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Wagoner now driving Volt mule to Congress

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Government/Legal, Plants/Manufacturing, Chevrolet, GM, Earnings/Financials Click above for our high-res 2011 Chevrolet Volt gallery General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner will be taking advantage of the media circus surrounding his drive from Detroit to Washington D.C. tomorrow. As it seems every press outlet will be covering the roadtrip adventures of the three Detroit leaders [...] [...]

Better Place gets OK to electrify Hawaii

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, SUVs, Green, Crossovers/CUVs, Nissan Back in May, AutoblogGreen brought us news that Hawaii was in talks with Better Place to set up a network of electric car recharging and batter swapping stations across the islands. Fortune now says that the state has inked a deal with Better Place to put their system in [...] [...]

DuPont chief calls on Detroit to make ‘Car of the Future’… that uses his fuel

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Chrysler, LLC., Ford, GM It’s debatable whether or not now is the right time to make changes in the way our cars are made, with some believing that Detroit should follow the path it’s already on and others claiming there couldn’t be a better time to make major sweeping changes. Count DuPont [...] [...]

Production Honda Insight shown in new official image

Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Hybrids/Alternative, Sedans/Saloons, Honda Click above for high-res version Today we’ve given another glimpse of the production Honda Insight before it debuts next month at the Detroit Auto Show. Aside from the minor details (e.g., door handles and exterior mirrors) that go from concept stylized to production practical, the official photo reveals an [...] [...]

AutoblogGreen for 12.03.08

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green click to visit AutoblogGreen Lots of self-reflection in Detroit these days, what with GM ditching private jets and all the CEO drives to DC in an Escape hybrid and/or Malibu Hybrid. Speaking of Detroit, that’s where we’ll see the production version of the Fisker Karma come January. Wagoner to visit Congress in Malibu Hybrid No [...] [...]

$1.00 gas by early 2009

When will these levels return? CNBC just reported that the Gulf Oil CEO believes that a gallon of gas could drop to just .00 per gallon by early 2009. Part of the OPEC conspiracy? If car buyers return, will demand for hybrid cars, such as the Toyota Prius, remain as high if gas hits .00 per gallon? [...] [...]

Congress and fuel economy – Can you say hypocrisy?

Even Barack doesn’t have much high ground I remember, just as gas prices were rising, a press conference that members of Congress had at a Washington DC gas station to address the rising cost of gasoline prices. Even though the gas station was just ONE block from Congressional offices, most members drove. Even worse, their drivers [...] [...]

Govt would have to fund Big 3 bankruptcy

No one has the money to fund a bankruptcy? So, you want the Big 3 to go into bankruptcy to clean house? Alright. I was just watching some pre-coverage of the bailout testimony before Congress and analysts were discussing how there is no financial institution strong enough to finance the bankruptcy of the Big 3. Oddly [...] [...]