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Feeling Out Smart ED
All-electric version of tiny Smart car unveiled at Paris Auto Show |
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02 Oct 2008 |
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| Posted at 4:54 PM on 02 Oct 2008 Automaker Daimler unveiled an all-electric version of its tiny Smart car at the Paris Auto Show this week, dubbed the Smart ED for its electric drive. Diesel-powered versions of the ultra-cute, ultra-compact Smart Fortwo went on sale in the United States just this January to wide acclaim. Company spokespeople said the all-electric Smart Fortwo will be available in the U.S. by ... |
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| Topics: business, cars, electric vehicles, green living, news (all these topics) |
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Goode grief
Virginia candidates split on personal transit choices |
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09 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Rep. Virgil Goode, the incumbent Republican in Virginia's 5th District, appeared in a Scottsville, Va. Fourth of July parade last week accompanied by a Hummer H3. His opponent in this year's House race, Tom Perriello (D), appeared on a float pulled by a biodiesel-fueled tractor. Perriello fans put together a video highlighting the candidates' automotive choices: |
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| Topics: cars, Congress, elections, green living, Muckraker, news, politics, video (all these topics) |
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A Whale, and It's About to Set Sail
California license plates will go without Wyland whale tail |
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25 Jun 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 1:26 PM on 25 Jun 2008 Some 126,000 California license plates sport a whale tail designed by artist Robert Wyland, but the famed marine muralist is now withdrawing his permission for the state to use the art. A few months ago, Wyland asked the California Coastal Commission to donate 20 percent of profits from the plate to his ocean-conservation group. The commission, which directs the $15 o ... |
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| Topics: art, California, cars, green living, news, oceans (all these topics) |
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On Your Mark, Get Set ...
Preparing for Olympics, Beijing takes government cars off roads |
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23 Jun 2008 |
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| Posted at 2:14 PM on 23 Jun 2008 In preparation for hosting the Olympics and Paralympics from Aug. 8 to Sept. 17, Beijing has officially kicked off its plan to clear the air by keeping cars parked. Starting Monday, half of Beijing's 22,800 government vehicles will stay off the roads until July 19. From July 20 to Sept. 20, 70 percent of government vehicles will be idled, and non-governmental vehicle owners ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, cars, China, green living, news, Olympics, sports (all these topics) |
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Clarity Begins at Home
Honda produces new fuel-cell car |
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16 Jun 2008 |
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| Posted at 10:47 AM on 16 Jun 2008 Honda Motor Co.'s hydrogen-powered FCX Clarity rolled off the line Monday and will be leased to high rollers in California. The Clarity -- an update of Honda's original FCX, a handful of which were leased in 2005 -- runs on hydrogen and electricity, emits only water, and is twice as fuel-efficient as a gas-electric hybrid. Actresses Laura Harris and Jamie Lee Curtis, filmmaker Christopher Guest, and Little ... |
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| Topics: Big Auto, California, cars, celebrity, green living, hydrogen, news, placemaking (all these topics) |
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The Road to Recovery
Commuting can drive you crazy -- no, literally |
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09 Jun 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:04 PM on 09 Jun 2008 Think your commute drives you crazy? Well, you might be right. In a culture so accustomed to being on-the-go, sitting immobile in traffic for hours each day can take a toll on mental health, researchers say. "If you're stuck in traffic, there's a feeling of being out of control," says psychologist Laura Pinegar, who says she's hearing more and more complaints of traffic anxiety in her ... |
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| Topics: cars, green living, insanity, news, placemaking (all these topics) |
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Where Many Have Gone Before
Prius sales top 1 million |
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15 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:17 PM on 15 May 2008 Worldwide sales of Toyota's Prius hybrid have passed the 1 million mark, the auto company announced Thursday. The world's first mass-produced hybrid was introduced in Japan in 1997 and in other markets in 2000. While it was at the time a risky business venture, it didn't take long for the word Prius -- Latin for "to go before" -- to become synonymous with popular hybrid technology (and yuppie enviro ... |
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| Topics: Big Auto, cars, green living, hybrids, news, placemaking, Prius (all these topics) |
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Licensed to Ride
Percentage of 16-year-olds licensed to drive has dropped |
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25 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 4:52 PM on 25 Feb 2008 The percentage of 16-year-olds with a U.S. driver's license has decreased sharply in the last decade, from 43.8 percent in 1998 to 29.8 percent in 2006. Rising insurance costs, expensive driver education, and an increase in indoor pastimes are more likely to be driving the trend than environmental awareness -- and sure, most yoots still get around in four-wheeled transportation, chaffeured ... |
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| Topics: cars, green living, news, parenting, placemaking (all these topics) |
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Ogle Cranky Academics Instead
Top British scientist tells women to stop drooling over gas-guzzling males |
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19 Dec 2007 |
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| Posted at 2:18 PM on 19 Dec 2007 Hey ladies, wondering how to help fight climate change? It's simple: just stop encouraging men who waste resources! In particular, said U.K. climate scientist David King this week, "stop admiring young men in Ferraris." King's comments were immediately pounced upon -- not by feminists, but by Ferrari owners, who protested that their vehicles spew le ... |
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| Topics: cars, climate, energy, funnies, green living, news, sex, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Wicked Smart
Eensy-weensy Smart car getting a big embrace from U.S. drivers |
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12 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 3:08 PM on 12 Nov 2007 The Smart car ForTwo is coming to a dealer near you this winter -- or at least, semi-sorta-near you. About 70 dealers around the U.S. will sell the eight-foot-long two-seater starting in January, and more than 30,000 people have put down $99 to reserve theirs. Drawing comparisons to a golf cart and eagerly awaited by urbanites frustrated by tight parking, the Smart car -- sold in 36 coun ... |
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Take 'Em for a Ride
NYT revs up special package on cars |
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24 Oct 2007 |
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| Posted at 4:04 PM on 24 Oct 2007 The New York Times published a gazillion-story special section on autos today, with many articles covering the green angle. Read up about General Motors' electric dreams, the difficulty facing Hummer marketers, waterless car washes, and more. source: The New York Times From the Archives You're Getting Warmer, Warmer ... Sprawling homes susceptible to flames in California. Dilution ... |
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It Only Hertz a Little
Rental and car-share companies get hip to hybrids |
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14 Aug 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| It Only Hertz a Little Rental and car-share companies get hip to hybrids Fueled by consumers' green interests, rental, car-service, and car-sharing companies are increasingly turning to hybrids. (Hear the collective sigh of relief from guilt-prone enviros who cringe with every tap on the rental accelerator.) Big renters Enterprise, Hertz, and Avis have all recently added several ... |
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| Topics: cars, consumerism, electric vehicles, green living, hybrids, news, Prius (all these topics) |
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Go Get 'Em, Plugger
Plug-in hybrids would reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, says new study |
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23 Jul 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Go Get 'Em, Plugger Plug-in hybrids would reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, says new study Plug-in hybrid vehicles, long extolled here at Grist HQ, seem always to elicit one question from doubters: Wouldn't running cars on electricity just mean more emissions from power plants? Answer: No! According to a ne ... |
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| Topics: cars, climate, electric vehicles, electricity grid, energy, fuel efficiency, green living, greenhouse-gas emissions, hybrids, news ... (all these topics) |
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If I Could Escape
Ford, Southern California Edison partner to test plug-in hybrids |
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10 Jul 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| If I Could Escape Ford, Southern California Edison partner to test plug-in hybrids Two No. 2 businesses have unveiled a first-of-its-kind alliance: Ford Motor Co., the No. 2 automaker in the U.S., and Southern California Edison, the country's second-largest utility, will partner for "real-world" testing of plug-in hybrid vehicles. Starting late this year, F ... |
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| Topics: Big Auto, business, cars, electric vehicles, green living, hybrids, innovation, news (all these topics) |
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That's One Way to Push Public Transportation
Gasoline-tanker explosion melts bridge, snarls traffic in Bay Area |
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30 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| That's One Way to Push Public Transportation Gasoline-tanker explosion melts bridge, snarls traffic in Bay Area Hundreds of thousands of Bay Area residents faced a hellish commute today because of a major accident that speaks loads about transportation and convenience in our modern age. Early Sunday, a tanker carrying 8,600 gallons of unleaded gas overturned and exploded, causing a section of h ... |
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| Topics: California, cars, green living, news, public transportation (all these topics) |
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Pimp My Prius
Customizations and hacks jazz up a hybrid |
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26 Sep 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Pimp My Prius Customizations and hacks jazz up a hybrid Sure, your Prius saves gas and helps you reduce your personal carbon dioxide emissions ... but does it have mad bling? We didn't think so. Luckily, The New York Times commissioned George Barris, car customizer extraordinaire, to modify a Prius without altering the car's mechanics or electronics for a price the Gray Lady termed "withi ... |
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| Topics: cars, electric vehicles, green living, hybrids, news, Prius (all these topics) |
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