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Priuses get solar assist on boat into Long Beach harbor [w/VIDEO] 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Considering that a single container ship may emit as much as 50 million cars, even small reductions of fossil fuel energy needed to import vehicles to the U.S. are a good thing. While soome ship ideas use giant kites, Toyota has partnered up with the NYK Line for a new ship called the Auriga ...

Toyota to build new Prius in Eco-Factory in Japan 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

While the argument about whether a Hummer H2 is actually more environmentally friendly than a Toyota Prius has long since been debunked (even if it keeps popping up its ugly head), it does raise a valid point. A major part of the environmental impact of transportation devices like cars and trucks ...

Why don't we use solar to power our electric cars? 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

For years, we've been watching as solar-powered race cars travel at relatively high rates of speed for hours on end – as long as the sun happens to be shining, of course. In fact, the World Solar Challenge has been taking place in Australia every few years since 1987, and the actual ...

REPORT: Koenigsegg's purchase of Saab may bring electric Quant concept to production 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

- Now that Koenigsegg's purchase of ailing fellow Swedish automaker Saab is all but officially official, our attention naturally turns to the the current product lines and possible future vehicles from the two automakers. At least a few people are wondering out loud if there's a possibility ...

Meet the HST (Highly Sophisticated Transporter), a large, green semi truck 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

As companies like Ford know, eliminating semi truck miles from the supply chain has a noticeable greening effect. But what if those trucks were electric powered with a diesel range extender and solar panels built in? Oh, and what if they were much larger than current trucks and able to carry 65 ...

Police in Ohio go solar [w/VIDEO] 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Ohio State Highway Patrol says it was able to save roughly $1 million in fuel costs in 2008 (reportedly a 16.4-percent savings) by increasing stationary patrol time. Sitting stationary does save fuel if the other option is to drive around on patrol. Still, it's a well-known fact that police ...

Meet a MINI E that will only use solar power 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

The all-electric MINI Es are starting to be delivered, and AutoblogGreen reader David VM. will do something a little extra with his new ride: power it completely by solar power. David has started up a new blog called MINI E 19 (his car is #19) and the first entry talks about the initial week ...

8th graders build solar human hybrid vehicle 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

A group of 8th grade students at Novato Charter School in Marin County in California have produced an interesting new project. They've created a solar human hybrid vehicle that combines the power of the sun with pedal power. The students started off with a four-wheeled, four-passenger pedal powered ...

Omaha man builds electric motorcycle in spare time (w/VIDEO) 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

A man from Omaha, Nebraska named Tony Parker (no, not that Tony Parker) recently found himself with a bunch of extra time on his hands after being laid off from his job, so he decided to try and put it to good use by creating a home-built electric motorcycle he's calling Electra Green. Using a ...

Kyocera offers details on solar cells used by 2010 Prius 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Want to know more about the solar moonroof option that's available on the latest third-generation Toyota Prius for 2010? Read on. According to Tech-On from Nikkei newspaper in Japan, the actual polycrystalline Si cells used by the automaker are supplied by Kyocera and are arranged in six columns ...

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