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	Life in the Fast Lane Archives Broadcast live, Tuesday and Thursday at 7:33am & 5:33pm News on alternative fuels, fuel efficiency and oil dependency with Kelly O'Brien. See Recent Episodes Here (The new blog format)
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Sept. 29, 2011	What Could USPS Save?
Sept. 27, 2011	EVs and the Pocketbook
Sept. 24, 2011	Profile of the Joule EV
Sept. 20, 2011	Innovating the Flow Battery
Sept. 13, 2011	Solar Roadway Update
Sept. 8, 2011	General Electric's green cars.
August 31, 2011	Volt Status Update
August 29, 2011	The Halo Auto Charger
August 25, 2011	The Grid - Struggles w/ Upgrade and Expansion
August 22, 2011	EV Profiler
August 18, 2011	BMW Mega City Electric Car
August 15, 2011	New Challenges in Racing Series at Laguna Seca
August 11, 2011	A Few Miles Per Gallon Goes a Long Way
August 9, 2011	Solar Roadways
August 4, 2011	The Sound of Silence: Hybrid Cars
July 21, 2011	The Chevy Volt
July 19, 2011	Drive 55
July 12, 2011	Fuel Standards in the US
July 5, 2011	Energy Outlook in Cuba
June 28, 2011	Classic Cars in Havana, Cuba
June 16, 2011	Bmw Mini E Story
June 9, 2011	Dances with MPG's
June 7, 2011	Sustainability Lessons from the Virgin Islands
June 1, 2011	New Nissan Leaf gets Taxi Orders
May 24, 2011	GasHole - the Movie
May 17, 2011	About Charging All-Electric Vehicles
May 12, 2011	What's the Bottom Line For Electric Vehicles?
May 5, 2011	Automatic Driving
April 28, 2011	Toyota Motors - Lacking in New Offerings
April 25, 2011	Chevy Volt Hype and Reality
April 21, 2011	Feebates for Gas Prices
April 19, 2011	Napa's Alternative School Bus Fleet
April 14, 2011	GE Plans to Order 25,000 Electric Car Fleet
April 12, 2011	Smart Micro Grid Networks
April 7, 2011	GM's Urban Luxury Concept
April 5, 2011	A Taxi Fuel Cell Plan for London
March 29, 2011	Extending the Life of Lithium-Ion Batteries
March 26, 2011	Honda Versus Toyota Hybrid Technology
March 22, 2011	PHEV - Delightful or Disappointing?
March 15, 2011	Ryno Motors - A New Microcycle
March 8, 2011	A Public Radio Pit Stop
March 3 , 2011	KUSP as a Plug-In Hybrid
March 1 , 2011	Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) - Right For You?
February 24, 2011	The Only Owner of Three Tesla Cars, North of the Arctic Circle
February 17, 2011	Fleet Fuel Economy Goals
February 15, 2011	Is the MPG Concept the Best Way to Compare Mileage?
February 10, 2011	Electric Vehicle Performance in Cold Weather
February 8, 2011	Green Car Project in Norway
February 3, 2011	Chinese Auto Maker's Plug-In Hybrid
January 27, 2011	Range Extended Electric Vehicles
January 25, 2011	Range Anxiety
January 17, 2011	Comparing Fuel Economies Between Jet and Turbo Prop Engines
January 11, 2011	Cost Benefits from Restructuring of U.S. Auto Companies
January 5, 2011	Mild Hybrid Technology
December 30	Looking Ahead Towards New 2011 Fuel Efficient Vehicles
December 23	Optimal Energy's New Electric "Joule" Vehicle
December 21	Fiat Plans to Re-enter the U.S. Market
December 17	Hydrogen Drivetrains in a New Mercedes Model
December 15	Honda's New CRZ Hyvbrid is Looking for Love
December 8	Jaquar's Electric Super Car
December 3	Thanksgiving Time Note
December 1	Cadillac's Urban Luxury Concept
November 23	Hot Wheels and Efficiency
November 18	Smart Grid Electricity Buy Back?
November 16	Revisiting the Developers of GenShocks
November 11	Tracking You and Your Electric Car
November 9	GM's Vision of Sustainable Urban Mobility
November 5	Creative Destruction - Part 2
November 4	Getting Liquid Fuel From Plastic Waste?
October 27	Pimp My Lake
October 25	Energy on the Half Shell
October 21	Re-Inventing the Automobile - Revisited
October 19	Pancake Engines are Hot
October 14	Radical Redesign for City Cars
October 12	De-Constructing of Beach Boy Lyrics
October 8	Reinventing the Automobile
October 4	KUSP's Service Check
September 28	National Fee Bait Idea
September 23	Building Solar Roads
September 21	The Fly Wheel Effect
September 17	Carbon Fiber for Cars
September 15	Smaller and Lighter
September 10	Safer is a Matter of Design
September 7	Steam Engine - Computer Prototype
September 2	Taxi Battery Swapping Trial in Tokyo
August 31	Plea for More Electrified Transportation
August 30	Using a Gallons per Mile Equation
August 23	Higher Gas Prices = A More Fuel Efficient Mindset?
August 19	Morgan Motor Company - Greener, High End Cars
August 17	New RAV 4 EV for 2012
August 12	More Meaningful Fuel Economy Standards
August 9	Conspiracy Theory Tie-In
August 5	More on Issues About Charging Stations
August 3	How About More Electric Charing Stations?
July 28	Silicon Nano Wires
July 26	The Plug-In 2010 Exhibition
July 19	London Taxi New Project
July 15	Pancake Engine Design
July 9	Turbo Turbo
July 7	Fiat Re-Launching Auto Sales in the U.S.
July 5	Is Tesla Motors Investment Worthy?
June 30	When Do We Get the Oil-Free Option?
June 22	Range Extended Electric Vehicles
June 17	'Real Folks' Automobile Reports
June 10	Quiet, Creeping and Electric!
June 7	Making a Smart Grid - Part 2
June 1	Fee Bait and Taxes
May 30	Torque: Techno Smackdown
May 28	Existing Resources and Greater Fuel Efficiency
May 25	Internal Combustion Still Being Explored
May 22	Changing Driving Habits for Better Gas Mileage
May 19	Oregon Leads EV Charge
May 15	Time For a Little Fiesta
May 13	Day of Rekoning
May 9	New Electric BMW Tagets Urbanites
May 6	Re-inventing the Wheel by Michelin
May 3	Lightweighting and Engine Downsizing - the Next Round
April 29	Carbon Fiber Frames
April 22	Nissan's New All-Electric LEA
April 20	Update on GM's still yet to be released hybrid VOLT car.
April 13	Fuel Cells in 2010 and Beyond
April 6	New CAFE Standards
March. 31	GenShocks
March. 30	National Highway System
March. 25	Silicon Nano Wires
March. 23	Listen to the MUSIC of Internal Combustion
March. 16	Not Sitting Idly By - Engines That Turn Off in Traffic
March. 11	Large Scale Solar Electric Generators (SEGS)
March. 9	KUSP's 'Check Engine Light'
March. 2	Wal-Mart Sees Sustainibility as a Profit Center
Feb. 26	The Mini E
Feb. 23	Black Cabs Go Green in London
Feb. 18	Gearing Up for the Future
Feb. 11	New Flex Fuel Engines
Feb. 4	Ships Are Some of the Worst Polluters
Feb. 2	Magic Bus? The Plug-In Hybrid
Jan. 28	Final Days of the 'Earth Race' bio-diesel water craft.
Jan. 21	Splitting the 4-Stroke Cycle
Jan. 18	The New Scuderi Engine
Jan. 11	When Will We See Hybrid Delivery Trucks?
Jan. 6	Mining Under Lakes for Methane Gas?
Jan. 4, 2010	Power to Weight Ratio and New Carbon Fiber Composites
Dec. 31	Greater Efficiency to Look Forward to in 2010
Dec. 29	Testing a Smart Grid in Denmark
Dec. 21	VW 1-Liter Prototype Boasts Over 280 mpg
Dec. 15	Do Electric Vehicles Meet Our Needs?
Dec. 10	Shopping for Vehicles with Real World Reports
Dec. 3	Money in Climate Change...
Nov. 26	Up Light - VW Hybrid Concept Car
Nov. 24	Turbo Power Transplanted
Nov. 18	Getting Us Off Gas Will Be Slow
Nov. 11	Heat2Power
Nov. 4	Cyclone Steam Engines
Oct. 28	Decline in Carbon Emissions?
Oct. 20	Accessorizing with Power
Oct. 11	Laguna Seca Racing
Oct. 6	Battle Lines Drawn by Car Manufacturers
Oct. 5	CAFE mpg vs. CO2
Sept. 23	Save Money, and Carbon Now
Sept.15	Energy on the Half-Shell
Sept. 9	Fuel Cell "Deal"
August 26	Rationale of Mileage Claims
August 12	GM's Chief dons sis Hip Waders
August 5	Your Mileage MAy Vary
July 26	Cash for Clunkers
July 20	The Follies of Gears
July 15	High Rolling Tires
July 9	Got a Boehner for ACES?
June 30	At which price point of gas do people feel squeezed?
June 17	Renault Nissan Walks it's Talk
June 10	Mitsubishi iMiev and the Subaru Stella
June 3	Ships: the True Cost of Imported Goods
May 27	What's the True Cost of Bottled Water
May 20	ETV Microturbine
May 14	EV Battery Swapping
May 7	Heat2Power
April 29	Zero Motorcycles
April 15	Monterey -> Big Sur PHEV Report
April 13	NYPD Green
March 19	Natural Carbon Sequestration
March 1	New Honda Insight
February 11	Raser Technologies PHEV for SUVs and Trucks
February 4	Car brands struggle
January 28	Are PHEVs the Secomd Coming...?
January 21	More on the Prius PHEV Conversion
January 14	Hymotions Prius PHEV Real World Report
January 7	The Smart Grid, Continued...
December 31	New Years Outlook
December 26	Ford Fusion Hybrid
December 19	EV Wave in Europa.
December 12	Dance Our Way to Sustainability
December 3	Michelin Active Wheel
November 25	UPS Hydraulic Hybrids - Part 2
November 17	Car-Motorcycle Concept
November 12	Future Car Design
October 22	Monitoring Energy Use
October 15	So, what’s a Podcar?
October 8	Negawatts and Demand-Response.
October 1	Electrically-driven Supercharger
September 22	The Prius vs. Hummer Issue - Fuggeddaboudit
September 17	Voltageville
September 10	Cap and Trade
September 3	Frequent Flier Algae
August 27	Wind Power
August 25	Ultra-light Econolmy Car
August 19	Fighting Fuel Scams
August 13	John McCain
August 5	More Gas Grievances
July 31	The Evolving Hybrid Truck Market
July 29	Plastic Waste
July 24	Connecting the Dots
July 22	Gas Up, Die Down
July 15	Biofuel Advantages
July 10	Gas Price Predictions
July 8	National Speed Limit
July 3	VW's "One-Liter"
July 1	California Solar Power
June 26	Fuel Cells - How they Work
June 18	Where’s Oil Headed?
June 11	Sherry Boschert
June 3	Paulsen Hybrid
May 20	Safety First
May 13	Project Better Place
May 8	Battery Packs
May 6	Top Gear
May 1	Effects of Gasoline Prices
April 24	Pifco
April 22	MPG Cheat Sheet
April 17	Loremo
April 15	European Diesel
April 8	Incentive Programs
April 3	Automobile Safety Myths
April 1	Mitsubishi's MIEV
Mar. 25	New Electric Vehicles
Mar. 18	Uncharted Territory
Mar. 13	Mexican Speed Bumps
Mar. 11	Bob Nash
Mar. 6	Are Electric Cars Practical?
Feb. 26	Pressure on Refining Capacity
Feb. 21	Sweden
Feb. 19	Rising Diesel Prices
Feb. 14	Safeway Adopts Biodiesel
Feb. 12	New York City
Feb. 7	The Spark-EV
Feb. 5	Central Coast Ocean Power
Jan. 31	Developing Countries
Jan. 29	Ethanol
Jan. 24	California Solar Power
Jan. 22	Car Terminology
Jan. 17	Biofuel Advantages
Jan. 15	North American International Auto Show
Jan. 10	Effects of the New Energy Bill
Jan. 8	Tire Replacement
Jan. 3	Stanford's Lithium Breakthrough
Jan. 1	The Year in Review
Dec. 18	New Energy Bill
Dec. 13	Hydraulic Braking
Dec. 11	Fuel Injection Systems
Dec. 6	Hybrid Batteries
Dec. 4	Aptera
Nov. 29	Good News from D.C.
Nov. 27	The Slow Lane
Nov. 22	Honda's HES4
Nov. 20	Electric Vehicle Concerns
Nov. 15	GM's Dual-Mode Hybrid System
Nov. 8	Water Shortages
Nov. 6	Checking Your Tires
Nov. 1	Recent Energy Bills
Oct. 30	Hidden Electricity Expenses
Oct. 25	Prius Upgrades
Oct. 23	LEDs
Oct. 18	Tire Pressure
Oct. 16	E Squared
Oct. 11	PG&E Goes Solar
Oct. 9	San Jose's Green Vision
Oct. 4	TrueDelta.com
Oct. 2	Reading the EPA Report
Sept. 27	GM vs. CAFE Standards
Sept. 25	The Frankfurt Auto Show
Sept. 18	Making Money on Climate Change
Sept. 13	Serious vs. Parallel Hybrid Systems
Sept. 11	GM's Chevrolet Volt
Sept. 6	Congressional Inaction
Sept. 4	Hybrid Truck Technology
Aug. 30	EPA Regulation Revisions
Aug. 28	Safeway Adopts Biodiesel
Aug. 23	Car Ownership in India
Aug. 21	Lake Superior Climate Changes
Aug. 16	Light Pollution
Aug. 14	Alternative Fuels for Jet Aircraft
Aug. 7	Emerging Diesel Technology
Aug. 2	Territorial Disputes
Jul. 26	Anti-Idling Regulations
Jul. 24	Superconductivity
Jul. 19	Making Lifestyle Adjustments
Jul. 17	Gasoline Prices Around the World
Jul. 12	The Increasing Global Oil Demand
Jul. 10	Spotlight on Beijing
Jul. 5	More on Combat Fuel Efficiency
Jul. 3	Military Fuel Efficiency
Jun. 27	No Compromise Safety
Jun. 20	Hot Rocks!
Jun. 13	Two Stroke Engine Pollution
Jun. 6	Bunaken Island Part 2
May. 30	Bunaken Island, Indonesia
May. 23	Lake Kivu Methane
May. 16	Roundabouts
May. 9	Turbochargers Part 2
Apr. 25	Turbochargers
Apr. 18	RadMax Rotary Engine
Apr. 12	Four Strokes of the Auto Cycle
Apr. 10	HCCI Engines: Homogeneous Charged Combustion Engine
Apr. 5	Displacement on Demand
Apr. 3	Accelerating and Decelerating: Engine Efficiency
Mar. 29	New fuel-injection systems help to combat nasty emissions
Mar. 27	Innovative braking system conserves energy in hybrid vehicles
Mar. 22	Eagle County Prius': Eagle County Colorado sells off SUVs and buys Pruis'
Mar. 20	Green Beer: San Diego Microbrewery turns cooking oil into biodiesel
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