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Spy Shots: Ford’s 4.4L diesel underhood

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:02:00 +0000

Filed under: Diesel, MPG, Ford, USAMany society in the States still assemble their living using good ‘ole fashioned pickup trucks as their main method of transportation. For those folks, the sky-high price of fuel is putting a serious dent in their profit margins, particularly when that truck is use…

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Video: Lightning GT unveiled, in action, and spotlighted

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:00 +0000

Filed under: EV/Plug-inThe freshly unveiled all-electric Lightning GT we showed you yesterday is certainly garnering a lot of attention and video tape at that years British universal Motor Show. We received a data from British electric-car vlogger, Danny, telling us he had footage of the hi-tech sil…

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Greening the rails in Japan

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:04:00 +0000

Filed under: Etc., Transportation Alternatives, JapanMost citizens are under the impression that trains are a reasonably green sort of transportation. When used in a city to move public about, the environmental benefits seem pretty obvious. Fewer cars are needed on the roads, decreasing congestion a…

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VIDEO: Ford F-150 hybrid pick up truck gets 41 mpg

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:01:00 +0000

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Ford, USAPick up trucks seem to be vehicles that are ripe for fuel economy improvements. GM didn’t do so poor with 40 percent city-driving gains made with their Silverado dual-mode hybrid but it’s a far cry from what Hybrid Electric Vehicle Tec…

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GM teams up with utilities to prepare plug-ins.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:03:00 +0000

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, GM, USAThe Wall Street Journal has published a very interesting article that states that GM is teaming with a dozen electric utilities operating in 40 states to prepare the arrival of its plug-in model (the Volt, whether you didn’t remember the name). From the business poin…

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British Motor Show: The Aspid. Ultra sports meets efficient.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:03:00 +0000

Filed under: Lightweight, European Union
Click for high-resolution gallerySpanish company IFR Automotive has unveiled the Aspid at the British Motor Show. The Aspid is a new ultra-lightweight sports car. The Aspid (Spanish for viper, ahem) features a 2-liter I4 engine in two versions able to produ…

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Baidu.com (BIDU), Amazon.com (AMZN) - Party Like its 1999?

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:00:00 +0000

Mmmm… two “dot coms” doing well in 1 evening, I just had a flashback to another century. I just have to disregard the valuations in both (another flashback to the late 90s) as they keep on producing.Baidu.com (BIDU) first since we own it (we cut back going into earnings) - that name trades at a m…

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Fiat e500 to electrify the British universal Motor Show

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:56:00 +0000

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Fiat, UKIf you love the Fiat 500 as much as we do, live in the UK and wished you could buy an electric version of that nuovo-retro soon after you are in luck! The NICE Car Company have announced they will launch the Micro Vette Fiat e500 at the British universal Motor Show (…

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Traffic fatalities drop as gas prices increase

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:58:00 +0000

Filed under: Etc., Green Daily, USAPhoto: splorp - Licensed under CC 2.0Higher gas prices equal fewer miles driven. Fewer miles driven equals fewer traffic fatalities. At least, that’s the assumption, ’cause it’s really impossible to know for certain what is driving the current death rate decline on…

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2011 Porsche Panamera could be world’s most expensive hybrid

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:04:00 +0000

Filed under: Diesel, Hybrid, PorscheWe’ve been following the on-again, off-again news of the upcoming hybrid and diesel powertrain options on Porsche’s Panamera, which is scheduled to go on sale starting next year. It seems that the hybrid is a lock and will be equipped with a 3.6-liter V6 engine of…

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