Archive for October, 2008
Credit crunch may delay Joule production plans
It seems that the global financial crisis will delay the mass production of the Optimal Energy Joule, on which GreenCars recently reported. The company is in need of some €100m (some R1.3bn) in investment to start the building of an assembly plant.
Optimal Energy CEO Kobus Meiring told Reuters: “It is unfortunate that at the same […]
Some good weekend reading.
This isn’t directly related to cars, but it’s a very relevant subject for anyone who’s interested in the environment. For many years now Dr. Albert Bartlett has been giving lectures on the effects of compounding (or exponential) growth on the environment and on resource security.
The link below is a transcript of one of his lectures, […]
Better Place heads to Australia
We’ve talked a bit about Better Place before - the brainchild of ex-SAP honcho, Shai Agassi. Not content with simply rolling out in Israel, Better Place has recently added Denmark and now Australia to their expansion program.
Green Car Congress has posted an in-depth article about the details of Better Place’s move to Aussie.
Better Place is […]
2010 Prius pics leaked (maybe)
Autobloggreen has just posted some fairly realistic looking pictures of what could be the production version of next year’s all-new Prius. For those of you who were hoping for a radical new look, I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed as the overall shape is quite similar to the existing Prius - aerodynamic, functional, but hardly sexy. […]
Optimal Energy Web site redesign
Optimal Energy, the people behind South African EV Joule, have just launched a completely updated Web site that provides a lot of information and goodies on the exciting vehicle. Check it out.
Update:It looks like there’s a little bit of controversy brewing on the Interwebs, as Optimal Energy’s Web site bears a very strong resemblance to […]
US Hummer sales down 54.8%
Things are not looking good for car dealers in the USA with EVERY manufacturer showing a sales drop in September ‘08 compared to September ‘07. Worst off of all is Hummer, with a whopping 54.8% drop.
Looks like FUH2 is going to start running out of source material soon.
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A lot more info on the Joule, SA’s first EV
Due to be launched tomorrow at the Paris Motor Show, the Optimal Energy Joule looks to be a very promising piece of automotive engineering. Today, GreenCars was fortunate enough to get our hands on a whole lot of detailed information about the car.
For the full rundown, as well as more pics, hit the jump.
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Lexus Hybrid Drive: How it performs
Press release:
While global efforts and legislation have existed for some time to curb vehicle emissions, South Africa has been virtually unaffected by any requirement or desire to adopt alternative energies in the motor industry. But as global awareness for greener motoring rises, the time is ripe for South African motorists to […]
