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From the Archives: Gleaning Green Transportation Ideas From NASCAR
NASCAR isn't the most obvious place to look for innovative ideas in green transportation. The typical stock car usually averages around four to six mpg—granted at speeds reaching 200 mph.
Booms and Busts, Tulips and Gas
There is no doubt that unconventional natural gas resources such as shale gas and tight gas, liberated by horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and other technologies, are fundamentally changing the U.S. natural gas supply equation and, over time, maybe that of the rest of the world.
RMI Takes the Volt For a Spin
For a week last month, RMI had an unexpected visitor to our Boulder office—a Chevy Volt courtesy of a Project Get Ready partner! Curious RMIers took this opportunity to take the car for a test drive. Here’s what they had to say about their driving experience.
Retrofits in the News
Around the world of retrofits this week we found several inspiring developments in the news. Here's the round-up.
Cities Working to Entice EVs
Before GM or Nissan ever sold a Volt or a LEAF, cities around the world had already installed charging stations, amended building codes, and formed initiatives to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles. At the heart of this effort was one clear objective: increasing the number of electric cars on the road.