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Car2Cute
Smart cars are hitting Austin's streets
"...event. For the first six months, 200 smart fortwo cars, which are rated at 33 mpg for city driving,..."

Nov. 20, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Austin's Corn-Powered Cop-Car Conundrum
Did climate-change concerns trump common sense when the city decided to rush a nearly $3 million order for new cop cars?
"...to Ford for 188 new "flex-fuel" Crown Victoria police cars, which the city plans to fuel with ethanol?..."

Sept. 21, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...Smokin' the Dummy, where he plays like a wild electric Panhandle banshee on everything. And his flat-picking on "Flatland..."

March 17, 2006 Column

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...Black says, motorists are encouraged to believe that driving cars is free ["Page Two," Jan. 21]...."

Jan. 28, 2005 Column

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...even poor ones, have many things we don't have: electric trams that come every five minutes, bicycle paths that..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Column

Celebrate Car-Free Day
"...even poor ones, have many things we don't have: electric trams that come every five minutes, bicycle paths that..."

Sept. 14, 2004 Postmarks

Postmarks
Spare Us
"...two light rail lines would have to mix with cars; this is a problem. Should light rail be approved..."

July 16, 1999 Column

Postmarks
Get a Hog!!
"...the city landscape dull, and encourage people to drive cars rather than walk or bicycle. A huge new library..."

April 17, 1998 Column

Tied to the Tracks
"...except for the vocal minority whose ideological distaste for cars, freeways, and suburbs have led them over the years..."

April 4, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Can Austin Become Carbon Neutral by 2050?
The city stepped up its game, but it'll need your help
"...by 2021 • The city plans to add 330 electric vehicles to its fleet and make all municipal operations..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Post by Francesca D'Annunzio

Naked If I Want To
Magnum opus on one of rock & roll's Rosetta Stones: 1967's Moby Grape
"...by albums. This was before there were 8-tracks in cars or Walkmans, much less the Internet, downloading, iPods, music..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Louis Black

Profitable, but Clean
AE's Duncan pushes for new power paradigm
"...building, an increasingly electrified transportation grid (think plug-in hybrid cars), and an information-technology-rich, fluidly communicating, "smart" grid of power..."

May 25, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Naked City
"...fragile respiratory system with smog. While most people associate cars, trucks, and heavy industry with ozone pollution, the EPA..."

April 20, 2007 News Feature

Naked City
City leaders announce plan to push hybrid cars here and nationwide
"...a call for the mass production of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles capable of triple-digit fuel economy and up to..."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Dancing About Architecture
The dulcet tones of the karaoke fill the former Electric Lounge, but that's not the fate of the building.
"...Thursday for those who found themselves inside the former Electric Lounge, which has now taken on the look of,..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...the coalition of industrial giants seeking a reduction in electric rates is trying to strong-arm the city council into..."

Jan. 17, 1997 News Feature

Politics Top 10
Top Ten Political Stories
"...city's collective anxiety over the inevitable deregulation of the electric utility industry. Like junkies protecting their stash, councilmembers, city..."

Jan. 10, 1997 News Feature

Rock and a Hard Place
Balancing the Austin Music Ledger
"...quick discovery that they've really just been salesman for cars and soap, any financial discussion of the club business..."

Dec. 1, 1995 Music Feature

Having a Plan for When Shit Hits the Fan: A Journey in Prepping
What disaster preparedness experts have to say about best-laid plans for worst-case scenarios
"...under blankets, pipes bursting in our walls. When Texas’ electric grid failed in 2021, 4 million homes and businesses..."

April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Opinion: We Still Haven’t Solved Austin’s Public Transit Problems
People don't get out of their cars to use public transit because it's inefficient
"...completed because the car industry convinced city fathers that cars were the future of transportation. In Austin, we say..."

May 7, 2021 Column by Barbara Epstein

How Smart Is Your City?
Interactive panels dive into the data
"...in their branding. Austin's pitch early on included self-driving cars, electric fleets, and "connected corridors" along stretches of roads..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Beejoli Shah

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...say: caveat emptor. The unholy alliance of railcar manufacturers, electrical infrastructure builders, track makers, the Republic of Bechtel, et...."

Oct. 25, 2002 Column

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...["Postmarks," Oct. 11], but individually owned, fuel-burning vehicles (i.e. cars) will always be the primary method of choice for..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Column

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...auto efficiency standards? Why aren't they coming out with cars like Toyota's Insight, a hybrid that uses 20% of..."

March 15, 2002 Column

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...When clubs like the Electric Lounge were open, the crowds were very mellow, but..."

May 11, 2001 Column

Postmarks
Post-election political rumblings , and Music Editor Raoul Hernandez takes it on the chin from Nina Simone fans.
"...requirements for emissions, we might have 25 million non-polluting electrical cars on the roads of America and independence from..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Column

Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...Ah, Austin. So many bike lanes; so many cars parked in them. But after years of talk, a..."

Feb. 19, 1999 News Feature

Public Notice
Ceaco
"...and current magazines, tapes, CDs, and videos Postage meter, Electric typewriter Flat bed scanner and ZIP drive for Macintosh..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Column by Kate X Messer

The Common Law
New Texas laws passed in the 2023 legislative session
"...Taxing Your Tesla (or other electric vehicle). SB 505 requires owners of electric vehicles to..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Column by Luke Ellis

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Upcoming Legislative Session
Lawmakers set to tackle immigration, education, legalization, transportation, and more
"..."Smitty" Smith – now executive director of the Texas Electric Transportation Resources Alliance (TxETRA) – says falling prices and..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

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