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2010 Nissan Leaf electric car: In person, in depth -- and U.S. bound [*UPDATED w/vids & live photos]

It would be easy to paint Nissan as late to the burgeoning U.S. green party, as the company essentially only counts the Altima Hybrid to sell among its alt-fuel offerings – and that sedan utilizes technology borrowed from Toyota, and it's only sold in a few states in small volumes. While that may be the case, Nissan says their near-term prospects are really quite different. While the company has admittedly been cautious in marketing alt-fuel vehicles in North America, they have been hard at work developing electric vehicles – ... Read more →

Green gasoline: Coming soon to a pump near you? Jeremy Korzeniewski

It may sound a bit like something from a Dr. Seuss book, but it seems "green gasoline" is indeed on its way to a pump near you. Terrabon, a Texas-based company specializing in biofuels, reports its ...

Exxon CEO: "Alternative" just means finding new ways to burn fossil fuels Sebastian Blanco

Here's a good one. How would you define alternative energy? Solar power? Wind turbines? Recycling waste grease into biodiesel? Well, if you're Rex Tillerson, the CEO of Exxon, then "alternative" ...

Death Star goes green, 15,000 alt-fuel vehicles coming to AT&T fleet Sam Abuelsamid

Although AT&T claims it wants to be more sustainable, today's announcement from the telecom behemoth is more about cutting operating expenses as fuel costs climb. Whatever the reason, the ...

New hybrid tech being developed for ALMS, possible new fuel to come Sam Abuelsamid

These days, its not much easier to run a racing series than it is to run a car company. However, if there is any series boss who could be said to be in an "enviable" situation, it is Scott Atherton, ...

Who wins federal dollars race? Ethanol does, by a long shot 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Undeterred by the fact that ethanol is the worst type or alternative energy, the federal government is in love with corn ethanol, perhaps a bit too much. Over the years, the American farm lobby has worked and worked to get subsidies for corn growers and, more recently, ethanol producers. The ...

At Witz' End - Gas Prices: Alternatives and Oil Supply 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Part of the problem is speculation: individual and institutional investors betting on higher future oil prices. Another big factor is the very weak U.S. dollar. But the bulk of the reason oil and gas prices have climbed so high is that age-old Economics 101 supply/demand equation. Global demand, ...

VIDEO: Top Gear looks at alternative fuels in 1990 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/environment/VIDEO_Top_Gear_looks_at_alternative_fuels_in_1990'; As difficult as it may be to believe, interest in alternative fuel vehicles actually pre-dates the launch of AutoblogGreen a little more than two years ago. Another fact that may be tough to swallow is ...

AT&T adds 105 alternative fuel vehicles to service fleet 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The mostly reconstituted AT&T operates a huge fleet of vehicles nationwide in order to keep its communications infrastructure in working order. As such, it has a very strong financial incentive to cut petroleum use as fuel prices keep rising. To help address that, starting in June, Ma Bell add ...

Autoblog Green Podcast #17 - Coskata Energy's Bill Roe 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We're in Detroit now, but Sebastian and Sam took some time to chat about a few things before leaving for the show. Rick Wagoner's CES keynote was historic, as was the appearance of the Cadillac Provoq at that show. Coming up at Detroit we'll bring you details on all of the alternative and ...

India to get one million hydrogen driven vehicles by 2020 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

As yet another country clamoring for the lofty goal of being the alternative/renewable fuel leader, India is making some advances. And the goal seems achievable: one million plus hydrogen-powered vehicles on their roads in the next thirteen years. The hardest part is obviously getting a hydrogen ...

VIDEO: Yet another possible alternative fuel - this one with about 60 percent water 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Yes, I know there's going to be a lot of skeptics of "water powered cars" out there - and I'm partially one of them - but they are people out there who are going to attempt to remedy that in the next few months with a more controlled experiment. Mark Joyner is one of them. The ten-minute video ...

A 350 HP 4 cylinder ethanol-burning Corvette 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

A reader of the site, Keith, let us know about this 1992 Corvette which had it's 300 horsepower LT1 smallblock V8 yanked out and replaced with a 350 horsepower 4 cylinder engine. I don't have any good details on the engine currently sitting under the Vette's hood, other than the facts stated in the ...

Toyota to take a stake in Isuzu for engine and emissions collaboration 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Today, Toyota and Isuzu announced a collaboration which will be made possible by the former purchasing a 5.9 percent stake (100 million shares) in the latter. The two companies said in a public statement that the deal will allow them to work together in the research and development in three areas ...

Michigan pumps $250,000 into alternative fuels 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm recently announced that the state will spend $250,000 by 2008 to boost its alternative fuel infrastructure. The program involves the conversion of 1,000 gas pumps to either ethanol or biodiesel across the state. The money is intended to assist gas station owners ...

Fallout on Ford's switch from hybrids to ethanol 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Reaction to Ford Motor Company's lessened focus on hybrid technology and switch to ethanol has been strong. Treehugger, the websource for the environmentally-conscious buyer, points to the Alternative Fueled Vehicles Rule of 1998 and 2004 as one reason for Ford's change of heart. The federal rule, ...

GM taps into college student talents for green ideas 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The GM Desert Proving Ground in Mesa, Arizona, is welcoming 17 university teams from across North America as part of the three-year Challenge X competition, sponsored by GM and the U.S. Department of Energy. GM sees the competition as an ideal pool from which to recruit the future hybrid vehicle ...


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