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Report: Revived Toyota MR2 hybrid could challenge Honda CR-Z
Report: Revived Toyota MR2 hybrid could challenge Honda CR-Z
green.autoblog.com — Honda may not have the hybrid sports coupe market to itself for long if a report out... of Japan has any merit. One of Japan's top car magazines, Best Car, is reporting that Toyota is planning to bring forth a hybrid sports car in the near future as a direct challenger to the new Honda. ... (more) Report: Revived Toyota MR2 hybrid could challenge Honda CR-Z
Mazda2 to be basis of electric vehicle test fleet
Mazda2 to be basis of electric vehicle test fleet
green.autoblog.com — 2010 Mazda2 (Thailand-spec) - Click above for high-res image gallery Until now, Mazda's most notable alternative fuel... programs have been the hydrogen-powered Wankel rotaries currently being used in an RX-8 test fleet. The "Zoom-Zoom" automaker has acknowledged plans to build new ... (more) Mazda2 to be basis of electric vehicle test fleet
Report Offers Plan for Reducing China's Carbon Intensity
Report Offers Plan for Reducing China's Carbon Intensity
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com — A new report suggests that China could reduce its carbon intensity by as much as 23 percent.... (more) Report Offers Plan for Reducing China's Carbon Intensity
VIDEO: Watch live as ABG goes for a first drive in the Chevy Volt this Sunday!
VIDEO: Watch live as ABG goes for a first drive in the Chevy Volt this Sunday!
green.autoblog.com — Chevy Volts on 1,200 mile drive - Click above for high-res image gallery Here at ABG, we've... been tracking the progress of the Chevrolet Volt since before the concept debuted in January 2007. Along the way we've spent plenty of time with various members of the Volt team and last spring ... (more) VIDEO: Watch live as ABG goes for a first drive in the ...
FIM launching the E-Power electric motorcycle racing series, without TTXGP
FIM launching the E-Power electric motorcycle racing series, without TTXGP
examiner.com — Agni Motors' TTXGP 2009 winning bike, photo courtesy TTXGP Until now the story regarding the development of... zero carbon footprint motorcycle racing was simple.  The TTXGP organization, led by Azhar Hussain, was developing the race series, colla... (more) FIM launching the E-Power electric motorcycle racing ...
FIM launching the E-Power electric motorcycle racing series, without TTXGP
FIM launching the E-Power electric motorcycle racing series, without TTXGP
7gen.com — Agni Motors' TTXGP 2009 winning bike, photo courtesy TTXGP Until now the story regarding the development of... zero carbon footprint motorcycle racing was simple. The TTXGP organization, led by Azhar Hussain, was developing the race series, colla... Links:  ... (more) FIM launching the E-Power electric motorcycle racing ...
VIDEO: Wet Liberal rants about Top Gear, electric cars and hydrogen
VIDEO: Wet Liberal rants about Top Gear, electric cars and hydrogen
green.autoblog.com — Wet Liberal rants - Click above to watch the video after the break Most of the time,... Robert Llewellyn is a seemingly well-adjusted comedic actor with a concern for environmental issues who currently hosts a web-based show called Carpool, where he drives about in a hybrid or electric car ... (more) VIDEO: Wet Liberal rants about Top Gear, electric cars ...
The Copenhagen Attendance Question
The Copenhagen Attendance Question
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com — To go or not to go? That is the question that some businesses, and even President Obama,... are still asking now that a climate treaty is less likely than ever to result from next month's meetings. (more) The Copenhagen Attendance Question
New Buick Excelle debuts in China, sedan coming to America soon
New Buick Excelle debuts in China, sedan coming to America soon
green.autoblog.com — 2011 Buick Excelle XT - click above for high-res image gallery Back in August, when General Motors... gave the media a tour of its design studios to show off most of its upcoming lineup, one of the cars we saw was a compact four-door Buick sedan. That sedan was essentially a re-grilled and ... (more) New Buick Excelle debuts in China, sedan coming to ...
Clean energy, better homes cut pollution, save lives
Clean energy, better homes cut pollution, save lives
news.yahoo.com — Reuters Indian female labourers carry small pieces of coal deposit from liquid ash generated from a thermal... power (more) Clean energy, better homes cut pollution, save lives
Melbourne 2030 will be "transport chaos": Professor
architectureanddesign.com.au — The state government will need to rethink its policy on meeting urban demand as the city reaches... five million people, urban management expert, Professor Nicholas Low, warns. (more) Melbourne 2030 will be "transport chaos": Professor
In Greenland, warming fuels dream of hidden wealth
In Greenland, warming fuels dream of hidden wealth
news.yahoo.com — TASIILAQ, Greenland Gert Ignatiussen returns to this fjord-front Inuit town with the spoils of his hunting trip.... Six seals, all killed with a single shot to the head. With nimble handwork, his wife Bartholine cuts them up on the porch of their ... (more) In Greenland, warming fuels dream of hidden wealth
IEA Chief Presents Sobering View of Our Energy Future
heatingoil.com — Monday night at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Fatih Birol, Chief Economist at the... International Energy Agency (IEA) presented the highlights of the recently released 2009 World Energy Outlook, which was recently completed. Yours truly ... (more) IEA Chief Presents Sobering View of Our Energy Future
Spy shots: Higher performance MINI diesels spotted testing
Spy shots: Higher performance MINI diesels spotted testing
green.autoblog.com — MINI is apparently not satisfied with the performance levels of its high mileage MINI D so it's... working on something a bit more spritely. The current MINI D is not especially quick right off the line, with a 0-60 time of around 10 seconds from its 108 hp 1.6-liter engine but it does accelerate ... (more) Spy shots: Higher performance MINI diesels spotted testing
Rebecca Solnit: Remembering People Power In Seattle In 1999 And Berlin In 1989
huffingtonpost.com — Next month, at the climate change summit in Copenhagen, the wealthy nations that produce most of the... excess carbon in our atmosphere will almost certainly fail to embrace measures adequate to ward off the devastation of our planet by heat and chaotic ... (more) Rebecca Solnit: Remembering People Power In Seattle In ...
Rethinking Clean Energy Innovation
Rethinking Clean Energy Innovation
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com — With energy demand growing quickly, development of clean energy technologies cannot afford to be undertaken in silos,... a new report says. (more) Rethinking Clean Energy Innovation
Peak oil panic? Dubai or not Dubai?
blogs.zdnet.com — Dubai's oil reserve are dwindling and now their rampant investment program has hit a rock.... (more) Peak oil panic? Dubai or not Dubai?
Peak oil panic? Dubai or not Dubai?
Peak oil panic? Dubai or not Dubai?
peakoil.com — Could the mushrooming Dubai debt crisis be a preview of what peak oil will produce among the... oil-selling nations? Dubai–meaning the few poweful men in control–launched itself on a campaign to become the combo Las Vegas, Miami and Wall Street of the Mideast. That meant huge construction ... (more) Peak oil panic? Dubai or not Dubai?
Happy Thanksgiving! Autoblog is grateful for...
Happy Thanksgiving! Autoblog is grateful for...
green.autoblog.com — Click above to find out what the Autoblog team is thankful for [Photo: Road Fun | CC... 2.0] Happy Thanksgiving! Autoblog is grateful for... originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email ... (more) Happy Thanksgiving! Autoblog is grateful for...
Nissan hatches plan to boost battery cars
Nissan hatches plan to boost battery cars
msnbc.msn.com — Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn is among those who believe the public may get charged up by the... switch to electric power, if the new battery cars are affordable and fun to drive. (more) Nissan hatches plan to boost battery cars
Allianz fund sees opportunities in energy squeeze
reuters.com — Christopher Johnson LONDON (Reuters) - The world faces a potential energy supply squeeze as economic growth rebounds,... offering huge investment opportunities in the oil and gas industry and in other energy companies, a fund manager said on Thursday. ... (more) Allianz fund sees opportunities in energy squeeze
France’s Bionersis wins biogas recovery contract in Vietnam
France’s Bionersis wins biogas recovery contract in Vietnam
cleantech.com — On the heals of a Latin America deal, the biogas firm is looking to help reduce three... million tons of greenhouse gas emissions at a landfill site near Hanoi. (more) France’s Bionersis wins biogas recovery contract in Vietnam
Mainland Chinese automakers look to Taiwan for EV expertise
Mainland Chinese automakers look to Taiwan for EV expertise
green.autoblog.com — More electric car news from Taiwan . Two Chinese automakers are ready to develop and sell electric... cars there. Chery, for instance, has announced the creation of an R&D center in the upcoming "Green Energy Intelligent Vehicle Innovation Park (EV Park)" in central Taiwan. This would give ... (more) Mainland Chinese automakers look to Taiwan for EV expertise
Inside cleantech Europe: That was the week that was!
Inside cleantech Europe: That was the week that was!
cleantech.com — Gimv and Agri Investment Fund launch a €60M agricultural fund, while Norwegian electricity company Statkraft unveils the... world’s first osmotic power plant. (more) Inside cleantech Europe: That was the week that was!
Chinese government sets ambitious battery production goals
Chinese government sets ambitious battery production goals
green.autoblog.com — 2009 BYD F3DM - Click above for high-res image gallery New regulations for the production of batteries,... both nickel-hydrogen and lithium-ion, have been submitted to China's State Council, according to Wang Shulin, a National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)'s expert. China's ... (more) Chinese government sets ambitious battery production goals
Renault-Nissan creates partnership for deploying EVs in China
Renault-Nissan creates partnership for deploying EVs in China
green.autoblog.com — 2010 Nissan Leaf - Click above for high-res image gallery The latest city to join the long... list of more than 30 cities and governments that have signed an agreement with Renault-Nissan is Guangzhou, a large city formerly known as Canton. Nissan's partner in China, Dongfeng, will work ... (more) Renault-Nissan creates partnership for deploying EVs in ...
Thanks, Gratitude and Hope
Thanks, Gratitude and Hope
1greengeneration.elementsintime.com — I have been on the road for a good portion of my life, always learning and growing,... and ever wanting to do more and be more than I am. This is something that makes me who I am, and I don’t know what I would do if I weren’t striving to making a bigger [...] (more) Thanks, Gratitude and Hope
Carbon T.A.P. // Tunnel Algae Park
wpa2.aud.ucla.edu — P1014 Carbon T.A.P. // Tunnel Algae Park Mining Existing Infrastructure for Lost Efficiencies Proposal location: applicable nationwide... to tollbooths, coal-fired power plants, automobile tunnels and other locations of CO2 production; main sample ... (more) Carbon T.A.P. // Tunnel Algae Park
Something to be thankful for: getting off of gas might reduce road rage
Something to be thankful for: getting off of gas might reduce road rage
green.autoblog.com — Turns out, getting off of gasoline might save more than parts of the environment. According to a... study published in BMC Physiology , rats exposed to unleaded gasoline fumes for 30 minutes a day for six weeks "exhibited an increase in lipid peroxidation and a decrease in AChE and superoxide ... (more) Something to be thankful for: getting off of gas might ...
Fossil fuel ruling could improve efficiency of CHP plant
Fossil fuel ruling could improve efficiency of CHP plant
cleantech.com — How does DONG Energy expect increased use of fossil fuels to decrease the carbon footprint of its... 810-MW Avedøre Power Plant? (more) Fossil fuel ruling could improve efficiency of CHP plant
Video: Toyota Recalls 3.8 Million Vehicles
marketnewslive.blogspot.com — Toyota Motor Corporation (TM) said Wednesday needs to recall 3.8 million vehicles to replace faulty floor pedals.... Drivers reported sudden acceleration and the possibility of the gas pedal getting stuck in the down position. (more) Video: Toyota Recalls 3.8 Million Vehicles
Video: Haliburton Profits Will Be Nicked by Pemex Production Cuts
marketnewslive.blogspot.com — Haliburton (HAL) shares are getting pinched today after the Number 2 oilfield services company said production cuts... from Petroleos Mexicanos will shave two cents off of fourth quarter earnings. (more) Video: Haliburton Profits Will Be Nicked by Pemex ...
New Smart Electric Drive Caught in Spy Photos
New Smart Electric Drive Caught in Spy Photos
treehugger.com — Images: author Daimler Gears Up New Smart Electric Car With production of the second generation electric Smart... just starting at the new Smart Electric Drive production line in Hambach, France, it looks like Daimler is ramping up its marketing ... (more) New Smart Electric Drive Caught in Spy Photos
S. Africa’s Sasol eyes potential of CO2 tech project in Norway
S. Africa’s Sasol eyes potential of CO2 tech project in Norway
cleantech.com — New center at Mongstad expects to test clean technologies suitable for large scale carbon capture facilities in... 2011. (more) S. Africa’s Sasol eyes potential of CO2 tech project in ...
The unintended consequences of COP-15
The unintended consequences of COP-15
cleantech.com — No matter the outcome, next month’s international summit on climate change legislation is already changing the playing... field for investors and businesses. (more) The unintended consequences of COP-15
Ricardo and Williams team on KinerStor flywheel hybrid demonstration
Ricardo and Williams team on KinerStor flywheel hybrid demonstration
green.autoblog.com — In the run up to the 2009 Formula One season, most of the teams developed hybrid kinetic... energy recovery systems (KERS) as an optional way to get a power boost. While most of the systems ultimately were not raced because the extra power was not enough to overcome the weight penalty, there ... (more) Ricardo and Williams team on KinerStor flywheel hybrid ...
VIDEO: Chevrolet Volt tests driver controlled audio warning system with the blind
VIDEO: Chevrolet Volt tests driver controlled audio warning system with the blind
green.autoblog.com — As the popularity of hybrids has grown over the last few years, advocates for the blind have... been raising a red flag about noise, or - more to the point - the lack of it. Because electric-drive vehicles emit much lower levels of sound on the street, blind pedestrians who've relied on the ... (more) VIDEO: Chevrolet Volt tests driver controlled audio ...
Auto engineers/designers looking for a gig? Tesla is hiring
Auto engineers/designers looking for a gig? Tesla is hiring
green.autoblog.com — 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 ... (more) Auto engineers/designers looking for a gig? Tesla is hiring
Singapore consortium spearheads eco-park in China
Singapore consortium spearheads eco-park in China
cleantech.com — New $1.5 billion to $2 billion cleantech center is expected to derive energy from renewables and use... environmentally friendly water management practices. (more) Singapore consortium spearheads eco-park in China
Report: Renault and Mercedes to team up on small car platform
Report: Renault and Mercedes to team up on small car platform
green.autoblog.com — Renault Twizzy ZE concept - click above for high-res image gallery According to a report in UK... magazine AutoCar, Mercedes-Benz and Renault are planning to collaborate on a new modular micro-car platform. The new architecture would form the basis of the next generation of Smart cars as ... (more) Report: Renault and Mercedes to team up on small car ...
PE firm acquires two Egyptian solid waste management companies
PE firm acquires two Egyptian solid waste management companies
cleantech.com — MENA-focused Citadel Capital looks to grow the combined new cleantech business as a majority shareholder through a... series of cash injections. (more) PE firm acquires two Egyptian solid waste management ...
Agribusiness Chief Slams Organics
Agribusiness Chief Slams Organics
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com — When Michael Mack, the chief executive of Syngenta, a Swiss agribusiness giant that makes pesticides and seeds,... hears people say that organic food is better for the planet, he has one response: "Au contraire." (more) Agribusiness Chief Slams Organics
HAUSER introduces revolutionary energy saving technology to the UK market
HAUSER introduces revolutionary energy saving technology to the UK market
realwire.com — The Eco ES System© uses waste heat from refrigeration systems to heat buildings HAUSER, the producers of... chiller and freezer cabinets for the food and retail industries, has announced that it is introducing its Eco ES ( (more) HAUSER introduces revolutionary energy saving technology ...
REPORT: Tesla IPO could be more a financing event than a way to cash out
REPORT: Tesla IPO could be more a financing event than a way to cash out
green.autoblog.com — Tesla Roadster - Click above for high-res image gallery We recently asked if the Tesla IPO is... for you , and the results of that poll are about even. Just over half of you (51.4 percent as of this writing) think that investing in the electric car start-up is a good idea. Over at ... (more) REPORT: Tesla IPO could be more a financing event than a ...
Downsizing: businesses in Europe shifting to smaller rental cars
Downsizing: businesses in Europe shifting to smaller rental cars
green.autoblog.com — Audi A3 TDI - Click above for high-res image gallery Most likely due to the current economic... downturn, most business rentals are getting smaller. According to a new report by rent-a-car company Europcar of the latest rentals in 18 European countries, price is now a determining ... (more) Downsizing: businesses in Europe shifting to smaller ...
Emerald Technology Ventures gears up for third fund
Emerald Technology Ventures gears up for third fund
cleantech.com — Managing Partner Gina Domanig addresses the transatlantic firm’s investment strategy, 2010 plans, and thoughts on Copenhagen.... (more) Emerald Technology Ventures gears up for third fund
Utrech to start parking meter revolution with cell phones, GPS and green credentials
Utrech to start parking meter revolution with cell phones, GPS and green credentials
green.autoblog.com — While paying for your parking meter using a cell phone is not a new thing, the Dutch... city of Utrecht has announced a program that goes a step beyond. From April 1st 2010, citizens parking their cars in this city will need only a cell phone and their registration number connected to a ... (more) Utrech to start parking meter revolution with cell ...
The oil-economy connection
onlineopinion.com.au — Pages:‹Page 1 2›All Continued over the page... Pages:‹Page 1 2›All About the Author Michael Lardelli is Senior... Lecturer in Genetics at The University of Adelaide. Since 2004 he has been an activist for spreading awareness on the impact of energy ... (more) The oil-economy connection
Ford joins with University of Detroit-Mercy to train EV engineers
Ford joins with University of Detroit-Mercy to train EV engineers
green.autoblog.com — For over a century, the training of automotive engineers has focused on creating vehicles propelled by internal... combustion engines. Electrical and mechanical engineers have worked on piston engines, transmissions and all manner of related systems. The future holds new directions for ... (more) Ford joins with University of Detroit-Mercy to train EV ...
Tesla sets up shop in Monaco
Tesla sets up shop in Monaco
green.autoblog.com — The Tesla Taxi was but one of the all-electric Roadsters on display at the inaugural party at... Tesla Motor's latest store opening this week. And blog readers are not the only ones who like to look at the purty cars. In this shot , the orange roadster is being ogled by the Prince of Holland.  ... (more) Tesla sets up shop in Monaco
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