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Double green car boost for Ann Arbor: Mercedes hiring, Zipcar coming

Two pieces of good news for green car fans in Ann Arbor, Michigan. First, Mercedes-Benz says it it looking to hire 223 workers at a new research and development center for hybrid technologies there. Don't everyone put an applications in right away, because these jobs will be phased in over 10 years. As MLive points out, Ann Arbor is slowly getting a green car reputation - see also: Sakti3 and Th!nk - and the new hybrid center is just the latest piece in an alternative propulsion puzzle. The state, through the Michigan Economic Development ... Read more →

Michigan grad designs and builds Homeless Utility Vehicle Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click above for more shots of the Homeless Utility Vehicle Before moving out West, I lived near Detroit -- the car capitol of the United States for sure, but also home to many people without homes. ...

Riding the bus Sam Abuelsamid

In all the time I've been writing for AutoblogGreen I've driven a great many different cars and trucks. Whether it's for ABG, Autoblog or my day job at Green Fuels Forecast, I drive most of these ...

Ann Arbor, MI kicks off 4th annual Curb Your Car Month Alex Nunez

Hey, Seattle's not the only town looking for people willing to dump their cars, at least temporarily. May marks Ann Arbor, Michigan's 4th annual Curb Your Car Month. All month, participants are ...

Ann Arbor, MI switching entire bus fleet to hybrids Sam Abuelsamid

The city of Ann Arbor, MI is replacing its entire municipal bus fleet over the next two years and all the new buses will be hybrids. The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority will be getting the first ...

Ann Arbor moves to ban bottled water sales from city events 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Michigan is known as the Great Lakes State since it borders on four of the five Great Lakes. Much of the state's economy is dependent at least in part on the supply of water from the lakes either to feed industry or tourism. For years that has been concern in the state about large scale bottlers ...

ZipCar gaining popularity in Ann Arbor 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Last October the University of Michigan teamed up with ZipCar to offer the car-sharing service for staff and students at the Ann Arbor School. There are currently six cars available at three different campus locations around town and the service has been growing in use ever since. The Ann Arbor ...

University of Michigan museum to host public discussion on carbon footprint 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Exhibit Museum of Natural History at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor is holding a series of public discussions on environmental issues. The meetings include scientists from the University and are free of charge. The first two meetings cover The Climate WILL Change: Now What? and Ideas ...

ZipCar comes to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The fast growing car sharing/short term rental service ZipCar is starting up their service in Ann Arbor, MI on November 1. The company will be making six vehicles available from three different locations on the University of Michigan central campus, north campus and medical campus. The company is ...

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