Car-free Masdar City plans still moving forward
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 from:
Car-free Masdar City plans still moving forward
Posted in Auto Green | 
carfree, daily, entry, fiesta-while, masdar, masdarcity, mazda, mazda2, moving-forward | 
Leave a comment
France to fund research for electronic tolls, er, to fight congestion at toll booths
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 to fund research for electronic tolls, er, to fight congestion at toll booths
Posted in Auto Green | a-bit-more, breaking-sales, carfree, chevrolet, england, france, french, grenelle, grenelledelenvironment, london, mark terry, mazda2, toll road, tollroad, uk sales | Leave a commentWho wins federal dollars race? Ethanol does, by a long shot
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 and, more recently, ethanol producers. The result, as calculated the Environmental Working Group in a new report, is that ethanol (including made-from-corn biofuel) now receives more than three times as many federal dollars ($3 billion in 2007) than solar, wind, geothermal and other biomass combined
Car Blog Greenmore:
Who wins federal dollars race? Ethanol does, by a long shot
Posted in Auto Green, Biodiesel | alternative energy, alternativeenergy, england, federal spending, france, grenelledelenvironment, mark terry, obama, solar, uk sales, usa | Leave a commentAutomotive X-Prize wants major automakers to join the race
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 major automakers to join the race
Someone snags a RAV4 EV for just $32,600; we’re jealous
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
Posted in Auto Green | automotive x-prize, bucks-off-the, looking-at-you, rav4, rav4ev, talking-about, toyota rav4, toyotarav4, uk sales | Leave a commentLeakage: The new Opel/Vauxhall Astra
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 Astra
Posted in Auto Green | a-platform-with, bucks-off-the, europe, facelift, new-generation, opel astra, opelastra, saturnastra, toyotarav4, uk sales, vauxhallastra | Leave a commentFreshman NY Congressman’s "zero emissions" trip to DC
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 of the witnesses and listening to answers. I think it’s safe to say that new Congressman Eric Massa (D-NY) will fit right in
Car Blog Greenmore here:
Freshman NY Congressman’s "zero emissions" trip to DC
Gas with ethanol getting the cold shoulder
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 as “ethanol-free.” Why? Bob Haines, who works at the Rhaodes’ Service Center, told the local Fox staion that it’s because, “Small engines can’t cope with ethanol.” It’s winter time and some gasoline-powered snow blowers get can be damaged by the ethanol in some gasoline.
Here is the original post:
Gas with ethanol getting the cold shoulder
Posted in Auto Green | a-friend-via, a-platform-with, entry, himself-belongs, honeoye-falls-, local-motorists, manage-the-e10, service, some-gasoline-, tahoe, usa | Leave a commentFirst Coulomb ChargePoint stations now available in San Jose, CA
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 their vehicles. When a driver signs up for the service (currently free after a $9.95 processing fee) they receive a smart card.
Here is the original:
First Coulomb ChargePoint stations now available in San Jose, CA
Get Approved!
Recent Comments