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green.autoblog.com - 118 minutes ago
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Compressed air-powered cars like the AirPod pictured above
are conceptually cool. But the real-world efficiency of using
compressed air to move a vehicle just isn't worth is, says a new study published in the latest issue of Environmental Research Letters. The main problem, one of the ...
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STUDY: Air cars not worth it
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green.autoblog.com - 5 hours ago
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Can you use biodiesel in commercial truck applications?
Sure you can. Thousands of trucks burn it everyday.
Still, not everyone is fully convinced, and some want to operate their own fleet test to prove that turning waste vegetable oil into fuel is a viable plan. This is what CO 2 Sense ...
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Give a little, get a little: free biodiesel for test ...
2011 Chevy Volt - Click above for high-res image gallery
So many things are changing in the new automotive reality, it's hard to know where to start. Everything from the kind of hose we connect to our cars (liquid filled? electric?) to the sounds the vehicles make is different now ...
Energy/Transportation
Chevrolet Volt pre-production IVER prototype - click above for high-res image gallery
We long ago had a chance to drive the Chevy Volt mule in all-electric mode, and more recently took a ride in the IVER (integration vehicle engineering release) version. We found the Volt's performance ...
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Chevy
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General Motors
green.autoblog.com - 22 hours ago
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Elk Horn, Iowa's website says it is located,
"In the heart of Southwest Iowa's picturesque countryside." Google
Maps shows just how remote the town is, so it is clear that to make this place a forward-thinking electric vehicle destination takes a bit of chutzpah. While most EV advocates and ...
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Elk Horn, Iowa installs first electric car charging ...
green.autoblog.com - 23 hours ago
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Opel Corsa ecoFlex - click above for high-res
image gallery Opel is about to launch a heavily
revamped version of the B-segment Corsa, although observers probably won't notice much difference on the outside. That actually isn't such a bad thing, since the Corsa is a pretty handsome ...
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Opel introduces updated Corsa ecoFlex with 98 g/km CO 2
green.autoblog.com - 24 hours ago
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Audi A3 TDI - Click above for high-res
image gallery As Audi begins to roll out the
A3 TDI to its U.S. dealers in the coming weeks and the diesel version of the Q7 takes an ever larger share of sales, it's time to celebrate. This fall marks the 20th anniversary of the introduction of ...
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All Grown Up: Audi celebrates 20th birthday of TDI
green.autoblog.com - 25 hours ago
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Tesla Roadster - Click above for high-res image
gallery Rumors about Tesla's plan to go public have
been circulating since 2008, but a down stock market seemed to put a damper on the start-up's IPO. Now, the word on the street from Reuters is that Tesla is planning to go public "soon." ...
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REPORT: Tesla Motors planning IPO "soon"
green.autoblog.com - 26 hours ago
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Aptera 2e final design rendering - Click above
to enlarge Electric automaker Aptera has had a very
tough week, starting with news of a boardroom showdown last weekend over money troubles - which were then walked back a bit . During the week, we've been hearing that the problems run ...
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Aptera update: backstory uglier than we knew
green.autoblog.com - 27 hours ago
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Lexus LF-Ch concept - click above for high
res image gallery Lexus introduced its LF-Ch concept at
the Frankfurt Motor Show in September and it's believed to be a shoo-in for production for the European market. However, The Detroit Bureau is reporting that Lexus is considering bringing ...
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REPORT: New Lexus small car headed for U.S. by 2012 - ...
green.autoblog.com - 28 hours ago
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With some free recharging and free parking available
around town, there's more reason than ever to drive
an electric car in London (that is, if the public transportation system doesn't work for you). To prove that EVs can work in the city, GoGo Electric is offering short-term rentals of the ...
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GoGo Electric thinks short-term EV renting can change minds
green.autoblog.com - 29 hours ago
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Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Concept -- Click above
for high-res image gallery Toyota is getting ready to
start deploying a fleet of 200 plug-in Prius hybrids in the coming months and the company needs to figure out what to do with them. The cars will all be leased for purposes of ...
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Toyota starts discussions on who will get PHEV Priuses
green.autoblog.com - 30 hours ago
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How much would you pay for a battery-powered
Tesla Roadster, one that you can steer from the
comfort of your La-Z-Boy? For about three Andrew Jacksons, Trendtimes will ship you a 15-inch RC version of the electric hotness that drives "forwards, backwards, left, and right." The toy comes with ...
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RC Tesla Roadster arrives just in time for Christmas
green.autoblog.com - 31 hours ago
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British Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis has announced that
the UK will spend £30 million to install plug-in
vehicle charging stations. The charge points will be built in at least three and as many as six "electric car cities and regions" across the UK, the forerunners of a national ...
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UK to spend £30 million on EV Charging points
Need a electric car with a famous name and the looks to match? May we suggest the Zagato shown above? This strange little fridge on wheels isn't exactly what Zagato is known for (sexy sports cars), but it's also quite affordable. Wired found this boxy EV on eBay , where it's currently ...
Energy/Transportation
1936 Mercedes 260D - Click on image for full high-resolution gallery
Rudolf Diesel filed the patent for his signature engine in 1893 . However, its installation in a passenger car didn't occur until 1933, when Citroën installed a diesel engine into a Rosalie bay, although this ...
Energy/Transportation
Mercedes
Understanding electric and plug-in vehicles requires a slightly different knowledge set than what mechanics and drivers have needed to know for decades. One of the most obvious new concepts is the large battery pack and electric motor added to the car. The capacity values of these devices ...
Energy/Transportation
green.autoblog.com - 46 hours ago
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CleanFuel USA has introduced a new propane injection
system for General Motor's 6.0-liter V8s. The GM small-block
V8s are widely used in a vast array of both light and medium duty trucks, vans and buses. The new injection system is designed to be retro-fitted to existing engines for fleet ...
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Liquid propane injection for GM V8s now available from ...
green.autoblog.com - 40 hours ago
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2009 Alfa Romeo MiTo Imola - Click for
complete gallery Alongside the recently-launched MultiAir MiTos , Alfa
Romeo has launched a dual-fueled LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) version of the Turbo 1.4-liter engine in the sexy hatchback. This ...
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Alfa Romeo introduces LPG-powered MiTo
green.autoblog.com - 2 days ago
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Well that didn't last long. It's been less
than a month since Simon Hackett set something of
a electric vehicle distance record in his Tesla Roadster, driving 501 km (311 miles) across the hot and flat Australian outback with the windows up and the air-con off. Now comes news that the ...
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Japan EV Club creams Tesla range record with Tokyo to ...
