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Attention Wal-Mart shoppers: Electric cars marked down on aisle 6 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Might your next (first?) electric vehicle purchase be transacted at Wal-Mart? It's not out of realm of possibility. Mexican company, GS Motors, is already selling 3 different models from China's First Auto Works (FAW) at a so-called "big box" retail chain in Mexico and has plans to replicate the ...

Brazilian company Maxi-Eco to enter Auto X Prize 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

When the Automotive X-Prize announced its competition, and especially the $10 million in prize money that goes along with it, we figured that plenty of small, relatively unknown companies would enter the proceedings. They have. The good news is that this is exactly the point of the event – to ...

Got lithium? Lots 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

When companies need to know about future market conditions for various commodities, they hire a firm with the expertise to evaluate the situation and report back. For instance, as Mitsubishi was mulling the possible future of electric cars equipped with lithium ion batteries, they hired TRU ...

Environmental group launches anti-Dakar Rally campaign 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

This year, the famous Dakar Rally has moved to South America because of security issues in its previous home in Africa. The race usually showcases the latest in all-road racing technology - diesel vehicles are doing well this year - but there's also the question of what is the real environmental ...

How Brazil created the international ethanol boom 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Maybe Americans need to be pointing our fingers south at Brazil for making us spend so much money on ethanol. The William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review has just published an article that delves into how the South American country helped fuel the recent world-wide ethanol boom. ...

New biodiesel from mustard and camelina developed in Chile 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

The potential to make biofuels from camelina and mustard is well known, and they might be two good choices for additional oil sources to make biodiesel besides jathropa. The University of Concepción, in Chile, along with nearby agricultural conglomerates, have funded research to discover the ...

Peru to stop used cars imports in 2010 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Poor countries usually don't have enough resources, and people who earn the median income often can't afford new cars. Instead, they rely on getting used imports. This is the case in Peru, where the government has just authorized importing used cars until 2010. However, this authorization has a ...

A bit of history: Fiat 147, the first mass-produced ethanol car 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Today, ethanol is not the most favored solution to oil dependency, but it was not always so frowned upon. Here's a car that deserves a place in the history of ethanol's growth. A Brazilian friend of mine pointed to me to the first mass-produced ethanol car (with the exception of the Ford T): the ...

Nach One finally unleashed on dirt track in Argentina 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

Back in May, we discovered the Nach One, a lightweight three-seater from Bravo Motor Company in Argentina. Reader Gabriel Y. just sent us some of his pictures of the first test drive of the Nach One that took place this past week. Comparing these images with the original concept design, you can see ...

The state of the ethanol market depends on which hemisphere you're in 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Many of our readers aren't big fans of ethanol. But it made sense to a lot of people when the biofuel was actually cheaper than gasoline. Times have changed, and several fuel retailers in Missouri have stopped blending ethanol with gasoline because it's cheaper to use straight gasoline now and the ...

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