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AltCar 2008: half of those 100 Auto X Prize teams are working on low-speed vehicles 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

During a panel discussion on public transportation today at the Santa Monica AltCar Expo, Cristin Lindsay, senior director of the Automotive X Prize, gave us a bit more information about the teams that have signed up to participate in the race. You might remember that in late August, the X Prize ...

AltCar 2008: Transforming Transit Symposium says hell yeah to buses 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The morning discussion session at the AltCar Expo here in Santa Monica today focused not on a car at all, but the Big Blue Bus. This iconic ride is Santa Monica's most visible public transportation option and is currently undergoing some conceptual redesigns. A panel of people with an interest in ...

Altcar 2008: Big Blue Buses of the future unveiled 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Three new and radical bus concepts were unveiled in Santa Monica this morning as part of the third annual AltCar Expo. The bus of the future contest is an exercise in what's possible down the road, but it's also very timely: public transportation ridership in Santa Monica is up seven percent ...

Santa Monica AltCar Expo 2008 preview rocks a parking lot 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Well, today was day zero of the third annual Santa Monica AltCar Expo. The public is invited to check out all of the green rides at the Santa Monica Civic Center starting tomorrow, but anyone who was walking by the center's parking lot this morning could get an early taste of what will be on ...

Zero Motorcycles sells out of '08s, touts '09s 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

For those of you who had been hoping to get your hands on a new 2008 Zero X electric motorcycle, we have some bad news. They are all sold out. Now, the good news is that a new revised-for-'09 model will be making its first appearance at the Alt Car Expo in Santa Monica, California, on September ...

Guess we won't be seeing UEV at AltCar this year; Spyder up on eBay 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

During the last two years' Santa Monica Alt Car Expo, we talked with representatives of Universal Electric Vehicle about their Spyder EV. There were scant updates from the company outside of those events, and now we can see that there won't be much news in the future, either. The one vehicle that ...

$8,000 for an at-home plug-in Prius conversion 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Kim Adelman's plug-in Prius was at the Santa Monica Alt Car Expo back in October, but somehow stayed hidden from my camera and eyes. The good news is that EVWorld's Bill Moore spotted the car and talked to Adelman about the car and Adelman's new company, Plug-In Conversions, which will send people ...

Autoblog Green Podcast #14 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We're back for AutoblogGreen Podcast #14. In this installment, we recap the Santa Monica Alt Car Expo and many of the interesting things we saw at that show. Everything from converted Russian hatchbacks as NEVs to excessively fast electric drag racers. Sam is currently covering the LA Auto Show for ...

Alt Car Expo 2007: Electric car racing with Michael Kadie and 2.S.S.I.C. (VIDEO) 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

When you hear Michael Kadie say "2.S.S.I.C.," it sounds like a friend's name. In fact, Michael calls the car his baby, and from the time and effort he's put into not only making his Daytona Coupe a fast all-electric racecar but also EVangelizing (yes, with a capital EV), it's a deserved name. ...

Alt Car Expo 2007: LTU's Element One race team on track for Formula Zero starting in June 2008 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

There might be a lot of argument about the sense of using hydrogen as a gasoline substitute for millions of cars, but if you ask Mike Samaroo, it's hard to not be convinced that using hydrogen can a lot of fun. Mike Samaroo is a mechanical engineering student with a hydrogen fuel cell focus at ...

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