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Blast from the past: 1991 CNN report on GM Impact

Tell me if anything from this 1991 report (see video below the fold) by CNN sounds familiar. First introduced at the LA Auto Show, GM planned to sell a 120 mile range electric car very soon. The electric car would be produced in Michigan, with an initial production of twenty thousand and an estimated cost in the high twenties. There were problems with the batteries, which need to be replaced every two years for "several hundred dollars." There was also talk GM might include the cost of the batteries when you buy the car but they won't confirm. ... Read more →

CarbonFree report points to hydrogen impact Dane Muldoon

Click on the image for a gallery of high-res images of the hydrogen-powered Honda FCX Concept. U.K. based analysts CarbonFree has published a report on the impact that hydrogen is already having on ...

Volvo Trucks create Environmental Product Declaration website Dane Muldoon

Volvo has created what they term an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) website which covers two of their best-selling truck models, the Volvo FH and Volvo FM. The intention of the world-first ...

Blast from the past: 1991 CNN report on GM Impact 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Tell me if anything from this 1991 report (see video below the fold) by CNN sounds familiar. First introduced at the LA Auto Show, GM planned to sell a 120 mile range electric car very soon. The electric car would be produced in Michigan, with an initial production of twenty thousand and an ...

CarbonFree report points to hydrogen impact 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image for a gallery of high-res images of the hydrogen-powered Honda FCX Concept. U.K. based analysts CarbonFree has published a report on the impact that hydrogen is already having on the automotive market. Considered to still be two decades away from commercial deployment, hydrogen ...

Volvo Trucks create Environmental Product Declaration website 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Volvo has created what they term an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) website which covers two of their best-selling truck models, the Volvo FH and Volvo FM. The intention of the world-first EPD is to provide Volvo customers with materials, specifications and statistics to enable them to ...


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