Toyota’s Massive Solar Array
What do you get when you combine Lambeau Field, The Saddle Dome, Giants Stadium, and the Metrodome? You get the new and improved , bigger than 4 football fields, Toyota’s solar array. Toyota’s solar array is 242,000 square feet and provides Toyota’s North America Parts Center in California with 60% of its energy needs. With a total capacity of 2.3 megawatts, the installation is capable of generating 3.7 million kilowatt hours of... Read More
Luxury Mercedes, Luxury Green?
Theres a common cliche line that goes “If you want big rewards, you gotta take big risks”. To some extent this is true, but if your big risk is setting a date to be completely fossil fuel free you better be ready to back that up. This is the case with Merecedes recent statement that they would like to make their production line a fossil fuel free line by 2015. There was allot of speculation if Mercedes’ electric car would ever make... Read More
Here We Go…
Okay so they aren’t fully here, but get ready cause they’re coming. It’s only day old news but already this is a well known story, the Honda Fuel Cell is making its way to North America. There has been allot of buzz surrounding the BMW hydrogen fuel cell car, but once again I believe Honda will be ahead of the curve. The car is called the Honda FCX Clarity and the only emission is water. The FCX Clarity is a next-generation, hydrogen... Read More
Rising Oil Prices Are Having A Positive Effect
Yes, yes, the trend is catching on. Bike riding is up, car driving is down. It really is a no brain’er! Gas is getting too high and people are starting to make the choice, drive or bike? The cost of gas is rising and is beginning to have an impact on the way people live. People are starting to find that driving a car is a financial burden and are finding new ways to get around. The beauty is, its not even your normal citizen, its also those... Read More
The Growth and Future of the Toyota Prius
Its interesting to look at todays toys and products and to think what came before them? What was it that paved the way for this to become the dominant product it is today? For example: when you look at the computer, what came before the computer that helped the computer become what it is today? A simple and broad answer, and not necessarily 100% accurate, could be the calculator. Not exactly the best answer, but you see what I am trying to get at.... Read More
