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Don't you dare: French parents criticize Renault for naming new electric car Zoé

Naming a car, even a concept car, is a process fraught with difficulty. Renault, for example, it taking flak for using the common (in France) female name Zoé for one of their new electric vehicle concepts. There are a few names that apply to both people and vehicles – Dakota and Sierra spring to mind – but this one has struck a nerve. Sébastien Mortreux is leading an online petition drive asking Renault to change the Zoé's name to something a little less human. Guardidan columnist Zoe Williams (wonder why ... Read more →

Alain Prost and son team up for first all-electric ice-racing series Domenick Yoney

The Trophée Andros kicks off its 21st season of ice-racing this weekend at Val Thorens in the French Alps featuring its first all-electric series, the appropriately-named Trophée ...

Nissan announces 2010 facelift for the Qashqai, includes low-CO2 version Xavier Navarro

Nissan has decided to update the successful European-model Qashqai for the next model year. We've come to expect aesthetic changes in these yearly revamps, like the LED daytime lights. The bigger ...

EV Cup electric car racing series to light up tires in 2011 Domenick Yoney

If you've been impatiently waiting to watch electric cars rip racetrack asphalt asunder, an end to your suffering may be in sight. A new racing series branded EV Cup has just been launched in ...

Downsizing: businesses in Europe shifting to smaller rental cars Xavier Navarro

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 ...

Utrecht to start parking meter revolution with cell phones, GPS and green credentials 10 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 ...

Lancia to create the new Ypsilon on the Fiat 500 Giardinera platform 12 days ago on Autoblog Green

One of Lancia's achievements with the Y10, later called Ypsilon, was creating the urban chic supermini well before the new Minis or Smarts were on the road. Although not the most successful car in the segment, the Ypsilon has been a Lancia staple since its introduction in 1996. Since the current ...

Alfa Romeo introduces LPG-powered MiTo 16 days ago on Autoblog Green

2009 Alfa Romeo MiTo Imola - Click for complete gallery Alongside the recently-launched MultiAir MiTos, Alfa Romeo has launched a dual-fueled LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) version of the Turbo 1.4-liter engine in the sexy hatchback. This model benefits from tax exemptions in many European ...

3-Euro-cent-per-km mileage tax might become law in the Netherlands 19 days ago on Autoblog Green

A mileage tax has been in discussion here in the U.S., but doesn't look likley to become law. The situation is very different in the Netherlands, where the Dutch cabinet approved legislation that would replace ownership and sales taxes on automobiles with a 3 Euro cent (about 4.5 U.S. cents) fee per ...

Volvo's DRIVe vehicles go from UK to Italy on one tank, win award, drive virtual Facebook miles 19 days ago on Autoblog Green

Volvo's DRIVe range, which have lower CO2 emissions compared to standard models, have managed to win the person responsible for the range, Ulf Nordström, Talentia's "Intrapreneur of the Year" award. What's so good about these vehicles? Well, Volvo recently showed off how frugal they are by ...

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