Filed under: Emerging Technologies , Etc. , Green Daily , Middle East Masdar, that “zero carbon, zero waste, car-free city” we first wrote about back in 2007 has been moving forward in Abu Dhabi. 100 sudents and faculty should be living in the early stages of development by the fall Excerpt...

Filed under: Etc. Here is the original: Small car sales give Chevy its best year ever! (in England)

Filed under: Emerging Technologies , Etc. , European Union If you happen to drive on toll road with some regularity, you’ve probably noticed that the electronic payment systems that allow drivers to pass through without stopping to insert a card or cash are becoming more common. More: France...

Filed under: Ethanol , Legislation and Policy , USA Undeterred by the fact that ethanol is the worst type or alternative energy , the federal government is in love with corn ethanol, perhaps a bit too much. Over the years, the American farm lobby has worked and worked to get subsidies for corn growers...

Filed under: Automotive X-Prize There’s been plenty of interest in the Automotive X-Prize since it launched a couple of years back after the success of the original Ansari X-Prize. Dozens of start-ups and independent inventors have signed up to compete Car Blog Greenmore: Automotive X-Prize wants...

Filed under: Etc. , EV/Plug-in , Toyota , Green Daily Click above for a gallery of the $32,600 RAV4 EV If you’re the envious type, don’t worry. Car Blog Greenmore here: Someone snags a RAV4 EV for just $32,600; we’re jealous

Filed under: GM , Saturn , Opel Leaks of new designs come from all over, and the source of this image is quite odd. It has appeared on a user forum of a Brazilian car magazine but shows the new generation of the Astra that GM Europe is getting ready Here is the original post: Leakage: The new Opel/Vauxhall...

Filed under: Hydrogen , Chevrolet , GM If nothing else, politics is about showmanship, grandstanding and appearances. If you’ve ever watched a Congressional hearing on C-Span you might have noticed that members of Congress tend to spend a lot more time speechifying than actually asking questions...

Filed under: Ethanol , USA Not that long ago, a lot of gas station owners thought having ethanol in your gasoline was the “cool” thing to do (examples here and here , and there are now over 1,900 E85 stations in the US ). One gas station in Albany, NY, though, is advertising its gasoline...

Filed under: EV/Plug-in Coulomb Technologies has launched its first public EV charging stations on its ChargePoint network this week in downtown San Jose CA. The Smartlets, which were announced last summer at the Plug-In 2008 conference, use a subscription service to allow drivers to park and charge...