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UK Tyre Specialist Welcomes Kumho's Eco-Friendly SUV
October 6, 2009 – 10:49 pm | No Comment

Online tyres retailer Blackcircles.com has recently welcomed an announcement from tyre company Kumho about a radical innovation in the “ green” cars field: an environmentally friendly sports utility vehicle. … UK’s Leading Vehicle Hire Company, Drives Change In Customer Experience · Europcar, European Car Rental Firm, Has Partnered With Fiat To Add A New Range Of Eco-Friendly Cars To Their Car Rental Fleet · DragonFire Racing Announces New Fabrication

Toyota challenged again, at least legally, on hybrid technology
October 6, 2009 – 7:06 pm | No Comment
Toyota challenged again, at least legally, on hybrid technology

Built with the patents of others? For years now Toyota’s relative success with hybrid cars has been met with little challenge from other automakers. Toyota is simply the king of hybrids. However, the hybrid king has been challenged a number of times in court over the years for violating patents …

5 percent hybrid market share: What will it take?
October 6, 2009 – 4:16 pm | No Comment
5 percent hybrid market share: What will it take?

Only with a legitimate Prius contender? From August to September, sales of hybrid cars dropped a whopping 48.4 percent according to GreenCarCongress . Of course, car and truck sales declined by more than 40 percent, so a huge chunk of this decline is relative. Moreover, in September, the Toyota Prius was still the 11th best selling vehicle in the US. Nevertheless, hybrid sales fell to just 2.7 percent of…

Green racing car to debut in Formula 3 Championship
October 6, 2009 – 2:46 pm | No Comment

The car runs on biofuel made from chocolate and animal fats and is lubricated with plant oils. It’s not just eco-friendly , it is also fast with a top speed of 216 kmph, can achieve 0-100 kmph acceleration in 2.5 seconds, …

The Unsuitablog » Blog Archive » Leave Flying To The Birds (and …
October 6, 2009 – 1:59 pm | No Comment

The use of bio-diesel has an enormous impact on the environment. A fleet that uses 1000 gallons of bio-diesel per year generates enough CO2 emission reductions equivalent to removing 1.4 cars from our roadways. NatureAir is the first company to … Please see the release below for more information on all NatureAir’s eco-friendly and educational projects and let me know if you have any questions or would like to speak with someone from NatureAir. –…

Environmentalists cheer dolphin as national aquatic animal
October 6, 2009 – 9:16 am | No Comment

Search for your eco-friendly car on Overstock.com Cars . http://tinyurl.com/lzsab9; stan_schmidt Want to Know if an Urban Environment Supports Cycling? Measure the Proportion of Women on Bikes – http://tinyurl.com/ycxzcgl …

Students celebrate sustainable technologies – News
October 6, 2009 – 5:00 am | No Comment

STAD, sponsored by The University of Memphis, will feature demonstrations, games and exhibits where students can learn how to be more eco-friendly . “Our goal is to motivate students about sustainability and environmental responsibility,” said … Among other demonstrations, students can watch as a team of U of M engineering students from the Biofuel Energy and Sustainable Technology program convert cooking

Off-Grid.Net » Eco-sensitive investments – Off-Grid – life …
October 6, 2009 – 4:52 am | No Comment

Some financial planners and green-investing professionals in the US say the near future bodes well for companies involved in green industries because of what many see as an eco-friendly White House, economic-stimulus money earmarked for alternative-energy …. “Toyota and Honda are way ahead of the curve in [building] fuel-efficient cars , but they are still jumping in and making big SUVs and trucks,” says Leslie Christian

Green racing car to debut in Formula 3 Championship | Sindh Today …
October 6, 2009 – 4:14 am | No Comment

The car runs on biofuel made from chocolate and animal fats and is lubricated with plant oils. It’s not just eco-friendly , it is also fast with a top speed of 216 kmph, can achieve 0-100 kmph acceleration in 2.5 seconds, …

What is Earth Day in your Language? and my own Question – Earth Day
October 6, 2009 – 3:25 am | No Comment

For instance, if you have a car , you should check your exhaust pipes with some fabtech lift kits so as to avoid too much emission of smoke. Also, why not change into a eco-friendly car , designed to preserve the cleanliness of the …

Mazda making huge hybrid investment
October 5, 2009 – 9:35 pm | No Comment
Mazda making huge hybrid investment

More zoom, zoom hybrids coming Mazda will invest $1.1 billion into a new line of hybrid vehicles and other fuel efficient technologies. According to MotorTrend , a new lineup of Mazda hybrids will begin hitting the market by 2015.

Energy and Global Warming News for October 5: U.S. mayors pledge …
October 5, 2009 – 7:25 pm | No Comment

With the U.S. still not a signatory to the international Kyoto climate change accord, Nickels began talking to other mayors about halting carbon emissions in the cities — where the majority of Americans live, drive cars , operate factories, … Some financial planners and green-investing professionals say the near future bodes well for companies involved in green