Electric Superbus Designed By Dutch Students Has Lofty Goals

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Today’s public transit buses aren’t all that encouraging to ride. At least in my (very limited) experience, they tend to be crowded, uncomfortable, and generally unpleasant places to be. Plus, the bus goes where it wants to go, without any input from you. You are chained to the will of the public transportation system. A group of [...]

Gavin Newsom | Halfway to a Green Taxi Fleet in San Francisco

[Editor's Note: This is a guest post from San Francisco Mayor, Gavin Newsom, who has also just announced his candidacy for California Lieutenant Governor] Almost two years ago to the day, I sponsored a Green Taxi Law requiring San Francisco cab companies to lower their greenhouse gas emissions 20% below 1990 levels by 2012 . [...]

U.S. Gives Chrysler $48M to Develop Ram Plug-In Hybrid Pickups; Conventional Ram Hybrid Dead

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On the heels of an announcement that Chrysler will be releasing an all-electric version of the Fiat 500 in the US in 2012, the company has also just let drop that the US Department of Energy (DOE) will be giving them up to $48 million to build a test fleet of 140 Ram plug-in hybrid [...]

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How Many Laps Can a Mustang Pace Car Go? Guess Right and You Win a Mustang

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The 2011 Mustang hits showrooms soon, and there have already been thousands of orders placed for the pony car and its new power train. The V6 Mustang is proving especially popular despite the new 5.0 liter V8 engine. Part the of the reason is the V6 engine has over 300 horsepower, and still manages to [...]

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It's Official: Electric Fiat 500 Coming to the US as a Chrysler in 2012

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After bringing an electric concept version of the Fiat 500 to the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year, rumors have swirled that Chrysler would eventually make the 500EV a reality. Sure enough, today Chrysler took off the wraps on their plans to bring an all-electric version of the 500 to US shores by 2012. Will [...]

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Likely 2011 Ford Fiesta EcoBoost Spied

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The Ford Fiesta is one hot hatch, with thousands of pre-orders already in place and the car soon set to launch. While it is a strong looker with impressive MPG ratings (likely around 40 mpg on the highway) it is lacking in one key area; horsepower. With 120 horsepower on tap, it isn’t exactly the [...]

Canada Post Purchases Over 1,000 Ford Transit Connect Vans

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The U.S. Postal Service is undergoing a series of dramatic changes soon as the fiscal belt tightening continues. There has been a lot of talk about cancelling Saturday deliveries and switching the fleet of postal vehicles over from gas to electric or other alternative fuels. The Canadian postal service is taking a different route. They [...]

Greener is (Literally) Meaner According To New Study

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To me, there are only two good reasons to “Go Green”. To save the Earth from ourselves… and to save some money. While the former seems rather altruistic and selfless, the latter is all about the bottom line. As it turns out, many “green” people may not be in it for all the right reasons. [...]