An Affordable Highway-Ready EV for Under $30,000? Keep An Eye on the ZAP Alias, 2007-08-10 23:30:13 After announcing its plans to commercialize the 644-horsepower ZAP-X electric SUV, ZAP has another miracle up its sleeve. The Alias will be a zoomy two-seater with two wheels in front and one in back. ...Bookmark tags: world-news, zap, environment, lotus, climate-change, electric-car, global-wamring, emissions, sustainability, cars The Philadelphia Eagles Go Green In More Ways Than One, 2007-08-27 15:30:41 "A goal of the Eagles organization is to help make a positive impact on our environmental footprint," Christina Weiss Lurie, owner of the Philadelphia Eagles, has said. ...Bookmark tags: sports, environment, eagles, climate-change, football, global-warming, philadelphia-eagles, nfl, emissions, energy The Tesla Roadster Hits The Road…To Tahoe, 2007-08-30 10:30:29 What could be more "San Francisco" than Mayor Gavin Newsom taking the Tesla Roadster — Silicon Valley's clean tech hot rod — for a spin around the block down at Fisherman's Wharf? ...Bookmark tags: environment, tesla, climate-change, cars, global-warming, san-francisco, electric-car, emissions, green, silicon-valley Video: Shell VP Jack Jacometti on a GTL Vehicle and Alternative Fuels, 2007-09-07 15:00:47 Jack Jacometti, Vice-President of Global GTL Development, Shell, discusses use of alternative fuels for automobiles, including a unique Audi vehicle which uses Shell natural gas-to-liquid (GTL) fuel. ...Bookmark tags: business, gtl-vehicle, gas, shell, petroleum, fuel, energy, emissions, cars, vehicles Video: House Panel Explores Coal To Liquids As Alternative Fuel, 2007-09-10 21:30:23 The hearing examines the status of coal-to-liquid(CTL) technologies and what additional research, development anddemonstration programs should be undertaken at the Department of Energy or other agencies to better understand the benefits and barriers to converting coal into transp … ...Bookmark tags: technology, global-warming, climate-change, cars, house, fuel, emissions, coal, hearing, vehicles Video: Senator Pushes To Widen U.S. Ethanol Market, 2007-09-11 12:01:05 Senator John Thune comments on meeting with Department of Energy officials to push for higher ethanol blends, up to 30% blend levels. ...Bookmark tags: business, ethanol, fuel, biofuel, e85, e10, gasoline, climate-change, emissions, cars Video: GM Introduces European Flextreme Electric Vehicle At Auto Show, 2007-09-13 13:30:28 Opel, a division of General Motors (GM), has unveiled Flextreme, an eco-friendly concept car designed to emit less than 40 grams per kilometer of
carbon dioxide. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, carbon, electric, vehicle, climate, emissions, fuel, gm, europe Video: Hyundai Talks About Its Climate Change Strategy at 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show, 2007-09-14 11:30:33 Hyundai unveiled the i-Blue Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) at the 62nd International Motor Show in Frankfurt. ...Bookmark tags: business, environment, climate-change, cars, auto, fuel, emissions, carbon, vehicle, hyundai Video: GM Vice Chairman on the Automaker's Alternative Fuels Strategy, 2007-09-14 16:00:52 At the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany, General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz comments on the company's strategy, saying that in many parts of the world electrically-operated vehicles will provide optimal solutions. ...Bookmark tags: business, gm, auto, biofuel, electric, cars, vehicle, climate-change, fuel, emissions Stick it to Your Emissions!, 2007-09-19 15:30:35 You may have recently been driving your usual commute to work and thought as that sexy new Prius drove past you, how can my car help the environment without having to buy a new car? Well if you live in Ontario, I may have found a possible solution to that answer! ...Bookmark tags: world-news, environment, cars, sustainability, emissions, carbon, renewable, efficiency, clean-air-pass Video: Court Judgment Over Auto Industry, 2007-09-21 22:00:39 Environmental Defense offers its take on a Vermont court ruling against the auto industry in allowing California and 14 other states to begin
selling cleaner cars. ...Bookmark tags: us-news, vermont, court, cars, vehicle, emissions, climate, carbon, video, environment Video: Court Judgment Over Auto Industry, 2007-09-24 11:30:21 Derek Walker, Deputy Directory of State Climate Initiative, Environmental Defense, offers his take on a Vermont court ruling against the
auto industry in allowing California and 14 other states to begin
selling cleaner cars. ...Bookmark tags: us-news, cars, emissions, fuel, environment, climate-change, vehicles, court, vermont, environmental-defense Video -- Algae to be Refined Into Cost-Effective, Non-Polluting Biodiesel, 2007-10-10 15:30:36 Vertigro Energy is a joint venture between Global Green Solutions and Valcent Products. Vertigro's algae-to-biofuel technology mass produces algae and extracts algae oil. This oil can be refined into a cost-effective, non-polluting diesel biofuel. ...Bookmark tags: business, video, oil, cars, fuel, emissions, carbon, biofuels, biodiesel, vehicles Video: Volkswagen Showcases Clean Diesel, 2007-11-06 12:30:39 Volkswagen of America, Inc. showcases its commitment to clean diesel performance and unique vehicle personalization with three new concepts on display at the 2007 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA)
show. ...Bookmark tags: business, environment, climate-change, cars, fuel, emissions, carbon, volkswagen, greenhouse-gases, diesel Germans tighten car exhaust rules, 2008-01-01 13:00:56 Three German cities - Berlin, Cologne and Hanover - have introduced "environmental zones" to reduce fine particle emissions from traffic. ...Bookmark tags: world-news, environmental-zones, fine-particle, emissions, cars, automobiles, traffic, vehicle, sticker, stickers California's data challenges EPA, 2008-01-04 12:30:38 California's ambitious plan to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions of cars and trucks would be more than twice as effective in reducing such gases by 2016 than the new federal fuel-economy law, the state said as part of a new legal broadside against the US government this week. ...Bookmark tags: science, california, emissions, cars, global-warming, bush-administration, epa, federal-government, united-states Video: EPTV Executive News Roundtable -- Fuel Cells And The Hydrogen Economy, 2008-01-22 11:01:01 Barney Rush, CEO, H2Gen, is interviewed about the development of future fuel cell powered vehicles and the hydrogen economy. He talks about the systems his company is producing to enable creation of a hydrogen infrastructure to be more surgical and less expensive. ...Bookmark tags: business, video, environment, energy, cars, alternative-energy, fuel, emissions, hydrogen, fuel-cells More Flimflam on Warming , 2008-03-29 14:30:16 On April 2, 2007, the Supreme Court ruled that the Clean Air Act clearly empowered the Environmental Protection Agency to address greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks. ...Bookmark tags: us-news, global-warming, cars, pollution, epa, emissions, greenhouse, welfare, trucks, clean-air Honda creates emission-free car, 2008-06-16 16:31:04 Honda's new zero-emission, hydrogen fuel cell car rolled off a Japanese production line Monday and is headed to southern California, where Hollywood is already abuzz over the latest splash in green motoring.
...Bookmark tags: science, automobile, cars, emissions, gas, gas-prices, oil, fcx-clarity Here We Go…, 2008-06-17 12:31:03 Okay so they aren't fully here, but get ready cause they're coming. It's only day old news but already this is a well known story, the Honda Fuel Cell is making its way to North America. ...Bookmark tags: technology, environment, oil, cars, gas, green, sustainability, carbon, automobiles, emissions Luxury Mercedes, Luxury Green?, 2008-06-27 11:00:54 Theres a common cliche line that goes "If you want big rewards, you gotta take big risks". To some extent this is true, but if your big risk is setting a date to be completely fossil fuel free you better be ready to back that up. ...Bookmark tags: technology, global-warming, oil, climate-change, cars, gas, green, pollution, sustainability, emissions How To Beat The Gas Prices, 2008-07-11 13:00:59 Okay so short of buying a Prius or getting your hands on the ever so hot Tesla Roadsters, you have to find ways to save gas with the car you have now. ...Bookmark tags: world-news, environment, oil, climate-change, cars, gas, green, transportation, sustainability, emissions |
