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Electric vehicle-to-grid network arrives in Newark, DE

Newark, DE has gotten the green light for one of the first two-way Vehicle to Grid infrastructure. Sponsored by a $730,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, the project helps the state and the University of Delaware to purchase specially-equipped cars (retrofitted versions of the Scion xB) which would get electricity from the local utility and give back some of it when the car is parked and plugged in. Of course, a handful of cars aren't enough to make any dramatic impact on the grid, but regional grid manager believes that a thousand ... Read more →

Inside Line pokes fun at the Nissan Cube Lascelles Linton

AutoblogGreen Short Take: 2008 Scion xB - packing on the pounds Sam Abuelsamid

Click the xB for a high-res gallery Toyota has been taking plenty of hits from environmental groups of late for playing up a green image while working behind the scenes to neuter new fuel economy ...

Nissan says the Cube will not be targeting the xB Sam Abuelsamid

The Nissan Cube and Scion xB may both look like the boxes they came in, but Nissan doesn't expect their car to compete directly with the larger Scion when it arrives in the United States in early ...

The Truth About Cars judges the Scion XB. Verdict: Guilty! Jeremy Korzeniewski

Electric vehicle-to-grid network arrives in Newark, DE 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Inside Line pokes fun at the Nissan Cube 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

PHOTO: Scott Jacobs / INSIDE LINE It had to happen, given the fundamental laws of nature governing rivalries: Inside Line has done a playful side-by-side comparison of the Nissan Cube and the Scion xB. JDM-spec Cube did not fare exactly well against the US-market Scion (which it won't compete ...

AutoblogGreen Short Take: 2008 Scion xB - packing on the pounds 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click the xB for a high-res gallery Toyota has been taking plenty of hits from environmental groups of late for playing up a green image while working behind the scenes to neuter new fuel economy standards. The big Tundra pickup has gotten most of the attention as a gas hog, but another more ...

Nissan says the Cube will not be targeting the xB 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Nissan Cube and Scion xB may both look like the boxes they came in, but Nissan doesn't expect their car to compete directly with the larger Scion when it arrives in the United States in early 2009. Nissan vice president of product planning Larry Dominique expects the market for the Cube to be ...

The Truth About Cars judges the Scion XB. Verdict: Guilty! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I have read some scathing reviews from The Truth About Cars before, but I think I just may have read one that takes the cake. I mean, I'm talkin' Guinness Book of World Records "Worst Review Ever" territory here. The review I am referring to is that of the new Scion XB. Let's just put it this way: ...

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