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T. Boone: Why Not Get Inventive?

A. Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

A. Siegel

T. Boone Pickens has been spending millions (actually, tens of millions) to promote The Pickens' Plan, which is a fundamentally flawed concept that could nail the coffin shut on America's future.

Your Prius Could Be Part Of The Energy Grid In Colorado

Treehugger | Posted 05.25.2011

Enthusiasts have been waiting a long time to see movement on this front. Vehicle to grid for those who are not familiar with its term, is an idea of a...

Chrysler Chief Robert Nardelli Talks About The Future Of Cars

CNBC | Posted 05.25.2011

Chrysler Chief Robert Nardelli visited with Michael Eisner on CNBC's "Conversations With Michael Eisner" to talk about futuristic cars, hybrids, the f...

Chevy Volt Will Be Made In Flint, Michigan

AutoblogGreen | Sam Abuelsamid | Posted 05.25.2011

At an event in Flint MI today, GM CEO Rick Wagoner and Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm were on hand to officially announce that GM will be buildin...

Chrysler Unveils Electric Cars That Americans Will Recognize

AP | TOM KRISHER | Posted 05.25.2011

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler LLC charged up the electric car race Tuesday, muscling in on General Motors Corp.'s Chevrolet Volt by unveiling t...

China Planning Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

EcoGeek | Peg Fong | Posted 05.25.2011

China is rushing in to build its own network of electric charging stations. Xinhua, the government's official newspaper, announced last week that the ...

Tough To Swallow The New, Pill-Shaped Chevy Volt

Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011

Dave Burdick

The new design, unveiled this week, is rounder, as if to protect a five-year-old from hurting himself while playing with it. Big mistake.

Why Is Renting An Eco-Friendly Car Hard?

Guardian | Clare James | Posted 05.25.2011

I choose not to own a car and usually get about on public transport. I know all about car pooling and ride sharing and I'm familiar with companies lik...

Toyota Plug-In Prius To Hit The Road Early In 2009

EcoGeek | Jaymi Heimbuch | Posted 05.25.2011

Toyota's plug-in capable Prius is getting a big boost for testing, hitting the open road a year ahead of schedule. Several hundred of the PHEVs will b...

Chevy Volt: Batteries Charge Fine, It's Carrying, Cooling And Using Them Them That's Not Ready

AP | TOM KRISHER | Posted 05.25.2011

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Early versions of the Chevrolet Volt's battery packs are powerful enough to run the high-stakes rechargeable car, but doz...

Biodiesel? Veggie Diesel? Frequently Asked Questions

Planet Green | Posted 05.25.2011

What is biodiesel, anyway? Biodiesel, the common name for fatty acid alkyl esters, is a biological-based fuel that can substitute petroleum fuels in d...

Electric Cars: Where Will The Infrastructure Come From?

GreenBiz | Joel Makower | Posted 05.25.2011

This week's announcement by General Motors that it has joined with more than 30 utility companies across the U.S. to work on issues related to electri...

What's A Plug-In Hybrid? Frequently Asked Questions...

ClimateProgress | Posted 05.25.2011

Climate Progress has blogged on Plug-in Hybrids (PHEVs) many times because they are an important part of the solution, but certain questions keep comi...

Plug-In Cars Could Actually Increase Air Pollution

USA Today | James R. Healey | Posted 05.25.2011

The expected introduction of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles could cut U.S. gasoline use but could increase deadly air pollution in some areas, two r...