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AFVI 2008: A few final thoughts on green moves in Sin City, with Wendell Berry

I covered the AFVI Expo last week and that trip was my first visit to Las Vegas. I've heard the stories, the advertising campaign that tries to sell Sin City as, well, Sin City that takes your credit card. What interested me the most, though, was how my environmentalist mind would react to being in a city that, quite honestly, celebrates excess and waste. I didn't expect to feel comfortable in an oasis of VIP come-ons and bright lights surrounded by a harsh desert. I arrived in town around noon and, during my lunch at a quite reasonable buffet ... Read more →

AVFI 2008: T. Boone Pickens lays the future of oil and alternatives on the line Sebastian Blanco

Andrew Littlefair (left) and T. Boone Pickens The majority of the attendees at the AFVI Expo's Fleet Day breakfast keynote seemed quite pleased to listen to T. Boone Pickens (just like last year). ...

AFVI 2008: Fleet Day keynote session - Rahal racing, consumer shifts and more Sebastian Blanco

Michael Williams is a bold man. It's not because he wears a bow tie and cowboy boots; it's because he will publicly say he's a good friend of the President. Not many people around who will admit to ...

AFVI 2008: Ride and Drive video from Las Vegas Sebastian Blanco

There weren't a lot of astoundingly cool vehicles to drive at the AFVI Expo Ride and Drive earlier this week. Still, throw a handful of alternative-fueled cars, trucks and CUVs in a Las Vegas parking ...

AFVI 2008: Opening speakers talk geopolitics, oil shocks and GM's lineup Sebastian Blanco

Amy Myers Jaffe Another year, another AFVI convention. At last year's show, which took place in Anaheim, California, we learned about Connaught's Type-D Hybrid, the Naro concept vehicle, and took a ...

AFVI 2008: A few final thoughts on green moves in Sin City, with Wendell Berry 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

I covered the AFVI Expo last week and that trip was my first visit to Las Vegas. I've heard the stories, the advertising campaign that tries to sell Sin City as, well, Sin City that takes your credit card. What interested me the most, though, was how my environmentalist mind would react to being in ...

AVFI 2008: T. Boone Pickens lays the future of oil and alternatives on the line 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Andrew Littlefair (left) and T. Boone Pickens The majority of the attendees at the AFVI Expo's Fleet Day breakfast keynote seemed quite pleased to listen to T. Boone Pickens (just like last year). Pickens is the founder of BP Capital Management and had a sit-down discussion with Andrew Littlefair, ...

AFVI 2008: Fleet Day keynote session - Rahal racing, consumer shifts and more 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Michael Williams is a bold man. It's not because he wears a bow tie and cowboy boots; it's because he will publicly say he's a good friend of the President. Not many people around who will admit to being tight with George Bush these days. Williams, who is the chairman of the Railroad Commission of ...

AFVI 2008: Ride and Drive video from Las Vegas 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

There weren't a lot of astoundingly cool vehicles to drive at the AFVI Expo Ride and Drive earlier this week. Still, throw a handful of alternative-fueled cars, trucks and CUVs in a Las Vegas parking lot, and I'll check it out. As you can see in the video I made of the event, Bosch was heavily ...

AFVI 2008: Opening speakers talk geopolitics, oil shocks and GM's lineup 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Amy Myers Jaffe Another year, another AFVI convention. At last year's show, which took place in Anaheim, California, we learned about Connaught's Type-D Hybrid, the Naro concept vehicle, and took a Smart Brabus diesel for a quick spin. The 2008 Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference ...


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