Turning RV Parks into EV Parks

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That map above?  That shows the results I got on Google Maps when I typed in “KOA Campground“.  As you can see, that company’s RV campgrounds do a pretty fair job of blanketing the US and parts of Canada … and that’s just the one company.  The map doesn’t include RV parks owned by other [...]

2011 New York Auto Show – LIVE!

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Gas 2.0 Editor Chris DeMorro is on the scene at this year’s 2011 New York International Auto Show, and he’s posting news, photos, and key bits of green car news from the floor, as it happens.  You can follow along at the Gas 2.0 Facebook page, or on Twitter @Gas2. Look for more in-depth coverage [...]

Ferrari an Unlikely Leader in the Race to Curb Emissions

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While all automakers are working to reduce their products’ carbon footprint and CO2 emissions, it may surprise you to learn that Ferrari (yes, that Ferrari) is leading the charge!  The Fiat-owned company has reduced their fleet’s overall C02 emissions by 46 g/km, according to JATO Dynamics‘ yearly report on the European industry’s progress towards an [...]

Update: Nissan Promises to Fix All 5,300 Leaf EVs

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Earlier this month, we reported that some early-production Nissan Leaf electric cars were experiencing re-starting issues that company spokesmen believed might be traced back to the cars’ cold-weather HVAC systems.  Last Friday, Nissan released an official explanation of the issue zeroing in on the Vehicle Control Module (VCM) and announced that all 5,300 “active” Leafs [...]

Brazil: Petrobras to Double Bio-fuel Production

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In a bid to assert its authority as the world-leader in bio-fuel use, the Brazilian government has directed Petrobras (which is partially owned by the Brazilian government) to double its biofuel output over the next four years.  Brazil’s government has set aside over $3.5 billion USD to help the company meet its lofty production goals. [...]

Automakers Oppose Bill Mandating 90% of Vehicles be E85 Capable

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Senator Tom Harkin, a Democrat from Iowa, has sponsored a bill that would require nearly all vehicles to run on a high blend of ethanol fuel by 2016. The Alliance of Automobile Manufactures, a group representing twelve major automakers, opposes the bill. Currently around 8 million flex fuel vehicles are on the road in the [...]

Meet the Sora, the Tesla Roadster of Electric Motorcycles

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What’s as fast as a Tesla Roadster, has more range than a Nissan Life, and costs about as much as a Chevy Volt? The answer is the Sora by Lito Green Motion, an electric motorcycle that’s just badass. Lito Green Motion, based out of Barthélémy Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, built this bullet of a bike to [...]

Tesla Roadster Wins 5th Straight Monte Carlo Rally

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For the fifth time the Tesla Roadster has won the Monte Carlo Alternative Energy Rally, crushing Top Gears claims about its electric batteries, supposed, short range. The Monte Carlo Alternative Energy Rally includes some of the same roads as the original Monte Carlo Rally and involves a 1,230 meter pass that puts electric cars and [...]