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Americans "need" big trucks, says Sen. Hatch, and the Raser Hummer EV is just right 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Worried that the Obama Administration's latest CAFE requirements will put the hurt to big trucks? Fret not, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has got your back. At an event held in the nation's capital, Hatch got the chance to pilot the extended-range electric HUMMER H3 from Raser Technologies that ...

SAE 2009: Raser unveils 100 mpg ER-EV Hummer H3 prototype 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Raser Technologies unveiled the prototype vehicle for its extended range electric vehicle yesterday morning at the SAE World Congress. Raser and development partners FEV took the iconic bad boy of the environmental movement, a Hummer H3 and merged it with a powertrain very much like what's in a ...

Does a scooter pollute more than a HUMMER? Not likely 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

We've run across recent reports on the internet that suggest that scooters pollute more than HUMMERS (any SUV, really). If true, that would be a shot across the bow of many scooterists who like to think they are making a conscious effort to have a smaller impact on the environment. So, is it true? ...

SAE 2009: Raser's PHEV is a 100 mpge HUMMER 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Last week, we heard news that Raser had teamed up with FEV to develop a plug-in hybrid powertrain for large trucks, but we weren't yet sure what the first platform to get the extended-range electric hardware would be. Now, we know. Interested? Hint: it's from what's generally accepted as the least ...

Mars Institute to drive HUMMER-based rover through Northwest Passage 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

It might seem a bit paradoxical to drive a HUMMER for 1,200 miles across the thin ice of the Northwest Passage with the goal of investigating climate change in the arctic circle, but that's exactly what a crew from the Mars Institute is planning to do. The team will be charting the thickness of ...

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick considers "Hummer Tax" 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick (D) is said to be considering adjusting registration fees skyward for large, gas-guzzling vehicles while discounting the same for fuel-saving models. The controversial legislation has earned the nickname "Hummer Tax" since it is rather obviously geared towards ...

GM sold 2,555 hybrids in December, HUMMER sales cut in half 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

All things considered, it appears that we think of GM's 2,555 hybrid sales in December a success. GM's press release (posted after the jump) certainly makes it all smell like roses. The 2.5k deliveries are up from the 1,957 hybrids the General sold in September. At that time, GM was averaging about ...

Does an LPG conversion make this HUMMER green? 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

One one hand, we have the HUMMER H2, which is pretty much the least green vehicle on the road; indeed, if the Prius is the standard bearer by which others are judged, the H2 is the pallbearer. On the other hand, we have liquefied petroleum gas. LPG, as it's more commonly referred, burns much ...

Broken record: MINI sales up, HUMMER sales down 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

After taking a look at Autoblog's By the Numbers post for last month's U.S. sales figures, um, we need a drink. Seriously, it looks really bad. Except for one little bright spot from... drum roll please... MINI, yet again. As has been the case all year, the HUMMER brand was hit the hardest, falling ...

Difference Makers! Patriots! The HUMMER Club goes on Colbert 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Joining our compatriot over at Jalopnik, Ray Wert, on Thursday night's episode of The Colbert Report were individuals out to have a good time in their live axle-driven 'utes from the HUMMER Club. According to the members of the elite group, their SUVs represent everything that is right with America ...

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