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Coalition debuts all-electric ZE Saab 9-3

While some may already be writing obituaries in anticipation of Saab's demise (it has two weeks to live if Spyker doesn't buy it), the troubled Swedish automaker seems to be busy keeping up appearances, unveiling an all-electric version of its 9-3 convertible and announcing plans to build over 100 more. As part of a coalition of companies on the receiving end of $12 million from the Swedish Energy Agency, the company says its high performance ZE Saab 9-3 will be leased to companies and individuals in cities across Sweden, with one example ... Read more →

It's Friday: Swedish automatic PHEV charging prod gets a big WTF? from us [w/VIDEO] Sebastian Blanco

Is it too harsh to say that the Trinnovator is a solution without a problem? At the very least, we don't think that a flexible, extendable prod coming out of the front bumper of a plug-in car and ...

Volvo announces bio-dimethyl ether partnership Xavier Navarro

Dimethyl ether (DME) is one of those fuels that is not well known to the general public but is should be, if for no other reason than it promises up to 95 percent carbon neutrality. According to ...

True Electric converts Saab 9-3 to electric drive, gets impressive numbers Sebastian Blanco

A Swedish company is claiming that it can easily turn a new or used car into a full fledged EV with decent range while keeping performance and safety intact. Sounds good, but what are the details? ...

Swedish heatwave prompts recall of thousands of flex fuel Volvos Domenick Yoney

After receiving hundreds of complaints from Swedish drivers who have been left stranded by the side of the road, Volvo has recalled 8,500 of its V70 and S80 Flexifuel vehicles. Apparently the ...

Volvo and Vattenfall team up to develop plug-in hybrid [w/video] 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Volvo and Vattenfall have just made an announcement that should hurry the Swedish car maker along the hybrid highway. The two companies have partnered to develop a plug-in diesel hybrid that should begin series production in 2012 with the first 3 demonstration vehicles to be completed this ...

Cargines promises fuel saving by insufflating air to engine valves 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Swedish company Cargines has announced that they have readied a new engine valve technology that they promise will be quite revolutionary. According to their website and a brief piece of news in the Swedish car press, the technology features pneumatic control of engine valves. According to the ...

Norwegian electric car company Th!nk going Swedish? 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

The site for all things Th!nk, Electric Aid, has gotten a hold of a new rumor surrounding the Norwegian electric automaker: it may no longer be a Norwegian company. Swedish TV station SVT is apparently reporting that production of the electric City car may move from Aurskog, Norway to Sweden. ...

Swedish McDonald's might offer plug-in hybrid stations soon 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

A book I read a long time ago about the rise of McDonald's in America explained that what Ray Kroc was really interested in was real estate, not hamburgers. The idea being that if you made your food available absolutely everywhere, then you would always be an option for people when they got hungry. ...

Swedes give a hand up, Th!nk to give 1,000 cars 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Not only does Norwegian electric car maker Th!nk still have a pulse, but it appears to be strengthening. After being raised from its deathbed, the company is now on the receiving end of new investment from a Swedish group of businesses including Gävle Energy, Fortum, Eon and Göteborg ...

The Swedish electric motorcycle conversion you've ever seen 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The first electric motorcycle to become street legal in all of Sweden was constructed earlier this year and it is sweet! Built by Eva Håkansson and her father, Sven, the Electrocat was originally incarnated as a gas-sucking 1990 Cagiva Freccia C12R but now lives on a strict electron-only ...

FordonsGas Sverige creates Svanen, a fuel good enough to be ecolabeled 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The world now has its first ecolabelled fuel. Great... what's it mean? First of all, the certification itself comes from the Nordic Ecolabel, "the official Nordic environmental award [that] is given to products and services that fulfill stringent environmental criteria." All right. What's the award ...

DOE Expands International Effort to Develop Fuel-Efficient Trucks 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

One of the big contributors to rising food prices over the past year has been the cost of getting food from the field to the grocer. Truck drivers across Europe and especially in the UK have been protesting increasing fuel costs for months. The U.S. Department of Energy is partnering with the ...

SEKAB claims the "World's First Verified Sustainable Ethanol" 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We're not 100 percent sure what "verified sustainable ethanol" means to everyone, but we do know that Swedish ethanol company SEKAB has worked hard to define the term. In fact, SEKAB is claiming to be the first in the world to supply this type of ethanol, which is made from Brazilian sugarcane and ...

Brrrr. Mercedes testing fuel cells in Swedish winter 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

click photo to enlarge Testing fuel cell vehicles is all the rage these days, and Mercedes isn't missing out on the action. The latest hydrogen vehicle tests from the three-pointed star company took place in wintery Sweden. Wouldn't want to coddle a car or anything. Daimler recently took a B-Class ...

Sweden now requires drivers to learn eco-driving skills 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Sweden is one of the leaders (besides Brazil of course) in promoting the use of biofuels, particularly ethanol. The Scandinavian country's latest environmental effort involves trying to address the biggest variable of all, the driver. Since the start of this year, new drivers have been required to ...

Sweden as a model for moving to biofuels 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the Saab 9-4x BioPower concept for a high-res gallery When it comes to seriously promoting ethanol as a motor fuel, two countries jump to the forefront and neither of the them is the United States. While the U.S. government provides a lot subsidies to corn growers and ethanol producers as ...

Sweden using seized alcohol, animal remains and human waste for biofuels 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The more that you read our site, the more interesting things you'll find that are being used to make biofuels around the world. It's time to add to the list, this time with government seized alcohol. In what sounds like a huge waste of good booze, the confiscated alcohol used to be pored out down ...

Doctoral dissertation estimates 'peak oil' between 2008 & 2018 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

A doctoral dissertation by Fredrik Robelius of the Uppsala University in Sweden contends that global oil production will reach its peak yield as early as next year before falling into decline. The thesis, which attempts to estimate the largest oil fields' future production, is based on Robelius's ...

Greaseball Challenge website and blog go live 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Greaseball Challenge charity car rally is kicking off this week with a launch party on Thursday and to celebrate Emily Horgan and her team have launched the official Greaseball website and blog. Four teams are leaving from Washington, D.C. in two Mercedes, a VW Rabbit and a van while a fifth ...

Saab to make entire 9-3 range flex-fuel capable 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Saab has announced that they will be making their BioPower engines available across the entire 9-3 model lineup including the sedan, SportCombi wagon, and convertible models. They will be using a 1.8L turbocharged four cylinder engine, that can run on any combination of gasoline or ethanol up to ...

Brisbane Motor Show: Saab E85 BioPower close up 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image for a gallery of high-res images of the Saab 9-5 BioPower. At the Brisbane Motor Show, Saab showed off their E85 flex-fuel 9-5 BioPower model which they plan on introducing into the Australian market later this year. Highlighting Saab's leadership in bringing the E85 vehicle to ...

Swedish biofuel sales grow 270% in 2006 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Swedish oil company Statoil is currently selling E85 ethanol at 170 of their gas stations throughout Sweden, a number which should increase to 260 by the end of 2007. Last year they sold 5.2 million gallons of E85, an increase of 270 percent compared to 2005. During the same time 36,711 ...

Sweden plans to abandon fossil fuels completely by the year 2020 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I think this is one of the more impressive plans I have heard in a while. Sweden plans to completely stop using all fossil-fuels by the year 2020. What are the chances that the U.S. is next? To reach this rather ambitious goal, the government there plans tax breaks for consumers who heat their homes ...

Ford, GM clash over best alternative fuel 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Ethanol or liquid petroleum gas (LPG)? Battle lines for alternative fuels are being drawn between automakers General Motors and Ford Motor Co. with much of the differences based on nationality. Saab, which is owned by General Motors, is backing ethanol as the fuel of the future. Ford Australia is ...

Ford, Sweden meet to develop new hybrid 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Ford CEO Bill Ford and Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson met to discuss plans to develop a center where environmentally friendly technologies such as a new hybrid vehicle would be developed. Volvo Car Corporation, one of Ford's Premiere Auto Group, will be contributing more than $1 billion ...

Volvo looks into new DME engines 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Dimethyl Ether (DME), which is used as a propellant in spray cans, can also be used as a fuel. The Swedish government has given permission and funding to Volvo to develop engines capable of running on the alternative fuel. Volvo already has developed two generations of DME engines; the project would ...

Sweden to be oil independent by 2020 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Mona Sahlin, Sweden's Minister for Sustainable Development (How many countries have a position like this? How many will in 10 years?) wrote a detailed opinion column last week about how little Sweden is going to deal with the huge problem of peak oil in the coming decades. Sahlin's call to break all ...


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