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New York International Auto Show and the Staten Island Museum – Experiences with New York City

04 Thursday Apr 2013

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About three weeks ago, I finally walked by the Staten Island Museum when it was open and stopped to ask what day they had a “pay what you want day” which many of the museums have in the city. The lady at the desk who I assume was also selling the tickets or taking the entrance fee, said they had no such thing. Obviously that is wrong because both their brochures and website say that on Tuesday there is a sneak peek free entry for a couple hours.

Then, when I said I was hoping to bring my grandchildren to see the Staten Island Museum, the lady at the desk asked me how old they are. When I told her that they are three and six years old, she said that there wasn’t anything in the museum for them and that it wouldn’t interest them. Well, from where I was standing, I could see a huge ship’s steering wheel with its spoke handles hanging on the wall and had read about the cicada collection housed there. I told the woman not to tell my granddaughters that because we had already been talking about the cicada collection and looking at things like they have in the museum on Pinterest. It was hard to imagine what that lady was trying to tell me other than that she didn’t want me and my grandchildren coming to see that museum at all.

The fact is, she did tell me to walk another mile around the end of the island and find the children’s museum as something that might be better for us. Maybe she is right – we should walk the 45 minutes to the Staten Island Museum and then walk through the much scarier areas around the end of the island to find the other museum after walking another 25 minutes to do it. But, most of all – I was appalled at the attitude of this lady representing the museum, whether she was a volunteer or paid employee. How could she not know when there is a day to bring people without the fee so that many people who could not otherwise see the collection can have access to it? Why would I ever volunteer to help at a place who would treat anyone the way I was treated that day?

From their website and brochures as of 04-04-13:

Sneak Peek Tuesdays Free admission 12-2pm

(found as the last line under Hours and Admissions in the middle column near the bottom third of the entire page – however, children under 12 are free admission anytime.)

P>S> will come back and add some photos in a little bit after I re-size some for the post. (And, add the link for the SI Museum with the times on Tuesdays to go see it for free – because I think everybody in America should just go every Tuesday during those hours and see it with their children of whatever ages just to spite that lady who told me there was no such day for that museum and that it isn’t appropriate for children.)

http://www.statenislandmuseum.org/visit/hours-admission/

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Oh by the way – this is the year of the Cicada awakening in New York City including Staten Island – it is a once every seventeen year thing and this is that year. I’ll find the article about it and post it here for anyone who is interested.

Read some about it here – (and believe it or not, even three year old and six year old girls think cicadas are very, very nifty.)

They’re Baaack! Return of the 17-year Cicadas

February 15, 2013 – Spring 2014

http://www.statenislandmuseum.org/exhibitions/current-exhibitions

See numerous cicada specimens from the Museum’s extensive collection, sculpture inspired by the Cicada, new work by syndicated cartoonist Tayor Jones, a timeline of past emergences linked to historic events, a time-lapse video of emerging cicadas, a hands on video microscope, a Google map showing where cicadas are emerging, big-bug sci-fi fun, unusual Cicada ephemera and facts from around the globe, activities for kids and more.

Supported in part by:

Capital One Bank, Deutsche Bank, Time Warner Cable and NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.

Location: Staten Island Museum, 75 Stuyvesant Place

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New York International Auto Show – Javits Center – on Tuesday, April 3, 2013

Show runs from March 29 – April 7 (although the press days were March 27 and 28)

http://www.autoshowny.com/

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Checking out the Program - NYC Intl Auto Show 2013 - CricketDiane.png

Don’t tell me that very young children don’t have any interest in this stuff – It is all very fascinating to them. Checking out the Program – NYC Intl Auto Show 2013 – CricketDiane.png

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So, instead of spending any effort, time or money to go see the Staten Island Museum, as much as I still want to see their collection and share it with my granddaughters (where else will they get to see a ship’s wheel in its real size or get to see all the varieties of cicadas in one place?) – we spent a good little bit to go to the New York International Auto Show. As much of a disappointment that the show may have been in many ways, it was fun for a three-year old little girl who got to sit in many of the cars and climb on the Can-Am vehicles. She loved seeing the engines in cases, the bright wonderful race cars on display and the cars of many kinds there.

Children get to see real racing cars at NYC Intl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane

Children get to see real racing cars at NYC Intl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane

For me, if they had been a bit more representative of the auto industry today – it would have been far more interesting. I would have loved to have seen the many prototype and concept cars in one place like those that I can see online and it would have been great to see all the EV and Hybrid cars on display in a hall together. As it was, the EV Pavilion turned out to be riding in a very, very small oval with a driver explaining the car’s features – which was great with the Mitsubishi driver but not so much with the Nissan Leaf driver. We gave up after two rides in them, although there wasn’t a line to ride in them, the small, small oval was extremely nauseating especially in the hands of the second driver in the Leaf. There is plenty of space that could have been used to make a nicer experience as well as having a full array of the electric and hybrid vehicles displayed together somewhere which they didn’t bother to do.

Wonder Woman Custom - NYC Intnl Auto Show CricketDiane 2013

The closest thing to the customized cars of Japan’s drift culture – not quite it, but fun to see anyway. It does have the undercarriage lights and isn’t entirely the same damn color. Wonder Woman Custom – NYC Intnl Auto Show CricketDiane 2013

The other thing I missed that I wish had been there was something Tokyo Drift focused. There was nothing – not the performance enhancing equipment manufacturers, not the nifty detailing and customizing stuff – nothing. There were no performance based displays – no performance based skilled driver performances either for that matter. I thought all auto shows of any significance would have things like that including something about autocross and its representatives. But, no.

It is as if the love of driving and the love of the massive wonders of engineering were given a much smaller place in this show although one car was shown in a cut-away which was absolutely fascinating and wonderful. My daughter was able to go on the Jeep ride along but any child younger than about twelve couldn’t ride along, including my three-year old granddaughter – much to her horror. She didn’t like being told she was “too short” to ride and that happened on one of the simulator race exhibits too. If a little more thought had been given to these exhibits – something to attract the children that they could enjoy while their Mama was riding in a Jeep or racing on the Pirelli simulator would have gone a long way to impress me.

Mclaren NYC Intnl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane

McLaren NYC Intnl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane – Not one of these had their engine compartment available – also roped off from the public getting any close look at all.

Most of the information available about the cars and vehicles had to be sought out to find it – at many of the displays, they may as well have not had anybody there at all. The people hired to stand around had no real answers about the vehicles and were most of the time in the way of taking good photos especially where the cars were not made available to touch or get close. It seemed like it was more of a time for gossiping or phone or texting to most of the people standing at the display areas – particularly strange that only once in the entire show did I get to see the engine compartment open because someone had asked to see it. None of the displays hosted any of their brands with the engine compartment open or any other way to see it on at least one somewhere in the display, although a few had some of the engine choices on display in cases with an extremely brief explanation or none at all.

Best Engine Display NYC Intnl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane.png

This was over by one wall rather out of the way, almost didn’t find it – but it was one of the niftiest engine displays and the only one I found that included the transmission. Best Engine Display NYC Intnl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane.

Niftiest Engine at the New York Intnl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane

Niftiest Engine Display at the New York Intnl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane

Even the one interesting accessory display which the representative was showing my daughter, the person did not know that the mirror drop down component she was showing actually makes hands-free phone calls until I came around from the other side of the display after playing with it and showed her and my daughter that it does that. So, it does show that by playing with it a few minutes – well, it took me about two minutes – how many people who ever saw that at the show ever found that out about it? That one feature could save more lives than just about anything on it.

Engine Display Holds Fascination of Both Children and Fellow Designers Inventors NYC Intl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane

All she needed to know was that this is what makes the car go and her curiosity expanded to study it intently. Engine Display Holds Fascination of Both Children and Fellow Designers Inventors NYC Intl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane

The other missing thing at the show was any real emphasis on safety and driving which I always expect to be there. It was set up with a focus more like any auto showroom displaying a dealership’s cars for sale. Most of the more exotic brands (to America) didn’t have any access to their cars at all and the smallest displays of all – despite the interest for their products and most people’s desire to know more about them. It doesn’t matter that they won’t let people touch the expensive European cars – it matters that they were so poorly represented, not positioned where good views of them were available and no other real information about them – not even a picture of the engines under the hood. It was obscene. Maybe I’ll never own one, but that one day someone is deciding – it also won’t be any information coming from me to them about the safety features, nifty performance enhancements, special motor and transmission performance elements or in fact, anything else. I could probably tell them they might get leather seats if they want that – but I would likely have been more useful, if the exhibits had been better.

Smart Car NYC Intl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane

I’m not the only one curious about these cars – People looking underneath asking questions amongst one another – Smart Car NYC Intl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane

There was no Tesla – there were no hubless motorcycles with the new frame designs, no prototypes of the phenomenal kinds I’ve seen online, no vendors in the accessories section which seemed to represent any of the vast number of automotive related enhancements – performance or otherwise – not autocross things – no electric vehicle display worthy of anyone’s intelligence although the ride along was available – which was mind-numbingly too short and sickeningly too oval to be so short. Nothing indicated which Can-Am vehicles could be used on any road or were strictly off-road which would have been nice to have while looking right at them.

Viper Engine Display 2 NYC Intnl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane

Viper Engine Display 2 NYC Intnl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane

Viper Engine Display3 NYC Intnl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane

Viper Engine Display3 NYC Intnl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane

Viper Engine Display NYC Intnl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane - Details about the Viper Engine Placard

Viper Engine Display NYC Intnl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane – Details about the Viper Engine Placard

And, there was no Ducati, no Alfa Romeo, didn’t see Ferrari there but I’ve heard they make cars. And, it is beyond me why anyone would believe that hoisting a piece of track with a car on it sideways at an angle represents a knowledge based explanation visually or otherwise about the performance of that damn car they have mounted that way. It was crammed in so close to other cars that people were literally backed into the other models to even go around it. I don’t get it – it doesn’t make sense.

Do other people attending the show not want to know anything about these cars or even to get a chance to see under the hood? Do they want to see only a few dealerships models from predominantly the same old same old same looking models and brands – just to sit down in the drivers’ seat to get their picture taken in it?

Is there no other responsibility on the part of our automakers and automotive industry players to offer any excitement about what these new innovations are offering us, both now and in the near future? Can they really not display auto design and engineering with a little more honor and celebration of it rather than leaving our children to guess what happens to make these cars move and to never understand what has gone into creating them as they see it riding down the street?

Mini Cooper Controls and Dashboard NYC Intl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane

From the inside – everyone can see the speed of the vehicle with the large odometer in the center – reminds me of some large industrial time clock from 1930 something.
Mini Cooper Controls and Dashboard NYC Intl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane

There was also not one thing about not texting while driving – which seems like a good time to show that the automotive industry is actually concerned for our safety as drivers and participants with their vehicles. It should be important – if driving the damn thing safely isn’t important, then what would be the point.

– cricketdiane

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More nifty car information – models, makes, makers, industry info, auto show details Frankfurt

http://www.autoblog.com/frankfurt-auto-show/

And definitely check out this entry –

ICONA VULCANO: THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST COME TOGETHER

A one-off supersports car, coachbuilt in Italy and designed by Icona, the Italian design house based in Shanghai

Italy, 21 March 2013: Icona reveals the first teaser of the Icona Vulcano (iconavulcano.com). This new supercar will be revealed at the Shanghai Auto Show next April.

by French designer Samuel Chaffart

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/23/icona-vulcano-one-off-supercar-headed-for-shanghai/

The Shanghai Auto Show will be April 20, 2013

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Harley and Girls Never Underestimate the Power NYC Intl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane

Harley and Girls – Never Underestimate the Power of a Harley Davidson to Get a Girl’s Attention – NYC Intl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane

The New York International Auto Show runs for a few more days including the weekend with an additional special exhibit of exotic and custom autos shown only during this second half of the show. It doesn’t cost extra and promises to be very nifty, but don’t hold me to that – apparently a number of special autos were brought in just for the press on Wed and Thurs of last week and then removed before the public was allowed to see anything. That seems so wrong and inexcusable really – maybe I’ll get to a real auto show in Japan or Germany next time where they still innovate and dream and honor those engineering and design accomplishments of automobiles. Oh well.

http://www.autoshowny.com/

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Girls, even little ones – want to get in all the cars. This one wasn’t set up to do that. NYC Intnl Auto Show CricketDiane 2013

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IAA

65th International Motor Show

Frankfurt

September 12 – 22, 2013

http://www.iaa.de/en/

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A couple more photos from the NYC Auto Show –

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Car Sideways on a Track Right Up The Ass of Other Displays NYC Intl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane

Pointless and the World’s Smallest web address on the most expensive large screen possible – Senseless – Car Sideways on a Track Right Up The Ass of Other Displays NYC Intl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane

Displays and New Yorker Hotel in the Distance - NYC Intl Auto Show 2013 - CricketDiane

Displays and New Yorker Hotel in the Distance – NYC Intl Auto Show 2013 – CricketDiane

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And then I found this page on the NYC Intl Auto Show Website –

http://www.autoshowny.com/sights/contests

It has two choices – a Trivia Contest that is closed now (3 days before the end of the show) and this one for women who the Greater NYC Auto Dealers whose members served as the committee to give the show its focus and offerings as I found them this year – (maybe they are right and American women simply go to car shows to find out which ones will match their handbags – or use that as a decision basis when choosing an automobile to own someday – bizarre but they would know better about that than I would) –

In this contest, you are supposed to sit at home and re-post, tweet and re-pin the photos of the contest sponsor’s purses wherever they have sat them in the front seat of a car at the show to see how it looks – I’m all for creativity, but this is so far from it that there are few words appropriate to describe it without expressing how many assumptions it makes about women in general. But, maybe that is much like the comments people added to this contest – things about the gear-head guy and his tag-along wife or girlfriend – or this one – “I hope the bag matches the car, comes in handy for my wife.” (also found there.)

The New York Auto Show Handbag Challenge – gets $200 and four tickets to the show (maybe to next year’s show, it doesn’t say – but maybe to this one after it is already over, who knows) –

Join us as we check out all the best car interiors and how they compliment our totes, hobos and satchels, and which cars have the best nooks, hooks and consoles to hold our handbags safely while we drive.

We’ve partnered with the New York International Auto Show and TravelingMom for a 10-day Handbag Challenge.

http://shebuyscars.com/news/5533-the-new-york-auto-show-handbag-challenge-purses-cars-and-prizes.html

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What is under those panels in a car - NYC Intl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane Photos

What is under those panels in a car – There are several great displays presented by manufacturers at the show including this one – for the Smart Car – NYC Intl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane Photos

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Explaining what makes the car stop is easier this way NYC Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane Photos

Explaining what makes the car stop is easier this way – NYC Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane Photos

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Admiring the Sparkle of a Harley - NYC Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane

Admiring the Sparkle of a Harley – NYC Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane

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Fiat 40 mpg car NYC Intl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane Photos

Fiat 40 mpg Car – NYC Intl Auto Show 2013 CricketDiane Photos

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By the way, we didn’t see everything in this show – but I was shocked to see the limited range of colors included across the entire show for the exhibited cars – and NO pink ones. At least a hot pink Mini Cooper or something would’ve been nice to see – or better yet, a hot pink Lamborghini . . .

Maybe next time.

– cricketdiane

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Electric Cars – Hybrids – Alternative Energy – Alternative Fuels – DOE –

01 Wednesday Jul 2009

Posted by CricketDiane in Air Quality, Alternative Energy, Alternative Fuels, Alternative Fuels, Transportation, Vehicles, Energy Alternatives, Electric Cars, Electric Trucks, Electric Vehicles, Ships, High-Speed Rail, Railroads, Shipping, Building Materials Science, New Building Materials, Hurricane Earthquake Resistant Building Materials Processes, Architecture, Civil Engineering, Society of Civil and Architectural Engineers, Dams, Le, cricketdiane, Designs, Extreme Engineering, Hybrid Vehicles, Save The Sea, Start a Business - Tech StartUps - Innovation - Entrepreneurship Business Info - Business How To - Business StartUp Financing Capital, US At Home - Domestic Policy, XI-1

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/23/AR2009062301444.html?hpid=moreheadlines

3 Automakers Get Loans to Build More Efficient Cars

By Kendra Marr
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Three automakers will receive nearly $8 billion in federal loans to boost production of fuel-efficient vehicles in the United States.

This first tranche of a $25 billion program will help Ford, Nissan and Tesla Motors offset the costs of retooling factories and creating advanced-technology vehicles to meet the government’s new fuel standards. The U.S. auto industry has been awaiting this dispersal ever since Congress authorized the program in 2007. But the money wasn’t appropriated until last year, and the Energy Department has been reviewing hundreds of applications.

“Transforming the American automobile industry will not be easy, but we know it can be done,” said Energy Secretary Steven Chu, addressing a crowd yesterday at Ford’s Research and Innovation Center in Dearborn, Mich.

[etc. – lists specifics currently being made available to Tesla, Ford, Nissan.]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/23/AR2009062301444.html?hpid=moreheadlines

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/23/AR2009062301444_2.html?hpid=moreheadlines

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Tesla electric car comes to London

30/06/2009

Tesla Roadster

Tesla RoadsterThe first UK dealership selling the Tesla Roadster electric car has opened in Kensington, West London.

[ . . . ]

The Tesla Roadster electric car will cost you a cool £87,000, but you can reach 60mph in four seconds. If that isn’t fast enough you could plump for the Sport mode, it’ll do 60 mph in 3.5 seconds but at £100,000 that’s a lot of cash for an extra 0.5 seconds.

The first orders will be delivered to British buyers in the next few weeks but a right-hand drive version will not be available until early 2010. Tesla says it expects to sell between 50 and 100 cars during its first 12 months in the the UK.

[ etc. ]

Out now | From £87,000 | Tesla (via Londonist)

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology/2009/06/30/tesla-electric-car-comes-to-london-115875-21485617/

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Search Local Mole for a comprehensive business directory list

from website page above – I’m guessing it is for UK business listings

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Aston Martin to launch the Cygnet eco city car

30/06/2009

Aston Martin Cygnet The Aston MArtin Cygnet is about to become the Smart car’s altogether smarter rival. Aston Martin is planning to launch the Cygnet, its take on the city car, in early 2010.

The diminutive driving machine is actually a Toyota iQ, only with a major makeover by Aston Martin. It’ll be an economical run-around slipped into a suit of high-end Aston approved refinements.

[etc.]

Aston badge or not, the Cygnet is, however, unlikely to be vying with the DBS as James Bond’s car of choice. Even the Euro NCAP five-star crash safety rating, economical fuel consumption, low-emission engine and full leather interior are unlikely to persuade him.

Out early 2010 | £20,000 | Aston Martin (via T3)

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology/2009/06/30/aston-martin-to-launch-the-cygnet-eco-city-car-115875-21483856/

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Maryland Science Center has electric cars for rent

Rental electric cars

Mike Siegel and his daughter, Rosalie, look over one of 10 all-electric Maya 300 cars at the Maryland Science Center. The Altcar program is the city’ first electric car share and rental program. They can go 60 to 120 miles between household current charges. (Baltimore Sun photo by Barbara Haddock Taylor / June 23, 2009)

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    Electric cars will be available to rent or share in Baltimore through a program announced Tuesday at the Maryland Science Center. The car, a Maya 300, has a lithium-ion battery and was manufactured by Canadian firm Electrovaya Inc., according to the announcement. The Maya 300, with a top speed of 35 mph, boasts zero emissions and 120 miles per charge, said Sankar Das Gupta, chairman and chief executive of Electrovaya, based in Mississauga, Ontario. The cars can be charged with a standard household electric outlet.

    The Maryland Science Center will be offering free test drives of the electric car, with center admission, through July. Starting in August, 10 cars will be available for the car-sharing program, Van Reiner, president and chief executive of the Maryland Science Center, said.

    Two types of membership will be offered through the Altcar car-sharing program. One involves a monthly fee, with discounted hourly rates and bonuses, while the other type charges only hourly rates, according to Reiner. There will be rental kiosks outside and inside the science center.

    http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/green/bal-electriccar-0624,0,4286426.story

    From other Baltimore sources

    • Dinosaur Fossils, Robots Invade Md. Science Center|wjz.com

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    Toyota, Honda Hybrids Narrow Drop in Japan Car Sales (Update1)

    By Makiko Kitamura

    July 1 (Bloomberg) — Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co., Japan’s two largest carmakers, slowed the decline in domestic auto sales last month as their new hybrid models and government incentives boosted demand.

    [etc.]

    The pace of decline in auto sales slowed last month from 29 percent in April and 19 percent in May, as government subsidies and tax cuts helped boost sales of Toyota’s new Prius and Honda’s Insight gasoline-electric hybrid cars. Monthly sales may flip to a year-on-year increase as early as August, according to auto consulting company CSM Worldwide.

    [ . . . ]

    Toyota on June 25 said it has booked 200,000 domestic orders for the third-generation Prius, introduced in May. It was Japan’s best-selling standard car that month, surpassing Honda’s Insight.

    Under a government program started June 19, consumers can apply for a 250,000 yen ($2,600) subsidy if they scrap a car more than 13 years old to buy a new one and 100,000 yen for a new car purchase without scrapping an old one.

    Car dealers have distributed 260,000 applications for the subsidies, Takeshi Fushimi, director of the Japan Automobile Dealers Association, told reporters today. The subsidies are available retroactively for purchases from April 10.

    The government expects the incentives to lead to the sale of an additional 690,000 vehicles this fiscal year. Electric, hybrid, natural gas, and some diesel vehicles also qualify for an exemption from the country’s weight and purchase taxes.

    [ etc. ]

    To contact the reporter on this story: Makiko Kitamura in Tokyo at mkitamura1@bloomberg.net.

    Last Updated: July 1, 2009 04:29 EDT

    http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aovrt4bteE5Q

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    Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 9:13am PDT

    Hillsboro to build electric car charging stations

    Portland Business Journal

    The city of Hillsboro will become the next Oregon city to build electric vehicle charging stations.

    Campbell, Calif.-based Coulomb Technologies Inc. on Wednesday said Hillsboro will deploy 16 of the company’s ChargePoint networked charging stations at the city’s downtown intermodal transit facility to be built this year.

    Hillsboro will be the first Oregon city to use Coulomb’s technology.

    Portland General Electric Co. earlier this year began deploying a network of charging stations throughout the Portland metro area using technology developed by Portland-based Shorepower Technologies Inc.

    [etc.]

    With Coloumb charging stations, consumers can subscribe to the company’s ChargePointSM Network and receive a ChargePoint Smart Card that allows them to charge their car at any charging station worldwide. They can then receive a text message or e-mail once their vehicle is done charging and monitor their charging remotely.

    http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/06/29/daily33.html

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    Oil falls $1 on U.S. gasoline inventory build

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    Future for plug-in cars linked to electric utilities

    Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:10pm EDT

    By Bernie Woodall

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Under pressure to deliver sharply higher fuel economy in coming years, U.S. automakers are deepening ties with electric utilities as rechargeable cars move from the drawing board and head toward the dealership.

    [ . . . ]

    Such plug-in and pure electric vehicles are projected to play a key role in allowing automakers to meet an aggressive U.S. fuel-economy target for 35 miles to the gallon for passenger cars by 2016.

    The million plug-ins that the Obama administration wants on the road before those standards take effect could also serve as a reserve source of power to an overstretched electric grid, particularly if owners plug in at night.

    Those battery-powered cars are also a potentially new source of electricity demand, and U.S. automakers and utilities are using existing alliances to test new marketing ideas for the technology.

    [ etc. ]

    Ford plans to introduce a battery-powered commercial van in 2010, a battery-powered small car the following year and a plug-in hybrid to challenge General Motors Corp’s highly touted Volt starting in 2012.

    Those plans put utilities and battery companies “at the center of the universe” for automakers, Mulally said.

    Ford, the first of the U.S. automakers to roll out a hybrid, has made a renewed commitment to the technology a centerpiece of its turnaround plans.

    [etc.]

    http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE56009V20090701

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    America’s Answer To The Hybrid Vehicle for the Oil Crisis – Twenty first century America – 2008 – Cricket Diane C Phillips

    02 Wednesday Jul 2008

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