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Who Killed the Electric Car?

This multifaceted documentary about the history of GM's electric car seeks the culprit responsible for its demise and finds plenty of blame to go around.

"...Opening with a mock funeral for General Motors’ EV1 electric car, this multifaceted documentary seeks the culprit responsible for..."

July 28, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Give Them Money Not to Make Cars

"...industry $100 billion on the condition they stop producing cars altogether and turn to something more useful. So imagine..."

Dec. 16, 2008 Postmarks

The Ray Wants to Bring Electric Car Charging Stations and Roads to Central Texas

Helping Austin travelers reach the future faster

"...freezing rain pings on its roof. The car, an electric pickup, is low on charge, but its driver is..."

April 16, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Plug-in Hybrid Cars: Coming Soon to Austin, Detroit, and Your Driveway?

Support for plug-in technology building nationally and locally

"...automaker to announce plans to build a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Unwilling to cede its green throne, Toyota has..."

Dec. 8, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Try Electric Scooters

"...is too impractical, may I recommend investing in an electric scooter? They are free from noise and air pollution..."

July 18, 2006 Postmarks

Cars Are Probably More Energy-Friendly Than Buses

"...enough, pollution per passenger mile should be less. An electric engine powering a car, train, or bus has the..."

June 17, 2004 Postmarks

Excited About Hybrid Cars

"...error and narrow self-interest. Then along comes the plug-in gas/electric hybrid automobile, the vehicle for all occasions ["Can Austin..."

Oct. 26, 2004 Postmarks

Plug In, Turn On, Drive Off

When do we get to share electric cars?

"...of civilization, our nation was on the road to electric cars. Anyone who saw the 2006 documentary Who Killed..."

Dec. 31, 2010 News Feature by Kate X Messer

End of the Line

The Short and Troubled History of Austin's Streetcar System

"...M.M. Shipe wasn't necessarily interested in streetcars; he was a developer. His Austin Rapid Transit Railway..."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Climate, Meet Mobility

Copenhagen is all about green transport – and Austin should be, too

"...small homes, get around by bicycle or in tiny cars, and have reduced their carbon footprints – and seem..."

Nov. 6, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Austin’s Steady Strides Toward Climate Sustainability

How are we doing and how effective can local policies be at mitigating a worldwide crisis?

"...community to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in four areas: Electricity and Natural Gas, Materials and Waste Management, Transportation and..."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Way, Waymo: Waymo, a driverless car company that tested cars in Austin, is under federal investigation, the Statesman reported...."

May 24, 2024 News Feature

Austin Gets Some V8

Circuit of the Americas snags ethanol-powered race

"...for the V8 Supercar Championship, with other human and electric-powered events to come...."

July 1, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Roger Duncan's Night Visions

Austin Energy's GM invites us to wrestle with the conundrum of clean energy

"...the Plug-In Partners program to help bring plug-in hybrid cars to market; he also oversaw distributed energy services (which..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...outside in the open, with no telephone lines or electricity. So it's setting up a wireless and rechargeable battery..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature

SXSW Panel Recap: Urban Air Mobility: What's Next?

Like winter, personal air transport is coming. But for who?

"...thanks, Bladerunner – but, nah, a world of flying cars never really seems to happen in any substantial, generally..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin City Council v. Climate Change

City Hall backs resilience, electric vehicles

"...the city can take to grow its support for electric vehicles. One of the resolutions also endorses the Green..."

May 17, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Action's in Place 3

Shade, Tovo, Nofziger race most watched and closely contested

"...offer alternative proposals. Specifically, he envisions an array of electric vehicle subsidies he believes will simultaneously boost the local..."

April 29, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Revolutionizing Batteries With Sodium

UT professor looks to jump from the lab to the marketplace

"...not most, of the portable electronic devices – from electric cars to cell phones – use a Li-ion battery,..."

April 21, 2017 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

Neil Fest Harvester Alison Mosshart

Kills singer taps into painting, politics, and Le Noise

"...Hall of Fame inductee. Before then, she discussed Young, cars, and the festival benefiting the Refuge Foundation of the..."

Feb. 15, 2017 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

It's Time to End Oil Dependence

"...might be for some other applications, but not for cars. We really don't need to spend any real money..."

Aug. 16, 2005 Postmarks

Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember … Yes, I Remember

"...Remember consists mostly of interviews (monologues, really) shot in cars, seaside cafes in his beloved Naples, and the garden..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Hitting the Brakes on Rolling Blackouts

Can electric cars help keep the grid going?

"...it will join the University of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas in a study to determine..."

May 6, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

City car-share program launch

"...company launched Car2Go's pilot phase: 200 tiny Smart ForTwo cars (33/41 MPG) for the city’s 13,000 employees...."

Nov. 17, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...other renewables and energy conservation" to meet the state's electricity needs. Strayhorn also came out in favor of drastically..."

July 28, 2006 News Feature

Public Notice: Priest Walks Into a Bar …

Armadillo Art Squad dean Micael Priest dead at 66

"...Drive Electric Day is a free event celebrating National Drive Electric..."

Sept. 14, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

"...a sleek, quietly humming, extremely well-lubricated machine, full of electric cars and black suits with white shirts. Everything is..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...According to AAA, those who buy new cars spend an average of nearly $10,000 a year (on..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

Getting Around Austin

Explore Downtown without a car and without getting lost

"...but you don't have to worry about surge pricing. Cars..."

June 22, 2016 Columns Post by Annamarya Scaccia

Getting Around Austin: SXSW Edition

Alternatives to driving during SXSW

"...Hill Country Motorcycle Rentals, 900 Old Koenig, 512/645-6450. Cars Car2Go..."

March 4, 2015 SXSW Post by Casey Rochester

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Aaron McDonnell, Croy & the Boys, Kathryn Legendre

The White Horse

Big Texas Metal Fest Day 1 w/ Hatebreed, Throwdown, Fugitive, Portrayal of Guilt, Ballista, Houses We Die In, Inner Self, Lie, Visions of Mortality at The Far Out Lounge & Stage

Austin Greek Festival
at Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church

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