Click the Dodge Zeo for a high-res gallery
Dodge's entry in this year's concept car sweepstakes is the ZEO, a four-seat, battery-powered sports car. The low slung Zero Emissions Operation coupe has 64kWh worth of lithium ion batteries packed between…
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Poland Springs switches tankers to B5, bottled water still a huge waste
The Poland Springs unit of the Nestle company has announced that they are switching over their entire water tanker fleet to running on B5 biodiesel. The company expects the change to yield reductions in carbon dioxide emissions of 1.8 million pounds…
Video: Race-spec Mini E laps Nürburgring
Mini E Race – Click above for high-res image gallery
The 13-mile long Nürburgring Nordschleife is one of the most treacherous race tracks in the world, even on the best of days. Taking it on in the fog seems like a recipe for disaster. Nonetheless,…
Hella shows technology that cuts fuel consumption and adds features
At the Convergence 2008 conference in Detroit this week, German supplier Hella has been showing off some of its latest contributions to creeping featuritis in cars. Interestingly, much of this latest technology does not add to the feature content of…
Nissan halves precious metal content in catalytic converter
As the cost of precious metals like platinum and rhodium has been rising, car makers have been working on reducing the content of those materials in their catalytic converters. Nissan has been using nano-technology to help keep the application of the…
New Euro CO2 rules could hurt Ford attempt to sell Jaguar and Land Rover
As Ford continues to work on the dissolution of their Premier Automotive Group, the coming new European Union carbon dioxide emissions rules could be playing an unwelcome factor. As with fuel economy rules here in the United States, the emissions…
Bauer's Limo service offers green corporate transport nationwide
Gary Bauer started his San Francisco based limousine service in the late eighties while he was still in college. Since then the company has grown nationwide offering limo services and corporate transportation services. The latter involves providing…
Chrysler takes full control of Brazilian Tritec engine plant
Chrysler has taken full ownership of the Tritec joint-venture engine plant it operated in Brazil with BMW. The 1.4L and 1.6L engines were used in the first generation of the BMW-built MINI and overseas-market versions of the Dodge Neon and Chrysler…
Environmentally conscious drivers sticking with biodiesel even at higher prices
Over the past year, the price of diesel fuel has climbed up above the cost of gasoline and stayed there consistently. Unfortunately for diesel drivers, that price differential also applies to biodiesel to an even larger degree. Nonetheless, the extra…
ALMS CEO Scott Atherton discusses the relevance of sports car racing
Audi R15 TDI – click above for high-res gallery
Given the current economic difficulties, automakers are finding it increasingly difficult to justify participation in motorsports. Series such as NASCAR and Formula 1, in particular, are finding their…