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Ford Focus RS tops 32 mpg (US) in UK MPG marathon 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

It's no secret that the biggest variable that affects fuel consumption of a car is not the powertrain, or the drag or rolling resistance. It's that bit between the seat and the steering wheel and pedals. As any hyper-miler can tell you, the behavior of the driver has a huge influence. That's why ...

i MiEV joins the CarPool, speeds excessively 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

We've seen the Mitsubishi i MiEV in action before and have even rolled about New York in it ourselves. However, we've never really seen it taken out onto a highway and driven like a regular car. The latest episode of CarPool changes that. In this edition of the super cool web series, Robert ...

Elektromotive and GM team up to lobby UK MPs to support EVs 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

In order for companies getting into the electric vehicle business to have a chance to be financially viable, they are going to need help from governments. That means incentives to help offset the vastly higher initial cost of such vehicles as well as a means to charge them. General Motors and ...

Environmentalists treat Jeremy Clarkson's driveway to a steaming pile of manure 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

There are many things Top Gear front-man Jeremy Clarkson could be labeled as. Celebrity? Check. Petrolhead? Check. Environmentalist? Um, no. Whenever Clarkson has gotten the chance to get some seat time in what might be construed as an eco-friendly automobile, he always seems to find plenty not ...

What it's like to drive the all-electric Ford Transit Connect BEV [w/VIDEO] 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Next year, U.S. drivers (and, more often, deliverypeople) will get to test out Ford's (and Smith's) new all-electric compact delivery van, the Transit Connect BEV. Until that time, we can get a feel for what it's like to cruise in silent EV mode thanks to drivers in the UK, where the van is now ...

Yike Bike: electric folding penny-farthing blends 19th century tech with 21st 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

If you don't mind your handlebars being located beside your butt and endless giggles and smirks as you roll by then perhaps the YikeBike is the fancy bit of urban mobility kit you've been yearning. Looking something like a space-age version of that charming British improvement on the French ...

BMW accepting applications for lower-cost MINI E leases in UK 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

MINI E - Click above for high-res image gallery Good news for southwest England residents who are fans of EVs and/or the MINI: BMW is now accepting applications for an allotment of 20 MINI E leases. Why is it good news that a company will take your money? Because these leases will be offered ...

REPORT: Lexus to drop non-hybrid RX, LS and GS in UK 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Despite the fact that diesel is undoubtedly the fuel of choice for a large percentage of Europeans looking to squeeze every mile out of a gallon of dead dino juice, Lexus seems to be sticking to its hybrid guns across the pond in a major way. In fact, Autocar reports that Toyota's luxury ...

Vauxhall releases new Insignia ecoFLEX Sports Tourer with under 140 g/km CO2 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Vauxhall, GM's UK-based division, has just announced that the latest addition to its fuel-saving and emissions reducing ecoFLEX line will take the form of the Insignia Sports Tourer. Included in the car's transformation are a raft of aerodynamic tweaks that include modified front air inlets and ...

TTXGP developments coming fast and furious; plenty more electric motorcycle racing on the horizon 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

If the inaugural TTXGP on the Isle of Man whetted your appetite for more electric motorcycle racing, you can look forward to lots of feasting in 2010. In addition to another stand-alone island race (this time with a 2 lap class replacing the open class) plans are afoot for a 3-continent, ...

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