Archive for the 'cars & traffic' Category

Mar 12 2010

Accenture survey: Vehicle buyers won’t sacrifice comfort, convenience just to buy green car

Published by Heather Clancy under cars & traffic, engineering, fossil fuel, green tech

Here’s something to think about: What prompted you to buy your current car? Was it the fuel efficiency or was it how it looked and rode? The stereo? The safety features? Based on your responses, I’m sure it will not shock you to hear consumers are sick of being asked to give up things like [...]

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Mar 05 2010

How do you figure out if one vehicle is greener than another? Telematics

Published by Heather Clancy under cars & traffic, energy, engineering, green tech

You may or may not have heard about the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, which is a competition designed to highlight the possibilities of alternative fuels and ultra-efficient vehicles. The prize is $10 million, no small potatoes. The challenge isn’t small either: The competitors are being asked to engineer production-capable vehicles that exceed 100 miles [...]

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Feb 09 2010

In ‘Transit’: Ford seeks foothold in commercial electric segment

Published by Heather Clancy under cars & traffic, conservation, energy, engineering, green tech

While Toyota faces flap over hybrid recall, Ford charges forward with new electric vehicle for commercial fleet usage.

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Feb 09 2010

In ‘Transit’: Ford seeks foothold in commercial electric segment

Published by Heather Clancy under cars & traffic, conservation, energy, engineering, green tech

While Toyota faces flap over hybrid recall, Ford charges forward with new electric vehicle for commercial fleet usage.

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Feb 09 2010

Black eye for hybrids as Toyota extends recall

Published by Heather Clancy under cars & traffic, green tech

The bright spot in Toyota's Prius recall: Hybrids are considered mainstream enough for a highly publicized recall.

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Feb 04 2010

Corn chips or biofuel? Feds push for more ethanol

Published by Harry Fuller under Blogroll, air pollution, biofuel, cars & traffic, conservation, energy, environmental health, federal government, fossil fuel, global warming, green tech, law & politics, petroleum, renewable energy

EPA rules that ethanol is greener than gasoline.

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Feb 04 2010

Famous geek says his Prius could be dangerous

Published by Harry Fuller under Blogroll, air pollution, cars & traffic, energy, engineering, federal government, fossil fuel, green tech, law & politics, renewable energy

Toyota's woes hit the hybrid Prius.

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Feb 02 2010

Post-Copenhagen: the homework assignment has been turned in

Published by Harry Fuller under Blogroll, Canada, China, European Union, India, Kyoto Protocol, air pollution, cars & traffic, climate change, conservation, energy, environmental health, federal government, fossil fuel, global warming, law & politics, renewable energy

Nations submit their voluntary greenhouse gas reduction plans to the UN.

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Jan 30 2010

Tesla Stepping Out

Published by Harry Fuller under Blogroll, air pollution, cars & traffic, conservation, energy, engineering, federal government, fossil fuel, green tech, law & politics, petroleum, renewable energy, venture capital

Tesla Motors files papers with SEC for future IPO.

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Jan 30 2010

Tesla Stepping Out

Published by Harry Fuller under Blogroll, air pollution, cars & traffic, conservation, energy, engineering, federal government, fossil fuel, green tech, law & politics, petroleum, renewable energy, venture capital

Tesla Motors files papers with SEC for future IPO.

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