Sustainable Cars

Bail Out Detroit -- Right Now!

Matthew DeBord | Posted 12.21.2008 | Green


Matthew DeBord

We could let Detroit fail and throw money at the many future-car startups that are currently out there, but that won't provide enough product to market to deliver the improvements we require.

Nissan "Eco-Pedal" Cars To Push Back If You Floor It

AP | Posted 08.13.2008 | Green


TOKYO — Nissan Motor Co. will soon sell cars that push back when drivers try to put the pedal to the metal. It has also developed a test model p...

Britain's Greenest Car Is A Bike, But If You Have To Drive...

The Guardian | Posted 06.26.2008 | Green


The Ford Focus ECOnetic has been named WhatGreenCar's 2008 green car of the year, beating advanced technology from BMW and low emissions from Volkwage...

Electric Cars Pre-Date Civil War

mental_floss | Posted 07.28.2008 | Business


Talk about an old idea. The first electric cars hit the scene way back in the early 1830s, 30 years before the Civil War (for the record, they're also...