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0Audi to U.S. politicians: Diesels > hybrids and EVs 1260986460
Audi A3 1.6 TDI - Click above for high-res image galleryThere's more to life than electric vehicles and hybrids, at least according to Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen, who's been an outspoken proponent against EVs in the past... like for instance when he said the Chevy Volt was "a ... -
Jim Press: "With a hybrid you get to eat meat but you get the same benefit as eating vegetables" 1204755540
We've heard a few interesting metaphors before, but never have we heard the auto industry likened to dinner. Well, until now that is. Jim Press, formerly of Toyota and now of Chrysler, made the odd comparison recently. Press considers high-volume models like pickups to be the "meat and potatoes" ...
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Slate's Green Challenge: can you manage a 5,000-lb diet? 1161719280
They say we Americans love a good challenge, so in the face of global warming Slate collaborated with Treehugger to come up with the Slate Green Challenge. The idea is that you take a short quiz which determines your annual carbon footprint and then for the next eight weeks, the nation goes on a ...
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Low car diet: walking is always the best reward 1153273200
I've been having fun experimenting with a variety of transportation alternatives in the month since I began my low car diet. I've bussed a lot, taken the light rail known locally as the "Max," even riding transport for free in "Fareless Square." My husband had made plentiful use of the bike and ...

