Article Archive for January 2010
You ride your bike for most of your transportation, and you take the bus when you can, but you keep your homemade biodiesel car for weekend getaways and roadtrips. Wouldn’t it be great if there were an eco-friendly auto club that gave …
You ride your bike for most of your transportation, and you take the bus when you can, but you keep your homemade biodiesel car for weekend getaways and roadtrips. Wouldn’t it be great if there were an eco-friendly auto club that gave …
$15,000 hybrids coming soon InsideLine is reporting that Toyota’s new dedicated hybrid that is to debut at the North American International Auto Show is going to be a new Scion IQ hybrid. The first IQ hybrid will be a 5-door hatchback, however, a sedan and 3-door versions are also expected. Fuel economy is expected to be more than 60 mpg and pricing…
$15,000 hybrids coming soon InsideLine is reporting that Toyota’s new dedicated hybrid that is to debut at the North American International Auto Show is going to be a new Scion IQ hybrid. The first IQ hybrid will be a 5-door hatchback, however, a sedan and 3-door versions are also expected. Fuel economy is expected to be more than 60 mpg and pricing…
$3.00 here we come The average price of gasoline in the US is now a bit over $2.70, the highest average in 15 months, despite weak demand. Nonetheless, many analysts believe $3.00 gas could soon be the nation’s average. Eventually, however, without an uptick in the economy, gas prices will probably begin to
Two of the Volt’s first test batteries GM’s Brownstown Battery Pack Assembly Plant produced its first lithium-ion battery pack for the Chevy Volt today. GM CEO Ed Whitacre said at the event that a few Volts might be sold before November, when the Volt is to officially go on sale. Overall, Volt production will be limited, at least through the first full year of production, but should eventually reach about 60,000 Volts per
CarPictures.com > Latest Cars ….. “Our eco-friendly vehicles are proof of our commitment to a cleaner environment, fuel efficiency, and emphasis on customer satisfaction. Mahindra’s range of drivable SUV hybrids and biofuel vehicles are well suited for the dense traffic conditions and driving habits of our customers,” noted Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Mr. Anand Mahindra. The
Green Limo Rides in Style With Biodiesel . In this edition of the Domestic Fuel Cast, we hear about Seattle’s first eco-friendly limo service – Seattle GreenLimo. Subscribe if you haven’t already and enjoy. Listen to the Domestic Fuel Cast … While people are spinning their heads on biofuel…..electric cars are coming out soon. Then the whole biofuel thing will be forgotten and all that effort designing biofuel cars will be wasted! Comments RSS feed…
In addition to the use of biodiesel , the company uses a hybrid truck for routes in Chico and built a rail- car unloading facility by its plant to make the transportation of beer into Canada greener. Another brewer in Chico, Butte Creek Brewing, … According to Greenopia, an online directory of sustainability ratings on brands, New Belgium has …
Proof that the only way you get the auto industry to increase fuel economy is to set higher standards and enforce them with government regulations . Sad, but true. Unions set standards that the entire industry has to meet in order to compete . …… Too much overhead, whether it’s the suffocating costs of unionizing, or making more…
The future looks bright In the world of hybrid cars , there is Toyota and everybody else when it comes to sales. So, how can I spin this story for 2009 sales? Well, Ford almost passed Honda as the number 2 seller of hybrid cars. Ford, thanks to the Fusion hybrid , sold 33,502 total hybrids in 2009. Nonetheless, that wasn’t enough to catch Honda. Despite seriously declining Civic hybrid sales, the Insight was able to help Honda …
The best car for America? Boy, career paths are an important choice. It’s a good thing that MSNBC’s Dan Carney become a reporter for the auto business, rather than the someone working IN the auto business. This morning Dan calls the Ford Fusion hybrid the best hybrid available in the US. “It is the best in the U.S. in part because it is the best for the U….
