Why Obama should treat the car industry like the internet

Bobby Johnson, Guardian Technology Blog, 01.12.2008
 
Like much of the economy, America’s car industry is in turmoil. Ford and General Motors are begging for a $25bn bailout from the US government, and the clouds are hanging heavy over Detroit. Some hope that innovative new companies will rise to fill the space left by these fallen giants [...]

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California to become America’s electric vehicle hub

Talking about San Francisco’s green transport initiative: California’s progressive policies go far beyond raising taxes, as the following Inhabitat post indicates:
Recently the cities of San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland unveiled a massive concerted effort to become the electric vehicle capitol of the United States! This groundbreaking development heralds a nine-step plan that includes everything from buying [...]

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Congestion charge in San Francisco

The image above is quite amazing for two reasons: the amount of small cars parked in this street in San Francisco and the traffic congestion they seem to symbolise. On the surface it seems contradictory to choose ownership over a small car rather than using pubic transport given that the latter is equated with much higher [...]

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