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Auto engineers/designers looking for a gig? Tesla is hiring

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:06:00 +0000

Tesla Model S - Click above for high-res image gallery Building a one-off or even very low volume car can be pulled off by a fairly small team if necessary. However, designing, developing and building a modern mass produced vehicle is a very different matter. With low interest loans from ...

AutoblogGreen posted 2 days ago from green.autoblog.com

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Last garage team standing: Illuminati Motor Works promising big things from Seven

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:07:00 +0000

It sort of figures that a team named Illuminati would beat all comers. While the Automotive X Prize is nowhere near over, Illuminati Motor Works is the " only 'garage team' remaining in the contest," according to a recent profile in the local State Journal Register . We're not sure what ...

AutoblogGreen posted 3 days ago from green.autoblog.com

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Mazda i-Stop wins another award, 2009 Japan Eco-Products

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:58:00 +0000

Mazda has just garnered another award for its new i-stop system that debuted this year on the Axela (3) and Bianti MPV. This is Mazda's take on an automatic start/stop system to eliminate idling but with a novel new twist. Rather than just use a more robust starter and battery to crank up ...

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Report Debunks Oil Industry’s TV Ad Attacks on Climate Action

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:32:41 +0000

A massive TV ad campaign paid that argues that legislation to contain global climate change would result in dramatically higher fuel prices for average consumers is just plain not true, according to a recent report.

MediaMan posted 4 days ago from onthehillblog.blogspot.com

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A Prospective Car Buyer? Need Information About Auto Loans? Look No Further!

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:43:16 +0000

When we decide to buy a car we do a lot of homework about the different makes and the benefits of one over the other. We need to do the same with auto loans. First of all, auto loan will be a better financing option as compared to car financing as they are generally of higher interest rates ...

reikiman posted 10 days ago from 7gen.com

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LA Preview: Are they nuts? Honda to show off Personal-Neo Urban Transport concept

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:58:00 +0000

Jim Kenzie of the Toronto Star tries out the U3-X - click above for high res-image gallery When we visited Honda's headquarters last month after the Tokyo Motor Show, we asked company officials what they would be showing at upcoming auto shows. As you might have guessed, they were ...

AutoblogGreen posted 9 days ago from green.autoblog.com

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STUDY: Cash for Clunkers helped Japanese way more than Detroit 3

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:02:00 +0000

While there is no question that Obama's Cash-for-Clunkers program accelerated vehicle sales this summer, a new report by the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute shows the big winners were from Japan, not Detroit. According to the study, nearly 85 percent of the ...

AutoblogGreen posted 11 days ago from green.autoblog.com

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Electrifying the Gaming Industry

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:04:00 +0000

Like many owners I have met (in person, or via the web) I had multiple motives for buying a Tesla Roadster. As a confirmed “car guy” who competes in Sports Car Club of America road racing and has owned many sports cars, I was intrigued by the performance characteristics and styling of the [...]

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Green Toys Inc. Recognized as Eco-Toy Industry LEader

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:03:43 +0000

Awards and Critical Acclaim fro 2009 Holiday Season SAN FRANCISCO - November 17, 2009 - Green Toys Inc., an innovator in safe, environmentally responsible toys, announced today that it has been selected for numerous top toy awards, and was honored for its innovative eco-friendly packaging. ...

got2begreen posted 9 days ago from got2begreen.com

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BAIC launches green subsidiary with all-electric model

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:02:00 +0000

China's fifth-largest automotive group, Beijing Automotive Industry Holdings Co (BAIC), has launched a subsidiary called the Beijing New Energy Automotive Company with which it plans to produce as many as 40,000 electric and hybrid cars by 2011. The new company celebrated its birth by showing ...

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A.U.T.O. lobbyist Veronica Moss visits, hates the new Times Square [w/VIDEO]

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:03:00 +0000

Veronica Moss in Times Square - Click above to watch the videos after the break As a lobbyist for the Automobile Users Trade Organization (A.U.T.O.), Veronica Moss calls 'em like she sees 'em. She hates that there are not enough roads for cars, for example. Moss recently took a look at ...

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LA Preview: Mazda2 to make its North American debut

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:03:00 +0000

2011 Mazda2 - click above for high-res image gallery Mazda made it official this morning that it will be bringing the B-segment 2 to the North American market late next year. The current generation Mazda2 has been sale in Europe and elsewhere for two years but we'll be seeing it here ...

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Electric Avenue display comes to 2010 Detroit Auto Show

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:44:00 +0000

While some of the automakers that skipped the 2009 Detroit Auto Show are apparently returning for 2010, there still won't be enough to fill up the basement. As a result, the EcoXperience exhibit will be back again for a second year. The landscaped track on the lower level of Cobo Hall will ...

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