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Homebrew solar electric car wins fans in Utah

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, Solar, Volkswagen, Green Daily Utah is a state that gets a lot of sun but not a lot of attention on these pages for their green transportation moves. Still, it does seem that the DIY crowd is strong there. Remember the homemade Ariel Atom? That’s not the only homemade vehicle taking [...] [...]

Karmann to build DuraCar Quicc! DiVa for German market

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Manufacturing/Plants, Germany Click above for high-res gallery of the DuraCar Quicc! DiVa As our faithful readers are already aware, the Quicc! DiVa by DuraCar has just been introduced to the world and is currently on display at the Paris Motor Show. And while its great that the public can now see the electric city [...] [...]

Coming in 2015: Silent NASCAR

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Daily There are two things that are really easy to understand about electric vehicles – aside from the don’t-need-no-gasoline part. One, they have all their torque available from zero RPM. Two, they’re quiet. Number one means that EVs are fast off the line (see: Tesla Roadster) and that could mean that, once [...] [...]

2010 Toyota Prius steals font from Michael Knight

Filed under: Spy Photos, Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Toyota Toyota’s marketing team has released the first image of the next-gen Prius, and it’s not what you think. The shot shows what appears to be the welcome screen that will appear on the car’s in-dash screen upon startup, and the font looks curiously like the same one used by [...] [...]

Volvo vows to bring hybrid diesel by 2012

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Volvo Click above for a high-res gallery of the Volvo DRIVe range. Diesels and hybrids are currently fighting it out on sales floors across the world, with diesels taking claiming early victory in Europe, while hybrids hold their own in America. Volvo plans to combine the two fuel-saving technologies by 2012 in both [...] [...]