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18 April 2007 posted in Green 2 views
AutoblogGreen for 04.18.07 In AutoblogGreen's latest podcast, we chat with some of the minds behind the Automotive X Prize, the Connaught Type D hybrid and the Naro commuter car concept. You'll remember those, won't you? And in ...
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11 April 2007 posted in Green 2 views
AutoblogGreen for 04.11.07 While in Anaheim last week covering the AFVI show, AutoblogGreen got a chance to take the 2006 Smart Fortwo Brabus diesel conversion out for a spin. There's no implication a diesel Smart will be on th ...
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21 March 2007 posted in China 4 views
AutoblogGreen for 03.21.07 Press release factory Zap! has issued new sketches of the Lotus based ZAP-X showing a slightly revised nose, but there were no other new details about the vehicle. Riley Enterprises has unveiled a die ...
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8 March 2007 posted in Green 2 views
AutoblogGreen for 03.08.07 We saw the concepts, the fuel-saving technologies, and we heard the announcements. AutoblogGreen isn't totally done with the Geneva Motor Show, but our focus is returning to the green car world at lar ...
Tags: fuel cell vehicle, green car, subaru diesel, geneva motor show, hydrogen fuel cell, boxer engine, fuel consumption, michigan state police, lotus engineering, martin winterkorn, power train, hybrid power, autobloggreen, rocket engine, car geneva, dangerous emissions, usda study, us senate, component designs, new rocket
22 February 2007 posted in Green 4 views
AutoblogGreen for 02.22.07 A teen in the UK uses ten thousand of (his dad's) pounds to build a biodiesel system out in the barn. Volvo spends $1.1 billion to buy Nissan Diesel. BP thinks $500 million is the right amount to spen ...
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12 February 2007 posted in Green 2 views
AutoblogGreen for 02.12.07 Do you want a rocketship or do you want the truth? The truth is, that little vehicle in the middle of the picture collage there is the BugE. Seen from the top, it looks like a rocket. But it's really ...
Tags: diesel electric, fuel cell vehicle, co2 emissions, diesel engine, chicago auto show, geneva motor show, honda civic hybrid, boxer engine, medium duty trucks, rally team, autobloggreen, efficient c, polo bluemotion, American LeMans Series, robert zubrin, electric powered bicycle, larry hagman, hydrogen age, freedom fuels, buge
4 January 2007 posted in Green 5 views
AutoblogGreen for 01.04.07 How much will you pay (in 2018) for a hydrogen fuel cell car? Honda prez Takeo Fukui thinks you'll be willing to fork over about $84,000 for one. Does that sound about right? In other green car news, ...
Tags: detroit auto show, car news, bob lutz, fuel cell car, fuel cell vehicle, green car, takeo fukui, cadillac bls, hydrogen fuel cell, hydrogen research, fuel epa, hydrogen fuel cell car, jet fuel, oil tax, laurie david, toxic release inventory, hydrogen sensors, micro algae, russian partnership, 2006 year in review
3 January 2007 posted in Green 3 views
AutoblogGreen for 01.03.07 The Lincoln MKR concept car not only eats E85 (where available), but its interior features soy-based seat foam and leather and wood that's a lot kinder to the environment than it could be, had Ford do ...
Tags: fuel cell vehicle, interior features, san fran, ethanol, drive train, crazy two, lincoln mkr concept, polo bluemotion, corbin sparrow, seat foam, lincoln mkr concept car, sparrow electric car, kansas lottery, battery companies, auto mechanic, maryland woman, speed work, kichen, diesel truck, great potential
30 December 2006 posted in Green 2 views
Honda will have a fuel-cell car for sale by 2018 In a recent interview, Honda President Takeo Fukui said that he fully expects to offer a fuel-cell Honda by 2018. Nissan has already gone on record as saying they plan to have a fuel-cell vehicle on t ...
Tags: storage, honda, obstacles, nissan, detroit news, real world, hydrogen, fuel cell vehicles, 10 million, fuel cell car, fuel cell vehicle, takeo fukui, yen, figure source, kyodo news agency
14 December 2006 posted in Green 6 views
AutoblogGreen for 12.14.06 Check out this video for the new and all-electric Electrum Spyder. It's not the Tesla Roadster, but it's got similar numbers (and cost). You can read the details over at AutoblogGreen. And we would be ...
Tags: anaheim, hydrogen, f1 team, spyder, fuel cell vehicle, habit, smart roadster, ac ace, expo, traffic congestion, solar panels, autobloggreen, diesel particulate filters, tesla roadster, porsche diesel, electrum spyder, national alternative fuels, andy frank, electrum, dr andy
30 November 2006 posted in Green 8 views
LA Auto Show: Two-peat! GM wins LA Design Challenge again For the second year in a row, the General Motors West Coast Advanced Design Studio has won the LA Auto Show Design Challenge. Last year the General landed on top with the futuristic party van called t ...
Tags: body panels, los angeles auto show, general motors, fuel cell vehicle, gm photo, design challenge, hydrogen fuel cell, carbon dioxide, renderings, la auto show, dimensional images, environmental sustainability, body shell, gmc pad, 3d model, blue sky, maximum lifespan, model designers, contest guidelines, peat
27 November 2006 posted in Green 4 views
Ford to debut fuel cell Explorer, redesigned Escape hybrid in L.A. UPDATE: New photos and press release available after the jump.It seems as though the Los Angeles Auto Show will serve as the venue for both GM and Ford to bring their eco-friendly offerings to the pub ...
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17 November 2006 posted in Green 3 views
AutoblogGreen for 11.17.06 The Honda FCX continues its turn under the AutoblogGreen microscope in two posts yesterday, one on the style and the powertrain, the other on construction and the interior. Consumers can't drive a fue ...
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31 October 2006 posted in Aftermarket 159 views
Jay Leno's bio-diesel turbine supercar isn't a joke UPDATE: Live shots from SEMA show floor added after jumpJay Leno may have made fun of corn farmers and the Toyota Prius, but he unveiled a stunning mid-engine supercar that is environmentally friendly ...
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25 September 2006 posted in Green 6 views
Powered by (diesel) Honda In conjunction with Honda's efforts towards bringing a hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle to the States in 2008, plans are well underway to do the same thing for diesels that the automaker did for cleaner gas ...
Tags: volkswagen, automaker, emissions, diesels, daimlerchrysler, hurdle, gasoline engines, catalytic converter, fuel cell vehicle, emission standards, s market, diesel fuel, new legislation, hydrogen fuel cell, nitrogen oxide, urea, ammonia, additives, diesel powered vehicles, diagnostic system
25 September 2006 posted in Concept Cars 4 views
Honda's new fuel cell car due in 2008 Honda recently demostrated its FCX Concept fuel cell vehicle to journalists at its reseach facility north of Tokyo, in which the FCX quietly moved at around 100 MPH on their test track. The futuristic ...
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22 September 2006 posted in Green 5 views
Army takes delivery of Equinox FCV as Project Driveway kicks off The US Army took delivery of the first Chevy Equinox fuel-cell vehicle yesterday during a Washington, D.C. ceremony that marked the kickoff of GM's new Project Driveway initiative. Maj. Gen. Roger A. ...
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20 September 2006 posted in Trends 5 views
Lutz speaks out on GM's fuel cell plans Now that the hype has died down after General Motors' debut of the Sequel crossover fuel cell vehicle (check out AutoblogGreen's ride-and-drive with the vehicle), Bob Lutz is using GM's FastLane blog ...
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18 September 2006 posted in Green 9 views
General Motors yesterday unveiled plans for "Project Driveway", a field market research project that will place 100 hydrogen-powered fuel-cell vehicles with customers across the United States. A diver ...
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12 September 2006 posted in Green 8 views
AutoblogGreen for 09.12.06 Let's see: GM announces Sequel Chevy branding? Check. New ethanol plants springing up across the counrty? Check. CSNY's "Walk Lighter on the Planet" tour info? Check. Thirteen more AutoblogGreen goodi ...
Tags: chevy, hybrids, sema, hydrogen, fossil fuels, fuel cell vehicle, miles per gallon, gm sequel, cars bmw, opec, munich germany, autobloggreen, uk drivers, ethanol plants in michigan, new ethanol plants, american lung association, planet tour, energy official, plant energy, oil output