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Confirmed: HUMMER buyer plans new green model
Hummer HX Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Despite what could be construed as opposition by the Chinese government towards Tengzhong's bid to purchase the HUMMER division from General Motors, the company is still working towards finalizing the sale by October of this year and on future environmentally-friendly models. According to Yang Yi, the firm's general manager: We want to make a green HUMMER. We think the Hummer has huge potential in emerging markets. Tengzhong and HUMMER are very aware of the government's ... Read more →
TransAtlas: a new and interactive map for alt-fuel hunters, policymakers Sebastian Blanco
Ever wondered where all the biodiesel drivers are? Or how about where to find the most corn ethanol is made? Questions like these can be answered over at TransAtlas, a new project by the U.S. ...
Lamborghini adds solar power to factory, vows to cut range CO2 35% by 2015 Sam Abuelsamid
In the grand scheme of things, the facilities and products of Lamborghini don't really amount to a hill of beans. After all, the company only has one main factory that produces a few thousand cars a ...
REPORT: Independent Hummer sees alt-fuel model within five years, still looking at H4 Jeremy Korzeniewski
Hummer HX Concept - Click above for a high-res image gallery Now that General Motors has officially offloaded the HUMMER brand to Chinese machinery and equipment manufacturer Sichuan Tengzhong ...
Institute of Mechanical Engineers: Electric cars aren't enough (w/POLL) Jeremy Korzeniewski
According to a recent survey from the Royal Automobile Club Foundation in the UK, there will be lots of people who want to buy electric vehicles but are going to get frustrated by the long delay in ...
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Money's not there for flex-fuel and other advanced technologies, automakers say 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Here's the thing: American automakers used to fully support E85-capable (aka flex-fuel) vehicles. With a few cheap additions to a standard engine ($100, or thereabouts), a car could get a special badge, drink corn (where available) and get the automaker a bit of goodwill, especially from ...
"Great ethanol scam" can easily cost you $1,000, says BW 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
The undeniable shift towards E15 continues, but not everyone is liking it. Business Week's Ed Wallace has collected a series of anecdotes that shows what he calls the "unpublicized trend" of ethanol destroying fuel systems in America's cars even without the increase to E15. A lot of mechanics are ...
Spy shots: Bentley gets ready to run the 'Ring in the E85 Continental Supersports 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
At the Geneva Motor Show in March, Bentley unveiled its first-ever flex-fuel car, the Continental Supersports. Not only is this car the first production Bentley that will be capable of running on either gasoline of E85 ethanol, it also happens to be the most powerful production Bentley ever, putting ...
GTA Spano supercar makes 840 horsepower on ethanol 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
GTA Spano – Click above for a high-res image gallery The massive 8.4L V10 engine from the Dodge Viper has never been short on power. This undeniable fact hasn't stopped enterprising souls from tweaking the powerplant to offer even more, however, and past efforts have focused on doing so ...
Lotus Exige 270E Tri-Fuel to enter production? 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Lotus Exige 270E Tri-Fuel - Click above for a high-res image gallery Could the Lotus Exige 270E Tri-Fuel enter production? According to a post on Lotus Enthusiast, that's an entirely real possibility due to interest from Youngman Auto, which is the British automaker's Chinese partner. It seems ...
GM makes the case for testing E15 ethanol blend 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
GM has long been a proponent of using high-level ethanol blend, E85, in motor vehicles. But, with all of the talk of putting E15 or E20 (gasoline with 15 or 20 percent ethanol blended in) into the national supply - see these earlier posts about the EPA, the Minnesota Ag Department, the Secretary of ...
SAE 2009: Honda Titan Mix flex-fuel motorcycle looks good, can burn E100 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Honda CG150 Titan Mix - click for a high res gallery Over at the Honda booth on the SAE World Congress expo floor, we spotted a very beautiful motorcycle known as the CG150 Titan Mix. Currently on sale in Brazil, the Titan Mix is the world's first production flex-fuel motorcycle, and it looks ...
Automakers and utilities reach agreement on plug-standard 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Just days after General Motors put out the call to settle on a plug standard for electric vehicles, it appears that an agreement has been reached - in Europe at least. The plug design will be unveiled at a German technology fair on Monday by energy company RWE. The plug design uses three prongs and ...
Nissan adds flex-fuel version of the Versa ... in Brazil 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
In Brazil, ethanol tends to be the fuel of choice over gasoline thanks to favorable pricing and the local sugar cane feedstock. As a result most of the cars available there are offered in flex fuel variants that aren't for sale anywhere else in the world. Such is the case with the latest edition of ...
EPA wants to hear your thoughts on E15 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a call today that asks for comments on what would happen if E15 became common in the national gasoline supply. In early March, Growth Energy and 54 ethanol manufacturers submitted an application for a waiver that would allow them to increase the blend ...
New York 2009: Chrysler's new flex-fuel V6 debuts in 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
When Chrysler revealed the new Jeep Grand Cherokee this week in New York, it marked the first public appearance of the company's new V6 engine family. What had previously been referred to as the Phoenix is now officially dubbed the Pentastar V6. Over the next couple of years, variants of this ...
Peugeot adds flex-fuel 308 to its range 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Supporting biofuels in its lineup is nothing new to Peugeot. All of the diesel-powered cars sold by Peugeot and Citroën already support the use of B30 biodiesel blends. Now, Peugeot has added a flex-fuel capable engine to the 308 hatchback that can run on E85. The 308 BioFlex uses the same 110 ...
Nissan launches first flexfuel model in Brazil 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click on image for a gallery of the Nissan Livina The fact that one of the most important automakers in Brazil didn't offer a flex-fuel vehicle there is quite a surprising fact. Nissan is fixing this by offering the Nissan Livina, a compact 5-seat van (think Mazda5), with a flex-fuel engine ...
What should I consider before buying a "green" car? 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
2010 Honda Insight – Click above for high-res gallery Car sales have totally tanked. So what good is a post on buying the right green car? Well, the reality is that most people in the U.S. still need a car to get around and, with the possibility of a "cash for clunkers" deal moving through ...
Ford to unveil tri-fuel Mondeo at Leipzig Motor Show 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Ford plans to use the Leipzig Motor Show to unveil a new version of the super popular Mondeo capable of running on gasoline, ethanol or liquified petroleum gas. As a flex-fuel car, a computer can detect what concentrations of gas or ethanol are pumped into the tank and can adjust the engine's ...
Honda to sell world's 1st bike with bio-ethanol mixed fuel 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a gallery of the Honda CG150 Titan Mix There are tons of flex-fuel automobiles in the world, both in the United States and abroad. Interestingly, though, before today there weren't any flex-fuel motorcycles in existence. Honda has just rectified that little oversight with its new ...
Geneva 2009: Bentley goes flex-fuel, new powertrain in 2012 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2010 Bentley Continental Supersports Bentley CEO Franz-Josef Paefgen promised an all-new more efficient powertrain for his lineup in 2012 but declined to give details. In the meantime, he acknowledged that bio-ethanol is an important stepping stone to a ...
Geneva Preview: Lotus to unveil Omnivore concept engine 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Next week at the Geneva Motor Show, Lotus Engineering will unveil its Omnivore concept engine. As the name implies, the Omnivore is designed to consume whatever is fed to it. The Omnivore is a flex fuel engine that is designed to extract the maximum amount of work regardless of what type of fuel is ...
Geneva Preview: Bentley Continental Supersports, 621 hp ethanol beast 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Bentley Continental Supersports In spite of being part of the Volkswagen Group, Bentley has opted to not go the diesel route in its efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Instead, the Continental Supersports becomes the most powerful Bentley ever ...
What is cellulosic ethanol and how does it fit with green cars? 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for high-res gallery of the ethanol Hummer There is a lot of controversy surrounding biofuels. Various studies have shown that crop-based biofuels contribute to global warming more than they help prevent it, that ethanol is no better than gasoline, and that South East Asian ...
Ricardo ups efficiency with Ethanol Boosted Direct Injection system 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
There isn't anything new about boosting an engine through the use of a turbocharger or supercharger, and direct injection is becoming more and more common as well. As you're surely aware by now, it's also rather common for an automaker to create engines that can run on alcohol fuels like ethanol. ...
Renault adds eco2 branding to low-end Dacia lineup 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Following in the path formed by just about every other European automaker, Renault is expanding its eco2 branding to its low-end Dacia brand. The eco2 branding refers to special low-CO2 emissions variants. In this case, Dacia will offer special versions of the Sandero and Logan. Both models will be ...
Brazilian company Maxi-Eco to enter Auto X Prize 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
When the Automotive X-Prize announced its competition, and especially the $10 million in prize money that goes along with it, we figured that plenty of small, relatively unknown companies would enter the proceedings. They have. The good news is that this is exactly the point of the event – to ...
Bentley lets out teaser video for new green supercar 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above and scroll down to watch the video Bentley hopes that eco-friendliness can go hand-in-hand with extreme horsepower in its new green supercar, which is so far known only as the Extreme Bentley. Engines that are properly tuned to run on ethanol can make plenty of power and, as the most ...
Geneva Preview: Bentley to reveal biofuel supercar 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high-res image of Bentley's new biofuel supercar When the curtain rises on the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, Bentley will take a large share of the spotlight with the vehicle you see above. It has no name yet, and no technical specifics have been released, but what Bentley has ...
Green theme returns to 2009 Work Truck Show 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
This year's edition of the Work Truck Show is stuffed with everything from electric trucks to aerodynamic mudflaps (yes, they make those) and promises to be every bit as green as it was last year. Day one starts with the return of the "Green Truck Summit: The Future of Hybrids and Alternative ...
Red... Yellow... GREEN! Alternative vehicles take over drag strip 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Green means go. It's one of the first universal truths taught in school and it will be proven once again at the upcoming Santa Pod's Alternative Energy Race Day. According to Managing Director, David Lloyd Jones, "As a venue, we derive a great deal from Motorsport, so it's important that we do ...
Renault adds flex-fuel options to Modus and Kangoo 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Renault has now added two more flex-fuel models to its lineup with E85-capable variations of the Kangoo and Modus models. These are part of Renault's eco² lineup of more environmentally friendly models. Renault already offers flex-fuel versions of the Clio and Megane. The Modus gets E85 ...
Next Focus could get 1.6L EcoBoost and 43 mpg 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
We're hoping to see a production version of the Lincoln Concept C from the Detroit Auto Show, but even if that particular model never sees the light of day, the 1.6L EcoBoost engine under the concept's hood is likely to see production in one form or another in a variety of models from Ford. One ...
Geneva Preview: Bentley to debut its first flex-fuel model 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
At last year's Geneva Motor Show, Bentley declared it would get its fleet to the equivalent of 120 g/km of well-to-wheel CO2 emissions by 2012. One of the keys to that will be the use of biofuels, primarily ethanol. At the Detroit Auto Show this week, Bentley board member Stuart McCullough declared ...
Detroit preview: Cadillac SRX is direct injected but not flex-fuel 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
click above for more a high-res gallery of the 2010 Cadillac SRX Next week at the Detroit Auto Show Cadillac will be taking the wraps off an all-new version of the SRX crossover. The SRX is getting smaller and moving to a new platform that is mix of the Epsilon II car platform and the Theta CUV. ...
