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Renault and Key Driving Competences to expand ecodriving training 19 days ago on Autoblog Green

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 subsidiary of the automaker that focuses on helping other green businesses expand their reach. Key ...

LA Preview: Yokohama's "living wall" uses plants as promotion 20 days ago on Autoblog Green

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" 90 feet long made of plants instead of plastics. The wall, designed by NaturExhibits, will be made ...

Happy Thanksgiving! Autoblog is grateful for... 25 days ago on Autoblog Green

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Something to be thankful for: getting off of gas might reduce road rage 26 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 26 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 26 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 1 month 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 ...

RC Tesla Roadster arrives just in time for Christmas 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

How much would you pay for a battery-powered Tesla Roadster, one that you can steer from the comfort of your La-Z-Boy? For about three Andrew Jacksons, Trendtimes will ship you a 15-inch RC version of the electric hotness that drives "forwards, backwards, left, and right." The toy comes with ...

Six UK teens rushed to hospital after drinking ethanol 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Ethanol can be used in ICE engines, can be made from renewable resources and, depending on whether it's been denatured or not, can technically be drunk. John McCain's 2007 joke aside, this is a bad idea. Physics Forums lists a few reasons why. Nonetheless, six teenagers in the UK thought that an ...

Oh, come on: columnist compares driving efficiency with teaching religion 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

We've disagreed with Detroit News columnist Manny Lopez in the past, but his most recent column is absurd. At issue is a bill in the Michigan State legislature that would require adding an environmental component to driver education programs. Lopez is against this. OK, fine. But his reasons are ...

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