Article Archive for January 2010
Can the Volt revolutionize the auto industry? I’ve followed hybrid cars , intently, for a long time, and 5 years ago I would have predicted much greater hybrid penetration than exists today. Thus, when Toyota launched the second generation Prius , I believed auto analysts, such as Anthony Pratt of JD Power, for instance, were crazy when they claimed hybrid market share would…
Biodiesel – is it really an option for you? Jan 17 2010. Will You Understand More about Eco-Friendly Cleaning? … Categories. Biodiesel Facts (37); Home Production (10); Vehicle Conversion (6). Blogroll. Biodiesel Info · Blog Catalog . … The biodiesel used in its bus was made from waste cooking oil, not virgin oil. As I’ve been arguing since I first started attacking the practice of feeding cars rather Filed under Biofuels Tags: Alternative Fuel News, Biodiesel
The Ford Focus, the Toyota FT-CH, and the Honda CR-Z hybrid are all great eco-friendly cars of the sort Americans are now demanding: let’s hope Detroit isn’t just a show, but an indication of where the auto industry is headed. If you are interested in green cars , check out: http://www.greencollareconomy.com. It has the largest b2b green directory on the web and sustainability white papers on…
Guest Post by Dan Shapely from The Daily Green The 2010 model year has more to offer the cost-conscious car buyer than ever before. … currently, i think diesel offers the best result for safety, mileage and comfort.the new ones will run on biodiesel . hybrids rely on battery technology that isn’t where it needs to be. the batteries are expensive to replace, every 100k miles, and they are a…
NEW DELHI, Jan 14, 2010 (Hindustan Times – McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) — It has no domestic car industry worth the name, but next-door neighbour Bangladesh has taken the lead in promoting eco-friendly cars . …
There the list if new cars in India are growing which also includes eco-friendly cars . In abroad there is large number of environment friendly cars. The people there are much concerned compared to India. …
and he will eventually want to drive a family car (coming soon to a nightmare near you). My 964 daily driver is beginning to feel a bit cramped and threatened with this scenario. I need a taxicab. I tried to get Steve W of Rennsport to talk me out of … If it’s nice and has …
you’re right Alice, hopefully people get over making fun of eco-friendly cars and realise that they’re actually good for us! and though i don’t know much about cars, aren’t the ‘ green’ cars now almost as good as the regular ones? …
… network of eco-friendly dealerships and vehicles. We have alternative fuel vehicles, plug-in electric cars , hydrogen fuel injection cars , and hybrid systems from well-known auto makers and eco-friendly car makers you havent heard ofyet. …. Whether it’s E85, biodiesel , compressed natural gas, electricity or hydrogen, there doesn’t seem to be near enough facilities around the nation to make alternative fuel vehicles convenient
Ford’s Car of the Year Isn’t Ford already serious about hybrid vehicles ? I mean didn’t the Fusion hybrid just win the North American Car of the Year Award? I know. I’m just a cynic. Still, when Toyota is selling 150,000 Prius hybrids per year, it’s hard for me to call the Fusion hybrid the the ‘Car of the Year’ when Ford could only sell 20 something thousand Fusion hybrids last year…
coated with an eco-friendly chemistry that protects against mold, fungus, rot-decay, wood ingesting insects, termites and fire with EcoBlu`s FRC technology (Fire Retardant Coating). EcoBlu products utilizing BLUWOOD …
Add another, more recent issue: In the Bay Area, where yours truly lives, the local transit system — one of the better ones in the country, though that’s not saying much — is actually losing commuters to cars . Transit advocates report that a nasty … With better weather than last year, harvest demonstrations with prototype equipment were conducted. In this edition of the Domestic Fuel Cast, we hear about Seattle’s first eco…
