Bid to block California’s A.B. 32 emission standards funded by big oil

Filed under: Etc. , Transportation Alternatives , Legislation and Policy , USA California plans to implement an emissions control law called Assembly Bill 32 in 2012.

Irish we had more electric car chargers

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , UK Having just celebrated St. Patrick’s Day, it’s pretty obvious that the whole “Irish I had a beer” thing is a pretty lame stereotype.

2007 Prius rated most dependable compact car in J.D. Power survey

Filed under: Hybrid , Toyota 2007 Toyota Prius - Click above for high-res image gallery With all of the negative coverage pouring in over Toyota’s recent problems , how about a story that breaks away from the trend for a moment to recognize the achievement of the 2007 Toyota Prius ? The vehicle was recently named the top compact car in long-term dependability by J.D

Chrysler kicks off production of Pentastar V6 engine, touts fuel efficiency improvements

Filed under: Manufacturing/Plants , MPG , Chrysler , Dodge , Jeep Chrysler Pentastar V6 engine begins production - Click above for high-res image gallery The artist engine formerly known as Prince Phoenix has officially hit the assembly lines at the Chrysler Group’s plant in Trenton, MI. The first version of the mill, which now bears the Pentastar moniker , displaces 3.6 liters and will see its first production application in the engine bay of the brand new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee . Expect this all-aluminum, 60-degree, dual-overhead cam (with variable valve timing) powerplant to see lots of use in the near-term future - Chrysler boasts that the Pentastar V6 will replace seven current V6 engines

Report: Hawaii could have 10,000 electric vehicles in five years

Filed under: EV/Plug-in There are four big reasons why Hawai’i is an ideal electric vehicle market : no real range anxiety, a lot of eco-minded citizens, current high energy costs, lots of solar potential.

It’s Friday: Cleaner emissions? Maybe, maybe not

Filed under: Diesel , Etc. , Hybrid , Transportation Alternatives Cleaner emissions

If you’re green, are you more likely to be mean? A new study suggests you are…

Filed under: Green Daily 2010 Toyota Prius - Click above for high-res image gallery If you’re like us, you’ve probably heard the Toyota Prius referred to as the “Pious.” The joke, we think, is that Prius owners feel holier than thou because they drive a hybrid. But it’s just a joke made by people who wish they could achieve 50 miles per gallon around town, right

Once lowly four-cylinder gains market dominance over bigger engines

Filed under: Manufacturing/Plants , MPG Mini Cooper four-cylinder engine - Click above for high-res image Back in 2008, skyrocketing gasoline prices sent car buyers in search of efficient four-cylinder vehicles. As the numbers show, sales of V6 and V8 engines dropped from 63.9 percent to 57.1 percent during the gas price hike

Feds suggest driver error may have caused runaway Prius in NY

Filed under: Hybrid , Toyota Last week, we told you about an incident in New York involving unintended acceleration in a 2005 Toyota Prius . This accident occurred just after the high-profile case involving Jim Sikes and his Prius in San Diego , but, unlike that incident, where the car eventually came to a complete stop, the Prius in New York crashed into a stone wall with the driver suffering minor, non-life threatening injuries

Tesla and Tag-Heuer kick off round the world Roadster tour

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Tesla Motors TAG Heuer Tesla Roadster Sport - Click above for high-res image gallery When Tesla and Tag-Heuer unveiled a special edition version of the electric Roadster at the Geneva Motor Show a couple of weeks ago, they promised a further announcement this week when the car appeared at the Baselworld watch show. As part of Tag-Heuer’s 150th anniversary celebration and Tesla’s efforts to promote the Roadster , the special car is going on 24,000-mile round-the-world road trip called the Odyssey of Pioneers that will last eight months. Leonardo DiCaprio, who was one of the early buyers of the Roadster, is driving the first stint in the two-tone sports car

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