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Not Done Yet: Hummer H3, H3T get biofuel capability, new colors for 2010

Can a Hummer be green? The brand that most obviously represents American excess in the minds of environmentalists – though Hummer's vehicles aren't actually any worse than any other large SUV – has seemingly been fighting off its negative stigma since shortly after the introduction of the larger-than-life H2. Part of the brand's hopeful transformation includes giving each model a flex-fuel variant, and the latest application of that principle is seen on the 2010 H3 and H3T. Interestingly, the engine that gets the E85 ... Read more →

Honda starts building flex-fuel City sedan in Brazil Sam Abuelsamid

Here in North America, the only non-gasoline fueled cars offered by Honda are the natural gas-powered Civic GX and the hydrogen-fueled FCX Clarity. You can buy diesel-powered Hondas in Europe and, ...

Money's not there for flex-fuel and other advanced technologies, automakers say Sebastian Blanco

Here's the thing: American automakers used to fully support E85-capable (aka flex-fuel) vehicles. With a few cheap additions to a standard engine ($100, or thereabouts), a car could get a special ...

Geneva Preview: Bentley Continental Supersports, 621 hp ethanol beast Sam Abuelsamid

In spite of being part of the Volkswagen Group, Bentley has opted to not go the diesel route in its efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Instead, the Continental Supersports becomes the ...

Renault adds flex-fuel options to Modus and Kangoo Sam Abuelsamid

Renault has now added two more flex-fuel models to its lineup with E85-capable variations of the Kangoo and Modus models. These are part of Renault's eco² lineup of more environmentally friendly ...

Tundra 5.7L V8 gets flex-fuel option for '09 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota has announced updated pricing information for the 2009 Tundra full-size truck, along with a few new options that weren't available before. Chief among these new features is flex-fuel capability on the largest, most powerful 5.7L engine option. Toyota has been planning on adding this ...

Yamaha patents flex-fuel motorcycle 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Yamaha_patents_flex_fuel_motorcycle'; Flex-fuel automobiles are nothing new. In fact, there are over 7-million flexible-fuel vehicles already on the roads in America, and it's not at all uncommon to see gas stations that offer E85. All vehicles sold in the ...

Climax Supercar: a new British sportscar that runs on ethanol 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ethanol has proven itself a viable fuel for tuners that want to get the most power from their automobiles. The alcohol has a higher octane rating that gasoline, meaning that an engine tuned to run on ethanol can make higher horsepower without the risk of detonation. This fact has prompted some ...

LA Preview: 2010 Ford Fusion to get flex-fuel V6 option 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We've known for some time now that Ford's redesigned 2010 Fusion and Milan sedans would be getting a new hybrid version for the first time. What we didn't know before was that there will also be a new flex-fuel variant. An order guide has appeared on a Ford discussion board. The flex-fuel engine is ...

ABC Extreme Makeover winner gets flexfuel F-150 and a year's supply of E85 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

I wonder just how much money and time has been spent by national organizations promoting flexfuel vehicles - even though we all know that E85 fuel is pretty hard to find. Whatever the calculation, we need to add in the cost of a new F150 crew cab flexible-fuel vehicle (around $36,000) and a year's ...

Some politicians want to mandate 100% flex fuel capability 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

A bipartisan group of senators has drafted a new energy bill that includes a mandate that all vehicles sold in the United States would have to be flex-fuel capable by 2020. During the GM BioFuels summit last Friday in Detroit, one of the subjects that came up was the use of flex-fuel vs. dedicated ...

Suzuki to introduce E100-capable flex-fuel models in 2010 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

So far, Suzuki has steered clear of alternative fuel vehicles in the American market. They haven't offered any diesels, flex-fuel or hybrid vehicles yet. That may soon change as the company will reportedly launch some vehicles that can run on not just E85, but also E100 as soon as 2010. The ...

Obama: 1 million plug-in hybrid vehicles by 2015 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has proposed a new ten-year $150 billion energy plan today in Michigan. A large part of the plan centers around transportation -- both the use of petroleum and the types of cars we are to drive in the future. For automakers, $4 billion in loans and loan ...

Lotus throws its weight behind methanol 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for hi-res gallery of the Lotus Exige 270E Tri-Fuel British sportscar-maker and engineering firm Lotus may be known for its lightweight vehicles, but in the industry it still packs a punch as a heavyweight. It's that weight which Lotus is throwing behind methanol as the most viable ...

Toyota peers into E85 in Thailand 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Although Toyota is the undisputed leader in hybrid sales, it has shied away from offering E85-capable vehicles in the United States. In other markets, though, where ethanol is widely available and popular, such as Brazil, Toyota has seen fit to offer vehicles which are able to run on the alcohol ...

Wagoner: Our nation has a "woefully low number of E-85 pumps" 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

There are already millions of flex-fuel vehicles on the road today, and manufacturers like General Motors have committed to building many, many more. In fact, GM has plans for half of their entire fleet of automotive offerings to be flex-fuel capable by the year 2012. According to Jim Wagoner, GM's ...

Honda changes its mind on ethanol 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Wall Street Journal reports Honda is considering ethanol and more natural gas-powered cars. In the past Honda has not been positive on ethanol. Here is Honda's U.S. sales chief John Mendel, speaking in August 2006, when asked about making flex fuel cars: We're not against it. ... In the list of ...

Ferrari CEO: we are considering ethanol 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ferrari probably won't make a hybrid or a full electric car but they just might make a flex-flex car that can run on E85. That possibility comes directly from Maurizio Parlato, President and CEO of Ferrari North America, at the end of an interview at the LA Auto Show with the Wall Street Journal, ...

Video: Toyota racing series the first to use cars powered by E85 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We told you February that Toyota's racing series would use ethanol in 2007 and now we have a video of the first race from TV3, where they describe it as a world's first in motor sport. Toyota currently does not sell a flex fuel vehicle in the US market but they may sell flex fuel vehicles in the ...

LA Auto Show video: Bob Lutz confirms GM will release 16 hybrids in next four years 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

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Chery has huge plans for hybrids in 2008 and beyond 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

During a recent international renewable energy forum in Beijing, Liu Zhijia, Assistant General Manager of Chery, said by 2010 half of Chery's vehicles will be hybrids and half of those hybrids will run on clean fuels. Here is exactly what he said: New energy is a driving force for the sustainable ...

60 percent of New Zealand cars plug-ins by 2040 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

New Zealand has bold plans for greening its automobile transportation. In the "Energy Strategy to 2050" report, presented by New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, there are calls for major changes such as: 5 percent of cars to be plug-ins by 2020, rising to 60 percent by 2040. 25 percent of ...

Videos: Goober and Gomer in a flex fuel, plug-in hybrid? (Republicans debate PHEVs) 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Last night's NBC Republican presidential debate took an unexpected turn to the green. For almost half an hour, the candidates talked about alternatives to oil and ethanol. Senator Sam Brownback even talked about a flex-fuel, plug-in hybrid car. Sam went into specifics saying he would like to see an ...

Chevy describes its car as "vegetarian" in TV ad 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I saw a TV commercial for a Chevy flex fuel car last night. The format for the ad was a lot like the Chevy Volt commercial: kids learning about a car outdoors with a teacher. The interesting part of the ad was the teacher's description of the flex fuel car as "vegetarian." I find the description of ...

Schwarzenegger's role in GM getting flex-fuel contract questioned 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/politics/GM_helped_by_Schwarzenegger_to_get_17_miliion_flex_fuel_contract'; A California Senate committee is demanding Governor Schwarzenegger's officials show up to a hearing Tuesday to answer questions about his role in getting GM a flex-fuel contract. So far, the ...

AutoblogGreen video: plug-in Prius converted by Hymotion 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We wrote about Fairfax County's converted Prius before. I got a look at their converted Prius at an electric car event in Washington. The county converted a Prius to PHEV status in November of last year with a kit from Hymotion. Fairfax plans to replace this older battery with the new batteries ...

The first EPA certified ethanol converter 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

You have probably seen a few kits to convert your car to run on ethanol. They are not legal. In fact, there probably won't ever be a kit you can just buy to do the conversion yourself. There are kits that will be used by companies that do the conversion. These companies are seeking certification to ...

Esquire: The case for corn 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Chuck Klosterman watched the "Live Green" Superbowl ad. Then he bought a flex fuel car. In this article from Esquire, he made an incredible argument for ethanol of the like I have never seen before. I think it reflects a lot of people that support ethanol. First, there is nothing technical in this ...

EVCarolina Announces First State Sales Tax Rebate for 100% Electric Cars 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Let's celebrate the world's innovations in clean transportation technology with... the tax break! That's right, ladies and gentlemen, it's back and better than ever, because electric cars aren't good enough on their own - to buy them we need incentives other than saving our planet and livelihood, ...

Toyota to start offering flex-fuel models in Brazil 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I'll admit that I was mildly surprised to read that Toyota was going to start offering flexible fuel vehicles for sale in Brazil soon. Well, let me clarify that: I was surprised to hear the Toyota was not already offering flexible fuel vehicles for sale in Brazil. There, that's better. As the ...

Honda CEO speech presents green initiatives 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

In his 2006 Year-End Speech, the CEO of Honda, Takeo Fukui, outlined several green initiatives that the company will undertake in 2007 including building a new resource/energy efficient automobile plant; advancing their engine technology in the areas of petrols, diesels, hybrids; flex fuel and fuel ...

How does USA Weekend handle green cars? Lightly 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Whenever a topic like green cars makes a diluted appearance in a mass-market publication like USA Weekend (from USA Today), it's worth checking in to see what the writers (or, more likely, the editors) got right and wrong. This past weekend, USA Weekend published its annual auto issue, and green was ...

Nissan's big trucks go flex-fuel capable 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

After introducing the hybrid Altima the yesterday, Nissan announced an expansion of flex-fuel capability on their trucks. After being the only import brand to offer a flex-fuel vehicle with the 2006 Titan pickup truck (built in that foreign land known as Mississippi), Nissan has added ethanol ...

Honda Flex Fuel Vehicle System coming to Brazil in 2006 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Brazil has long been a leader in the use of ethanol as an automotive fuel. Unlike the United States where corn is the dominant source for ethanol, Brazil mainly uses sugar cane as source. US market flex-fuel cars are generally set up to run on blend of straight gasoline to E85. In Brazil, they'll ...

Ethanol takes a hit in studies 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

A number of scientists at research universities around the U.S. are coming out of the woodwork to rain on the Big 3's parade with doubts about the environmental benefits of ethanol. According to a report by the Associated Press, scientists are also debunking the theory that ethanol could provide a ...


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