Pollution and car emissions are two very intertwined problems that many people are constantly upset about. Obviously in the past few years or decades cars have become much more environmentally friendly thanks to cleaner fuels and newer technology, but for many people this still isn’t enough. Fortunately today a group of state Governors formed a coalition to push for increased sales of non-polluting electric cars.

While it is not exactly possible to make all cars on the road completely pollution free, this coalition has the right idea. It is great news that there is finally an important government run group fighting for more electric or alternative fuel cars to hit the road in order to reduce emissions. Automotive emissions are always a big problem and these new electric cars are likely to be a big part of the future, hopefully government groups like this will be a step in the right direction.

At this point the coalition is simply trying to get the word out but they’re also fighting to lower the price of electric cars to make them more affordable. As a whole this is fantastic news because it will eventually make these cars cheaper and more affordable for everyone.

Auto Sales Continue to Climb, Economy Recovering

For months analysts and economists have been searching for signs of the economy improving and it seems they have once again found a glimmer of good news that spreads all across the United States. Despite consistently low sales and significant economic turmoil car makers from all across the United States report an increase in sales for the past few months; not just an increase but a significant one at that.

For millions of Americans this is good news because it means that the economic situation is truly improving. Cars and the automotive industry have always been a relatively good indicator of how the economy is doing and the fact that car sales climbed over 10% in the past few months means that the economy should in fact be showing plenty of promising signs of improvement. Not only that, it also means that the millions of Americans employed in the auto industry have secure jobs and guaranteed income for quite some time as the auto manufacturers continue to keep production high.

This and other recent economic indicators are once again making analysts quite optimistic about the current economic situation. Assuming things continue in the way they current are the auto industry and many other major industries are expected to see some significant improvement in sales for the next few months which should eventually turn into consistent sales numbers at the new, higher amounts.

LG and GM Partner to Create Efficient Electric Cars-- Source:Wall Street Journal

General Motors and LG are both very well respected companies in their own right but today the two announced that they will be working together on an upcoming project. The project is, of course, a vehicle that will be designed by GM but LG will have significant input in terms of power and battery technology. Thanks to new technology from LG, GM is hoping to create some highly efficient cars.

At this time the project is still in early development but LG and GM say that this ongoing partnership could help bring incredibly efficient electric vehicles. Of course LG is not new to the automotive game as they already supply GM with power plants for numerous electric or hybrid vehicles that are currently available.

The fact that two major companies like this are finally willing to work together on a major efficiency project such as this is very good news according to environmental analysts. Without help from major corporations it would be nearly impossible to ever have truly efficient vehicles; the hope is that GM and LG together will be the match made in heaven needed to create the newest wave of efficient cars. At this time GM and LG have not announced a possible reveal date for upcoming cars but given the rate at which the electric car market is expanding it seems likely that GM and LG will both be working quickly to get something ready for the market as soon as they can.