Miscellaneous Thoughts: UK men want to date Top Gear crew, Obama announces $2.4 billion for battery and EV development

Posted: Aug 05, 2009

Filed under: Chevrolet, GM, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News, Miscellaneous Thoughts

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We’re getting closer to wrapping up this Wednesday, which means it’s time for our Miscellaneous Thoughts post where be bring you some random ramblings from around the Internet.

Top Gear crew comes in at No.5 on list of celebrities UK men want to date most: While Megan Fox took the number one spot on top 10 list of people UK men want to buy a date with, the Top Gear team came in at number 5. Cheryl Cole held the number 2 spot followed by Angelina Jolie. Who would you pick? Let us know in the comments section below. – News Lite (via AutoBlog)

Obama announces $2.4 billion grant for battery and electric-vehicle development: Obama announced today 48 new advanced battery and electric drive projects that will receive $2.4 billion in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Companies working FoMoCo, Chrysler and General Motors will get more than $600 million on to further development of batteries for hybrids and electric cars. – Reuters

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- By: Omar Rana

zermatt

With regard to the electric vehicles initiative, isn't one of the goals of electric vehicles to eliminate the allegedly dangerous greenhouse gasses. The problem is that electric cars rely on electricity to power them and the majority of power plants in the US are coal fired. So the carbon trade goes to coal from petrol chemicals and that is so much better. Where is the initiative for nuclear power plants to replace the coal plants?

As to the Top Gear point, from my experience, adult British men are a rather cold lot. As they get older they become more and more indifferent to women.

GMfan87

i'm sitting at a plant right now that produces over 900 MW of energy with a single unit and zero carbon emissions. nuclear is the way to go no doubt...its a growing sector but it takes a loooong time to build these things. ironically enough half of the delays have to do with the eco-junkies that want less coal plants in the first place