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5 mpg = green in NASCAR

NASCAR has already gone solar and wants to help you (not themselves) use less fuel, but the cold hard reality is that those ovals are being made in cars that get around five miles per gallon. Not exactly hybrid SUV territory there. So, to reduce the amount of fossil fuels used in each race, race organizers are looking to maybe – maybe – using alternative fuels in the some of the cars. Before NASCAR gets that ca-razy, though, there are other ways the series might use fewer resources, but at least NASCAR's first director of ... Read more →

NASCAR to build huge solar plant at Pocono raceway Sam Abuelsamid

The only green typically associated with NASCAR is the cubic dollars spent every year by fans on tickets and merchandise and what the automakers spend to support their teams. On the technology ...

NASCAR pays some lip service to being "green" Sam Abuelsamid

Traditionally, the only green associated with NASCAR was the color of money. While Formula 1 has allowed teams to add hybrid systems to cars for 2009 and the American Le Mans Series explicitly ...

Race-car-driving environmentalist forming Eco Dream Team Domenick Yoney

Race car driver Leilani Münter is putting together a group of "forward thinking" companies to join as co-sponsors to present a strong environmental message to the millions of racing fans out ...

Coming in 2015: Silent NASCAR Sebastian Blanco

There are two things that are really easy to understand about electric vehicles - aside from the don't-need-no-gasoline part. One, they have all their torque available from zero RPM. Two, they're ...

NASCAR joins the Fuel $aving Challenge 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Think NASCAR and what's the first thing that jumps to your mind: fuel savings, right? This logical connection is the centerpiece of a new partnership between the racing league and the Alliance to Save Energy. The Alliance is the force behind the Drive $marter Challenge that launched a few months ...

Obama nixes NASCAR sponsorship 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Well, the only Toyota Camrys on which you'll see Barack Obama's name are those driven by civilians, like the one pictured above. The Obama campaign had been offered a sponsorship opportunity on the #49 BAM Racing Sprint Cup car, driven by Ken Schrader, at the August 3rd race at Pocono. It's not at ...

Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s hypermiling tricks help win NASCAR race 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Photo by SoldiersMediaCenter. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. Hypermiling techniques are nothing new for people who want to save fuel. Often, these techniques involve avoiding sudden acceleration and slamming on the brakes. So, what do you do if you want to conserve fuel while speeding ...

NASCAR hears the word: green means go 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The "NASCAR dads" (one of the silly names the U.S. media has given to a supposed voting block) aren't known for their environmentalism, but that may change. Not too long ago, we wrote about the possibility that NASCAR will shift to ethanol and how Toyota was showing the Prius to the NASCAR crowd. ...

Could NASCAR actually go green? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Fred Thompson may not think (wait! he thinks?) there are any hybrids in NASCAR, but America's most popular series does want to at least appear green. That's likely going to be a tall order for NASCAR. After all, Formula 1 is looking to add hybrid drivetrains in the next couple of years and diesels ...

Fred Thompson: there are no hybrids in NASCAR 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Actor and presidential hopeful Fred Thompson made a joke about Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney that included a reference to hybrids and NASCAR. At first, Fred made a joke equating Democrats to NASCAR (because they only turn left) and commented America was not ready to "turn over the keys" to the ...

World Touring Car Championship to run ethanol exclusively from 2009 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Just as the Indy Racing League has already done, the World Touring Car Championship has decided to make the switch to biofuels starting in 2009. As a matter of fact, for the 2008 year, teams will be allowed to use ethanol and diesel fuels in addition to standard unleaded gasoline. This article ...

Sports Illustrated tackles global warming; points to athletes making a difference 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

A recent issue of Sports Illustrated examined how global warming is affecting sports and athletes. The TV show Living on Earth this week interviewed the story's co-author, David Epstein, and features a transcript on its website. Some of the more obvious concerns involve heat exhaustion or Nordic ...

Rusty Wallace joins Julia Roberts in promoting biofuels 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace is joining Julia Roberts as advisory board member and company spokesperson for Earth Biofuels, Inc., a biodiesel producer. The company's advisory board is not the only star-studded affair. The board of directors for Earth Biofuels, Inc., also received the star treatment, ...


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