July 2011
33 posts
“Over all, the new standards will require a 54.5 miles per gallon corporate average for 2025. That standard will be made more easily achievable by credits that automakers can earn by producing battery-powered vehicles, hybrids and alternative-fuel models. Details of how the credits will work have not yet been made public, but the intention is to encourage the development of cars with...
Pretty in Pink?
Uh … No. Goodness knows I love pink, but … I like me better in something pretty and white, don’t you?
Oh dear, is this what I look like when I blush?! I hope not, yikes. I love being purple now, in my prime. And I love being moonstone white. I can’t wait to start glowing, and going, again. x LV
Hello, Blog.
Here’s a snap from my family tree archives: Another of my famous Hollywood cousins. She was in the movie “Where Have All The People Gone?” it was kind of scary. I had to keep reminding myself “It’s only a movie, it’s only a movie, it’s only a movie . . ” It all seemed so real.
x LV
“The people who are committed to fighting for a livable future will not be...”
– Tim DeChristopher, in the courtroom yesterday. Thank you, Tim DeChristopher, for the courage you continue to show in our fight to save Mother Earth. Hang in there, the people - and cars - who are committed to fighting for a livable future will not let you down, even though our justice system has....
E.V. Batteries Can Have Second Lease on Life →
A second lease on life rocks. x LV(II)
“Re-powered as a series hybrid with a 200KW prime mover and a Ford Hybrid 2.5L...”
– From the latest news about me in the LincVolt Gazette. Let me just reiterate: The LincVolt (I do so hate it when they add the “the”) … will be on the road … in late 2011. And let me just add: HOLY SHIT! ON THE ROAD! Joy! Giddyup! She tries to speak and can’t...
Building EV Infrastructure in North Carolina
My like-minded friend CV (Chevy Volt) has announced a new partnership between the Electric Power Research Institute and General Motors:
“Developing a widespread electric vehicle charging infrastructure and making charging easy are key for mass market acceptance of vehicles like the Volt and this partnership will help with convenient public charging,...
“Physical vision - one could say scientific vision - brings about a metaphysical...”
– Richard Holmes, in “The Age of Wonder,” a place (like here) where I love all the words, a place I believe in with my whole chrome heart, shining in the sun. The entire book is a poem, the best possible words in the best possible order, including the quote above and, here:
“We need...
Storms Brewing ... Who'll Be The One To Lead The...
Excerpted from the excellent “Storms Brewing” by the New Yorker’s Elizabeth Colbert.
When President Barack Obama arrived in Joplin, Missouri, on May 29th, the sun was shining. He toured one of the neighborhoods that the previous week’s tornado had destroyed, then spoke at a memorial service for the dead … At the service, the President’s tone turned brooding. “The...
Talk To Me →
Goodness knows I’m a sucker for an art exhibit. Here’s what’s up NYC Edition: Coming soon to MOMA, Talk To Me: Design and Communication between People and Objects.
Talk to Me explores the communication between people and things. All objects contain information that goes well beyond their immediate use or appearance. In some cases, objects like cell phones and computers exist...
Hangin’ out with three of my pals.
OMG I forgot to tell you, Blog! Harry Potter stopped by last night, on his way to The Big Release, his next movie, which is on Friday (a very big day!). That’s him there, next to his broom, the Nimbus 2000. (Oh wait. You can’t see Harry because he was wearing his Invisibility Cloak, duh.) Anyway. Harry’s broom is also a zero...
“Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your...”
– E.L. Doctorow (File Under: Favorite Quotes/Favorite Things/Driving/Writing/Fog)
Scoping Le Noise →
Chevy Volt Driver Reports: 1,000 miles to his... →
Chevy Volt driver reports driving 1,000 miles on 3.6 gallons of gasoline, or over 250 miles per gallon, and as far as 58 miles on a full charge, with an extended range of another 360 miles with on-board gasoline generator.
Giddyup! x LV
From the latest update about me in the LincVolt Gazette. I would just like to add this: Wheee! Looking forward. x LV
Hello, Blog. Well, it’s that time of year again. Report cards. (I am a child.) The Union of Concerned Scientists (could there be a better name of an organization? I kind of want to set up a mixer for them with the Union of Concerned Poets and then pray that they all make babies who will grow up and right the world.) Anyway. The Union of Concerned Scientists has issued a scorecard (a...
