15 Green Cars, 2007-08-14 17:30:25 The greenest way to get around? On your own two feet, of course, or on a bicycle, unicycle, skateboard, or public transit. But if you still find yourself in need of a car, these are some of the best green options on the market. ...Bookmark tags: world-news, environment, cars, global-warming, eco, climate-change, green, biofuel, biodiesel, hybrid Does Green Living Take an Effort?, 2007-08-16 17:00:46 With the ticking of the clock, the spell of global warming seems to increase. But, what are we doing as individuals to counterattack it. Ever given a thought? ...Bookmark tags: world-news, environment, global-warming, climate-change, cars, life, house, home, green, heat 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 Norway cracks down on car ads: cannot be called clean or green, 2007-09-08 12:30:33 No car can be "green," "clean" or "environmentally friendly" according to some of the world's strictest advertising guidelines set to enter into force in Norway next month. ...Bookmark tags: world-news, norway, environment, cars, automobiles, advertising, green, clean, environmentally-friendly Home Hydrogen Production ... An Emerging Revolution?, 2007-10-09 19:00:45 Considering that most driving is less than 25 miles per day, even this limited range provides a path (like with Plug-In Electric Vehicles) for moving from gasoline to electrical power. ...Bookmark tags: world-news, environment, global-warming, oil, climate-change, cars, home, gas, green, transportation Preorder Your 300 MPG Car Today, 2007-10-10 02:30:21 Three wheels, a 1 cylinder diesel engine, 300 miles per gallon, 95 MPH max speed, under $30,000. Oh, and it looks really weird. ...Bookmark tags: technology, environment, cars, automotive, green Concept Cars Going Green, 2007-10-24 01:00:51 Toyota first demonstrated a futuristic hybrid concept vehicle at the Tokyo Auto Show in 1995. The car, which consisted of an electric motor connected to a regular gasoline engine, was called the Toyota Prius. ...Bookmark tags: technology, tech, environment, cars, auto, automotive, car, green, autos, vehicles Formula 1 Orders Teams to Go Green, 2007-11-01 08:00:53 In the hypercompetitive world of Formula 1 motor racing, the only thing greater than the level of technology is the money spent developing it, and a lot of that money is about to be invested in green technology that will appear in cars the rest of us drive. ...Bookmark tags: sports, environment, cars, green, toyota, autos, honda, formula-one, ferrari, formula-1 Video: Michelin Touts 'Green Tires' To Cut Climate Change, 2007-11-06 16:01:19 Michelin is launching a new energy-awareness campaign designed to measure how much fuel is being saved by cars using its tires. ...Bookmark tags: business, video, global-warming, cars, green, carbon, greenhouse-gases, vehicles, fuel-efficiency, tires Video: Saturn Vue May Be First Plug-In Hybrid Available to Consumers, 2008-01-24 10:30:22 Saturn anticipates the production of its plug-in hybrid electric version Vue Green Line to begin as early as 2010, potentially making it the firstcommercially available vehicle of its kind. ...Bookmark tags: us-news, video, environment, cars, green, hybrid, electric, Saturn, fuel-economy, plug-in Greenest and meanest vehicles, 2008-02-12 22:00:50 Wanna get down with which cars are the greenest machines in 2007? The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy did too, they considered fuel economy as well as the impact of emissions on health and the, ahhem, warming trend. ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, green, eco-friendly WIRED's Inconvenient Truth: Screw Organic!, 2008-06-04 14:30:26 I know, I know, its an old watered down topic but I gotta talk about it because there is some interesting and unusual ideas presented in this article. Smartly titled as Inconvenient Truths, the article presents Wired's take on the climate crisis. ...Bookmark tags: us-news, environment, oil, energy, cars, water, green, housing, sustainability, organic 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 Supercar designer releases green auto design, 2008-07-09 14:30:25 "Chicago (IL) – Gordon Murray, known as designer of Brabham Formula 1 racers in the 1970s and 80s as well as the designer of the McLaren F1 and Mercedes SLR McLaren supercars, is not really the guy from whom you would expect a green car. ...Bookmark tags: science, green, environment, cars, super-cars, racing, mclaren-f1, mercedes-slr-mclaren-supercars, t-25, gordon-murray 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 The best Honda ads from the past few years, 2008-07-12 13:30:20 Setting the bar in advertising. ...Bookmark tags: technology, tv, environment, global-warming, oil, cars, car, prices, green, plane Bike Sharing Program Launched in Mexico City, 2008-07-17 20:00:59 Determined to prove its not a just a smog-addled city notorious for traffic and pollution, Mexico City had jumped on the bike-sharing bandwagon and launched its own free program called Mejor En Bici (Spanish link), or Better On Bicycle in English. ...Bookmark tags: world-news, environment, world, cars, mexico, gas, green, pollution, sharing, mexico-city |