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Some days, I can’t help but shake my head at the tactics the green movement will resort to to get people to change their energy consumption habits. More often than not, these tactics seem to backfire, and the message gets lost in angry rhetoric that devolves into “Them vs. Us.” This video of a Prius driver accosting a diesel truck driver for idling in a parking lot is a perfect example of how not to engage in an intellectual discussion about idling and fuel consumption.
Mitsubishi sales in America have been sinking for some time, to the point where the small Japanese automaker has killed off most of their lineup to make room for electric and hybrid vehicles. Mitsubishi will unveil two of these vehicles, a hybrid crossover and a small car that could get up to 70 mpg on Japan’s testing cycle.
Happy Hump Day, dear readers. There’s been a ton of great green news out in the past few weeks, and with the L.A. Auto Show fast approaching, there’s even more stuff to get excited about. Some of today’s top stories include Toyota’s plans to sell a $100,000 fuel cell vehicle, propane gel could clean up fracking, and Suzuki’s 72 MPG “Regina.”
Kids do the weirdest things – some of which actually turn out pretty cool. We’re no stranger to kids hatching alternative energy projects, some of which end well and some of which not so much. The current rising star is 13-year-old Cassandra Lin from Westerly, R.I., using cooking oil to make fuel. Kids Do The [...]
Green companies in the US have taken a hit recently. Solyndra’s failure has made national news. Evergreen Solar in Massachusetts has shut its doors. Now, Ener1, Inc., headquartered in New York City, has been delisted by NASDAQ. A Promising Start Ener1, Inc. was a publicly traded energy storage technology company. The company develops compact, [...]
The Chevy Volt is a lightning rod for criticism, especially from the right-wing of American politics. The $40,000 plug-in hybrid has been lambasted as being too expensive, an “Obama-mobile” and most recently, as a sales failure. Unfortunately for these critics, Volt production and sales are picking up steam, to the point where GM is now allowing dealers to sell the over 2,000 demo cars sent to them this summer.
With 2012 fast approaching, Greenpeace continues to take a stand against car manufacture Volkswagen (VW). According to Greenpeace, despite the green image Volkswagen likes to portray, VW is at the heart of a group of companies lobbying against new laws which Greenpeace sees as need to cut CO2 emissions, reduce mankind’s oil use, and protect places like the Arctic from climate change.
Good morning dear readers! It’s another morning, and another news roundup from all around the green world. Some of this morning’s highlights include a diesel Jagaur roadtrip, CARB lays out big cash for electric vans, and Uganda builds its first electric car.
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