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Volkswagen begins taking orders for new Polo BlueMotion in Europe

Filed under: Diesel, MPG, Volkswagen 2010 Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion - click above for high-res image galleryWhen Volkswagen rolled out the all new 2010 Polo last March in Geneva, the automaker...

Discovery to air Jetta TDI Cup documentary "Racing Under Green" Jan. 18

Filed under: Biodiesel, Diesel, Volkswagen, RacingLast weekend, Speed TV began airing the 2009 season of the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup on Saturdays and that will continue through the month of...

It's worse than we thought: GM commissions Chevy Volt dance to go with song

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM, LA Auto Show, Green Daily Chevy Volt Dance - Click above to watch the video after the break"E for electricity, V for Chevy Volt and...

Planet Positive looks for your 2020 Visions of a low carbon world

Filed under: Green Culture, Green DailyThe strategies that Nissan and GM have announced to introduce their plug-in vehicles next year - the Leaf and the Volt - are huge in the green car world but...

Detroit Preview: Toyota to debut new hybrid concept vehicle

Filed under: Hybrid, Toyota, Detroit Auto Show Toyota Hybrid Concept teaser - Click above for high-res image galleryToyota, the Undisputed Heavyweight Hybrid Champion of the World, has just...

Toyota officially launches plug-in Prius program, retail sales in 2011

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Toyota Toyota Prius PHEV - click above for high res image galleryIn Japan today, Toyota officially launched its Prius Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) lease program. Over the...

Kia gets carbon footprint certification for 2011 Cadenza sedan: 29.5 tons over 80,000 miles

Filed under: Kia, Asia 2011 Kia Cadenza - click above for high-res image gallerySeveral years ago, Kia decided to adopt total lifecycle analysis (LCA) for the carbon footprint of all future...

Geothermal waste water could be domestic lithium source

Filed under: Emerging TechnologiesTapping some of the enormous amounts of thermal energy that emanates from deep within the earth is one of the more promising methods of renewable power. Unlike...

Plug In America calls on CARB to put H2 funds into plug-in vehicles

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, HydrogenThe California Air Resources Board (CARB) is working on revising its Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Program for 2015 and beyond. During a meeting last...

Domestic lithium source could be geothermal waste water

Filed under: Emerging TechnologiesTapping some of the enormous amounts of thermal energy that emanates from deep within the earth is one of the more promising methods of renewable power. Unlike...