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Alternative-Fuel Vehicles
& Mass Transit
Hertz EV Car Rental Program [launched 12/2010]
EV World Online
Alternate Fuel Vehicle Group
U.S. E.P.A. Green Vehicle Guide
Michelin Challenge Bibendum [est. 1998]
Electrifying Times Magazine
Better World Club - eco-friendly roadside services [est. 1996]
Freedom From Oil pages at Jump Start Ford website
U.S. Dept. of Energy Transportation pages
Alternative Fuels Data Center
FreedomCAR & Vehicle Technologies Program
for info on alternative energy technologies click here
Automotive > Electric & Hybrid > Bestsellers books catalog at Amazon
New & Different Technologies
flying boats from Seair Technologies, Inc. [est. 1997] of Seattle, WA
Toyota PM ['personal mobility' concept vehicle]
Mercedes-Benz 3-wheel F300 'Life Jet' [1997 concept vehicle]
Willie Nelson's Farm Fresh BioDiesel
Escargot Motors: importers of Citroën 2CV cars to U.S.A.
 | "Chrysler's Turbine Car: The Rise and Fall of Detroit's Coolest Creation" [2010] by Steve Lehto, Foreword by Jay Leno In 1964, Chrysler built a fleet of turbine cars – automobiles with jet engines – and loaned them out to members of the public. The exercise was a raging success: the engines would run on any flammable liquid and contained one-fifth the number of moving parts, requiring much less maintenance; the cars had no radiators or fan belts and never needed oil changes. Yet Chrysler crushed & burned most of the cars two years later. Questions about how and why the program & technologies were killed have still not been satisfactorily answered. Chicago Review Press 9x6 hardcover [10/2010] for $16.47 |
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Smart® City-Coupé by DaimlerChrysler
Smart® City-Coupé in USA [available in 2005] US distributor Zap! of Santa Rosa, CA Sixti [low-cost car rental in Europe - Smart® vehicles from €5/day] |
 | "Code Name Ginger: The Story Behind Segway & Dean Kamen's Quest to Invent a New World" [2003] by Steve Kemper Harvard Business School 9½x6½ hardcover [6/2003] for $11.18 |
Human-Powered Vehicles
California Bicycle Coalition
Nevada Bicycle Advisory Board
KickBike U.S.A.
SideWalker U.S.A.
Seven Cycles [custom-made] [est 1997]
Schwinn Cycling & Fitness, Inc. [est. 1895]
Restore Classic Bicycles info site
Maple Island Sales - retro bicycle parts [est. 1991]
Menotomy Vintage Bicycles (and parts) [est. 1996]
Burley® bicycle products including bicycle trailers
Sun Bicycles EZ-3 recumbent trike
Catrike® Road recumbent tricyle: website • available at Amazon for $1,995
Greenspeed recumbent trikes of Australia & Illinois
4-wheel 1- & 2-seater RhoadesCar bicycles [est. 1980]
Trikke® 3-wheel exercise scooter (for adults & kids)
Trikke 8-2 model [8-inch wheels] for $199.00
Trikke 6-2 model [6-inch wheels] for $179.00
Trikke 5-2 model for kids [5-inch wheels] for $139.00
photo of Trikke 8 • •
official website [Flash/movies]
Intl. Human-Powered Vehicle Assn.
Interbike Expo [Oct] & Winterbike [Feb]
Old Schwinn {online} Bicycle Museum [est. 1999]
Bicycle Museum of America in New Bremen, OH
League of American Bicyclists [est. 1880]
Community Bike Recycling Program of Albuquerque, NM
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"Bicycle: The History" [2004] by David V. Herlihy Yale Univ Press 10¼x7.4 hardcover [11/2004] for $23.10 |
Mass Transit
California 'MagLev' High-Speed Rail Project
Advanced Vehicle Transport {car-train} proposal
American Public Transit Assn.
APTA's "Public Transportation Takes Us There" website
High-Speed Ground Transportation Assn.
California High-Speed Rail Authority
Indiana High-Speed Rail Assn.
Florida High-Speed Rail
Virginians for High-Speed rail
Midwest High-Speed Rail Coalition
Northeast Corridor High-Speed Rail Program
Southeast High-Speed Rail Corridor
Railway Technology's list of current projects
Metropolitan Transportation Authority of Southern California
Angelino Heights Trolley Line in Downtown Los Angeles, CA
K.L.I.A. Ekspres in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [est. April 2002]
'Rail Runner' Commuter Train in New Mexico [launched in 2006]
AMTRAK in the U.S.A.
Amtrak's High-Speed Rail Program
Freight Train Riders Assn.
National Assn. of Railroad Passengers
Train Riders Assn. of California
Rail Passenger Alliance of California
Arizona Rail Passenger Assn.
New Mexico Rail Passenger Alliance
Rail Europe
United Rail Passenger Alliance [of U.S.A.]
Light Rail Central info site
Californians for High-Speed Trains Coalition
 | "Moving Minds: Conservatives and Public Transportation" [2009] by Paul Weyrich & William S. Lind A collection of studies that supports a conservative view that light rail, commuter rail, and intercity rail are good for America Reconnecting America 9x8 pb [2009] out of print/used |
Hybrid Gas-Electric Vehicles
Ford Escape Hybrid HEV/SUV [available August 2004]
G.M. / Allison / New Flyer full-size hybrid electric bus
GMC/Jeep® Commander SUV [2003 concept vehicle]
GMC Sierra Hybrid
Honda Insight Hybrid [cancelled 5/2006]
Honda Civic Hybrid
Honda Accord Hybrid [2004-2007]
Mazda Tribute SUV Hybrid [due in 2007]
Mercedes-Benz F500 'Mind' diesel electric [2003 concept car]
2006 Mercury Mariner SUV Hybrid [due late 2005]
Nissan's Altima Hybrid vehicle [due in USA in 2005]
Saturn VUE Hybrid [due in 2006]
Suburu B9 'Scrambler' hybrid electric vehicle [2003 concept car]
Toyota Prius [Japan 1997, USA 2000]
Toyota CS&S hybrid sportscar [concept vehicle]
Toyota/Lexus RX400h Hybrid luxury SUV with Synergy Drive [due 2004]
Toyota Highlander Hybrid SUV [available mid-2005]
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"21st Century Complete Guide to Electric Cars and Hybrid Vehicles: Department of Energy and EPA Comparisons - Toyota Honda Chevy Ford GMC - How Hybrids Work, EPA Ratings, Energy Savings, Performance, Buying Guide, Government Ratings" [2005]
Progressive Mgt DVD-ROM [5/2005] for $25.00 |
 | "Electric and Hybrid Vehicles: Design Fundamentals" [2003] by Iqbal Husain C.R.C. Press 9¾x6¼ hardcover [3/2003] for $62.97 |
Hybrid Hydrogen-Electric Vehicles
Ford Model U concept vehicle: US D.O.E. • Ford
Opel hydrogen-powered Zafira
 | "The Hydrogen Economy: The Creation of the Worldwide Energy Web & the Redistribution of Power On Earth" [2002] by Jeremy Rifkin "Recommended." – Time Magazine Green Century Special Issue Tarcher 9x6 pb [8/2003] for $11.18 Tarcher Putnam 9¼x6¼ hardcover [9/2002] out of print/used |
Fuel-Cell Vehicles
Having just seen the "Who Killed The Electric Car?" documentary, I am clear that hydrogen energy
and hydrogen vehicles will not work. The clincher is that the Bush administration helped kill
the electric car in California in order to help the big businesses involved in the bogus hydrogen programs.
Scientific work on hydrogen fuel cells continues nonetheless.
Hydrogen Cars Now [est. 6/2005]
GM's Hy-Wire [release Sept 2002]
Toyota FCHV [leasing from Dec 2002]
Toyota's Fine-S hydrogen fuel-cell sports car concept vehicle
Ford Focus FCV
DaimlerChrysler F-Cell subcompact
Honda FCX [US-certified July 2002]
Hyundai Tucson SUV
GM's gas-fueled fuel cell pickup truck [demo May 2002]
GMC/Opel-Vauxhall HydroGen 3 minivan
Opel Fuel-Cell Marathon:
German-language site •
English-language site
Suzuki 'Mobile Terrace' hydro fuel cell
AllH2 hydrogen hybrid conversions in Phoenix, AZ
Electric Automobiles
Electric Drive Transportation Assn. {formerly Electric Vehicle Assn. of the Americas}
Electric Auto Assn. [est. 1967]
ElectriCab Taxi Company [est. 2002] of Atlanta, GA
E.E.R.E. Neighborhood Electric Vehicle Buyer's Guide
National Electric Auto Assn.
Plug In America - ask automakers to build plug-in vehicles
Evan Collins's All Electric Vehicles website [est. 2008]
Murphy Ford's All Electric Cars website [est. 2009]
Toyota RAV4-EV [ discontinued Spring 2003 !! ]
General Motors EV1 [ all destroyed March 2005 ]
Nissan HyperMini Electric Vehicle [demo 1999]
Nissan Altra EV [future]
Subaru R1e [2003 concept car]
ProEV: Professional Electric Vehicles Racing Team
Lido Motors of California
Th!nk 2-seater [Ford sold to a company in Norway 2/2003]
Gorilla Vehicles: e-ATVs for work or play
'Electric Cars Are For Girls' website
Garia L.S.V. (low speed vehicles) based in Denmark & Texas
Takara® single-passenger Q-Car [onsale Nov 2002] & U-Car [onsale Sept 2003]
Q-Net homepage (Japanese-language) |
article
Model E Family of Electric Cars from Union of Concerned Scientists
New Mexico Electric Cars in Albuquerque, NM sells ZAP Xebra 3-wheeler cars
Zenn Electric Cars of Albuquerque [New Mexico] sells Zenn 4-wheeler cars
![Phoenix [electric] Motorcars [est. 2002] of Ontario, CA](images/PhoenixMotorcars.gif){kind=small}
![ZENN neighborhood electric vehicle from Canada [US availablity March 2003]](images/ZENNcar.gif)
![tzero electric sportscar from AC Propulsion [est. 1992]](images/tzerocar.jpg)
 | "Charging Ahead" [1998] by Joe Sherman The story of inventor/engineer James Worden's attempt to produce the Solectria Sunrise EV electric vehicle. Oxford Univ Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [10/98] for $45.00 Solectria Sunrise EV entry at Wikipedia • Sunrise EV2 website |
 | "Forward Drive: The Race To Build Clean Cars For The Future" [2000] by Jim Motavalli, Foreward by Ed Begley Jr. Sierra Club Books 8x5¼ pb [6/2001] for $11.20 Earthscan Publns hardcover [11/2001] for $43.05 Sierra Club Books 8½x5¾ hardcover [2/2000] out of print/used |
 | "The Electric Vehicle and The Burden of History" [2000] by David A. Kirsch Rutgers Univ Press 9x6 pb [7/2000] for $22.00 Rutgers Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [7/2000] out of print/used |
 | "The Electric Car: Development & Future of Battery, Hybrid & Fuel-Cell Cars" [2001] by Michael H. Westbrook Institution Electrical Engineers 9¾x6¼ hardcover [12/2001] for $40.48 |
 | "Who Killed the Electric Car?" documentary [Sony Classics June 2006] Written & directed by Chris Paine Sony color DVD [11/2006] for $11.99 full credits at IMDb Sony official moviesite {requires Flash 7} |
 | "The E.V. Alternative: Electric Vehicles, Conversion & Alternative Energy Sources Explained" [2009] by Dr. Y. Ev CreateSpace 10x8 pb [5/2009] for $39.50 |
 | "The 2011 Electric Car Guide: Discover The Truth About Owning and Using Electric Cars (internet linked)" [2011] by Michael Boxwell Kindle Edition from Greenstream Publng [3/2011] for $9.97 Greenstream Publng 9x7½ pb [1/2011] for $16.64 |
 | "JOLT!: The Impending Dominance of The Electric Car and Why America Must Take Charge" [2010] by James Billmaier Advantage Media Group 9x6¼ hardcover [10/2010] for $14.66 |
 | "Bottled Lightning: Superbatteries, Electric Cars, and The New Lithium Economy" [2011] by Seth Fletcher
Hill & Wang 9¼x6½ hardcover [5/2011] for $13.66 |
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"Revenge of The Electric Car" documentary film [indep Oct 2011] 
Behind-the-scenes look at Nissan and General Motors and Tesla Motors, and the resurgence of electric car manufacture. Co-written & directed by Chris Paine; narrated by Tim Robbins; featuring Danny DeVito, Jon Favreau, Stephen Colbert, Arnold Schwarzenegger, G.M. exec Bob Lutz, Tesla Motors ceo Elon Musk, Nissan exec Carlos Ghosn, and mechanical wizard Greg 'Gadget' Abbott DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb • official movie site |
Electric Bicycles, Scooters, etc.
Palmer Industries 'neighborhood transportation products'
Independence Model 24 |
two-seater Carryall |
two-seater Model 24
Bigha Bicycles of Corvallis, Oregon
Zap® & Zappy®: electric scooters • electric ATVs • electric bikes
![Whizzer Motorbikes [est. 1939]](images/Whizzer.gif)
Natural Gas Vehicles
California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition
Canadian Natural Gas vehicles Alliance
Intl. Assn. for Natural Gas Vehicles
Natural Gas Vehicles in Japan
Australasian NGV Council { site down? 6/2006 }
French NGV Assn.
Subaru B4 CNG vehicle
Opel Zafira erdgas/CNG vehicle [German-language]
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Clever - Compact Low Emission VEhicle for uRban transport - prototype |
Light-Than-Air Craft
Airship & Blimp Resources [est. 1995]
Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichshafen, Germany [English or German]
Zeppelin Museum near Frankfurt, Germany [German-language only]
Lockheed-Martin's new P-791 tri-lobe airship {Nov 2006 photo, in new window}
Airship Management Services of Greenwich CT
Goodyear® blimps official website
MetLife® blimps [est. 1987] official website
Outback Steakhouse Restaurants blimp Bloomin' Onion I [traveling USA in 2007]
The Lightship Group - USA airship operators
Bell Canada blimp campaigns [2005 & 2006]
Budweiser® Bud One Airship [1991?-2001]
Ginn Resorts Skysign blimp [Feb-Aug 2007]
G.M.-Holden Lightsign blimp [launched 2007] in Australia
H.P. Hood Lightship [active 2007]
Horizon-Blue Cross-Blue Shield Lightship [launched 1997]
Mazda of Germany blimp campaign [1999-2001]
MetLife® blimps Snoopy 1 & Snoopy 2 [launched 2002] plus new third airship [launched 2007]
Monster.com airships Trump & Skeeter [2000-2001]
Sanyo Lightship blimp [launched 1997; retiring 2007]
Saturn Lightship blimp [launched 2001; retired 2004]
T-Mobile blimp campaign [2004]
 | "The Golden Age of the Great Passenger Airships: Graf Zeppelin & Hindenburg" [1986] by Harold G. Dick, with Douglas H. Robinson Smithsonian 10x8 pb [11/92] for $23.77 Smithsonian hardcover [1/86] for $0.00 |
 | "U.S.S. Los Angeles: The Navy's Venerable Airship & Aviation Technology" [2002] by William F. Althoff Brassey's 11x8.6 hardcover [12/2003] for $45.00 Brassey's pb [8/2002] out of print/used |
 | "The White Diamond" [documentary feature Nov 2004] Directed by Werner Herzog Herzog films the eccentric airship engineer Dr. Graham Dorrington's quest to fly a miniature helium airship over the jungles of Guyana, twelve years after his friend nature filmmaker Dieter Plage fell to his death on a similar expedition. Fox Lorber widescreen color DVD [10/2005] for $17.99 full credits at IMDb |
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Selected Movies On These Subjects
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Global Warming •
Education •
Healthcare
International Politics •
Corporations vs. America
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