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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 →

GM sells HUMMER to Tengzhong for $150M, what happens to the vitriol? Sebastian Blanco

Tengzhong's plan to make a green Hummer can now officially move forward. GM and the China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery company announced today that a deal to sell off the brand ...

STUDY: Hummer owners believe they've made "a highly moral consumption choice" Jeremy Korzeniewski

There probably isn't any one passenger vehicle on earth that earns more ire from environmentalists than the Hummer H2. While the reality of the matter is that most Hummers aren't really much worse ...

Confirmed: HUMMER buyer plans new green model Jeremy Korzeniewski

Despite what could be construed as opposition by the Chinese government towards Tengzhong's bid to purchase the HUMMER division from General Motors, the company is still working towards ...

Is selling HUMMER the morally correct thing to do? [w/POLL] Sebastian Blanco

GM's potential sale of HUMMER to Tengzhong is probably good news for those interested in seeing the company return to independent and profitable status as quickly as possible (and also Rush ...

Xinhua: Hummer is "an exaggerated and extreme example of a disregard for the environment" 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

General Motors' HUMMER division has long been the whipping boy of the environmental movement, and now even the Chinese government seems to be getting in on the act. Quoting Richard Wottrich, International Managing Director at investment banking firm Dresner Partners, the state-run Chinese media ...

REPORT: Independent Hummer sees alt-fuel model within five years, still looking at H4 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Now that General Motors has officially offloaded the HUMMER brand to Chinese machinery and equipment manufacturer Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company Ltd., the next logical question is where does the brand go from here? Perhaps the best person to answer that question would be ...

GM in talks to sell HUMMER to Chinese company Tengzhong 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

When GM finds a buyer for the HUMMER brand, its CAFE levels will be affected in a positive (if very minor, because the H2 is not counted in CAFE figures) way. This isn't the only reason why the General might want to shed itself of the large vehicle division - it's a political liability, too - but ...

Mars Institute to drive HUMMER-based rover through Northwest Passage 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

It might seem a bit paradoxical to drive a HUMMER for 1,200 miles across the thin ice of the Northwest Passage with the goal of investigating climate change in the arctic circle, but that's exactly what a crew from the Mars Institute is planning to do. The team will be charting the thickness of ...

GM sold 2,555 hybrids in December, HUMMER sales cut in half 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

All things considered, it appears that we think of GM's 2,555 hybrid sales in December a success. GM's press release (posted after the jump) certainly makes it all smell like roses. The 2.5k deliveries are up from the 1,957 hybrids the General sold in September. At that time, GM was averaging about ...

SEMA 2008: biodiesel Hummer snowmobile update 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

That unholy marriage of a Hummer and a snowmobile turns out to be an Antarctic vehicle by Zero South. This biodiesel-powered truck thing has tracks instead of wheels, and is set to be piloted by the likes of Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak in a South Pole expedition ...

Broken record: MINI sales up, HUMMER sales down 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

After taking a look at Autoblog's By the Numbers post for last month's U.S. sales figures, um, we need a drink. Seriously, it looks really bad. Except for one little bright spot from... drum roll please... MINI, yet again. As has been the case all year, the HUMMER brand was hit the hardest, falling ...

Difference Makers! Patriots! The HUMMER Club goes on Colbert 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Joining our compatriot over at Jalopnik, Ray Wert, on Thursday night's episode of The Colbert Report were individuals out to have a good time in their live axle-driven 'utes from the HUMMER Club. According to the members of the elite group, their SUVs represent everything that is right with America ...

Austin Alt Car: face-to-face with a biofuel Hummer 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Face_to_face_with_the_SBA_s_biofuel_Hummer'; The H1 in the center of the Austin Alt Car expo show floor was decked out in a Health Yes! paint job but it was the handmade sign that caught the eye. "Powered by Vegetable Oil and Biodiesel," it read and was yet ...

In Australia, Police fight "antisocial behavior" with Hummers 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Hummers may be a bit controversial due to their highly conspicuous consumption, but it is exactly that prominence that Aussie Police hope to make use of in order to fight crime. Really, Hummers are hard to miss, and a fleet of five of them, even in relatively small H3 size, is sure to get noticed, ...

Hummer still working the flex-fuel angle. Good luck with that 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Considering the current state of the SUV market in the U.S., and specifically the horrendous sales figures of the Hummer brand, you could be forgiven for thinking that the General would pull any future developments off the table in view of its desire to rid itself of the money-losing marque. ...

Vegas dealer gets smart, quits Hummers 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Despite the fact that Hummers are really no worse on gas than many other full-size, off-road oriented SUV, there is no arguing that the brand has come to represent all that is wrong in the state of the auto scene. As gas prices began rising, Hummer sales began sinking. In contrast, sales of ...

Sigh. Hybrid lies continue to spread 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

At this point, it seems certain that the old Prius versus Hummer "debate" is never going to die. Despite being proven false, the study continues to pop up every now and then as forum fodder or as ammunition for hybrid-haters all over the globe. It's alright if you don't like hybrids, but real ...

Sign of the times? Hummer registration plummets 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Although none of the Hummer models are really all that worse than any other body-on-frame SUV powered by a large engine, the ex-military marque is considered by many to be the anti-green brand. If that's how you feel, you'll likely be glad to hear that Hummer models are languishing on dealer lots ...

Video: Lindsay Campbell asks Hummer owner what the hell he was thinking...? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

On an episode of her Mob Logic.TV called "Hybrid Hullabaloo" the lovely Lindsay Campbell (pictured right) had the opportunity to ask an owner of the iconic super-sized Tonka toy something she has been wanting to ask for a long time. While interviewing random people in the parking lot of a "big box" ...

2009 H2 and H2 SUT - first production E85-capable Hummers 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

As our brothers at Autoblog like to say, it's "officially official." GM has confirmed their plans to offer all Hummers with biofuel-capable engine options. According to Automotive News, a Hummer official has said that the 2009 H2 and H2 SUT will be equipped with flex-fuel engines capable on running ...

Treehugging Hummer? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The erroneous contention that a Hummer is more efficient and earth-friendly than a Prius over the vehicles' lifetime has sailed across the net for months. The argument defies common sense, and has been debunked repeatedly. The "studies" were flawed by design, but they served the purpose of sowing ...

E85-capable DI V-6 moves from HUMMER HX concept to H3 by 2010 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

During a first drive event for the new HUMMER H3T in Moab, Utah, Mike Levine of PickupTruck.com got confirmation of an engine change coming to the H3 lineup. When the H3 debuted it was saddled with the 3.7L inline five cylinder from the Chevy Colorado pickup it was derived from. Unfortunately, that ...

Need a real toy? Try a full size RC Hummer 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

click to enlarge No, I don't get this story either. Apparently, someone has turned an actual Hummer H3 into a remote control vehicle. That someone is Engineer Dr James Brighton from Cranfield University, who spent a month adapting the iconic vehicle into something you can control from your hands. ...

Obama says "Yes, we can" to hybrid Hummers 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Leading presidential candidate Barack Obama earmarked $1 million for research on turning Hummers into hybrids. The earmark money will go to the Illinois Institute of Technology (Obama just happens to be the senator from Illinois) for the development of a cost-effective hybrid conversion kit. These ...

Silicon Valley HUMMER dealership closes ... for now 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/HUMMER_dealership_closes'; The anti-icon of the green transportation movement is about to lose a sales outlet in the home of the American high-tech industry. With sales of HUMMERs down 22 percent in 2007 and gas prices well on their way to $4/gallon and more ...

As real as anything: the zero-emission Hummer (yes, it's a golf cart) 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Say what you want about the Hummer, the design sure as hell is iconic. Whether in crazy scooter, styrofoam or biofuel concept form, Hummer knows how to attract attention. We've seen tiny Hummer-like vehicles before, but that doesn't mean we don't want to see more - especially when they're zero ...

Should solo Hummer drivers be allowed the HOV lane if they're carbon neutral? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

California bill SB 1374, if passed and signed into a law, would allow any car to join the HOV sticker program as long as that vehicle is carbon neutral. This would mean someone driving alone in a Hummer could legally be allowed into the HOV lane, if the Hummer's emissions were offset. Senator Jim ...

Wrong Turn award: GM suggests Hummers are just tools to get a job done 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Oh, GM, give it up. In today's USA Today there is an article about how sad it is that people don't understand just how utilitarian a Hummer is. I mean, listen to Mark LaNeve, vice president of sales, service and marketing for GM North America, who said, and I'm serious, that, "No one criticizes a ...

"Hummers are greener than Prius" study makes it into an episode of ABC's Boston Legal 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Boston Legal is an ABC TV series about a law firm. In the episode Green Christmas (first aired Dec. 18, 2007), the law firm, Crane Poole and Schmidt, is sued by a group called "Green People" for fraud because they said they were green but actually were not. In the court case, a board member of ...

GM could very easily make a two-mode hybrid H2 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Paris Hilton just might get her wish for a hybrid Hummer. The H2 is based on the same platform as the Yukon and Tahoe, which are both hybrids now. It's really not a problem at all for GM to release a two-mode hybrid H2 to the market. The work on the platform is already finished and it's just a ...

Detroit 2008: HUMMER HX Concept 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the HUMMER HX for a high res gallery Almost since the launch of the HUMMER H2 in 2003, the brand has been the whipping boy of environmentalists everywhere and the hero of global warming deniers. As a company that has a fiduciary responsibility to it's shareholders to try and make a profit, ...

Talk about lightweight: a life-sized Hummer made from Styrofoam 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The SF Gate has an unusual article about artist Andrew Junge's latest work: a Hummer sculpted out of Styrofoam. Andrew scavenged the Styrofoam from the trash while at SF Recycling & Disposal's Artist In Residence Program. The Hummer, made from measurements of a bio-diesel Hummer, is 17 feet ...

What do Hummer owners think of Scooterists? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

There may be a rare case or two out there, but we'd bet that the average Hummer owner would never want to be seen on a scooter, nor would a Vespa rider want to be seen driving a Hummer. The kind of person who chooses to commute on a scooter probably is morally against what the Hummer represents, ...

Hummer HX concept is ethanol-capable. Does that mean anything? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Hummer_concept_is_ethanol_capable_Does_that_mean_anything'; With the news that all Hummers will be biofuel-ready by 2010, it shouldn't be a surprise that when GM set three new designers to the task of creating the next-generation Hummer - known as the HX Concept ...

Video reviews of Dynasty electric car, Mercedes-Benz Smart car 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The video above is a review of the Dynasty electric car by Driver's Seat TV. The review of Dynasty's low speed electric car is really complete and has great shots of the interior. Below the fold is a Driver's Seat TV review of the Mercedes-Benz BMW Smart car. The reviewer Jen Horsey was impressed ...

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