Archive for July 13th, 2008

Our good friends at PickupTrucks.com and Automotive News are reporting this morning Ford is planning to offer a version of the F-150 with a four-cylinder EcoBoost engine by 2013. The move is a response to rapidly rising prices at the gas pump and new NHTSA standards that will raise Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards… »

Is it the 2010 Toyota Prius? Maybe. All we know is it looks to be either a test vehicle for the next-gen Prius or the worst application of after-market Prius accessories we’ve ever seen. Unfortunately we’re not expecting solar panels until the 2011 Prius, so that doesn’t help us. Nor do we see any Chinese-made… »

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Transportation Alternatives, Lightweight, USA

A couple of Cincinnati-area men believe they may have solved mankind’s transportation problems by combining the strengths of an ultralight electric car with those of a monorail. The plan, developed by Jay Andress and Andy Webster, is to use the small electric cars for short distances about… »

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Manufacturing/Plants, Tesla Motors

Over on the Tesla blog, company CEO Ze’ev Drori has posted another production update for all you fans of the Roadster. Some time back, Tesla made the decision that the Roadsters would be shipped from the Lotus factory in England as gliders — complete cars without a drivetrain. The first… »

Filed under: Etc., Green Culture, Green Daily
Nobody likes to be labeled, unless they truly embody everything that a specific group stands for. For instance, many people who try and live their lives in an eco-friendly manner would not label themselves as “tree huggers”, but for some, the label fits perfectly and they have no problem… »

Filed under: Diesel, BMW

This week, BMW unveiled the refreshed 2009 3-series, but unfortunately, we only have specs for the European models so far. Nonetheless, those details give some hints about we can expect from the diesel-powered 335d that arrives at U.S. dealers this fall. The one detail we already knew was that the diesel 6-cylinder… »

Filed under: Legislation and Policy
When the time comes for government departments like the Environmental Protection Agency to produce new regulations, they have to do a cost-benefit analysis as part of the overall process. If the cost of implementing a new regulation exceeds potential benefits, the agency generally won’t move forward. Over the last several years… »

Filed under: Etc., Green Culture, Green Daily, USA

Well, the only Toyota Camrys on which you’ll see Barack Obama’s name are those driven by civilians, like the one pictured above. The Obama campaign had offered a sponsorship opportunity on the #49 BAM Racing Sprint Cup car, driven by Ken Schrader, at the August 3rd race at… »