Chevy Volt Electric Car Wins at Washington Auto Show
WASHINGTON, DC, February 4, 2009 (ENS) – The range-extended electric Chevrolet Volt has been named the 2009 Green Car Vision Award winner by the auto magazine “Green Car Journal.” The award was presented at a press conference this morning at the Washington Auto Show. The show opened to the public today at the Walter E. [...]
Read More »UN: Tens of Millions of New Green Jobs on the Horizon
NEW YORK, New York, September 25, 2008 (ENS) – Efforts to tackle climate change could result in the creation of millions of new green jobs in the coming decades, according to a new report from the United Nations on the impact of the emerging global green economy. Green jobs reduce the environmental impact of enterprises [...]
Read More »Honda Rolls Out Petroleum-Free Fuel Cell Car
TOCHIGI, Japan, June 16, 2008 (ENS) – Honda’s first hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicle other than concept cars rolled off the assembly line today in Tochigi Prefecture at the world’s first dedicated fuel cell vehicle manufacturing facility. Nineteen years in development, the FCX Clarity was designed from scratch as a fuel cell vehicle. Only water [...]
Read More »Shades of Green at the North American International Auto Show
DETROIT, Michigan, January 16, 2008 (ENS) – Clean and green is the buzz at this year’s North American International Auto Show at Cobo Hall with major automakers showing their latest greener concept cars, comparisons of fuel economy for flex-fuel cars, and the announcement that the American Le Mans Series is going an extra green mile [...]
Read More »The “Fuel-less” Car: Tesla Motor’s Electric Roadster
This week, we’ve been concentrating on fuel, to coincide with the launch of The Green right here on the Sundance Channel. Gasoline is out, and biodiesel, ethanol and straight veggie oil (or waste veggie oil) are in, but these certainly aren’t the only options. There are a few other technologies on the horizon that have [...]
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