EcoCAR, Year Two starts in Boston; student engineers cleaning up the Saturn Vue

Filed under: Emerging Technologies , Green Culture , GM , Green Daily GM may have discarded the Saturn brand in the company’s bankruptcy, but there are still at least 150 young engineers working hard to turn a Saturn Vue into the most efficient vehicle possible. The engineers are all students from 17 universities who are participating in the EcoCAR challenge, the three-year follow-up to Challenge X

Zipcar’s iPhone app finally available go ahead and honk the horn from your couch

Filed under: Transportation Alternatives , Green Daily If nothing else, the big news of the day is that your iPhone can now make cars honk.

Attention 2004-2009 Prius owners: Remove your floor mats

Filed under: Hybrid , Toyota , Legislation and Policy , Green Daily As part of the 3.8 million vehicle recall that was recently announced , Toyota and the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration are advising owners of all 2004 to 2009 Prius hybrids to remove their driver’s side floor mat immediately and not replace it with another brand until further information is offered. Reports of unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles have been heard for the last few years, and an investigation has found that it’s possible for unfastened or improperly fastened floor mats to jam the car’s accelerator pedal into the wide open throttle position. A similar recall took place in September of 2007 for the all-weather floor mats in the 2007-08 Lexus ES350 and Toyota Camry, but it appears more vehicles may have been affected

Tokyo Preview: Subaru Hybrid Tourer looks ready to take flight

Filed under: Hybrid , Subaru , Tokyo Motor Show Subaru Hybrid Tourer Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Subaru is adding a green tint to its renowned all-wheel drive technical know-how at the Tokyo Motor Show next month with the Hybrid Tourer Concept. Three separate power sources will share the duties of propelling this concept, depending on the specific set of circumstances

Tokyo Preview: Near-production Honda CR-Z "Concept" unveiled

Filed under: Hybrid , Honda , Tokyo Motor Show 2009 Honda CR-Z Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery One of the most highly anticipated new model releases scheduled to debut at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show would have to be the production version of Honda’s CR-Z hybrid hatchback. First unveiled at the Tokyo show back in 2007 in concept form, the sporty two-passenger vehicle is slated for production early next year in Honda’s home market of Japan. We expect the CR-Z to hit the States sometime thereafter.

REPORT: Nissan expecting 20,000 initial orders for Leaf EV

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Nissan , Green Daily , USA 2010 Nissan Leaf EV - Click above for hi-res image gallery Starting next spring, Nissan plans to begin taking orders of its upcoming Leaf electric vehicle. By the time the first car is ready to be delivered to a paying customer in the fall, the Japanese automaker expects to have taken some 20,000 initial reservations - well over the 5,000 Leafs Nissan has committed to lease in 2010

Spy Shots: Production Citroen C-Cactus images leaked online?

Filed under: Hybrid , Citroen , Spy Shots Judging by a few grainy leaked images from Auto Express of what appears to be a production-ready version of the Citroen C-Cactus concept from the Frankfurt Motor Show in the fall of 2007, the French automaker has taken out some of the quirkiness that made the original vehicle so memorable…

e-Wolf channels inner Italian with planned e2 electric car

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Daily e-Wolf e2 - Click above for high-res image gallery Shortly after debuting its Lotus Seven-esque e1 electric sportscar at the Frankfurt Motor Show , e-Wolf has released images and details of its next model, the e2. Unlike the open-topped e1, the German firm’s e2 followup will feature a shape clearly inspired by any number of supercars from Italy, particularly the Lamborghini Reventon and Ferrari Enzo

Killacycle electrocutes its own quarter mile record [w/VIDEO]

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , On Two Wheels , USA , Racing Its been a mixed year for the A123 -sponsored Killacycle crew. On one hand, they’ve been involved with bringing an electric delivery truck to market and that’s cool

Vectrix officially files for bankruptcy, plans to stay in business

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Legislation and Policy , On Two Wheels , Vectrix Vectrix scooter - Click above for high-res image gallery Vectrix has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Much like what recently took place with General Motors and Chrysler, the old company will be purchased by an entity called New Vectrix LLC in relatively short order unless another interested party comes along and presents a better offer to the bankruptcy judge.

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