Automotive
Mitsubishi Ends Honda’s 8-Year Reign on Green Car List
The Mitsubishi i-MIEV has unseated the Honda Civic Natural Gas from its throne and become the first electric car in 12 years to ...
UPM to Build Major Biodiesel Refinery
Finnish paper company UPM is to build the world's first industrial-scale plant to turn a wood byproduct into biodiesel.
The Lappeenranta, Finland, biorefinery will produce annually ...
Could Efficiency Help Iron out the Bumps in Ore Prices?
Many manufacturers now see raw materials as their biggest risk. Carmakers are among industries caught between volatile commodity prices and cash-strapped customers. Companies ...
EPA Green-Lights EcoDual Fuel Truck Conversion Kit
EcoDual LLC, a provider of dual fuel conversion systems for heavy duty diesel trucks, has achieved authorization from the EPA to begin installing its systems ...
Ford to Cut Landfill Waste 70%, Water 30% in Europe
Ford's European operations plan to cut landfill waste 70 percent and water use 30 percent under a five-year sustainability strategy.
The waste reduction goal will cut ...
Fleet Briefing: AT&T Orders 1,200 CNG Vans; Waste Management, BAE, Caterpillar
AT&T has ordered 1,200 Chevrolet Express compressed natural gas cargo vans for delivery to its service centers nationwide. General Motors says it is its largest ...
Range Rover Evoque and Sustainable Design
Kasia Boryczko, Sustainability Engineer for the Range Rover Evoque, explains how the Evoque demonstrates efficiencies and responsible design.
Chevys to Carry Ecologic Label
Chevrolet vehicles sold in the United States are to carry the Ecologic environmental label.
The labels will carry information on environmental aspects related to vehicle manufacturing ...
Software Briefing: NCC Group, Ryder, SAIC and ThinkEco
Nordic region-based construction and property development firm NCC Group is to start using CA Technologies' CA ecoSoftware energy and sustainability management system. NCC hopes ...
Honda NA Hits Another CO2 Goal, a Year Late
Last year Honda met its 2010 goal of a 20 percent cut to CO2 from power equipment production, with a 27.2 percent drop from ...
Fleet Briefing: Chevy Volt Declared Safe, Fisker Recall, OnStar, Mercedes, Honda
GM's electric Chevy Volt has been declared safe after months of testing into the risk of post-crash fires posed by its lithium-ion battery. The National ...
Nissan, ABB to Use EV Batteries for Electrical Storage; Coda Launches Energy Arm
EV makers are moving in on the energy storage market, with Nissan North America and ABB partnering to evaluate the reuse of lithium-ion battery packs, ...
Detroit Auto Show Briefing: Toyota, Honda, Acura, PG&E, BMW, Hyundai
Toyota has debuted the 2012 Prius c (pictured), which it says offers the highest city fuel efficiency of any vehicle without a plug, at ...
Routes Revealed for Natural Gas Highway
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has unveiled the route plan for the first stations in America's Natural Gas Highway, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) ...
GM Sets Energy, Carbon, Water Goals in First Report as New Firm
The General Motors Company has committed to reduce its facilities' energy intensity and carbon intensity by 20 percent, and water intensity by 15 percent, ...
Detroit Auto Show Briefing: VW, AMP, Ford, Kia, Coda, Nissan, Volvo
This year's Detroit Auto Show is overflowing with hybrid and electric debuts. Here are some of the first big ones to emerge from the ...
Green Fleet Briefing: GM Fire Response, Ford Bottle Fabric, EV Council, Gas Fueling Stations
General Motors has announced changes to the vehicle structure and battery coolant system in the Chevy Volt, in response to a government ...
Google Buys First Ford Focus Electric
Google has taken delivery of the first Ford Focus Electric car, according to news reports.
The search giant received its Focus Electric just before ...
Nissan Employee Sustainability Event
The Nissan Americas team recently took steps to share best practices in energy management and sustainability during the first-ever Nissan Americas ...
Fisker Replaces Fire-Risk Batteries; Eco-Leather Cuts CO2
Fisker's luxury electric vehicles are winning praise for their eco-leather interiors, as the company says it has almost finished dealing with a voluntary ...
