Audi R15 TDI may add two more races to 2009 ALMS schedule
Audi R15 – Click above to enlarge American Audi race fans were hugely disappointed when the German automaker announced at the end of 2008 that it would not be competing in the full 2009 American Le Mans Series season. This came as a particular blow since Audi has built an all new car for 2009, the R15 TDI. Instead, Audi planned to run the car only at the season opener at Sebring later this month and at Le Mans in June. We now have an unconfirmed report that R15s will take to the track at least two more times this year. The R15 is now expected to appear at the last two ALMS races of 2009. The 10-hour Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta typically draws a big field including Audi’s arch-rival Peugeot. With the cars already in the U.S., it makes sense to hit the season finale at Laguna Seca as well. With only three races on the schedule in ALMS, Audi obviously won’t be a challenger for the full season Green Challenge championship, but it will be interesting to see how they fare when they do run. [Source: Bleacher Report ] Auto Blog: Diesel , Audi , Racing Audi R15 TDI may add two more races to 2009 ALMS schedule originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green
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California Air Resources Board proposes Low Carbon Fuel Standard
The California Air Resources Board wants to reduce the amount of carbon in transportation fuels as a way to reduce the resulting greenhouse gas emissions. One way CARB wants to meet California’s stated goal of a statewide GHG emissions cap for 2020 (which would be based on 1990 emissions) is a Low Carbon Fuel Standard. Since at least 2007, CARB has been looking into implementing a Low Carbon Fuel Standard, and yesterday made an official announcement of a public hearing to consider the adoption of this standard. As a preliminary measure, this standard “would reduce GHG emissions by reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuels used in California by an average of 10 percent by the year 2020.” The draft regulations issued yesterday call for the fuel industry to meet the first step of the standard by 2011. Up to 20 percent of the conventional fuels used today would be replaced by things like electricity, hydrogen, natural gas and biofuels. CARB will hold a public hearing on the proposal on April 23rd and 24th. More details here and at GreenTechMedia . [Source: CARB via GreenTechMedia ] Auto Blog: Legislation and Policy , USA California Air Resources Board proposes Low Carbon Fuel Standard originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green
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EVI’s all-electric trucks for the U.S. market unveiled in Chicago
Ford and Modec are not the only companies targeting America with electric trucks. Electric Vehicles International (EVI) unveiled it’s “Road Ready” commercial transport electric vehicle for the U.S. market in Chicago today at the Work Truck Show. EVI lists the two trucks it is offering on its website : eviLightTruck (center), a mid-speed electric vehicle (45-60 miles per hour) that has a customizable battery configuration. It can also be outfitted with a hybrid drive for extended range. This is a Class 3 truck, and the full-electric version that is on display costs between $50,000 to $55,000, with the batteries not included in that price (they are leased). eviRoute 1500 (on the right), a 40-mile range low-speed electric truck.This model sells for $15,000 to $20,000, including the batteries. (not sure what the truck on the left is) Also, these trucks might quality for federal tax incentives that can range from $7,500 to $15,000. EVI says it has delivered 1,000 vehicles worldwide and says they “guarantee the industry’s shortest lead time on all our vehicles” in America. Gallery: EVI Electric Trucks [Source: EVI ] Continue reading EVI’s all-electric trucks for the U.S. market unveiled in Chicago Auto Blog: EV/Plug-in , NEV (Neighborhood Electric Vehicle) EVI’s all-electric trucks for the U.S. market unveiled in Chicago originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green
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Leave a commentMorgan pushing forward with LifeCar design, now a serial hybrid with ultracapacitors
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Morgan LifeCar One of last year’s most interesting vehicles that debuted at the Geneva Motor Show was the Morgan LifeCar concept . Using a hydrogen fuel cell that sent a constant flow of electrons to a set of electric motors, this machine represented a radical departure for Morgan, a company that’s generally most comfortable refining tried-and-true production methods. Although the LifeCar concept didn’t make it to this year’s show in Switzerland, evo reports that the British automaker is still working on the project, and it’s seen plenty of changes over the last year. Morgan reportedly plans to launch a production machine using the lightweight aluminum architecture pioneered on the LifeCar within the next few years. In place of the hydrogen fuel cell, the new model will use a small internal combustion engine to power a set of ultracapacitors that send power to an electric motor at each wheel. Instead of relying on electricity from the grid, this serial hybrid would sport an engine specifically optimized for efficiency over a narrow range of operation, minimizing fuel usage. If and when a hydrogen infrastructure ever exists, the platform can be adapted back in that direction. Gallery: Geneva 2008: Morgan LifeCar [Source: evo ] Auto Blog: Hybrid , Lightweight Morgan pushing forward with LifeCar design, now a serial hybrid with ultracapacitors originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green
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It’s Friday: one teeny, tiny question about the Watchmen movie
So, there’s this Watchmen movie coming out today in the U.S. Maybe you’ve seen the hype. Until a few weeks ago, I knew absolutely zero about the plot or the characters or anything. But, because I’d heard such good things about the original comic, I thought I should Car Blog Greenit through once before the movie comes out, otherwise if I ever do Car Blog Greenit, my experience will be tempered by the film’s visuals. Anyway, while I was reading it, two panels caught my AutoblogGreen-tuned eye. Back in the mid-1980s, when Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons were working on the book, they used a passing reference electric vehicles as a type of future technology that was bypassed by a new teleportation ability that one of the characters, Dr. Manhattan, finds himself able to perform. The Miami Herald says that director Zack Snyder has made a good movie “while still slavishly following its plot, practically panel by panel.” So, one thing I’ll be watching for is to see if this tiny little tidbit from the comic pages has made the leap. I’ll admit, sometimes this job affects my life in very odd ways. Enjoy. Auto Blog: Etc. , EV/Plug-in , AutoblogGreen Exclusive It’s Friday: one teeny, tiny question about the Watchmen movie originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green
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Click above for a gallery of the Wind Helmet We’ve seen lots of interesting ideas to generate electricity in our quest to locate story material for our blogging duties, but, as far as we can remember, this is the first helmet we’ve ever seen that’s designed to recharge batteries. The theoretical headgear would feature a small propeller that would catch the flow of wind over the motorcyclist’s helmet, acting as a turbine connected to a small generator that can recharge a set of batteries. From that point, the stored electricity could be used by any number of electronic devices, like cell phones or iPods. There’s no doubt that some thought went into this design, but we’re not so sure it’d be a good idea in practice. A small generator connected to one of the bike’s wheels would certainly be more efficient; alternatively, a small array of solar panels could gather as much energy without putting a drag on the bike’s engine. Gallery: Wind Helmet concept [Source: Core 77 via Motorcycle.com ] Auto Blog: Etc. , On Two Wheels , Green Daily Wind Helmet concept would recharge batteries while riding on 2 wheels originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green
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Top Gear America’s Project Sipster adds 2003 TDI engine to 1981 Rabbit
Click above and scroll down to watch the video Project Sipster is underway. This conversion of a 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit into a fast and frugal 70 mpg diesel car is Top Gear America’s way of saying hello to the revived eco-car mindset. In the latest installment of the series, the Rabbit gets an engine transplant courtesy of CWS Tuning in Regina, Canada. One way to help boost the Rabbit’s original 50 mpg up to 70, is to mismatch a transmission from a 1998 TDI to the donor engine from a 2003 Jetta TDI in order to increase the gear ratio. CWS Tuning mechanic Cam Waugh should be able to do this, but it’ll be no easy task. But why let me describe the muddle that they’re making of things when Top Gear America has already written everything up nice and neat – oh, and provided a video as well. You can watch it after the jump and be very glad you’re not responsible for patching all this up. [Source: Top Gear America ] Continue reading Top Gear America’s Project Sipster adds 2003 TDI engine to 1981 Rabbit Auto Blog: Diesel , MPG , Volkswagen , Green Daily Top Gear America’s Project Sipster adds 2003 TDI engine to 1981 Rabbit originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green
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Click above for a high-res gallery of the Mitsubishi Concept-cX Back in 2007, Mitsubishi showed off a new vehicle called the Concept cX at the Frankfurt Motor Show . At the time, the small crossover was powered by Mitsu’s latest clean diesel technology. A small 1.8-liter diesel engine featuring a variable geometry turbocharger was mated to a dual clutch SST transmission and the all-wheel-drive system lifted from the latest Lancer Evolution. Sounds pretty cool, right? Perhaps the Japanese automaker has something even better up its sleeve. According to Autocar , Mitsubishi will introduce a new concept vehicle at the Tokyo Motor Show in October that will be based on the Concept cX design but feature plug-in hybrid technology. Called the Concept zC, the new PHEV will reportedly have styling inspired by the firm’s Racing Lancer with a hatchback bodystyle and raised ground clearance and will use the GS platform from the Lancer and Outlander. Should this new concept make it to production, it’ll take at least three years to get here. [Source: Autocar ] Auto Blog: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Mitsubishi , Tokyo Motor Show Tokyo Preview: Mitsubishi plans to debut plug-in hybrid concept originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green
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Back on February 26th, California State Senator Fran Pavley introduced legislation that would “amend Section 44011 of, and to add Section 44012.5 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to air pollution.” All right, what’s that mean? Basically, this legislation would require motorcycle owners in California to get smog checks for their motorcycles once every two years. The law would cover all motorcycles model year 2000 or newer and, if passed, would go into effect on January 1st, 2012. As of today, motorcycles are exempt from smog checks in California. As with other motorcycles in that state, all motorcycles with current registration as road vehicles would need to be checked by the Department of Consumer Affairs and any transfer of ownership would also require an updated certificate of compliance. A majority vote will be required to pass this new legislation into law, which could take place any time after March 28th. See the complete bill at this link . [Source: California Legislature via The Kneeslider | Photo: steven.buss ] Auto Blog: Legislation and Policy , On Two Wheels , Green Daily , USA California may soon require smog checks for motorcycles originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green
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Geneva 2009: Mitsubishi Global i MiEV prototype
Debuting at the 79th Geneva Motor Show alongside the Mitsubishi i MiEV Sport Air concept was an i MiEV prototype that may have been the most relevant electric car of the show. Although quite similar to the i MiEV design we’ve been showing you for the past couple years, this is the global version of the Japanese automaker’s electric car. As expected, it has a wider stance than the original and the front and rear overhangs have been extended and should offer more protection for passengers as well as any errant (heaven forbid) pedestrians. Also, the steering wheel is on the side you would expect to find it in most parts of the planet, the left. The company calls this i MiEV iteration the precursor to the car that will go on sale in Europe next year where it will carry the Mitsubishi badge as well as that of Peugeot . Although a timetable for American sales hasn’t yet been announced, we expect that it will happen eventually and something very close to this slightly enlarged prototype will one day be available here. Hit the jump for the official Geneva unveiling of the i MiEVs and as well as a bonus video of the global version posing for the camera in a studio and its designer giving some of his thoughts (in Japanese). Gallery: Mitsubishi Global i MiEV prototype [Source: Mitsubishi / YouTube ] Continue reading Geneva 2009: Mitsubishi Global i MiEV prototype Auto Blog: EV/Plug-in , Mitsubishi , Geneva Motor Show , Europe/EU Geneva 2009: Mitsubishi Global i MiEV prototype originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green
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