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The Relationship Between Green Building and Green Cars
Image: Beige Alert Flickr CC There is an inescapable link between building and personal transportation: what we build where determines where we drive when. All the greenhouse gases (GHGs) and smog...
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The Sticking Point for EVs… Lithium
Electric vehicles (EVs) have been anointed as the green cars of the future, gaining support from the federal government, auto industry, and Silicon Valley. Some EV and PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric...
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Details on Fuel Efficiency Standards Released
“This is the single biggest step the American government has ever taken to cut greenhouse-gas emissions.” That’s what Daniel Becker of the Safe Climate Campaign said back in May about the Obama...
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Ford Talks Green Initiatives at Frankfurt Auto Show
Ford is not as in your face about their green initiatives as other large car makers. Of course, that’s due in part to not taking a leadership position on the green end of the market. SUVs and pick-ups...
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Good Karma
The man behind some of the most iconic sports cars of recent vintage has gone green. Henrik Fisker built his reputation designing the BMW Z8 and Aston Martin DB9 & V8 Vantage. The Z8 and the V8...
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Energy Department Money Going To Big And Small Carmakers
The energy department has begun to dole out $25 billion in loans designated for the development of fuel-efficient vehicles. The program is designed to grease the wheels for technological innovation...
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Oil Majors Warming to Biofuels
The status quo isn’t a problem for big oil companies, who seem to be constantly breaking their own record profits. However, these corporations know that they must also look to the future and sustain...
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Fisker Starts Putting Government Loan to Use
2009 Fisker Karma Fisker Automotive will begin deploying its government loan designated to spur U.S. production of fuel-efficient vehicles by buying and restoring an out-of-use GM plant in Delaware....
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Segmenting the EV Market
Image Source: FrankH, Flickr CC Ever since Henry Ford used the assembly line to introduce the Model T in 1908, cars have been the poster child for mass manufacturing. At the same time, consumers have...
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Green Luxury
While, personally, it gets my heart racing a little to see hot new fuel efficient models on the street, fuel efficiency is not generally associated with sexiness. Green cars can, however, be...
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