Article Archive for September 2009
However, I try to do my bit by buying offsets for those flights, my car and running my house using electricity from a supplier that uses only windfarms. Pilots have a unique and precious privilege in being able to fly over our planet at … As pilots, we can’t re-design our rides, but we can fly them in a more eco-friendly way. I…
Simply un-American? According to Kelly Blue Book data, used small cars and hybrid vehicles have dropped in value as gas prices have declined. On the other hand, truck values are up 23 percent, more than recovering their 18 percent value decline caused by last year’s gas spike. While the government continues to invest many billions of dollars into making the US auto industry more …
Using the wrong oil? Over the years I’ve heard many a story about how the wrong oil, the wrong tire pressure, the wrong tires themselves, or the wrong ethanol blended gasoline caused serious drops in fuel economy for some hybrid owners. What issues or products have killed your hybrid’s fuel
The city Prius? For at least a couple of years, Toyota has been contemplating using the Prius name as a brand name for more than just the current vehicle. A smaller city Prius, or a larger Prius crossover, for instance, have been ideas for other vehicles to share the Prius …
Merkel said widespread “green” car use was still some time off but that her government was making big investments into programs that would push green technology forward and make the eco-friendly cars more readily available on the market. … Some Asian car companies have heavily stepped up production of green cars and are on the cutting edge when it comes to green automotive technology. “If Asian markets take over the lead…
In another advance on the green front, Reva, the Indian car company known for the manufacturing of small, eco-friendly commuter cars is about to release two new vehicle models with an invisible reserve fuel tank that can be activated …
Cordia makes savings with green cars . Sep 18 2009. An investment in a new fleet of eco-friendly cars could save Cordia £100000 a year. The facilities management company snapped up 230 Bluemotion Volkswagen Polos, which are designed to …
biodiesel , eco friendly racing car , kirwan warwick university, motor racing, Racing Car . WorldFirst Formula 3 Racing Car Is Fueled By Choco And Wine! 9:26 pm Anna September 8, 2009. There have been many eco friendly cars designed and …
Television presenter and Camden resident Gail Porter will open Camden Council’s special Green Motor Show where residents and businesses can discover a whole range of eco-friendly vehicles. … Visitors to the Green Motor Expo will get a first hand look at the wide range of green vehicles including cars , vans and bicycles from both major
Bio-diesel is also touted as one of the less polluting variants. But recently it has come under severe criticism in South American countries because of routing of substantial amount of food crops for production of bio-diesel . … Apart from all these factors policy makers should also ensure that the public vehicles are eco-friendly by periodic …
BYD EVs coming to the US next year In 1995, BYD became another Asian company entering the advanced battery space, with a strong focus on automotive technologies. Just several years ago, however, BYD decided it was time to put its technology into its own vehicles. This year, BYD expects to sell 400,000 vehicles, including a few plug-in hybrids. Obviously, such an ouput is largely insignificant compared to…
New car launches have not finished so far as yet and ‘ green cars ‘, ‘ eco-friendly cars ‘ remain in fashion so far but there are dazzling fossil fuel cars well. Media has been having a field day with scintillating new launches coming up at …
