Makeover</title>
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<p>The Lincoln Towncar has never been known for it&#8217;s greenness, it has been a quasi luxury vehicle of choice for limo drivers for years despite only being a leathered version of the Ford Crown Vic. The primary advantage to limo owners is that it was very cheap in comparison with true luxury vehicles and it was easy to maintain.  However it&#8217;s time is over.</p>
<p>New York&#8217;s black suite of limousines, mostly Lincoln Town Cars are set to go green by 2010 according to a <a title="nytimes.com" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/28/nyregion/28limos.html?st=cse&amp;sq=limosine+green&amp;scp=3" target="_blank">new plan by mayor Michael Bloomberg</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>Under the plan, the entire fleet of roughly 10,000 limousines, mostly black, that are used by businesses ranging from Lehman Brothers to CondÃ© Nast, would be required to meet fuel-efficiency standards, attainable only with hybrid vehicles, of 25 miles a gallon in 2009 and 30 miles a gallon in 2010.</p></blockquote>
<p>The big challenge with this is to still provide a level of luxury and space (including the big trunk space) that ex Bear Sterns employees are used to whilst traveling to the unemployment office.</p>
<p>The taxis and limo commission has picked up on a couple of choices <a title="taxi and limo commission" href="http://www.nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/menuitem.c0935b9a57bb4ef3daf2f1c701c789a0/index.jsp?pageID=mayor_press_release&amp;catID=1194&amp;doc_name=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nyc.gov%2Fhtml%2Fom%2Fhtml%2F2008a%2Fpr067-08.html&amp;cc=unused1978&amp;rc=1194&amp;ndi=1" target="_blank">being used in the main cab fleet</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p><span class="ltgrey_11pt">the TLC have identified several  efficient vehicle models that will have widespread acceptance, including: Toyota  Camry Hybrid, 33mpg (city); Toyota Highlander Hybrid, 27mpg (city); Nissan  Altima Hybrid, 35 mpg (city); and Mercury Mariner Hybrid FWD, 34 mpg  (city)</span> &#8230;.<span class="ltgrey_11pt">Lexus Rx400h AWD, Ford  Escape Hybrid AWD, and Toyota Prius</span></p></blockquote>
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<p>Although these cars can meet the standard, a side from the Lexus they are not cars that you will see Donald Trump or his troupe of Miss Americas in.  The question is then, is there a true luxury vehicle that meets these standards for New York?.</p>
<p>The problem is in North America there is no vehicle in the luxury car segment that comes even close. The Mercedes Benz E 320 Diesel weights in at 23mpg in the city, not even close. To get a car that meets both the luxury specification, space and mileage requirements we need to go to Europe where there are two vehicles that meet all the requirements and Donald and Marla can feel happy with:</p>
<p><em>Note: US 30 Mpg = 7.84 L/100Km = 12.7 Km per litre = 36 Imperial MPG<br />
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<p><strong>BMW 520d SE </strong></p>
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<p>This car has some really amazing fuel consumption figures. It is a 2.0 4 cylinder diesel engine  that achieves 43.5 imperial MPG urban (city) or 35MPG US. The 525d came close but fell short of the mark. Of course there are some 3 series that also met the requirement, but they are too small.</p>
<p><strong>Mercedes Benz E220 CDI</strong></p>
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<p>The Mercedes Benz E220 CDI squeaks under the wire with a 31MPG (US) however it is not available in the USA, only in Europe. Just like the 3 series BMW, there are C series that get over the bar but are too small for a comfortable ride in the back.</p>
<p>Of course diesels have a similar CO2 footprint to petroleum when compared to Hybrid vehicles. This is especially true if the car idles for long periods of time such as limos or cabs, hence the argument that hybrids make better sense carbon wise in New York&#8217;s cabs and limos. However the rule is City MPG not CO2 emissions so both of these cars will meet the requirement and provide a level of luxury for the Trumpetes of this world. Both of these vehicles are common in Government executive vehicle fleets (including New Zealand which just chose the 530d for it&#8217;s executive fleet).</p>
<p>As Europe keeps pushing up both it&#8217;s CO2 and MPG requirements you are going to see more luxury vehicles fall into this category including the <a title="Autoblog" href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/12/bmw-might-enter-the-hybrid-pool-with-the-next-generation-5-serie/" target="_blank">long awaited Diesel Hybrid vehicles</a>.<br />
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