The tire for hybrids The GoodYear Assurance Fuel Max tire will become the standard tire of the 2010 Toyota Prius . Additionally, reports indicate the Assurance will also be the tire of the Chevy Volt .

Now the market is emerging with the Eco-friendly cars or Green cars . Every Auto Finance companies in US are aware that market for fuel-efficient vehicles is about to take off. There is a racing in the producing such cars and also in …

A Prius being converted into a plug-in hybrid The Department of Energy has now logged more than 1 million testing miles with their fleet of plug-in hybrids , and they’ve collected some interesting data . First, driver behavior, charging frequency and environmental conditions have significant impact on plug-in hybrid efficiency. Second, driving patterns suggest per day driving range is much less than expected. Third, forgetting …

bio-diesel products for power generation units. In the report, the analyst notes: “VGPR recently announced that its board of directors has approved a move from the Pink Sheets to the OTCBB. The Company is currently interviewing …. Thresher Industries, Inc. (OTC: THRR), an eco-friendly manufacturer of precision recycled aluminum and advanced metal matrix composite parts, announced that it has received a follow-on order

Plug-in adoption to be slow and gradual In the past week Nissan/Renault head, Carlos Ghosn has been on an EV publicity tour. Yesterday, however, Ghosn seemed to take a more tempered approach towards electric vehicles. “We’re not going to take the market by storm,” said Ghosn at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York . “Electricity is going to complement oil.” …

Biodiesel is considered a renewable eco-friendly resource derived from vegetable oil or animal fats. Once the vegetable oil or animal fat is processed, it becomes a combustible material, like the petroleum-based diesel currently used today in … The cost of biodiesel has become very affordable as a way to fuel cars and heat homes of our individual Biodieselers, however, replacing the current processing plants that take …

If we are to achieve these numbers, green cars will have to be at least as attractive as today’s most desirable designs. While there will always be some consumers who value the inner workings of a machine over its design, there’s a reason … With our approach, eco-friendly cars can be cost competitive without sacrificing power or style. The future of our industry is rich with technical innovation and…

Dead before launch? Is Hyundai prepared to end its hybrid program? It’s a possibility according to Korean sources . Apparently, Hyundai isn’t confident about how the future of the automobile is going to evolve, and hybrid cars are a point of contention. Consequently, Hyundai is said to be considering an EV plan much more like that of Nissan/Renault…

Skip the stressful holiday travel and celebrate an eco-friendly Thanksgiving at home. If you do decide to travel, use less fuel and lower your emissions by making sure your car is in good working order and your tires are properly …

The Mercury Mariner hybrid If you analyze the total automaker bailout, according to recent research , US taxpayers are contributing $12,200 for every vehicle GM sells, and $7,600 for every vehicle Chrysler sells. So the study asks, are we punishing ’smarter’ automakers while rewarding the bad decisions of other automakers? Certainly, Ford gained market share thanks to the fact that it …

Shorten the gas pedal? If you own a 2004-’09 Toyota Prius or a 2007-’10 Toyota Camry hybrid then you’ve probably received your floor mat recall notice already. Still, Toyota hasn’t fully figured out its long term plan for dealing with this issue and negotiations with NHTSA are ongoing. Nonetheless, it seems that the final fix will include shortening …

A very, very fast eco-friendly car . Jay Leno’s Garage, with the help of Ed Welburn at GM, has built the EcoJet, a sleek, powerful monster-of-a- car that runs off environmentally friendly, renewable bio-diesel fuel.