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Coming Soon: Downloadable ring tones for your silent electric car?

Like to download new ring tones for your phone so that you don't sound like everybody else in the world that opts for the free cell phones from their chosen service provider? The same kind of thing is reportedly in the works for future electric cars. We've been hearing for the last few years that the near silent nature of hybrids and EVs is a potential safety problem for pedestrians, especially for children and those hard of hearing, and these so-called "car tones" are seen as a possible answer to this problem. At this point, there ... Read more →

Debate rages over whether to extend HOV-lane exemptions for hybrids in CA Frank Filipponio

Besides the potential feeling of environmental superiority, one of the great benefits to having a hybrid in California has been the availability of a magic little sticker set for a vehicle's rear ...

Mercedes-Benz now shipping the S400 hybrid to U.S. dealers Sam Abuelsamid

Mercedes-Benz has apparently begun shipping the new S400 BlueHybrid sedan to its U.S. dealer network. One of our readers spotted one and grabbed a photo of the window sticker. The S400 is ...

Going Green: Hybrid sales increase again in August Jeremy Korzeniewski

Buoyed by Cash for Clunkers for the second month in a row, hybrid sales looked pretty darn good overall. Let's look at a few numbers. The biggest winner of the month was Nissan, which posted an ...

REPORT: Toyota to ask Japanese government to extend green car incentives Jeremy Korzeniewski

It comes as little surprise that Toyota would want the Japanese government to extend its current series of green car incentives past their scheduled ending date of March, 2010. After all, the ...

POLL: Should GM's upcoming Buick PHEV have a V6 engine? 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

It seems likely that hybrid purchasers are basing their decision to pay extra for fuel saving technology on the assumption that they will be getting the maximum available fuel efficiency, right? If that's true, why did General Motors choose to use a large V6 engine in its upcoming Buick plug-in ...

REPORT: Japan could require hybrids to emit sound 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Now that hybrid cars have taken the top sales spots in Japan for the last few months, that country's Transport Ministry is reportedly launching an investigation to determine if it's wise to require hybrid automobiles to emit an artificial sound when operating with the internal combustion switched ...

Lamborghini adds solar power to factory, vows to cut range CO2 35% by 2015 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

In the grand scheme of things, the facilities and products of Lamborghini don't really amount to a hill of beans. After all, the company only has one main factory that produces a few thousand cars a year. While those cars are high-powered and consume a lot of fuel per mile driven, Lamborghini ...

Institute of Mechanical Engineers: Electric cars aren't enough (w/POLL) 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

According to a recent survey from the Royal Automobile Club Foundation in the UK, there will be lots of people who want to buy electric vehicles but are going to get frustrated by the long delay in getting EVs ready for mass consumption. That's a problem, but the Institute of Mechanical Engineers ...

General Motors files Canadian restructuring plan, will build hybrid car 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

General Motors of Canada Ltd has followed its corporate parent in Detroit in filing a viability plan with the Canadian government. It contains the usual array of ideas about working with the Canadian Auto Workers union and cutting executive and salaried pay to cut costs. The plan also includes some ...

Rahm Emanuel - Obama's fighter for hybrid cars in the White House 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Who's going to be pushing the hardest for cleaner cars in the U.S. - hybrids, PHEVs and CNG vehicles, specifically - in the coming years? According to HybridCars, it will not be Plug In America or AutoblogGreen readers; instead, it could be President Obama's White House chief of staff: Rahm ...

Prius generates power in Massachusetts snowstorm 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

As anyone who watches the evening news would already know, the East Coast States have been hit hard with horrible winter weather over the last week or so. This snowy pounding has revealed a new use for the Toyota Prius, or likely any hybrid that recharges its batteries with its internal combustion ...

Toyota cuts spending, increases hybrid development 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Even mighty Toyota isn't immune to the downturn in sales in the United States due to the horrible current economic climate and credit crisis. Revenue is down nearly 70 percent for the Japanese giant, a situation that it is anything but familiar with. So, Toyota has created a team headed by its ...

New York judge puts the brakes on hybrid taxi rules 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

New York City's attempt to mandate an all-hybrid cab fleet have been put on hold thanks to federal judge Paul Crotty. A city taxi regulation that was scheduled to take effect on November 1 would have phased in fuel economy rules for new cabs operated in the city. A group of cab operators that ...

Small cars, hybrids more expensive to insure 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

If your goal is to do nothing more than cutting down your petroleum usage for either political or environmental reasons, a small car or hybrid seems to be the way to go. If your desire is solely to save money, there are many more costs to factor into your decision. One of them is insurance, as a ...

Nissan Altima hybrids have joined the New York City taxi fleet 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

I was in Manhattan for a couple of days this week on a press event and noticed a new addition to the local cab fleet. For years now, the classic Crown Vics have been getting supplemented by Toyota Siennas, Ford Escape hybrids and the odd Prius. While cabbies love the mileage they get with the Prius ...

Wagoner: GM didn't build hybrids because nobody wanted them 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

"We have to build cars and trucks that people want to buy." So said Rick Wagoner, head of General Motors, at a recent conference in Dallas, Texas in response to why GM didn't begin offering hybrid cars earlier. Yeah, Rick, that's entirely true. But, your company also has to have at least a modicum ...

Atlanta drivers will be able to rent hybrids from Enterprise 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

With gas prices likely heading north of $4/gallon in some areas of the U.S. this summer, Enterprise Rent-a-Car is looking to provide some relief for their customers. The biggest rental agency in the U.S. has opened four new outlets in the Atlanta area that will be specializing in greener vehicles, ...

WeBreatheGreen: A small way to make a difference? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

"None of us is as smart as all of us." That is the first message that I saw when I found my way to WeBreatheGreen.com. The site asks you to answer surveys which are then supposed to be seen and interpreted by those who make the decisions about the products and services which are available to ...

Jamaica to reduce import taxes for hybrid vehicles 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Jamaica will join the list of countries or states that are rewarding hybrid vehicle purchasers with lower taxes on the importation of the cars. According to Finance and Planning Minister Dr. Omar Davies, "Our estimate is that this led to revenue loss of approximately $550 million during the last ...

CNET gets to look inside Toyota's hybrid factory 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota has long had a reputation as one of the highest quality car-makers in the world, and in large part of that reputation was built at a complex in Japan's Aichi prefecture known as Toyota City. Toyota City is a huge all-encompassing facility that actually includes 10 plants that produce almost ...

Nissan to bring a hybrid to market 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

According to a Reuters report from Tokyo, Nissan will finally enter the hybrid market with a completely self-developed vehicle in 2010. Currently Nissan isn't selling any hybrids although they have a hybrid Altima coming in 2007. The Altima will be using technology licensed from Toyota. Ford also ...


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