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Posted by rockert, at 05:52PM 02/28/09 :
Honda to build cellulosic ethanol research facility
Note: One alternative fuel area where Japanese automakers have shown comparatively little interest, until recently, is biofuels. Toyota has announced plans to offer a flex-fuel version of the Tundra and Honda offers flex-fuel Civics in Brazil. Toyota also r...
Posted by rockert, at 05:51PM 02/28/09 :
Kentucky Ford plant could build Kuga crossover
Note: Click the Kuga for a high-res gallery Late in 2008, Ford revealed that it would be re-tooling several North American plants to build smaller vehicles that will be brought over from Europe over the next several years. One of those is a Louisville, Kent...
Posted by rockert, at 08:49AM 02/25/09 :
Must Check out Websites for Travelers
Note: Thanks to the Internet we get to do anything we want online. Recently I’ve come across a few traveling websites that can not only help you arrange your trip but also book hotels/public transport and do more. 1. TripIT TripIt offers the best way ...
Posted by rockert, at 03:27PM 02/24/09 :
Mitsubishi iMiEV New Zealand tour 'Tubed and Twittered
Note: Click above and scroll down to watch the video As we informed you last week, Mitsubishi and Meridian Energy have brought the iMiEV to New Zealand to introduce Middle Earth to the electric car concept. To help with that outreach, they have an expanded ...
Posted by rockert, at 03:23PM 02/24/09 :
How not to impress us: the Colorado Current EV
Note: Click above for a gallery of the Current Here's an email that came into the AutoblogGreen mailbox from reader CW the other day: "Ive seen a lot of your articles on here about different electric cars, but none of them match the Current that is availabl...
Posted by rockert, at 12:56PM 02/22/09 :
Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy
Note: Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative , Green , Autoline on Autoblog HYBRID BATTERIES SURPASS ALL EXPECTATIONS When Toyota's Prius first hit Japanese showrooms in 1997, I was highly skeptical that hybrids would catch on. Not only was the technology really ...
Posted by rockert, at 12:56PM 02/22/09 :
Latest 600cc sportbikes down on power?
Note: Filed under: Motorcycles It's generally an accepted truth that the big four Japanese motorcycle manufacturers will find some way to incrementally improve the performance of their various 600cc sportbikes year-after-year. At some point, you may begin t...
Posted by rockert, at 12:55PM 02/22/09 :
Vanilla Ice is back!
Note: mjjustIsn't he a real estate agent or broker in Dallas these days?ummm im not sure
Posted by rockert, at 12:55PM 02/22/09 :
General Motors files Canadian restructuring plan, will build hybrid car
Note: General Motors of Canada Ltd has followed its corporate parent in Detroit in filing a viability plan with the Canadian government. It contains the usual array of ideas about working with the Canadian Auto Workers union and cutting executive and salari...
Posted by rockert, at 12:54PM 02/22/09 :
The Benefits of Having a Mini-Van
Note: There comes that time in everyone’s life where it is time to look for a new car. Whether you’ve added more to your family and need a larger one, the old one died or you’re just looking for something different, there are several dif...
Posted by rockert, at 12:54PM 02/22/09 :
Jetta TDI spotted doing taxi service in New York City
Note: An alert reader in Manhattan recently noticed an unusual new vehicle decked in the yellow paint scheme of a New York cab. This is the first known example of a Volkswagen Jetta TDI doing livery service in the Big Apple. Much has been made of the city's...
Posted by rockert, at 02:01AM 02/22/09 :
Buenos Aires Hotels
Note: Buenos Aires is the vibrant capital of Argentina, and is situated on the southern shores of the Río de la Plata. This city was built by Europeans and still has a certain European flavour, which can be seen in some of its beautiful old colonial buildi...
Posted by rockert, at 12:42AM 02/21/09 :
NASCAR: The WWE of Motorsports
Note: Last weekend marked the start of NASCAR's 2009 racing season with the 51st running of the Daytona 500, the pinnacle race in the ultra competitive Sprint Cup series. Rewind a bit, just a bit of background on me; I've been a race fan for as long as I ca...
Posted by rockert, at 10:10PM 02/20/09 :
KTM bringing two world premiers to Geneva
Note: Filed under: Concept Cars , Convertibles , Coupes , Hybrids/Alternative , Geneva Motor Show , Crossovers/CUVs Earlier this week, we received an email (posted after the jump) from KTM announcing plans to bring two new vehicles, along with two more vari...
Posted by rockert, at 10:08PM 02/20/09 :
Lutz's GM Legacy
Note: As we learned the week before last, Bob Lutz, GM's internal Car Czar, will step down in a few months' time. Lutz has had his share of swings and misses, and has more than his share of fans and critics. But his legacy at The General should ...
Posted by rockert, at 10:08PM 02/20/09 :
"Jewish Rap/Reggae"
Note: he's been out for awhile now. i would say around 2005? but he's really good. love his music! should check out his beatboxing!
Posted by rockert, at 10:08PM 02/20/09 :
Semi trucks converted to run on biomethane from cow manure
Note: Looking for a sustainable fuel to power your fleet of semi trucks? If you are a dairy farm, we'd bet that the one thing you've got too much of is cow manure. Hilarides Dairy happens to have this exact problem, and it's turning it into a solution. Over...
Posted by rockert, at 10:07PM 02/20/09 :
MIT GreenWheel: Simply an electric bicycle revolution
Note: One definition of the word elegant is "to be gracefully concise and simple." In the future, the dictionary just might include the GreenWheel as a product that illustrates this principle perfectly. From the MIT Smartcities team that gave us the stackab...
Posted by rockert, at 10:07PM 02/20/09 :
Energy Secretary implements fast-track changes; Fisker and Tesla might benefit quickly
Note: When Steven Chu was nominated to be the new Secretary of Energy, the general sense was that it was great to have a scientist making some decisions about energy policy. Some, though, questioned whether he had the skills to run the bureaucracy that is t...
Posted by rockert, at 10:07PM 02/20/09 :
Chevy Volt wins environmental prize at Festival Automobile International
Note: A jury at the Festival International Automobile has selected the Chevrolet Volt for the 2009 Environmental Grand Prize. The jury at the French festival is comprised of artists, media and auto industry representatives and selected winners in multiple c...
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Posted by rockert, at 05:52PM 02/28/09 :Honda to build cellulosic ethanol research facility
Note: One alternative fuel area where Japanese automakers have shown comparatively little interest, until recently, is biofuels. Toyota has announced plans to offer a flex-fuel version of the Tundra and Honda offers flex-fuel Civics in Brazil. Toyota also r...
Posted by rockert, at 05:51PM 02/28/09 :Kentucky Ford plant could build Kuga crossover
Note: Click the Kuga for a high-res gallery Late in 2008, Ford revealed that it would be re-tooling several North American plants to build smaller vehicles that will be brought over from Europe over the next several years. One of those is a Louisville, Kent...
Posted by rockert, at 08:49AM 02/25/09 :Must Check out Websites for Travelers
Note: Thanks to the Internet we get to do anything we want online. Recently I’ve come across a few traveling websites that can not only help you arrange your trip but also book hotels/public transport and do more. 1. TripIT TripIt offers the best way ...
Posted by rockert, at 03:27PM 02/24/09 :Mitsubishi iMiEV New Zealand tour 'Tubed and Twittered
Note: Click above and scroll down to watch the video As we informed you last week, Mitsubishi and Meridian Energy have brought the iMiEV to New Zealand to introduce Middle Earth to the electric car concept. To help with that outreach, they have an expanded ...
Posted by rockert, at 03:23PM 02/24/09 :How not to impress us: the Colorado Current EV
Note: Click above for a gallery of the Current Here's an email that came into the AutoblogGreen mailbox from reader CW the other day: "Ive seen a lot of your articles on here about different electric cars, but none of them match the Current that is availabl...
Posted by rockert, at 12:56PM 02/22/09 :Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy
Note: Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative , Green , Autoline on Autoblog HYBRID BATTERIES SURPASS ALL EXPECTATIONS When Toyota's Prius first hit Japanese showrooms in 1997, I was highly skeptical that hybrids would catch on. Not only was the technology really ...
Posted by rockert, at 12:56PM 02/22/09 :Latest 600cc sportbikes down on power?
Note: Filed under: Motorcycles It's generally an accepted truth that the big four Japanese motorcycle manufacturers will find some way to incrementally improve the performance of their various 600cc sportbikes year-after-year. At some point, you may begin t...
Posted by rockert, at 12:55PM 02/22/09 :Vanilla Ice is back!
Note: mjjustIsn't he a real estate agent or broker in Dallas these days?ummm im not sure
Posted by rockert, at 12:55PM 02/22/09 :General Motors files Canadian restructuring plan, will build hybrid car
Note: General Motors of Canada Ltd has followed its corporate parent in Detroit in filing a viability plan with the Canadian government. It contains the usual array of ideas about working with the Canadian Auto Workers union and cutting executive and salari...
Posted by rockert, at 12:54PM 02/22/09 :The Benefits of Having a Mini-Van
Note: There comes that time in everyone’s life where it is time to look for a new car. Whether you’ve added more to your family and need a larger one, the old one died or you’re just looking for something different, there are several dif...
Posted by rockert, at 12:54PM 02/22/09 :Jetta TDI spotted doing taxi service in New York City
Note: An alert reader in Manhattan recently noticed an unusual new vehicle decked in the yellow paint scheme of a New York cab. This is the first known example of a Volkswagen Jetta TDI doing livery service in the Big Apple. Much has been made of the city's...
Posted by rockert, at 02:01AM 02/22/09 :Buenos Aires Hotels
Note: Buenos Aires is the vibrant capital of Argentina, and is situated on the southern shores of the Río de la Plata. This city was built by Europeans and still has a certain European flavour, which can be seen in some of its beautiful old colonial buildi...
Posted by rockert, at 12:42AM 02/21/09 :NASCAR: The WWE of Motorsports
Note: Last weekend marked the start of NASCAR's 2009 racing season with the 51st running of the Daytona 500, the pinnacle race in the ultra competitive Sprint Cup series. Rewind a bit, just a bit of background on me; I've been a race fan for as long as I ca...
Posted by rockert, at 10:10PM 02/20/09 :KTM bringing two world premiers to Geneva
Note: Filed under: Concept Cars , Convertibles , Coupes , Hybrids/Alternative , Geneva Motor Show , Crossovers/CUVs Earlier this week, we received an email (posted after the jump) from KTM announcing plans to bring two new vehicles, along with two more vari...
Posted by rockert, at 10:08PM 02/20/09 :Lutz's GM Legacy
Note: As we learned the week before last, Bob Lutz, GM's internal Car Czar, will step down in a few months' time. Lutz has had his share of swings and misses, and has more than his share of fans and critics. But his legacy at The General should ...
Posted by rockert, at 10:08PM 02/20/09 :"Jewish Rap/Reggae"
Note: he's been out for awhile now. i would say around 2005? but he's really good. love his music! should check out his beatboxing!
Posted by rockert, at 10:08PM 02/20/09 :Semi trucks converted to run on biomethane from cow manure
Note: Looking for a sustainable fuel to power your fleet of semi trucks? If you are a dairy farm, we'd bet that the one thing you've got too much of is cow manure. Hilarides Dairy happens to have this exact problem, and it's turning it into a solution. Over...
Posted by rockert, at 10:07PM 02/20/09 :MIT GreenWheel: Simply an electric bicycle revolution
Note: One definition of the word elegant is "to be gracefully concise and simple." In the future, the dictionary just might include the GreenWheel as a product that illustrates this principle perfectly. From the MIT Smartcities team that gave us the stackab...
Posted by rockert, at 10:07PM 02/20/09 :Energy Secretary implements fast-track changes; Fisker and Tesla might benefit quickly
Note: When Steven Chu was nominated to be the new Secretary of Energy, the general sense was that it was great to have a scientist making some decisions about energy policy. Some, though, questioned whether he had the skills to run the bureaucracy that is t...
Posted by rockert, at 10:07PM 02/20/09 :Chevy Volt wins environmental prize at Festival Automobile International
Note: A jury at the Festival International Automobile has selected the Chevrolet Volt for the 2009 Environmental Grand Prize. The jury at the French festival is comprised of artists, media and auto industry representatives and selected winners in multiple c...
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