Automotive
The Hidden Cost of Electric Vehicles
Although electric vehicles show higher non-climate damages than many other technologies, they will not be significantly cleaner than cars powered by fossil fuels until they rely ...
Phoenix Gets Hybrid Taxi Fleet
Clean Air Cab, a Phoenix-based taxi company, has become the second taxi cab fleet in the nation to rely solely on hybrid cars. The first was EnviroCAB, in Washington, D.C., using a fleet of hybrid ...
Solar Ferry Gaining Users
A type of solar ferry already in use in Sydney, Australia, soon will ...
17 Million Natural Gas Vehicles Predicted by 2015
The number of natural gas vehicles on the road globally will grow to 17 million vehicles by 2015, up from 9.7 million in 2008, according ...
Half Of U.S. Driving Less, Taking Fewer In-town Trips
In what that may be a boon to e-commerce, and bad news for brick-and-mortar retailers, half of American drivers report driving less than usual ...
Audi Pumps $7.5M into Environmental Foundation, Pledges Emissions Cuts
Carmaker Audi AG is starting a new corporate environmental foundation to bring together all the company's worldwide environmental measures into measures that extend beyond the realm ...
Luxury Automakers Ponder Carbon Cuts, Hyundai Aims to Be ‘Green Leader’
Luxury automakers like Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bentley, and Aston Martin still lag behind the industry average for carbon-dioxide emissions just as standards tighten in Europe and the ...
Electric Vehicles – Getting The Plug-Ins Plugged In
It’s an exciting vision, really – a whole new generation of clean, energy-efficient plug-in electric vehicles capable of running for long periods from a ...
Hoval Urges Sales Force to Drive Prius
Hoval, a UK supplier of renewable energy heating products, is encouraging its 30-some regional sales engineers to drive the Toyota Prius. Hoval executives say ...
Bill Would Pave Way For Green Taxi Fleets
New legislation would allow cities to create local regulations mandating energy efficiency and emissions standards for taxi fleets. Previous efforts by cities, including New York City, to ...
Navistar Unveils All-Electric Commercial Truck
A new light-duty commercial truck suitable for urban deliveries and other work could help companies save fuel and prevent emissions. Navistar ...
GM, Mercedes, Lexus Make Biggest Gains in ‘Greening’ Cars
Chevrolet made the biggest year-to-year gain in "green" attributes for its 2010 model line, followed by GMC, Mercedes and Lexus, according to WhatGreenCar. In other rankings, ...
Duke Energy, FPL Plan EV Conversion by 2020
Two major utilities plan to convert their fleets of trucks and cars entirely to plug-in hybrid or completely electric vehicles by 2020. The move by FPL ...
BMW, Mazda Top CO2 Emissions Cuts in 2008
Automakers BMW and Mazda cut their average CO2 emissions for cars sold in Europe in 2008 by 10.2 percent and 8.2 percent, respectively, according to ...
Consumers: Workplace EV Charging Stations A Priority
Before electric vehicles can really take off, it appears that consumers consider workplace charging stations to be a near necessity. Among consumers who intend to purchase plug-in ...
EU Slapping Cargo Vans With Carbon Tax
European companies using cargo vans in their operations could face higher costs after the European Union sets caps on carbon emissions for vans sold in the ...
Chamber, Car Dealers Contest California Tailpipe Emissions Rule
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Automobile Dealers Association have filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ...
Ford Plant to Become Renewables Factory
Ford's decision to sell its Wixom manufacturing plant will result in one of the nation's largest renewable energy manufacturing complexes. Xtreme Power of Austin, ...
Audi, Jaguar/Land Rover Gear Up for Luxury, Sustainability
Calling sustainability the new luxury, the president of Audi America said that Audi hopes to be the top luxury carmaker in the world by 2015, based ...
48% of Consumers Show Interest in Plug-in Hybrids
When it comes to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, about 22 percent of respondents to a survey say they are "extremely interested" in such vehicles, with another ...
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Tom Stacy on National Grid Again Rejects High Costs of Offshore Wind
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Environmental Leader on S. America Takes Most Urgent View of Copenhagen Talks
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