i, a 52-year-old male technician from oakville, ontario, canada, have created and built a working prototype hydrogen generator that mounts right in my van. it saves me about 80-90 percent on my fuel bills for this van. this van is a 2005 chevrolet express six-liter engine, and it used to love drinking gasoline. now it loves drinking hydrogen (water). it is an on-demand system. this means that no hydrogen is stored in or on the vehicle, which in my mind is the safest. it makes enough hydrogen to run the engine and its operating temperatures are lower than gasoline. the engine also supplies more horsepower. the end results are clean, drinkable water coming out of my tailpipe which is good for us all. i am doing my part to reduce the carbons that would be normally coming out of my tailpipe. now what about the rest of you? thank you for the opportunity during this amazing time in technologies.

terry jackson
oakville, ontario, canada.

on wednesday, may 25th, hertz officially launched the washington expansion of their connect by hertz program, which was launched in new york city in 2008.  washington is the 12th city that they have launched the program in.

jack hidary, the global ev leader for hertz, envisioned the program transporting people who arrive by rail at union station, as well as people heading to reagan or dulles airport.  connecting public transportation and transportation that uses alternative energy is another vital way in which smart communities will continue to flourish, and electric vehicle sharing programs such as this one will lead the way to making washington, d.c. and other smarter, more sustainable, and better for everyone in the long run.

the washington program launched with five new electric cars, including the longer-range chevy volt, which has a hybrid motor that can switch to gas when its electric charge runs out, allowing it to travel further distances.

for more information, check out their website here.
and read this excellent blog post from solve climate: new federal legislation encouraging mass adoption of electric vehicles will only help ‘to catalyze the change that is coming,’ says hertz executive