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Peter Diamandis on the Race to 100 Miles per Gallon (Part One)
This race will draw "a line in the sand," says Peter Diamandis, the CEO and chairman of the X-Prize Foundation. After the Progressive Automotive X-Prize is won, "there is no reason you should not be...
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Peter Diamandis on the Race to 100 Miles per Gallon (Part Two)
"Radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity," that's the X Prize Foundation's stock in trade. In the second part of our conversation with Peter Diamandis, the Foundation's founder and CEO, we...
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A Green Tech Road Trip Across India
In a caravan of solar-powered vehicles, the Climate Solutions Road Tour traveled India for five weeks, gathering good news of homegrown sustainability solutions. We managed to get three of these...
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Is It Better to Hire a Moving Truck or Use Your Car?
There’s no question: moving is a hassle. But while packing, loading, unloading, and unpacking are far from fun, they don’t have to be bad for the environment—though sometimes it’s hard to figure out...
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Inhofe Joins Gore: Another Sign of the Apocalypse?
Inhofe Joins Gore? It's like oil and water. Garlic and ice cream. Or lamb and tuna fish. But apparently yes, it's true, Inhofe has changed his tune and now the Guardian reports, is working with Gore...
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VW Trying to Market Diesel to Americans with "Coffee Filter Test"
It's the Pepsi Challenge All Over Again It has been changing in the past few years, but most Americans still don't have a very good opinion of diesel light vehicles. Since VW has many diesel cars that...
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Have You Plugged In a Ford Lately? EVs, Plug-ins, and Hybrids Live on in...
In the smoking ashes of Detroit, Ford Motor Company looks a lot like the last man standing, which could have great big implications for the green car race. Nancy Gioia heads up Ford’s Sustainable...
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Have You Plugged In a Ford Lately? EVs, Plug-ins, and Hybrids Live on in...
Nancy Gioia is a big wheel at Ford where she oversees sustainable transportation projects. In the second part of our chat, Gioia illuminates the future of diesels, Obama's new MPG standards, and the...
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Good News Department: New, Clean Diesel Engines Perform Way Better Than Expected
It's a 40-year tradition for USEPA to propose a new industry performance standard, and for laggard industry lobbyists to declare that jobs will be lost, companies destroyed, stockholders screwed, and
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What's The Electric Vehicle Charging Market Worth In 5 Years?
Research & Markets is projecting $200 million dollars in annual US electric vehicle charging sales by 2015. Let's assume that's a reasonable estimate. Compared to
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Eco-Rally to Transverse America
Photo from Eco-Rally USA Eco-Rally USA, a grassroots transportation group, is launching a trip across the United States aimed at helping to accelerate clean energy vehicles to become the standard for...
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Formula 3 Racing Car Runs on Cocoa and Vegetables
On the eve of the Frankfurt Motor Show, we present the Flying Carrot. A.k.a.the WorldFirst, it won't be at the world-famous auto show, but it will be very environmental. Built partly from vegetables...
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2009 Frankfurt Auto Show
The 2009 International Motor Show (IAA), also known as the Frankfurt Auto Show, is a juggernaut; a juicy feast for the senses and the imagination. Despite auto-industry gloom, this year's show was...
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Slideshow: Green Wheels of the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show
This year's Frankfurt Auto Show was an explosion of new green vehicles. With extravagant displays and more than 80 world-premiers, this year's show lived up to its reputation as the auto event to...
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Taking Volvo's Electric C30 for a Spin (Video)
(Images: Dick Gilbert) I recently had the pleasure of taking two of Volvo's latest prototypes for some blissful laps around the test track in Gothenburg, Sweden. This is the first time Volvo has...
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The Green Future of Mercedes-Benz
(Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of Daimler AG. And yes, there are people in those bubbles. Image: Jacob Gordon) Here in the US, Daimer AG (umbrella company to Mercedes-Benz and Smart) hasn't done much...
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The Green Future of Mercedes-Benz: Driving the S 400 Hybrid
(Image: Daimler AG) I'm still buzzing from the Frankfurt auto show. With its many visual delights, the IAA is arguably the most important gathering of automakers in the world. Much of my focus...
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The Green Future of Mercedes-Benz: The New Electric Smart Fortwo
(Image: Jacob Gordon) Fully-electric Smart cars have been zipping around roads in various forms for some time. But now, Daimler AG, Smart's German daddy company, is ramping up to roll out the...
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College of the Atlantic Offsets Campus Emissions Via Truck Stops?
Not satisfied with being the first carbon-neutral college in the US, College of the Atlantic is taking it to the streets, literally. Their latest plan to achieve carbon-neutrality, installing...
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Dr. McDreamy & Mercedes Donate Clean Diesel Vehicle to Dempsey Cancer Center
While Patrick Dempsey may play a steamy, dreamy doctor on tv's Greys Anatomy, his involvement in the medical community doesn't stop there. In his hometown of Lewiston, Maine, sits The Patrick Dempsey...
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