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Viridian Joule picked as winner of Chevy Volt Paint Color Contest 2 days ago on Autoblog Green

The votes have been cast, the tallies tallied and the winner determined: Viridian Joule will be the official name of the silvery-green hue as seen on a slew of Chevy Volt marketing material for what seems like the last decade or so. So, um, what does Viridian Joule mean? We'll let the winner ...

EnerDel will supply batteries for smart grid project near Tokyo 3 days ago on Autoblog Green

EnerDel is making moves. The battery maker recently announced it will work on a smart grid project out in Portland, Oregon and today said that it is part of a similar program Tsukuba City, near Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese project uses Mazda2 vehicles (known as Demios in Japan) and starts in ...

An adventurer and his Brammo Enertia 3 days ago on Autoblog Green

Just because an electric bicycle gives off zero tailpipe emissions and does its part to save the planet doesn't mean it's going to protect the rider. A friend of a Wired reporter recently bought a Brammo Enertia ebike in Oregon and began a cross-country trip back to Atlanta. The rider, Nathan ...

VIDEO: Chevrolet to announce Volt color contest winner today 3 days ago on Autoblog Green

The naming contest that Chevrolet has been running for the Volt's new signature silver-green color for the last several weeks officially comes to a close today in Los Angeles with the announcement of the winner during a live webcast. The three finalists – with the names EV-ergreen, ...

LA Preview: CMT-380 plug-in diesel hybrid supercar uses microturbine, li-ion batteries 3 days ago on Autoblog Green

A heretofore unknown supercar called the CMT-380 will be on display at the LA Auto Show this week. The company behind the concept, Capstone Technologies, says that the microturbine under the hood is basically an "ultra-clean and quiet jet engine," and the announced performance specs bear this ...

Live Video: Plug-in ready panel discussion from Los Angeles 6:30pm PST 3 days ago on Autoblog Green

At 6:30 pm PST (9:30 pm EST) this evening General Motors is hosting a panel discussion on the importance of consumer incentives in order to stimulate demand for plug-in vehicles. Andrew L. Shapiro, President & Founder of GreenOrder will be moderating the discussion that will discuss issues ...

Not-so-shocking admission: Zap kills Xebra, slows development of Alias 3 days ago on Autoblog Green

Our sleuthing colleagues over at The Truth About Cars have dissected electric car maker Zap's latest 10-Q filing, and they unearthed the following little tidbit: "The decrease of $1.5 million (in revenue) is primarily due to the phase out of our three wheeled Xebra vehicle with reduced selling ...

Will hydrogen breakthrough come in the form of a better battery? Maybe YESS! 3 days ago on Autoblog Green

Wouldn't it be ironic if hydrogen's role in future transportation is not derived from its use in a fuel cell but rather, in a battery. If a recent press release is to be believed then the forthcoming YESS battery (that's "Your Energy Storage Solution") from an outfit called ERRA Incorporated may ...

Quick Spin: 2011 Chevrolet Volt charges toward production 4 days ago on Autoblog Green

Three years ago this December we first walked into a Manhattan conference room for a background briefing on a new concept being developed by General Motors for the upcoming Detroit Auto Show. Earlier that year, the release of a documentary called Who Killed the Electric Car made the then largest ...

Nissan expects to double battery energy capacity by 2015 4 days ago on Autoblog Green

2010 Nissan Leaf - Click above for high-res image gallery digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Nissan_to_double_electric_car_battery_capacity_by_2015'; If the ranges offered by the upcoming Nissan and Renault electric cars aren't as long as you'd like, you'll be pleased to learn they should ...



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