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9 May 2007 posted in Government/Legal 5 views
Senate panel approves plan for 35mpg by 2020 A Senate panel has approved a plan to increase CAFE standards to 35 mpg by 2020, with a 4% increase every year until 2030. That's almost 40% higher than today's standard for cars, which is 27.5 mpg . ...
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12 December 2006 posted in Green 3 views
Turn off your AC: Nation's power grid can handle 180 million EVs Although there is a lot of debate about what type of green technology will be the best for our environment and our economy into the future, plug-in hybrids appear to be growing in popularity. One of t ...
Tags: powerplants, million vehicles, wall street journal, aiada, environmentalists, hybrid vehicles, green technology, carbon dioxide emissions, u s department, plug in hybrids, greenhouse gases, power grid, alternative energy, plug ins, s pacific, zero emission, pacific northwest, co2 levels, pacific northwest national laboratory, northwest national laboratory
27 September 2006 posted in Green 4 views
Green Flag: IndyCars run on 100% Ethanol at Daytona Yesterday marked a historical milestone for open-wheel racing and for the movement towards alternative energy motorsports as former IndyCar champions Tonny Kanaan and Sam Hornish Jr. ran tests on 100% ...
Tags: liter, daytona, v8s, green flag, mixture, venue, sam hornish jr, milestone, champs, methanol, lap times, ethanol fuel, alternative energy, scott dixon, auto channel, fuel source, indy cars, renewable fuel, Kanaan, Vitor Meira
10 August 2006 posted in Green 6 views
AutoblogGreen for 08.10.06 How's this for inspiring? An AutoblogGreen reader wrote in to share with us her plans to drive around the world using a biofuel- or other alternative energy-powered car. Her plan is to follow the 1965 ...
Tags: ford, money, gears, land cruiser, ethanol, globe, detroit area, alternative energy, brussels, oil profits, farmers, hydrogen engine center, autobloggreen, green fuels, cash advantage, power customers, evette, traditionals
25 July 2006 posted in Green 2 views
AutoblogGreen for 07.25.06 Bill Ford admitted to the AP that customers fleeing from gas guzzling SUVs caught the company off-guard. Now the company is going to take 60 days to rethink things. While they're doing that, you can r ...
Tags: suvs, usa today, camry, biodiesel, bill ford, toyota camry, suv sales, new marketing, fuel efficiency, jeep compass, marketing campaign, bp, toyota camry hybrid, alternative energy, school bus, autobloggreen, hybrid efforts, renewable energy policy, vermont voters, european organizations
31 May 2006 posted in Green 6 views
Saab beefs up BioPower engine for 2007 The Swedes are on the forefront of alternative energy research and Saab has done its part by announcing a new advanced BioPower engine that delivers 14-percent more horsepower and 11-percent more torq ...
Tags: gasoline, torque, mileage, horsepower, press release, bhp, liters, ft lbs, saab, fuel mileage, forefront, omission, swedes, ethanol, e85, alternative energy, fossil fuel, good measure, energy research, flexfuel engine
25 May 2006 posted in Green 6 views
AutoblogGreen for 05.25.06 Driving from Alaska to South America in 15 days using biodiesel. A car that gets almost 7000 mpg. Two-minute biodiesel. All this and more at AutoblogGreen yesterdayPanamericana 2006 update: World reco ...
Tags: south america, profits, city car, shell, ethanol, south korea, eco marathon, emission rules, e85, alternative energy, autobloggreen, alaska, biodiesel reactors, energy fund, strategic energy, star products
17 April 2006 posted in Contests 8 views
Two contests drive youths towards alternative energy future Powertrain engineering rolls on in Detroit, Michigan, despite troubles for the automotive 'home teams.' Students at Southeastern High School and the Crockett Technical High School, for example, believ ...
Tags: liter, horsepower, powertrain, emissions, detroit free press, general motors, alternative fuel, challenger, cylinder engines, piston, department of energy, alternative energy, detroit michigan, powertrain engineering, san diego state university, southeastern high school, strict requirements, energy future, diego state university, fox 6 news
9 April 2006 posted in Green 8 views
Detroit fuzz first with hydrogen fuel cell cop car Well, it’s not actually the Detroit police. Those brave souls would do well to soldier on with their heavily armored Crown Vics. It’s actually the campus police of Wayne State University i ...
Tags: horsepower, top speed, daimlerchrysler, soldier, crown vics, police vehicle, hydrogen fuel cell, alternative energy, cop car, fuzz, masters degree, paddy wagon, wayne state university, truant students, wsu students, detroit police, first source, brave souls, campus police, degree program
20 February 2006 posted in Hybrids/Alternative 7 views
Bush hits the road to push energy plan In what the president probably hopes is not a repeat of last year's Social Security reform initiative, Dubya and his cabinet will be making stops at several companies involved in alternative energy re ...
Tags: batteries, pioneer, ev1, energy agenda, johnson controls, midwest, battery technology, alternative energy, state of the union address, state of the union, energy dependence, switch grass, united solar ovonic, social security reform, reform initiative, energy plan, energy research, dubya, itinerary, social security
30 January 2006 posted in Trends 6 views
President Bush to focus on alternative energy in State of the Union address Tuesday's annual State of the Union address by the President will feature a package of energy proposals aimed at containing energy costs and reducing the country's dependency on foreign oil.While it m ...
Tags: consumers, hydrogen, gasoline prices, home heating, respondents, president bush, car buying, ethanol, renewable fuels, energy bill, energy costs, alternative energy, health care, state of the union address, state of the union, pew research center, energy proposals, american survey, buying habits
2 December 2005 posted in Hybrids/Alternative 3 views
Federal agencies get sued over not buying alternative energy vehicles The Departments of Labor, Commerce, Transportation and Veterans Affairs settled a lawsuit in San Francisco on Wednesday, where they were possibly on the losing end of a court battle regarding the purc ...
Tags: natural gas, electricity, diesel, alternative fuels, vehicle purchases, ethanol, propane, alternative energy, energy policy act, center for biological diversity, federal government agencies, tuscon arizona, dependence on foreign oil, energy vehicles, president george h w bush, bluewater network, departments of labor, george h w bush, veterans affairs, cia
27 September 2005 posted in Trends 5 views
Ford to position US brands as technology innovators In addition to announcing beaucoup hybrids for the rest of the decade, Bill Ford also declared how he hopes to position the Ford brands in the U.S. as scientific leaders. Ford will launch a corporate ...
Tags: gm, ford, hybrids, decade, honda, mercury, consumers, lincoln, fuel cell, fuel cells, hydrogen, bill ford, lincoln mercury, brand identity, fluff, marketplace innovation, technology innovators, alternative energy, hallmark, initiatives