Electric Car Blogging

Activists groups on Monday launched a certification program meant to identify responsible recyclers of electronic gear in North America.

The program, called e-Steward Initiative, was organized by the Basel Action Network, the Electronics TakeBack Coalition, and Electronic Recyclers International.

The launch of the program was timed with the release of …
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As speculation mounts over the shape of president-elect Obama’s energy policy, Al Gore laid out a multifaceted plan to make the U.S. electricity system carbon-free in 10 years.

In an opinion column published Sunday in the The New York Times, Gore said the federal government should fund projects …
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In Sunday’s 60 Minutes, the CBS TV news magazine examines the lucrative but shadowy business of mining e-waste–junked computers, televisions, and other old electronic products–for valuable components, including gold. However, often illegal and hazardous activity creates toxic pollution, which in turn leads to brain damage, kidney disease, cancers, and
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Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Renault, UK

Click above for more shots of the Renault Z.E. concept
Renault plans to make a splash at the 2012 Olympics in London where the automaker will have a trio of electric vehicles on display and in action at the games. The first EV from the French automaker will be an electrified [...] [...]

Filed under: Coupes, Hybrids/Alternative, Trucks/Pickups, Green, Toyota
Even though Toyota has made it clear that a separate Prius brand isn’t a sure thing, that doesn’t mean that more body styles of the iconic fuel miser aren’t on their way. The latest speculative Prius variant comes courtesy of MotorTrend, which has mocked up a rendering of what [...] [...]

Filed under: Motorsports, Hybrids/Alternative, Sedans/Saloons, Green, Ford

Click above to enlarge the 2010 Ford Fusion hybrid pace car
For the first time ever, a NASCAR Sprint Cup event will be paced by a hybrid, Ford’s fresh-faced 2010 Fusion Hybrid to be exact. The race is scheduled to take place this Sunday at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. The box-stock [...] [...]

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green

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A list of cars not appearing in this film: Sir Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid (delayed until 2011), AFS Trinity’s “150 mpge” hybrids (yanked from the LA Auto Show) and the 2010 Ford Fusion hybrid (delayed). To make up for these good knights, a new double decker bus has landed [...] [...]

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Tech
If you read the headline and thought, “Well, that’s nothing new,” you’re partly right. Using microorganisms to turn plants into something you can run through your fuel injectors is otherwise known as fermentation.
But the microscopic bugs used in moonshine stills and distilleries are pretty picky eaters. They like corn, wheat, [...] [...]