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Volvo prices the sub-120 g CO/km DRIVe models: £15,410-£21,660

Filed under: Volvo, UK click to enter a gallery of the new Volvo DRIVe We met Volvo's good-looking new DRIVe eco-models (so named because they emit less than 120 grams of CO2 per kilometer) earlier this monthy and they now have a "preliminary" price tag. The three diesel models - C30 SportsCoupe, S... (original story)

Iogen ships first 26,000 gallons of cellulosic ethanol to Shell

Filed under: EthanolCanadian cellulosic ethanol producer Iogen has shipped the first 26,000 gallons of an order for Royal Dutch Shell. Iogen recently announced a deal with Shell that would see them cooperate on commercializing cellulosic ethanol production. Iogen has a demonstration plant near the C... (original story)

AltCar 2008: TrioBike, the pedal-powered SUV for three

Filed under: Green Culture, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Santa Monica Alt Car Expo, On Two Wheels, Green Daily click above to see more of the TrioBike Not everything at the AltCar Expo was an alternative car. Some, like the Prometheus electric motorcycle and the TrioBike (above) were car alternatives. ... (original story)

Toyota develops rear curtain airbag for tiny iQ

Filed under: ToyotaOne of the concerns with tiny cars like the Smart ForTwo and upcoming Toyota iQ is safety. Automakers have long relied on having some crumple zones built into the structure of the car that could absorb the kinetic energy of an impact as they collapse. That's simply not possible in... (original story)

AltCar 2008: Let's get ready to alt-energy rummmble! (yawn)

Filed under: Biodiesel, Hybrid, Hydrogen, GM, Honda, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Santa Monica Alt Car Expo, Natural Gas Dr. Andy Frank, the "godfather" of the plug-in hybrid Saturday afternoon at the Santa Monica Alt Car Expo was supposed to feature an all-out technology debate between everyone's favo... (original story)

VW reportedly developing twin-drive PHEV Golf for 2011

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, VolkswagenVolkswagen is currently running a twenty strong test fleet of Twin-Drive Golfs in and around Berlin Germany and the results of this work are expected to hit the retail market around 2011. The current test models are using diesel engines but the production v... (original story)

High Quality Hybrid cars

HI, Want to buy cars with high Quality like Hybrid cars,then you must know their prices,efficiency,Quality etc.... To know all these details click here http://www.buyingadvice.com/hybrids.html (original story)

F1 driver Giancarlo Fisichella now an "Electric Ambassador"

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, On Two Wheels, Vectrix Click above for more shots of the Vectrix electric scooter Sure, Formula 1 is trying to introduce fuel-savings technologies in the coming years, starting with the KERS system that is currently being tested. Will we ever see the day when electric F1 car... (original story)

MyCar wins GreenFleet electric vehicle of the year award

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Lightweight, UKOfficially launched at the British International Motor Show in July by NICE Car Company, MyCar was named electric vehicle of the year by GreenFleet this past Thursday in Twickenham, England. Sporting space for two occupants and born of an Italian pen, the tiny... (original story)

Fuel stretching Taylors get world record 58.82 mpg around the U.S.

Filed under: Diesel, MPGAfter twenty days on the road John and Helen Taylor have completed their journey around America and earned a new entry in the Guinness book of world records. After 9,419 miles through 48 states, the Taylors consumed just over 11 tanks of ultra low sulfur diesel. That works ou... (original story)

Want to feel better?

Here you go: http://buzzfeed.com/zefrank/collection-of-videos-that-make-you-feel-better-13 :D (original story)

2005 HCH Check Engine and IMA Lights on

Both my Check Engine and IMA Lights on came on today. I took it to the dealer because I was due for an oil change. That did not help. I was on my lunch break and in a hurry, but I asked the cost to check it out. They wanted $175 just to look at it! He also said it was well over $2000 to... (original story)

VIDEO: Neil Young delivers state of the LincVolt address

Filed under: Green Culture, Hybrid, Lincoln, USAWhen last we visited Neil Young's LincVolt project the car and crew had managed to survive some early road testing. That was at the beginning of June so you may be forgiven if you think that four months later the car should be ready to go with nothing ... (original story)

Mazda AZ-Wagon micro-mini takes off in Japan

Filed under: Mazda, JapanMazda has just launched it's latest "Kei-class" car in Japan with the redesigned AZ-Wagon. The "Kei" cars are built to specifications defined by law in Japan that place limits on size engine displacement and power. Kei cars are limited to 660 cc of engine displacement and 63... (original story)

Carbon Motors hopes to put the Police in diesels

Filed under: Diesel, Legislation and Policy, USA Click above for more renderings of the Carbon Motors E7 As it stands today, the vast majority of police cars are powered by large gasoline-fed V8 engines up front, which drives the rear wheels through an automatic transmission. The steel body sits ato... (original story)





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