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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 →
Is selling HUMMER the morally correct thing to do? [w/POLL] Sebastian Blanco
GM's potential sale of HUMMER to Tengzhong is probably good news for those interested in seeing the company return to independent and profitable status as quickly as possible (and also Rush ...
Xinhua: Hummer is "an exaggerated and extreme example of a disregard for the environment" Jeremy Korzeniewski
General Motors' HUMMER division has long been the whipping boy of the environmental movement, and now even the Chinese government seems to be getting in on the act. Quoting Richard Wottrich, ...
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 ...
GM in talks to sell HUMMER to Chinese company Tengzhong Sebastian Blanco
When GM finds a buyer for the HUMMER brand, its CAFE levels will be affected in a positive (if very minor, because the H2 is not counted in CAFE figures) way. This isn't the only reason why the ...
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Americans "need" big trucks, says Sen. Hatch, and the Raser Hummer EV is just right 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Raser Technolgies plug-in HUMMER H3 - Click above for a high-res gallery Worried that the Obama Administration's latest CAFE requirements will put the hurt to big trucks? Fret not, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has got your back. At an event held in the nation's capital, Hatch got the chance to ...
SAE 2009: Raser unveils 100 mpg ER-EV Hummer H3 prototype 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high res gallery of the Raser electric Hummer H3 Raser Technologies unveiled the prototype vehicle for its extended range electric vehicle yesterday morning at the SAE World Congress. Raser and development partners FEV took the iconic bad boy of the environmental movement, a ...
Does a scooter pollute more than a HUMMER? Not likely 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
We've run across recent reports on the internet that suggest that scooters pollute more than HUMMERS (any SUV, really). If true, that would be a shot across the bow of many scooterists who like to think they are making a conscious effort to have a smaller impact on the environment. So, is it true? ...
SAE 2009: Raser's PHEV is a 100 mpge HUMMER 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Last week, we heard news that Raser had teamed up with FEV to develop a plug-in hybrid powertrain for large trucks, but we weren't yet sure what the first platform to get the extended-range electric hardware would be. Now, we know. Interested? Hint: it's from what's generally accepted as the least ...
Mars Institute to drive HUMMER-based rover through Northwest Passage 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
It might seem a bit paradoxical to drive a HUMMER for 1,200 miles across the thin ice of the Northwest Passage with the goal of investigating climate change in the arctic circle, but that's exactly what a crew from the Mars Institute is planning to do. The team will be charting the thickness of ...
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick considers "Hummer Tax" 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick (D) is said to be considering adjusting registration fees skyward for large, gas-guzzling vehicles while discounting the same for fuel-saving models. The controversial legislation has earned the nickname "Hummer Tax" since it is rather obviously geared towards ...
GM sold 2,555 hybrids in December, HUMMER sales cut in half 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
All things considered, it appears that we think of GM's 2,555 hybrid sales in December a success. GM's press release (posted after the jump) certainly makes it all smell like roses. The 2.5k deliveries are up from the 1,957 hybrids the General sold in September. At that time, GM was averaging about ...
Does an LPG conversion make this HUMMER green? 6 months ago on AutoblogGreen
One one hand, we have the HUMMER H2, which is pretty much the least green vehicle on the road; indeed, if the Prius is the standard bearer by which others are judged, the H2 is the pallbearer. On the other hand, we have liquefied petroleum gas. LPG, as it's more commonly referred, burns much ...
Broken record: MINI sales up, HUMMER sales down 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
After taking a look at Autoblog's By the Numbers post for last month's U.S. sales figures, um, we need a drink. Seriously, it looks really bad. Except for one little bright spot from... drum roll please... MINI, yet again. As has been the case all year, the HUMMER brand was hit the hardest, falling ...
Difference Makers! Patriots! The HUMMER Club goes on Colbert 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Joining our compatriot over at Jalopnik, Ray Wert, on Thursday night's episode of The Colbert Report were individuals out to have a good time in their live axle-driven 'utes from the HUMMER Club. According to the members of the elite group, their SUVs represent everything that is right with America ...
Austin Alt Car: face-to-face with a biofuel Hummer 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
click for more shots of the biodiesel H1 digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Face_to_face_with_the_SBA_s_biofuel_Hummer'; The H1 in the center of the Austin Alt Car expo show floor was decked out in a Health Yes! paint job but it was the handmade sign that caught the eye. "Powered by Vegetable ...
In Australia, Police fight "antisocial behavior" with Hummers 9 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Hummers may be a bit controversial due to their highly conspicuous consumption, but it is exactly that prominence that Aussie Police hope to make use of in order to fight crime. Really, Hummers are hard to miss, and a fleet of five of them, even in relatively small H3 size, is sure to get noticed, ...
Hummer still working the flex-fuel angle. Good luck with that 9 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Considering the current state of the SUV market in the U.S., and specifically the horrendous sales figures of the Hummer brand, you could be forgiven for thinking that the General would pull any future developments off the table in view of its desire to rid itself of the money-losing marque. ...
Vegas dealer gets smart, quits Hummers 9 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Despite the fact that Hummers are really no worse on gas than many other full-size, off-road oriented SUV, there is no arguing that the brand has come to represent all that is wrong in the state of the auto scene. As gas prices began rising, Hummer sales began sinking. In contrast, sales of ...
Bummer Hummer burns at Burning Man 2008 10 months ago on AutoblogGreen
This year, the theme for Burning Man was "The American Dream." While some may argue that being American means choosing what is right or wrong for yourself, the revelers at this year's Burning Man festival made a statement by creating a giant Hummer out of wood. The front of the Bummer Hummer was ...
Gas-siphoning HUMMER leads police on high-speed chase 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
After Pittsburgh police noticed a Hummer (yep, a Hummer... what else?) sitting conspicuously close to a five-hundred gallon tank of gas at a golf course, the vehicle suddenly took off. Considering that the top speed of a Hummer is right around one-hundred miles per hour, we can safely say that the ...
Mini maintains its sales domination, Hummer continues its downward spiral 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Every month, our intrepid leader over at Autoblog crunches every automaker's U.S. sales figures and dutifully reports how well each brand is doing. This month continues the trend of fuel efficient vehicles recording record sales and closely mimics the trend of gas-guzzlers going down the toilet. The ...
Suckers - PBS falls for debunked Prius/Hummer story 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Stalwart PBS is moving into the interactive science show realm with the new program called Your Week. Currently in beta version, Your Week has figured out that controversial topics are one way to get viewers like you involved. Topics in the new show include Frankenfoods, Christopher Hitchen's views ...
Sigh. Hybrid lies continue to spread 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
At this point, it seems certain that the old Prius versus Hummer "debate" is never going to die. Despite being proven false, the study continues to pop up every now and then as forum fodder or as ammunition for hybrid-haters all over the globe. It's alright if you don't like hybrids, but real ...
Will the HUMMER HX concept appear in Transformers 2? 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
I had my issues with last summer's Transformers movie, as did some others, about the missed opportunities for green vehicle placement. Remember the HUMMER HX concept from Detroit earlier this year? Looks like it might be the biofuel beast to beat in the sequel. Even as GM considers ditching the ...
BREAKING: HUMMER may die, 4 GM plants to close, Volt approved for production 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Gas prices in excess of $4 a gallon and a collapsing market for new home construction is triggering General Motors to undertake yet another round of restructuring and plant closings. The latest victim of the rapidly changing American automotive marketplace may be perpetual green whipping boy, the ...
More information on GM's new light duty diesel V-8 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
We gave a pretty detailed write-up last summer on GM's new light-duty diesel V-8 that will premiere in 2009. The new engine was specifically designed to fit within the same package dimensions as the long-running small-block V-8. As such, the diesel can potentially be installed in any GM vehicle ...
Sign of the times? Hummer registration plummets 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Although none of the Hummer models are really all that worse than any other body-on-frame SUV powered by a large engine, the ex-military marque is considered by many to be the anti-green brand. If that's how you feel, you'll likely be glad to hear that Hummer models are languishing on dealer lots ...
Video: Lindsay Campbell asks Hummer owner what the hell he was thinking...? 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
On an episode of her Mob Logic.TV called "Hybrid Hullabaloo" the lovely Lindsay Campbell (pictured right) had the opportunity to ask an owner of the iconic super-sized Tonka toy something she has been wanting to ask for a long time. While interviewing random people in the parking lot of a "big box" ...
2009 H2 and H2 SUT - first production E85-capable Hummers 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
As our brothers at Autoblog like to say, it's "officially official." GM has confirmed their plans to offer all Hummers with biofuel-capable engine options. According to Automotive News, a Hummer official has said that the 2009 H2 and H2 SUT will be equipped with flex-fuel engines capable on running ...
Treehugging Hummer? 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
The erroneous contention that a Hummer is more efficient and earth-friendly than a Prius over the vehicles' lifetime has sailed across the net for months. The argument defies common sense, and has been debunked repeatedly. The "studies" were flawed by design, but they served the purpose of sowing ...
E85-capable DI V-6 moves from HUMMER HX concept to H3 by 2010 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
During a first drive event for the new HUMMER H3T in Moab, Utah, Mike Levine of PickupTruck.com got confirmation of an engine change coming to the H3 lineup. When the H3 debuted it was saddled with the 3.7L inline five cylinder from the Chevy Colorado pickup it was derived from. Unfortunately, that ...
Need a real toy? Try a full size RC Hummer 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
click to enlarge No, I don't get this story either. Apparently, someone has turned an actual Hummer H3 into a remote control vehicle. That someone is Engineer Dr James Brighton from Cranfield University, who spent a month adapting the iconic vehicle into something you can control from your hands. ...
Obama says "Yes, we can" to hybrid Hummers 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Leading presidential candidate Barack Obama earmarked $1 million for research on turning Hummers into hybrids. The earmark money will go to the Illinois Institute of Technology (Obama just happens to be the senator from Illinois) for the development of a cost-effective hybrid conversion kit. These ...
Silicon Valley HUMMER dealership closes ... for now 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/HUMMER_dealership_closes'; The anti-icon of the green transportation movement is about to lose a sales outlet in the home of the American high-tech industry. With sales of HUMMERs down 22 percent in 2007 and gas prices well on their way to $4/gallon and more ...
As real as anything: the zero-emission Hummer (yes, it's a golf cart) 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Say what you want about the Hummer, the design sure as hell is iconic. Whether in crazy scooter, styrofoam or biofuel concept form, Hummer knows how to attract attention. We've seen tiny Hummer-like vehicles before, but that doesn't mean we don't want to see more - especially when they're zero ...
