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Ford gets first DoE loan, Nissan and Tesla expected winners

The U.S. Department of Energy will finally announce the first recipient of low interest loans under the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Incentive Program. The first winner is Ford, and analysts expect the DoE to announce Nissan and Tesla Motors, as well. Ford applied for up to $11 billion in loans, but the amount it will get has not been disclosed and will likely only be a small fraction of that in this first round. The Dearborn-based automaker will use the money to fund its electric vehicle program that will launch a ... Read more →

Autoline Daily provides first look at production Chevrolet Volt in black [w/VIDEO] Jeremy Korzeniewski

By now, we've all seen plenty of images of the production 2011 Chevrolet Volt. Up until this point, though, all of the shots that General Motors have let out have been of the car in a happy shade ...

First Drive: Sailing in Stuttgart with Porsche's Cayenne S Hybrid Chris Paukert

While charging along at 85 mph with a particularly poker-faced Porsche engineer riding shotgun, traffic begins to cluster on the horizon. Not willing to risk our seven-figure prototype, I gently ...

In the AutoblogGreen Garage: 2009 Lexus GS450h Sam Abuelsamid

Since debuting the Prius just over a decade ago, Toyota has been gradually spreading its hybrid drive technology through its product lineup including the Lexus brand. Later this year, Lexus will ...

In the AutoblogGreen Garage: 2009 Honda Fit Sport 5AT Sam Abuelsamid

One of the big success stories in Honda's lineup recently has been its smallest car (in the U.S. market at least) the Fit. Since its U.S. debut two years ago, Honda has been moving Fits out the ...

Autoblog Green Podcast #21 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It's tales from the road for episode #21 of the AutoblogGreen Podcast. Sebastian got a peek behind the curtain at GM to see the Chevrolet Volt, and Sam jet-setted to sample wares from Audi and BMW. Hybrids, diesels, EVs, and more – plus, we wrap up with an interview with Tesla's Daryl Siry for ...

AutoblogGreen Podcast #20 - Geneva Motor Show wrap-up 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Episode 20 of the AutoblogGreen Podcast has us recapping Geneva mere days before we head to New York. There were lots of exciting things over in Switzerland, and we touch on a few of them. Th!nk's new Ox will be a Tesla-magnitude achievement if it hits the market doing what the company says it will. ...

Reminder: blogger applications due soon 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Just a quick reminder that the deadline for new AutoblogGreen blogger applications is tonight at midnight. You can read all of the details of the application process here. Oh, and just between you and me: considering that I just got back from the Detroit Auto Show this afternoon and I didn't get a ...

How to make AutoblogGreen better for you - suggestions needed for new categories 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We're working on an update to our little AutoblogGreen website. As this is happening behind the scenes, we got an email from a reader named Bill, who wasn't too pleased with us. He wrote: Why not add "concept engines" as a topic to introduce new up and coming innovations, how about "MPG" as a topic ...

Autoblog Green Podcast #11 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

As we head toward the Frankfurt Motor show, AutoblogGreen Podcast #11 is filled with talk about what we'll see at the show. There've been lots of developments from European manufacturers, and we're eager to see those cars up close. Sam also got the chance to attend a GM Powertrain event at their ...

Put AutoblogGreen on your site (and maybe put yourself on AutoblogGreen) 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Excuse me while I take care of a little bit of AutoblogGreen housekeeping. To start with, we'd like to share ourselves with you. If you've got your own website and want to offer your readers the AutoblogGreen headlines, we've created a bit of code (available here) that gives you a constantly ...

Earth Day = Birthday. AutoblogGreen is one year old today 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Wow, sometimes time just flies by, doesn't it. A year ago, when I wrote the first post* on AutoblogGreen I had no idea where this work would take me and the rest of the bloggers and, of course, our readers. In a little while, I'm going to put up a list of our top stories during this first year, but ...

Give the gift of AutoblogGreen this holiday, and we'll give back 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I was speaking with a friend about AutoblogGreen the other day, and discovered that he didn't realize he could make our site into a niche site, focused solely on biodiesel, which is what his green car passion is. I showed him how to use the categories links beneath the tall and narrow ad in the ...

Welcoming two new bloggers to AutoblogGreen 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

You may have noticed the two new names that popped up on AutoblogGreen today and/or the removal of the "Bloggers Wanted" ad that used to sit over there on the right. What this all means is that I'm happy to announce that we've taken on two new writers: Jeremy Korzeniewski and Dane Muldoon. Dane's ...

AutoblogGreen wants to pay you to blog. Apply today 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

I'm pretty sure it was the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus who said your browser can't view the same blog twice, as things are always changing. This is especially true at AutoblogGreen, and we want you to be part of the change. We need more people who love cars and green car technology (and ...

AutoblogGreen content being swiped 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

I was perusing my Technorati feeds this evening when I spotted some familiar words. It was the post I wrote this morning about Saab bringing their flex-fuel cars to the Australian market. However it wasn't coming from this site. It was on a page hosted over on Wordpress.com, a free blog hosting ...

Pick of the Fuel Litter - Part 2 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

In yesterday's exciting chapter, we left our hero (yours truly) impaled on the horns of a dilemma. Well, impaled is perhaps too strong a word. Let's just say I was perplexed. What is the "best" alternative fuel out of a short list of 5 choices? The final contestants were E85, CNG, Biodiesel, ...

A bit of a green-tinged rant on personal responsibilities 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Yesterday I was in line at the post office, running out to attend to some errands between posts. Since my mind was on AutoblogGreen content, and this was no ordinary post office, I noticed a few things. Before I get to my mini-rant, let me say that the post office I was at is just a drive-through ...

Hurricane Katrina, biofuels and the year that was 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

It was a year ago today that Hurricane Katrina taught us we're a vulnerable nation. As we mark the anniversary, a lot of good timelines have popped up on the web to understand how things happened. Today on AutoblogGreen I wanted to show how the hurricane and biofuels mix in New Orleans, Louisiana ...

AutoblogGreen reader gears up for green-powered round-the-world drive 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

In the past few months, we've gotten a few tips from AutoblogGreen reader Sarah Turner (she's written in about Stirling Engines and biodiesel producer Global Commodities going out of business). Now she's tipped us off about something a little closer to her heart: her personal quest to drive around ...

Exclusive Q & A with Elon Musk on the Tesla Roadster and the future of EVs 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Elon Musk is chairman of Tesla Motors, but his interests do not lie solely on the highway. Musk co-founded SpaceX, which develops launch vehicles, and once planned on setting up greenhouses on Mars. AutoblogGreen is most interested in his clean car technology pursuits, though, and after the ...

Autoblog podcast #34 now available 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Autoblog's John Neff and I are back with a brand new invention a new podcast. We chat about last week's big automotive news (the possible alliance between General Motors and Nissan/Renault) and also get to quirkier topics like what's hot over at Gaywheels.com and the "greening of America". I take a ...

EPA says no chlorine in brake cleaner - also: how to contribute to ABG 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

We use a lot of digital ink here at AutoblogGreen on biofuels: ethanol, biodiesel, SVO, etc. Now, we’re not too tied to the biofuel gods, and thanks to reader Greg we’ll mention this little tidbit of news from NHRA that the Environmental Protection Agency is reminding racers at the ...

Welcome to AutoblogGreen 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Thanks for visiting AutoblogGreen on our opening day, which happens to be the 36th anniversary of the very first Earth Day. Twenty million Americans came together on this day back in 1970 to celebrate the possibility of a healthier planet, and while we, the citizens of Earth, still have a long way ...


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