AutoblogGreen for 01.07.11

highway traffic A study of developed nations suggests they have hit ‘peak travel’
After “peak oil,” it’s almost expected.
model s VIDEO: Tesla Motors releases totally hawt Model S engineering pr0n
Fill up while you fill up.
chevy volt powermat GM invests in Powermat for wireless charging in the Chevy Volt
It’s for your phone, not the car itself.
Other news:

  • Coda Sedan now $76 million closer to reality with Series D investment
  • BMW mulls addition of pedestrian warning system for electric vehicles
  • Banned Four Loco energy drink recycled into ethanol?

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AutoblogGreen for 01.06.11

chevy volt GM drives your Volt before you do
Don’t worry if you see a few miles on the odometer.
renault twizy Three Renault execs suspended over electric vehicle industrial espionage questions
More details, please.
tesla model s Tesla Model S Alpha prototype built and rolling?
So when do we get to see it?
Other news:

  • Russia’s hybrid yo-mobile trio on display in Moscow
  • Ethanol industry proposes gentler E15 “warning” label
  • Toyota, Lexus hybrid sales rise in December

AutoblogGreen for 01.06.11 originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 06:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AutoblogGreen for 01.05.11

hyundai sonata hypermile Wayne Gerdes: After 2,269 miles and 59 mpg, Hyundai Sonata Hybrid “kicks ass”
Don’t compare.
toyota prius mpv Toyota: Prius will be “the number one nameplate in the industry” by 2020
Ambitions are running high.
ethanol pump U.S. produces record amount of ethanol, again
Surprised? Neither are we.
Other news:

  • Report: Production of Subaru Stella electric to end in 2012?
  • Japan eyes oil refineries as a source of hydrogen for vehicles
  • World’s second Nissan Leaf owner overjoyed by electric hatch

AutoblogGreen for 01.05.11 originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 05:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AutoblogGreen for 01.04.11

chevy volt Chevrolet Volt outsold Nissan Leaf in U.S. in December?
We’ll check back in once the market gets into full swing.
sheep behind Toyota: Prius emissions less harmful than a sheep’s, um, emissions
Isn’t that special.
hyundai sonata hypermile Hypermiling Hyundai Sonata Hybrid crosses America in under two tanks [w/video]
So why did the non-hybrid do better?
Other news:

  • Ford teases Focus electric ahead of CES
  • Report: Porsche Cayenne hybrid expected to cost $257,000 in China
  • Report: Ratan Tata pours $15M into project researching water as fuel

AutoblogGreen for 01.04.11 originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 04 Jan 2011 06:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AutoblogGreen for 01.03.11

Do you think 2010 or 2011 will be remembered as “The Year of the Electric Car”?
Have we reached some sort of landmark year?
AutoblogGreen’s Most Popular Posts of 2010
From Ditka to diesel, here’s what ABGers liked last year.
Putting an EV1 in the Smithsonian: not then and maybe not now, either
The continuing strange odyssey of GM’s most famous electric car.
Other news:

  • GM delivers Chevy Equinox fuel cell to U.S. Navy
  • Mitsubishi i MiEV coming soon to…Costa Rica?
  • Report: Tesla says Model S will be profitable thanks to cheaper batteries

AutoblogGreen for 01.03.11 originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 03 Jan 2011 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AutoblogGreen for 12.30.10

chevy volt 42 years of waiting, and working, for an electric car pays off
Some people know just how big a deal the first Volt and Leaf deliveries really are.
Alyssa Milano to buy both Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt
Lucky.
bmw vision efficient dynamics Rumormill: BMW’s production Vision Concept to be called i8
Remind you of anything?
Other news:

  • Eaton hybrids log 100m miles of service; save 4m gallons of fuel
  • Maruti Suzuki SX4 to feature Fiat-supplied 1.3-liter turbodiesel
  • New technology produces hydrogen from concentrated solar at high efficiency

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AutoblogGreen for 12.29.10

toyota rav4 ev Tesla pushing Toyota to be faster, better when it comes to electric cars
So, a start-up and a giant OEM walk into a bar…
Debate over electric car viability revived in Canada
Pictured: an EV accident in Toronto in 1912.
2011 Green Car Vision Award finalists include five pure electric cars
The Nissan Leaf won last year, but now is when it’s really all about the EVs.
Other news:

  • Wheego Whip LiFe receives EPA certification
  • Andros ice-racing electric machines will participate in Grand Prix de Pau
  • Nissan delivers 10 Leafs to Portugal, including one to Prime Minister Socrates

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AutoblogGreen for 12.28.10

Opinion: Why early electric vehicle adopters deserve tax credits
Just in case Fox News is listening…
Nissan: “Everyone in their Leaf” by end of summer
Will this promise come true?
Detroit Preview: BYD bringing two new plug-in vehicles
Let’s get ready to meet the e6 Premier and the S6DM plug-in SUV.
Other news:

  • Tesla Motors share price dips as IPO lock-up period ends
  • 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class consumes 15% less fuel than current model
  • Ford expanding start-stop technology to non-hybrid models

AutoblogGreen for 12.28.10 originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AutoblogGreen for 12.27.10

ABG’s Green Car Concept Puzzle
How many can you identify?
Detroit Preview: Toyota’s Prius Family will grow by two, the MPV and a new concept
Fill up while you fill up.
Video: Making sense of the Chevy Volt’s EPA label
And you thought your tax return was filled with numbers.
Other news:

  • Ray LaHood: “a national high-speed-rail network can and will be our generation’s legacy”
  • U.S. oil usage on the upswing
  • Fisker raising price of already-expensive Karma plug-in hybird to $95,900

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AutoblogGreen for 12.23.10

Michigan activists turn Chevy Volt into a political issue
Governor-elect Rick Snyder, welcome to Lansing.
Hyundai to debut i40 Blue Drive at Geneva Motor Show
Automaker shooting for prime performance and fuel economy.
sail electric General Motors unfurls Sail electric concept at Guangzhou Auto Show
Is it more car than electric or what?
Other news:

  • History in the making: long-time electric vehicle advocates finally getting their cars
  • 2011 Think City available in four-seat version in Europe
  • DOE to award $184 million in advanced vehicle development grants

AutoblogGreen for 12.23.10 originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 23 Dec 2010 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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