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21 May 2007 posted in Green 6 views
AutoblogGreen for 05.21.07 If you think ethanol = green, consider the possibility of an ethanol plant in Iowa (that uses potatoes or sugar beets as a feedstock) that's powered by excess heat from a nuclear power plant. It's sup ...
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26 April 2007 posted in Green 6 views
AutoblogGreen for 04.26.07 While we're busy celebrating AutoblogGreen's one-year anniversary, we look to the future. Namely, we're looking for good bloggers. If you like Autoblog and AutoblogGreen and think you've got what it t ...
Tags: autoblog, audi a6, hydrogen fuel cell, market segment, gas source, green cars, autobloggreen, audi a6 allroad, national science bowl, speed limiters, south east michigan, transport for london, ford road, greenhouse gas, virgin atlantic, guilty pleasures, cell model, captain planet, road speed, safety campaign
17 April 2007 posted in Green 2 views
AutoblogGreen for 04.17.07 Been looking forward to the next Woodward Dream Cruise? Not everyone shares your passion, as AutoblogGreen's post yesterday on one retired teacher's quest to stop the annual classic car parade shows. ...
Tags: fuel economy, hybrid versions, porsche panamera, world congress, woodward dream cruise, filling station, mpg car, green cars, autobloggreen, earth day, greenest cars, veggie oil, car parade, passat bluemotion, congress focus, free vw, piaggio carnaby, university of new hampshire, golf estate, water shortages
16 April 2007 posted in Green 1 views
AutoblogGreen for 04.16.07 While AutoblogGreen encourages you to read many, most or all of the stories at the links provided below, if you're just here for green car news you can't find anywhere else, please check out ABG's exc ...
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6 April 2007 posted in Green 5 views
AutoblogGreen for 04.06.07 You might feel overwhelmed by all the coverage out of New York, so why not start the day with a breath of fresh air: clean car news from AutoblogGreen It's the cars you love from another angle. Well, ...
Tags: mercedes benz, bob lutz, electric cars, union of concerned scientists, green car, new york auto, new york auto show, biofuels, day travel, breath of fresh air, magazine tests, green cars, autobloggreen, tesla roadster, mercedes benz e320, benz e320, tierra del fuego, amyris, zenn, earth day
27 March 2007 posted in Green views
AutoblogGreen for 03.27.07 Just guess which alternative fuel made the top of the list in the discussion between the CEOs of the Big 3 and President Bush yesterday (hint: it wasn't biobutanol). Other good news for green drivers ...
Tags: hybrid bus, alternative fuel, google, hydrogen fuel cell, fuel cell research, kenworth, flex fuel vehicles, c max, green cars, u s army, green energy, ford c, polytechnic university, australian car, university researcher, impact penn state, nevs, tactical vehicles, biobutanol, walking on water
23 March 2007 posted in Green 2 views
AutoblogGreen for 03.23.07 What do you do with 50 Polo BlueMotion vehicles? You take them to Berlin for this weekend's ECHO music awards, so that at the very least the guys from Simply Red know that the new VW emits only 102 g/ ...
Tags: hybrid bus, hybrid powertrain, gm vice president, gas guzzlers, bus technology, green cars, darpa urban challenge, palm oil, national hydrogen association, new peugeot 308, polo bluemotion, billboard advertisement, california legislators, automobile research, california lawmakers, technical hurdles, echo music, lester brown, music stars, simply red
14 February 2007 posted in Green 2 views
AutoblogGreen for 02.14.07 Are you a lover or a fighter? It's V-Day, so you just might have to decide today. Loving and fighting have been the domain of electric vehicles since they were introduced 100 years ago, and gender has ...
Tags: fuel economy, electric car, electric cars, google, co2 emissions, electric vehicles, car world, new a3, bank of america, poll results, jeep patriot, energy consumption, green cars, autobloggreen, ethanol production, a4 models, lifetime energy, palm oil, cold storage, bioreactor
11 December 2006 posted in Green 4 views
AutoblogGreen at the Alt Car Expo in Santa Monica This weekend was the Alt Car Expo in Santa Monica, California. While the biggest news was the unveiling of the Electrum Spyder (the sliver car there on the left) there was plenty of great information ...
Tags: biodiesel, spyder, green car, lee iacocca, saturday and sunday, santa monica california, sprint car, pre show, green cars, electric roadster, autobloggreen, phoenix electric, edwin black, electrum spyder, electrum, southern california edison, dissecting frogs, roy graham, prop maker, car fanatics
30 November 2006 posted in Green 11 views
LA Auto Show: Green protesters return armed with bikinis and board shorts The same group of protestors who took the stage with Rick Wagoner yesterday have returned on the second day of the 2006 LA Auto Show. This time, instead of confronting the head honchos of the Big 6 au ...
Tags: automakers, hummer, hummer h2, digits, crowd, rick wagoner, global warming, protesters, hybrid models, car wash, la auto show, plug in hybrid, protestors, green cars, bikinis, head honchos, ruckus society, sudsy water, board shorts, fuel vehicles
16 November 2006 posted in Green 7 views
AutoblogGreen for 11.16.06 Did we cover waste-to-energy conversion yesterday? Check. Biodiesel? Check. VegOil? Check. The Acabion rocket fuel-sipper? Check. But the best part of AutoblogGreen yesterday was Part One in our cover ...
Tags: execs, fuel cell car, sierra club, hydrogen fuel cell, big rig, detroit automakers, garbage trucks, honda fcx concept, fuel cell stack, green cars, hybrid power, autobloggreen, wvo, mack volvo, daniel becker, energy conversion, rocket fuel, energy projects, political changes, free advice
30 October 2006 posted in Green 3 views
AutoblogGreen for 10.30.06 What you see there on the right is the future of steam-powered vehicles. We've come a long way from those big bulky trains, haven't we? This green rocket, called Inspiration, will, next summer, attemp ...
Tags: hydrogen fuel cell, volkswagen golf, land speed record, volkswagen golf gti, green cars, lexus ls 600h l, lexus ls 600h, 2008 lexus ls 600h l, autobloggreen, c4 picasso, golf gti edition, 2007 solar decathlon, technology turns food leftovers, volkswagen golf gti edition, ethanol subsidies, cancer research group, wayne brady, steam powered car, ford executive, vehicle fuels
10 October 2006 posted in Green 5 views
AutoblogGreen for 10.10.06 A few interesting announcement on upcoming green cars in the U.S. out yesterday. Mitsubishi says they'll bring an electric car to the market. Dodge Ram trucks are going to be delivered with biodiesel ...
Tags: fuel injection, fuel cell, biodiesel, electric car, electric cars, concept car, bio diesel, change of heart, ambulances, biofuels, bluetec, green cars, autobloggreen, dodge ram trucks, hydrogen fuel injection, phoenix motorcars, band gomez, oil conspiracy, fuel injection systems, oneonta ny
2 October 2006 posted in Green 8 views
AutoblogGreen for 10.02.06 Over the weekend, Forbes magazine published an editorial that claims (among other things) that the Prius is bad for the environment because it costs more than a standard car. What kind of logic is tha ...
Tags: toyota camry, hy wire, concept cars, fuel consumption, 2007 toyota camry, s green, wal mart, toyota camry hybrid, forbes magazine, green cars, autobloggreen, who killed the electric car, nextfest, fleet operators, wal mart distribution center, northeast biofuels, graphyte, nh business, signs agreement, congdon
29 September 2006 posted in Green 5 views
AutoblogGreen for 09.29.06 Ray Holan is back on AutoblogGreen with part two of his analysis of gasoline alternatives, and he's picked a winner. Do you agree that there's no better way to power a car than by using ... Pick of th ...
Tags: hybrids, supercar, cargo containers, fuel cell, ethanol, car battery, exxonmobil, gas guzzlers, hypocrisy, green cars, delivery vehicle, autobloggreen, holan, electric bikes, california lawmakers, mccormick, gasoline alternatives, battery industry, greenlight, sacramento california
6 September 2006 posted in Green 4 views
AutoblogGreen for 09.06.06 AutoblogGreen blogger Derrick Yoh finished up his series of posts on Ecofest, an environmentally-friendly event that took place in NYC over the weekend. Check out his overview for tidbits that didn't ...
Tags: hybrid bus, auto industry, hydrogen production, ethanol, automobile industry, labor day, green cars, autobloggreen, derrick, greenhouse gas, new volkswagen caddy, bp america, sand sculpture, monkey trial, report overview, kansas community, trial of the century, tramper, peak oil, school teacher
31 August 2006 posted in Green 6 views
JD Power releases Automotive Environmental Index J.D. Power & Associates has gone a little green on us with its newest study entitled the Automotive Environmental Index contained in this year's Alternative Powertrain Study. JD created the index ...
Tags: hybrids, powertrain, nameplate, diesels, j d power, market share, jd power, gasoline power, age group, air pollution, power amp, green cars, diesel market, autobloggreen, green house gases, environmental index, economy air, voice of the customer, customer data, aei
4 August 2006 posted in Green 6 views
AutoblogGreen for 08.04.06 Yesterday, AutoblogGreen posted our first "In The Garage" review. You've seen all sorts of cars given the once-over here on Autoblog, but we wanted to take our own look at some of the new green cars o ...
Tags: gm, autoblog, mercury mariner, mercury, biodiesel, alternative fuels, diesel engine, muscle cars, mercury mariner hybrid, all sorts, ethanol, division president, green cars, autobloggreen, gubernatorial candidate, record oil prices, gm division, mercury marnier, woz, south pole
24 July 2006 posted in Green 5 views
AutoblogGreen for 07.24.06 BioHummers? No green 'green' cars-mpg Priuses? If you want more details, the place to be is AutoblogGreen.GM's OnStar expands to help with fuel economy Julia Roberts promotes biofuels Mitsubishi annou ...
Tags: fuel economy, prius, european ford, priuses, electric car, onstar, heavy duty truck, toyota models, commercial vehicles, battery technology, biofuels, solar car challenge, economical choice, green cars, common knowledge, autobloggreen, mega city, initiative program, environment initiative, modine
12 June 2006 posted in Green 2 views
AutoblogGreen for 06.12.06 If there's a major motion picture titled "Cars" opening in theaters nationwide one weekend, it only makes sense to mention it on an automotive blog, right? George Carlin's biofuel-powered VW bus gave ...
Tags: biodiesel, electric car, s sales, auto interiors, ethanol industry, ford reflex, flex fuel vehicles, green cars, autobloggreen, incentive grants, fuel provider, media spotlight, vw bus, autorickshaw, southern india, closer to one, homeless shelters, b grade, nixes, george carlin