Filed under: Emerging Technologies, GM
The Tartan Racing “Boss” Tahoe that won the recent DARPA Urban Challenge
We’ve all been there. Rolling up and down the aisles at the mall or the movie theater trying to find an empty spot, or waiting anxiously for someone to finish loading their car only to find them going back to [...]

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Filed under: Hybrid, Manufacturing/Plants, Japan
A Denso factory in Anjo, Japan that makes parts for hybrid vehicles (and other components) will be expanded by 25 percent (by 1.2 million square feet) in the near future. Denso will spend around 6 billion yen ($53.9 million) to provide more hybrid parts to Toyota and Denso’s other partners. Hans [...]

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Filed under: Manufacturing/Plants, MPG, Volkswagen, Legislation and Policy, Asia
Thailand’s eco-car program is so popular, it might be easier for us to report to you who has not joined. VW confirmed Friday they joined after reports they submitted an application to the program in November. “We want to strengthen in South-East Asia,” said the head of [...]

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Filed under: Legislation and Policy, Germany
Three German cities - Berlin, Hannover and Cologne - instituted a ban on cars that don’t have catalizers or DPF (Diesel Particulate Filters). A windshield sticker proving a vehicle’s environmental status is now needed to drive into the cities, known as environmental zones. But, like Mos Def wondering why he [...]

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Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Legislation and Policy, On Two Wheels

Austin, Texas is certainly one of the leaders in the electric vehicle movement. The city has been thinking about ways to make a smart grid and plug-in hybrids a reality for a while, and city leaders are making the electric vehicles available today more affordable. Buyers of [...]

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Filed under: Ethanol, Flex-Fuel, Legislation and Policy
The late night talk shows are back! David Letterman has a beard and recently had Bill Maher as a guest. At about 7 minutes into the interview above, Bill and Dave talk about the Iowa primary and ethanol. Bill says the candidates pay “homage” to ethanol because it’s made [...]

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Filed under: Hybrid, Porsche, Green Daily

While we’ve been expecting a hybrid Porsche Panamera for a while now, Porsche today made it official that such a vehicle will indeed be coming. The hybrid powertrain in the Panamera will be the same full parallel system as is in the Cayenne hybrid, which should reduce fuel consumption [...]

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