Archive for the 'AUTOMOBILES / CARS' Category

Advanced Clean Cars Program & California

Feb 5, 2012 – The New York Times has the following report about the Advanced Clean Car Program and California.  Apparently it turns out to be 1 step forward and 2 steps back. Air regulators approved new car-pollution rules to cut down on smog and global warming they included a provision that critics described as [...]

Battery Maker Ener1 in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Ener1, which received a $118.5 million U.S. Department of Energy grant to make lithium-ion and other batteries for electric cars, filed for bankruptcy protection after the demise of a large customer. It comes amid persistent criticism of U.S. President Barack Obama from Republican lawmakers about whether his administration is properly assessing “clean energy” companies before [...]

Mercedes B180 Produces Less CO2

The neutral inspectors at the TÜV Süd technical inspection authority have confirmed the high environmental compatibility of the new Mercedes B-Class, awarding the compact sports tourer the Environmental Certificate in accordance with ISO standard TR 14062. This certification is based on a comprehensive ecological life cycle assessment of the B-Class, documenting every detail of ecological [...]

Green Energy Winning and Losing Sectors in 2011

Not only is research and development pushing forward in so many different directions, certain technologies are evolving quickly, while others are just getting going. For the first time, energy storage received the most venture capital funding ($514 million), displacing solar ($350 million). Solar also lost the No. 1 spot in deal volume. Energy efficiency was [...]

Mitt Romney’s Views on Conventional and Alternative Energy

Mitt Romney has an excellent chance of becoming our next president.  He won the primary in New Hampshire today. His website contains a lot of excellent information about him and his views. For his views on conventional and alternative energy, please visit mittromney.com/jobs/energy .

Cellulosic Ethanol: Do You Have Any to Spare?

Jan 10, 2012 – Gasoline producers are being fined by the United States government for not blending in ethanol that was produced from cellulose.  They would but there is no production quantities available.  In 2012 they will be fined more because the amount that they have to blend in is greater.  But there is none [...]

2012 Detroit Auto Show

Jan 10, 2012 – The Detroit Auto Show is on.  Are you there?  More auto  manufacturers are introducing hybrid and all electric cars, but does anyone want one now that gasoline prices came down in 2011?  The category dropped to 2.2% of cars sold in the USA in 2011 from 2.2% in 2010.  But, gasoline [...]

Hyundai Elantra wins North American Car of the Year for 2012

This is the car that my wife drives. We enjoy it very much. The four-cylinder engine with automatic transmission is very smooth.  The engine is so quiet that it is easy to forgot to turn it off when parking.  Interior space is utilized very efficiently and there is plenty of room in the rear seats. [...]

New Hampshire Republican Primary

Jan 9, 2012 – The 2012 New Hampshire Republican Primary is tomorrow.  Mitt Romney has a comfortable lead as of today.  Will any more prospective candidates quit after this primary?  Michelle Bachmann left after the Iowa caucuses.  How will this affect green energy going forward? Please leave your  predictions here.

Energy Saving Gifts

Dec 26, 2011 – What energy saving gifts did you receive? Did you get a hybrid car? Did you get a new Tesla?  Did you get a solar radio? Please leave your comments here.

Daimler Delivers Hybrids to Deutsche Post

Dec 9, 2011 – Daimler AG handed over ten Mercedes-Benz Atego BlueTec Hybrid vehicles to DP Fleet GmbH, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post DHL, at the manufacturer’s Wörth plant today. The vehicles will be deployed throughout Germany in the mail and freight segments. The trucks assigned to DHL’s freight operations will operate in Wustermark and [...]

Daimler Delivers 1,000th Natural Gas Freightliner in North America

Dec 8, 2011 – The delivery of the 1,000th Freightliner natural gas vehicle underlines the acceptance of green technologies by customers of Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and makes the company the first commercial vehicle manufacturer to achieve such a milestone for clean, natural gas trucks in North America. To date, DTNA has handed over [...]

smart is turning the automotive world upside down once again

Dec 7, 2011 – smart is turning the automotive world upside down once again and challenging ideas about what an urban pickup should look like. In a tongue-in-cheek manner the for-us signals that this is the right car for the young and young-at-heart with active lives who attach importance to low emissions and taking up [...]

GM Will Buy Back Volts

Dec 2, 2011  – GM has announced an unprecedented offer to buy back Volt cars from owners who are concerned about a fire hazard.  Of course, there are only a total of 15,000 cars on the road so this is not like Toyota’s problems last year with millions of cars affected.

Do You Need Qualified Green Energy Employees?

Dec 1, 2011 – Do you need qualified green energy employees.  They are reading this blog and similar  blogs and websites around the world.  Post your available jobs by clicking through on the posting to the right.  It is only $10 for 30 days of posting.  Please note that your posting will be seen on [...]