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March 3, 2010 – 10:11 am | No Comment

Using fossil fuels in vehicles , factories and producing energy at official level has caused higher level of pollution. Different environment-friendly alternatives have been introduced recently and some are already being used on a limited scale. Bio diesel is one … Now the danger of global warming asks to change our life styles and to become more eco-friendly and start turning our attention towards bio diesel as

Breaking –> Other automakers just as culpable as Toyota?
March 3, 2010 – 12:43 am | No Comment
Breaking –> Other automakers just as culpable as Toyota?

Congress = Clueless? Reactionary? Complicit? “If you look at the entire market size and fleet size of Toyota, I think they were the largest fleet during that time period as well. If you look at it on a per capita basis, I think our investigators and the data shows that while they had more sudden acceleration incidents, their actual comparison to the rest of the fleet was actually unremarkable. They had the …

Kenya's Biggest Geothermal Project Planned: 280 MW | Avoid-Global …
March 2, 2010 – 9:04 pm | No Comment

A lot of government money is currently going into alternative energy, and new eco-friendly car models are coming out all the time. I just hope that some of these models look a little bit less like the male genitalia. …

Daimler to help Build Your Dreams
March 2, 2010 – 7:57 pm | No Comment
Daimler to help Build Your Dreams

Chinese manufactured hybrids coming soon? Ready for Chinese made vehicles? Of course you’re not, but would a $15,000 Prius -like hybrid, or a $25,000 Chevy Volt -like plug-in – branded by Mercedes Benz – change your mind? Perhaps not, but I’d bet such vehicles could pique the attention of many Americans, and such hybrids and plug-in vehicles are closer to reality thanks to a…

Prius sales UP 10 percent in February
March 2, 2010 – 7:32 pm | No Comment
Prius sales UP 10 percent in February

A ray of hope? Just about spit out my coffee when I saw February’s sales numbers for the Toyota Prius . Up 10 percent. Sure, Toyota dealers were willing to shave up to $1500 off MSRP, but in light of the recalls, up 10 percent is surprising. Down 10 percent would have been less surprising. So, I guess the question becomes, where

Study – Chevy Volt wrong path to plug-in success?
March 2, 2010 – 5:43 pm | No Comment
Study – Chevy Volt wrong path to plug-in success?

40 miles of EV range the wrong approach? Over that last few years a number of battery studies have suggested that, based on current lithium-ion technologies, small-battery plug-in hybrids offer the most compelling overall case to consumers in terms of performance and cost-effectiveness. Obviously, this flies in the face of not just the Chevy Volt and it’s 40 miles of EV range, but also the government’s entire …

Ford 25 percent hybrid and EV by 2020
March 2, 2010 – 5:05 pm | No Comment
Ford 25 percent hybrid and EV by 2020

Just the beginning By 2020 Ford believes that 10 – 25 percent of its global fleet will be hybrid and plug-ins, with hybrid cars making up the majority of sales. To highlight this new potential, Ford will use the Geneva Motor show to roll out two new hybrids, a plug-in hybrid and two EVs, reports the DetroitNews . Unfortunately…

Got Jatropha Oil? Jatropha may be the key to Bio-diesel …
March 2, 2010 – 4:10 pm | No Comment

… to make valuable bio-diesel and jet fuel. SG Biofuels is working on a program to manipulate the DNA of the Jatropha tree to increase its oil yield and quality. If the plant can be developed to thrive in soils around the world, it would prove much more profitable and eco-friendly than the limited sources of biofuels currently available. … buildaroo: U.S. economic recovery…

World of Peugeot: Peugeot 306 Parts Uk
March 2, 2010 – 12:57 pm | No Comment

Small cars are everywhere just at present, the manufacturers having cottoned onto the peugeot 306 parts uk, things have changed a little rubbery at first but you’ll be able to feel the used peugeot spares in the classic peugeot motorcycle for …. Emissions are similarly eco-friendly with the public increasingly switched on to the peugeot 306 parts uk and things are less extrovert but the peugeot 306 parts uk and rear parking

Abu Dhabi's Solid Gold "Biofuel" Mercedes Another Dubious "Green …
March 2, 2010 – 9:00 am | No Comment

Lebanese Prefer “Green With Envy” Maseratis Over Eco-Friendly Hybrids Cars | Green Prophet • April 19th, 2010 • 10:09 am. that of the 400 models in display, the most attention was being given to high priced “glitz-mobiles” …

Abu Dhabi's Solid Gold "Biofuel" Mercedes Another Dubious "Green …
March 2, 2010 – 9:00 am | No Comment

Lebanese Prefer “Green With Envy” Maseratis Over Eco-Friendly Hybrids Cars | Green Prophet • April 19th, 2010 • 10:09 am. that of the 400 models in display, the most attention was being given to high priced “glitz-mobiles” …

Abu Dhabi's Solid Gold "Biofuel" Mercedes Another Dubious "Green …
March 2, 2010 – 9:00 am | No Comment

Lebanese Prefer “Green With Envy” Maseratis Over Eco-Friendly Hybrids Cars | Green Prophet • April 19th, 2010 • 10:09 am. that of the 400 models in display, the most attention was being given to high priced “glitz-mobiles” …