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    Shocks that can save fuel, charge batteries and propel vehicles down the road?     1269706620

    What if something as simple as a shock absorber could do much more than just absorb the impacts coming from the road? What if the shock could save fuel, charge batteries and even move vehicles down the road? Wouldn't you be interested? We certainly are. The idea of transferring road impact into ...

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    UPS to save 800,000 gallons of fuel through Smart Pickup program     1269694980

    Now here's a unique way to save on fuel usage: only drive when you need to. Who would have ever thought of that. Under the new program from UPS called Smart Pickup, drivers will only make pickups when needed. What an idea! Getting the program underway is a little more challenging than it might ...

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    Engine displacement tax could convince automakers to focus on smaller powerplants     1269615600

    Last year, the state of Washington contemplated a tax that would be placed on vehicles dependent upon the displacement of its engine. The displacement tax was eventually discarded but not forgotten. Automakers noted the possibility of this tax cropping up again in the future and marked it in their ...

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    Survey shows buyers have unrealistic expectations for hybrid and electric vehicles     1269475140

    Nissan Leaf – Click above for high-res image gallery
    What do future buyers of hybrid and electric vehicles expect? Surprisingly, according to a recent survey, a reduction in fuel usage or elimination of fuel is not a primary concern. What buyers want is simple: all of the benefits of a ...

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    Valeo to focus on new products that improve fuel efficiency, reduce emissions     1269345660

    2010 Citroen C3 – Click above for high-res image gallery
    Automotive supplier Valeo SA has struggled to gain market share over the past decade. Attempting to turn things around, the company will focus its efforts on fuel efficiency. Valeo has made carbon dioxide reduction its primary ...

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    Stolen: Zero S swiped from Fuel promotional tour!     1254354720

    Zero S electric motorcycle - Click above for high-res image gallery
    If you spot a Zero S electric motorcycle resembling the one pictured above – possibly in the New York Metropolitan area – being driven like it's stolen, chances are it probably was. A sad milestone was met on the ...

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    Fuel director Josh Tickell booked on Monday's Leno     1234728120

    The list of people who have appeared in an AutoblogGreen interview and on the Tonight Show (currently at a very low number - I'm thinking Ed Begley Jr. has talked with Jay, but who else?) will grow by one tomorrow night. Filmmaker Josh Tickell is scheduled to be on the couch along with Kevin Bacon ...

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    Review: L.A. Premiere of Josh Tickell's "Fuel"     1223902860

    Josh Tickell with producer and fiancee Rebecca Harrell
    "America is addicted to oil...It's time for an intervention." That is the tagline for FUEL, Josh Tickell's redo of 2008's Sundance Audience Award winner, Fields of Fuel. We talked to Josh about that movie a couple of years, before he actually ...

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    GM and Clean Energy to open hydrogen station near LAX     1213214400

    General Motors is announcing a new partnership today with Clean Energy to install a hydrogen filling station near Los Angeles International Airport. Clean Energy is a California-based company that currently operates 170 compressed natural gas filling stations around the country and the new LAX ...

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    Craig Venter: 18 months until 4th generation fuels     1205328240

    13 minutes into his Ted Talk (see video below), Dr. Craig Venter says fourth generation fuels, that is, biofuels made by bacteria from C02, are just 18 months away. The systems might work with sequestered CO2 and possibly even solar energy. What are the "modest goals" of this project?As you can see ...

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