]> http://www.greenedia.com/popular/articles/hybrids Hybrid Cars & Trucks - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78781?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Filed under: Land Rover, Carbon OffsetLand Rover is very fond of its CO2 offsetting program and has decided to launch a campaign with a website to promote it, as well as celebrating the marque's 60th anniversary. The program not only plants trees but... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:46:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78781?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/78593?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Toyota's shaking things up a bit in the plug-in hybrid race. Only a week ago, GM seemed certain that they'd have the first plug-in vehicle from a major manufacturer. But then Toyota busts out with the news that, even after saying that we were going t... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:56:51 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/78593?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/california-energy-blog/78544?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Here's a fun one for this holiday afternoon. The Oakland Tribune outs California lawmakers for their less than environmentally friendly, taxpayer-funded cars.Sparked by the recent car-jacking of Don Perata and his fire-engine-red, $38,000 gas-guzzl... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:12:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/california-energy-blog/78544?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78520?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Filed under: Diesel, Green DailyLast fall, Boing Boing's Xeni Jardin spent some time lovin' Gale Banks and his land speed record diesel trucks. Boing Boing TV has released a few more episodes of XJ in the Banks garage, this time talking about the tec... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:26:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78520?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/78498?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Corporate Express US Inc., part of the Dutch-based Corporate Express NV, will pilot a prototype diesel hybrid-electric delivery truck from Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc.Isuzu is working with Enova Systems to retrofit the Isuzu truck prototyp... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:55:58 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/78498?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory//?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory//?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/78369?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 As a lead-in to the Detroit auto show, Mercedes-Benz staged a long-distance drive from Los Angeles via Chicago to Detroit with three smart models one fortwo mhd (micro hybrid drive), two fortwo cdis and the Mercedes-Benz E 320 BLUETEC (US version... Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:58:24 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/78369?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78381?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Filed under: MPG, Buick, Chevrolet, GM, PontiacA year ago the Zeta rear-wheel-drive architecture developed at General Motors Holden division in Australia looked set to spawn a host of new North American models. The platform that under-pins the new Po... Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:55:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78381?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78341?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Filed under: Hybrid, Ford, Toyota, Detroit Auto ShowThe green future of the New York City taxi cab fleet has been in the news off and one since at least last May. That's when Mayor Bloomberg announced that the entire fleet would become hybridized by ... Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:55:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78341?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78327?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in, ChevroletStop reading this and go buy the 1:32 scale die-cast model of the Chevy Volt. BBurago is only making 7,500 of the promotional replicas commissioned by GM. My guess is these puppies are going to sell out pretty ... Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:51:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78327?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/78320?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Yomiuri Shimbun. Toyota Motor Corp. plans to re-enter competition in the Le Mans 24-hour race in 2010, this time using hybrid cars. Toyota has never won the race, in which it last ran in 1999.In 2007, Toyota's Supra HV-R hybrid race car won the Tokac... Sun, 20 Jan 2008 08:31:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/78320?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78248?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Filed under: Ford, European Union, Germany Ford of Europe is already selling the Euro-spec Focus 2008 and adding new models to the line up. In this case, an LPG-powered version. LPG stands for Liquefied Petroleum Gas and is also known as Autogas. Whi... Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:42:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78248?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78168?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Filed under: Hybrid, Toyota, Detroit Auto ShowDuring Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe's speech at the Toyota Media reception at the Detroit Auto Show last Sunday night he mentioned the company hybrid sales goal. I didn't mention it in my own report... Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:49:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78168?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watt/78028?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.neodymics.com/Images/EPPaper070927H.pdftheWatt Podcast - energy news and discussion in an mp3The conservation of resources is of prime importance to our growing population. A better understanding of how we use resources may be obtained thr... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:29:59 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watt/78028?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77976?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Oak Ridge National Laboratory will lead research and development work for the automotive supplier industry initiated through the US Automotive Partnership for Advancing Research and Technologies USAutoPARTs collaborative announced at the North Am... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:21:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77976?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77904?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Filed under: Etc., Green Culture, Transportation AlternativesWant some proof that bloggers love environmentally friendly cars? Here you go: John Chow at John Chow dot com currently drives an Acura TL. If money was no object, he'd like a Chevy Volt... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:25:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77904?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77820?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Canada's Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Lawrence Cannon, announced that the government is beginning consultations with automotive, environmental and other stakeholders as part of the government's commitment to implement nation... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:26:59 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77820?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77859?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Saturn, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Detroit Auto Show, Green Daily Usually, the auto show game plan works like this: an automaker reveals the latest car with a flourish, everyone crowds around the stage and snaps pho... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:17:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77859?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77731?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Filed under: Diesel, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Jeep, Detroit Auto ShowClick the Renegade for a high-res galleryOf the three new Chrysler concepts on revealed at the Detroit Auto Show, the Jeep Renegade was certainly the best received as far as its design. ... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:29:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77731?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/vc-ratings/77716?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 The biggest obstacle to development of truly innovative biofuels is likely to be the entrenched agriculture industry and the system of subsidies that have been reinforced in the new federal energy bill's ethanol supports.So it's a good sign that th... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:07:58 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/vc-ratings/77716?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77698?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Etc.My only concern when it comes to packing the trunk is: will my new Mulholland golf bag fit in my old Jaguar roadster? Seems packing the boot is more complicated for everyone else according to Industry Week. Con... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:17:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77698?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77668?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 The European Parliament has adopted a non-binding report that urges the European Commission not to set any final mandatory targets for CO2 emissions from passenger cars for any date before 2015. From then on, however, an average target of 125 g/km of... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:24:34 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77668?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77387?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Mercedes-Benz presented two versions of its concept Vision GLK compact SUV at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Both models, which differ in styling approach, feature new BLUETEC four-cylinder diesel engines mated with the 7G-TRO... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:14:31 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77387?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77443?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Filed under: Diesel, Hybrid, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Detroit Auto Show, Green Daily Land Rover certainly didn't spare any expense when it came time to build a video screen to announce the debut of the Land Rover LRX concept SUV. For some Jeep-li... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:12:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77443?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77301?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Ford unveiled the new Lincoln MKT touring car concept at the North American International Auto Show. The MKT features a 3.5-liter V-6 EcoBoost flexfuel engine variant with turbocharging and direct injection.The MKT concept's V-6 delivers 415 hp (309 ... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:55:51 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77301?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77282?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Filed under: Hybrid, Toyota, Detroit Auto ShowIf all of the AutoblogGreen coverage isn't enough for you, you can see all the new cars at the Detroit Auto Show, in a live, one-hour special tonight at 9 PM Est on CNBC.The video above is a close look at... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:07:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77282?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/77277?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Remember earlier today when I said that Jeep was showing the only non-GM range extended electric vehicle at the Detroit show .well, I was only half right. Fisker, a high performance auto manufacturer just unveiled their first production car, a plug... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:31:20 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/77277?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77285?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, Dodge, GM, Detroit Auto ShowYesterday we told you about what looked liked an early press release about the Dodge Ram Hemi hybrid. MSN Autos has great videos from the 2008 Detroit Auto Show, including this v... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:01:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77285?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/77278?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 There was a lot of green buzz surrounding today's Saturn reveal at the GM stand. And the news, in short, goes like this.The Saturn Vue is a small SUV with pretty good gas mileage for its class. A mild hybrid Vue has been on sale (and selling fairy we... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:55:21 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/77278?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77286?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Filed under: Hybrid, Detroit Auto ShowWhen our own Sebastian Blanco talked to Roberto Jerez last year about the hybrid vehicle Velozzi is developing, he explained that they were focusing on creating new technology. Velozzi was looking for companies t... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:19:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77286?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77287?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Detroit Auto Show, Green DailyThe look of the Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid that was unveiled in Detroit today is not a surprise. We saw a sneak peek of it all the way back in October. It was on... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:33:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77287?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77289?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Saturn, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Detroit Auto Show, Green DailyClick the Plug-in Hybrid Vue for a high-res gallerySaturn publicly showed two versions of the new Two-Mode hybrid Vue cross-over today using different bat... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:10:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77289?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77212?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 General Motors Group Vice President Tom Stephens with the Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid show vehicle prior to its debut at the Detroit show. Click to enlarge.GM used the North American International Auto Show to highlight a number of coming hybrids in th... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:10:17 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77212?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77161?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Eaton Corporation this month formally introduced its first commercially-available hybrid power system (earlier post) in China with Beiqi Foton Bus Company, deploying the hybrid system in 30 city buses for Guangzhou Yiqi Bus.Beiqi Foton Bus Company an... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:12:33 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77161?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77200?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Filed under: Diesel, Hybrid, Land Rover, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Detroit Auto ShowA Land Rover that emits 120 grams of CO2 per kilometer? That's the promise of the LRX, the new concept SUV with a turbodiesel hybrid powertrain Land Rover unveiled yes... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:16:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77200?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77147?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Saturn, Detroit Auto ShowClick the photo for a high-res galleryAt the Detroit Auto Show today, GM is providing the first concrete details on the new Saturn Vue Green Line plug-in hybrid since the battery development c... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:37:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77147?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77135?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Electrovaya has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with New York-based Visionary Vehicles (VV) to establish a joint venture to develop, manufacture and provide Electrovaya's Lithium-Ion SuperPolymer batteries and intelligent batte... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:21:50 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77135?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/joel-makower-two-steps-forward/77114?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Can a major consumer packaged goods company with a name indelibly associated with household bleach become a leading light in the green marketplace? That's the hope of Clorox, the Oakland-based company, which this week is launching its first new brand... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:23:15 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/joel-makower-two-steps-forward/77114?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77124?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Filed under: Diesel, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chrysler, Jeep, Detroit Auto ShowClick the Jeep Renegade for a high-res galleryWhile the current small Jeeps - the Compass and Patriot - are no great shakes, the off-road icon has created a concept that really... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:02:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77124?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77088?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Filed under: Hybrid, Toyota, Detroit Auto Showclick the photo of the A-BAT for a high-res gallery from the revealAt Toyota's media reception this evening, new Toyota USA President Jim Lentz revealed the company's latest concept, the A-BAT hybrid pick... Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:56:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77088?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/77053?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 I won't dwell here -- there are many announcements at the Detroit auto show and they'll get tonnes of coverage by other bloggers and reporters. But two, so far, have stood out for me. First, GM said it had invested an undisclosed amount in cellulosic... Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:49:21 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/77053?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77092?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Emerging Technologies, Hybrid, Mercedes BenzJohnson Controls, Inc (JCI) isn't necessarily the first name that comes to mind when someone thinks of batteries, but odds are that the lead-acid battery under the hood of yo... Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:51:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77092?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77033?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Dodge used a herd of 120 long horn cattle driven by 10 cowboys to unveil the all-new 2009 Dodge Ram during the truck's world debut at the North American International Auto Show today.Chrysler LLC will apply the two-mode hybrid powertrain developed ... Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:52:43 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77033?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77104?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, HybridAt the Detroit Auto Show today, Visionary Vehicles, the latest project from serial entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin, made a big battery announcement. The company is teaming up with Electrovaya to develop a lithium ion batt... Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:04:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77104?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/77042?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Last year, this time, GM announced its commitment to producing the first production plug-in hybrid in the form of a plug-in hybrid Saturn Vue. The car would have an effective 150 miles per gallon and would, in fact, run solely on electric power for ... Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:45:51 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/77042?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory//?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory//?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77107?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, GM, Saturn, Detroit Auto ShowThe video above is a news report about AFS Trinity Power's new hybrid from CNN. The New York Times has an article about the hybrid which will be at the Detroit Auto Show. Grist, a popular ... Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:49:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77107?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77027?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Filed under: Chevrolet, Mazda, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Detroit Auto Show, Green DailyLast fall, the Chevy Tahoe 2-mode Hybrid won the Green Car of the Year award at the LA Auto Show. The hybrid SUV couldn't pull off a similar victory in today's Nort... Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:23:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77027?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77014?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 3D cutaway image of AFS Trinity's XH-150 plug-in hybrid electric car also showing ultracapacitor and battery state-of-charge gauges. Click to enlarge.AFS Trinity unveiled its Extreme Hybrid XH-150 demonstrator a stock 2007 Saturn Vue Greenline mild... Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:21:56 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77014?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/76966?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, European UnionThe Spanish Postal Service (Correos) has started a pilot plan to use EVs to deliver post in old historical city centers. Until now, the company used Vespas and human power (see picture). Now Correos is buying fi... Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:19:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/76966?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46