This would be a big breakthrough for the car maker since environmentalists have been putting a lot of pressure on car makers to come up with more eco friendly cars . The chief executive of Volkswagen, Martin Winterkorn, said that one of …

Would a hybrid version have sold? It’s probably a smart move that the new 2011 F-Series ‘Super Duty’ pickup was only made in gasoline and diesel versions. A hybrid version would have assuredly achieved minimal sales volume. GM has already gone down this hybrid truck path, and without much success…

First to hybrid SUVs Out of 500 companies, Newsweek has picked Ford Motor Company as the 108th most green company in America. A representative from Ford told me that Ford was picked as the sole US automaker in this green list “for its improvements of fuel efficiency to its vehicles and by also having successful programs in place for recycling, water conservation, and GHG emissions reduction.”

7 Responses to “Can A Gasoline Burning Engine Be Converted To Use Biodiesel Or Another Eco Friendly Fuel?” Kenworth says: September 24, 2009 at 8:33 pm. It’d be advisable to just buy a diesel car if you want to convert to a better fuel. …

A Prius about to be converted into a plug-in Since the launch of the first Toyota Prius , NiMH battery costs have dropped from about $10,000 per battery pack to less than $3,000. Size and weight have seen similar reductions. So, won’t lithium battery technology follow the same scalable trajectory? Not according to Toyota. After a few years of quietly testing lithium-ion technology in a…

green car Green is the new black in Hollywood. In an effort to preserve the environment, many celebrities are trading in the gas guzzling SUVs and sports cars for eco-friendly vehicles that emit less harmful chemicals and are much more fuel … a leader of the celebrity green movement, purchased his Toyota Prius in 2001, other celebrities

Sounds a little far fetched aye? But I believe we are almost there. Maybe one day we don’t need any fossil fuels or batteries for our cars or laptop? Can our lives be green-alized? Can we. Filed Under: Eco Friendly Cars Tagged: …

September 23, 2009 by Eco Friendly Cars . Hybrid Pickups – Overview By: Johan Young Nowadays people have a huge concern about the environment. Among the efforts made in the preservation of the natural world interest in particular has …

Let Jungle Motors convert your hybrid So, you got a good deal on a used 2004 Toyota Prius and you want to convert it into a plug-in hybrid. Well, if you have an extra $6,000 in your pocket, Jungle Motors will convert your Prius (2004 – 2009) into a plug-in hybrid …

6 Responses to “Looking To Buy A Car …which Cars Consume The Least And Are The Most Eco-friendly ?” pvredito says: September 23, 2009 at 6:22 pm. If you want more traditional technology, get a VW diesel, with fuel mileage around 45 mpg. … Buying and old diesel car if you can find a good one for cheap and invest 500$ to switch it to bio-diesel (recycled oils). There…

The world’s most important vehicle? Most Americans are interested in hybrid cars according to multiple polls. Half of Americans are even interested in plug-in vehicles. Unfortunately, more than 90 percent of those interested in such vehicles are only willing to pay 10 percent more, or less, for such vehicles. In fact, a significant percent of those interested in such vehicles don’t want to pay any extra costs for such hybrids compared to …

For instance, the government should consider cutting Insurance Premium Tax for green cars as an added incentive. At present, motorists can expect to pay £50 more to insure a ‘green’ car-the argument then is that penalising them being green is much less of an incentive.Cheaper quotes for more eco-friendly cars is definitely the way forward, but for those who might be put of by the current quotations, the …