Green Car Report
Happy Fleet March 6th, 2008
More companies are using alternative fuels for fleet vehicles
As reported in this very blog a couple of weeks ago, companies from taxi cabs to package delivery services are using alternative fuel vehicles and ordering more. Flint, Michigan, of all places, has placed a $4.7...more
Driving Green = Fewer Greenbacks March 6th, 2008
Internet tools to ease the pain of $4-a-gallon gasoline
As of this moment, gasoline prices in America have not yet hit $4 a gallon, but with oil hitting an all-time-high $100 a barrel in late February, European-style petrol prices may be around the corner....more
Detroit Electric Recharged March 5th, 2008
100-year-old brand resurrected by new EV partnership
A couple of weeks ago, Treehugger and AutoblogGreen both posted announcements about pioneering electric vehicle company Detroit Electric being brought back from the dead. US EV maker Zap and China’s Youngman Automotive Group have teamed...more
EVs Cover Their Bases February 28th, 2008
Uncle Sam gets with the alternative-fuel program
Malmstrom Air Force Base, near Great Falls, Montana, is home to many things: 200 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles, for example. Four thousand people, who make up the 341st Space Wing (which just sounds cool)....more
E85 Gets Green Flag February 28th, 2008
American Le Mans Series will use cleaner fuel in 2008
With the 12 Hours of Sebring kicking off the season in March, the American Le Mans Series has announced that it will allow E85 to be used for the first time. EPIC, the Ethanol Promotion...more
Nation's First All-Hybrid Taxi Service Launches February 18th, 2008
Alternative-Fuel Vehicles Take Off in DC and Other Cities, Too
On February 12, EnviroCAB of Washington, D.C., became the first all-hybrid taxi service in the nation. They run hybrid Toyota Priuses, Camrys, Highlanders, and Ford Escapes, with a full complement of 50 vehicles expected to...more
Nice Tatas from India's Biggest Car Company February 15th, 2008
Everything You Wanted to Know -- Without Having to Ask
Lately, Tata Motors has been all over the press, from AutoblogGreen.com to the New Yorker. Let's bring everybody up to speed on what India's largest car manufacturer is up to, Q&A style. Q. What is a...more
"Car of the Future" Rolls Out This Spring February 12th, 2008
Well, the NOVA Film Version, Anyway
NOVA's got a brand new bag: the PBS stalwart is taking open-source idea-sharing to documentary making. For its first experiment in "open production," NOVA has chosen "Car of the Future" as its subject. The one-hour...more
Karma Chameleon: February 6th, 2008
A Plug-In Hybrid Supercar
One of the most buzzed-about concept cars at this month's North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Mich., was the new sports-luxury plug-in hybrid from Fisker Automotive, called the Karma. Delivery of the first few...more
