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Ford: New remote start option will reduce harmful emissions by up to 75%

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Ford_s_New_Remote_Start_Reduces_Emissions_by_75'; Good news, Ford fans: The Blue Oval is finally stepping into the 21st Century by adding remote start and heated steering wheels to its line of cars and trucks. The remote start option will make its first appearance on the 2011 F-Series Super Duty pickup truck while the heated tiller will initially see the light of day in the 2011 Lincoln MKX. Following those two launches, the automaker promises that both items will infiltrate the rest of its Ford, ... Read more →

There's no way Cleantech Group's 2010 prediction about plug-ins comes true Sebastian Blanco

Reading through Cleantech Group's "Ten Predictions for 2010," it's easy to dismiss their vision for plug-in vehicles next year as nearly impossible. You can read all ten predictions after the jump, ...

Tesla Brabus Green Package includes free electricity, at home and away Xavier Navarro

Brabus has launched a special edition of the Tesla Brabus Green Package which includes one free year of electricity. Mind you, the modifications to the Tesla in the Green Package are not related to ...

Renault and Key Driving Competences to expand ecodriving training Sam Abuelsamid

Renault Environment is partnering with a Belgian driver training company to expand the availability of a program targeted at teaching ecodriving. Renault Environment is actually a wholly owned ...

LA Preview: Yokohama's "living wall" uses plants as promotion Sebastian Blanco

Here's one we didn't see coming. Yokohama – makers of lots and lots of tires, including those with orange oil in them – will have a booth at the LA Auto Show that uses a "living wall" ...

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Something to be thankful for: getting off of gas might reduce road rage 9 days ago on Autoblog Green

Turns out, getting off of gasoline might save more than parts of the environment. According to a study published in BMC Physiology, rats exposed to unleaded gasoline fumes for 30 minutes a day for six weeks "exhibited an increase in lipid peroxidation and a decrease in AChE and superoxide ...

Downsizing: businesses in Europe shifting to smaller rental cars 9 days ago on Autoblog Green

Most likely due to the current economic downturn, most business rentals are getting smaller. According to a new report by rent-a-car company Europcar of the latest rentals in 18 European countries, price is now a determining factor for businesses. Therefore, companies that used to rent ...

Utrecht to start parking meter revolution with cell phones, GPS and green credentials 9 days ago on Autoblog Green

While paying for your parking meter using a cell phone is not a new thing, the Dutch city of Utrecht has announced a program that goes a step beyond. From April 1st 2010, citizens parking their cars in this city will need only a cell phone and their registration number connected to a nation-wide ...

Long-Term Thinking: "Cost to Own" mindset grabs hold 13 days ago on Autoblog Green

So many things are changing in the new automotive reality, it's hard to know where to start. Everything from the kind of hose we connect to our cars (liquid filled? electric?) to the sounds the vehicles make is different now than it used to be. What else needs to change? How about how we think ...

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