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Filed under: Motorsports, Hybrids/Alternative, Green GreenGT Design Study – Click above for a high-res image gallery This year’s 24 Hours of LeMans is sure to be a race for the ages, but what about next year? Or the year after that? If GreenGT gets its act together in time for the 2011 event, the Switzerland-based firm could [...] [...]
Filed under: Car Buying, Hybrids/Alternative, Ford, Carsumer Advocacy 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid – Click above for high-res gallery We imagine the world of corporate PR to be a little bit of pushing your own message and a whole lot of “We need to respond to what?” We can also only imagine how Ford’s PR folks felt today [...] [...]
Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Chevrolet, Celebrities Two weeks after late night comedian David Letterman lashed out at the Chevy Volt’s 40-mile EV range during an interview with Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, General Motors is counter-attacking with former Vice Chairman Bob Lutz. Next Wednesday night, Lutz will appear on Letterman’s Late Show with the Volt show [...] [...]
New Prius already smoking hot According to reports Toyota has already received 75,000 orders for the new 2010 Toyota Prius even though it hasn’t officially even gone on sale. Obviously, the king of hybrid cars has no interest in giving up its hybrid crown any time soon. [...]
When the economy was booming, car companies could offer a range of brands to satisfy the shopping whims of Americans looking for a new ride. This gave auto executives the option to assign one of their brands as the “green” choice. But times have changed, and the auto industry is shedding brands and [...] [...]
Should the government really help build this kind of vehicle? Over the next several years the government is going to dole out many tens of billions of dollars in grants, loans and tax credits to help green the automotive landscape. Thus, startups such as Tesla and Fisker are hoping to obtain as much of this money [...] [...]
The hybrid for all of us As I was watching the Lakers go down last night, commercials for both the Honda Insight and the new 2010 Toyota Prius aired within just a few minutes of each other. I don’t really like either commercial, but if I had to pick a winner, it would easily be the Prius [...] [...]
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