Ford’s Sue Cischke says entire U.S. fleet should be able to burn E20

Filed under: Ethanol , Ford Even as it moves toward electrification , Ford continues to support burning ethanol in more and more vehicles in the coming years. Ford’s group vice president for sustainability, environment and safety engineering, Sue Cischke , reaffirmed the company’s belief in the biofuel - especially the cellulosic kind - in an interview with Automotive News .

Audi shipping cars on trains powered by renewable electricity

Filed under: Audi How do you minimize the reality that shipping cars via ocean transport ships is tremendously (just amazingly ) dirty?

Toyota celebrates a decade of Prius

Filed under: Hybrid , Toyota , Green Daily The first decade of the Toyota Prius - Click above for high-res image gallery As of 2010, the Toyota Prius has been available in North America for a decade, and it remains by far the best-selling hybrid both here and around the world. Since its Japanese market introduction 1997, drivers have bought more than 1.8 million of the gas-electric dynamos, with about half of those ending up in the United States (and apparently half of those landing on driveways in the San Francisco Bay area!)

Automotive X-Prize: Where it’s at today

Filed under: MPG , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , Automotive X-Prize The Finals Stage of the Progressive Automotive X-Prize is taking place this week and, if nothing else, the organizers and teams involved now really know what they’re doing.

Automotive X-Prize: Finals Stage begins, Edison2 remains only team that can win mainstream class, $5 million

Filed under: MPG , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , Automotive X-Prize Edison2’s Very Light Car - Click above for high-res image gallery This week, the Finals Stage of the Automotive X-Prize finally begins and, as we found our recently, only one team has any hope of driving away with the $5 million mainstream prize.

Thoughts on the Toyota/Tesla RAV4 EV from old-school RAV4 EV drivers (also, is Honda next?)

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Toyota , Tesla Motors Toyota RAV4 - Click above for high-res image gallery Until this week, the RAV4 EVs of the world were kept alive thanks mostly to the work of the people in Plug In America, some of whom are still driving the all-electric SUVs that were built a decade ago. Today, Toyota and Tesla officially brought the RAV4 EV back to life

Do electric cars need different (or more) insurance than "regular" cars?

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , UK On top of adjusting to new ways of putting energy into your car, might the coming wave of electric vehicles (EVs) could also prompt changes to the way insurance companies deal with the vehicles? We’ve heard conflicting reports about green cars in the past: some that say hybrids can be more expensive to insure than regular cars while others show insurance companies giving discounts for hybrid vehicles . Now, a new statement by the UK’s Post Office Car Insurance recommends: drivers considering buying an electric car should consult their car insurance provider to discuss adequate car insurance cover as electric cars could require specific car insurance policies in comparison to traditional vehicles .

Four Mitsubishi i-MiEVs added to City of London fleet

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Mitsubishi , UK London Mayor Boris Johnson has kicked off his plan to add 1,000 electric vehicles to his city’s fleet by taking delivery of four Mitusbishi i-MiEVs this week. The cars were paid for in part by the UK government’s Low Carbon Procurement Programme and will be used by Transport for London (TfL)

Frum: Getting America off oil will require more than magic machines - think higher gas tax

Filed under: Legislation and Policy , USA Perhaps only liberals believe David Frum is a conservative, but by any measure he’s not a leftie. The former special assistant to President George W

A written walk through the new Tesla Model S plant

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Manufacturing/Plants , Tesla Motors About a month ago, Tesla announced it would build the Model S at the recently closed NUMMI factory in Fremont, CA. Today, on Tesla’s official blog, Gilbert Passin, Tesla vice president of manufacturing, describes the manufacturing process, including details about the aluminum stamping machines and the low-emission paint process. Other companies, like Ford and BMW , have also made their painting processes better for the environment .

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