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Where is the auto stimulus money going?

By Ted Nelson Posted Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:17pm PDT for ecomii_healthy_living 0 Comments

The energy department has begun to dole out $25 billion in loans designated for the development of fuel-efficient vehicles. ... Read full post »
Related topics: Business, News, Government, Electric Cars, Hybrids, Cars, Concept Cars
Cash for Clunkers money should go to plug-in hybrid conversions

By TDG Community Posted Mon Oct 5, 2009 11:04am PDT for daily_green_news 0 Comments

We should use a stimulus plan to get more electric cars. Read full post »
Related topics: Government, Electric Cars, Economics, Hybrids, Cars
Rare-earth metals shortage could slow green innovation

By Hank Green Posted Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:19pm PDT for ecogeek 2 Comments

Neodymium, lanthanum, dysprosium. They don't have the same ring to them as gold and platinum, but they could very well be the high-cost, rare elements that define our environmental future. Neodymium, for example is essential to electric motors in hybrid a Read full post »
Related topics: Business, Electric Cars, Hybrids, Cars
Lithium supply fears are total B.S.

By Hank Green Posted Wed Aug 19, 2009 4:59pm PDT for ecogeek 1 Comments

For some reason, with everyone jumping on the electric vehicle bandwagon, it's becoming really interesting to start comparing lithium to oil. Jerry Flint, in Forbes Magazine, just stated his fear that countries with lots of lithium would Read full post »
Related topics: Electronics, Electric Cars, Hybrids
Li-ion battery recycling starts getting attention

By Hank Green Posted Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:19pm PDT for ecogeek 2 Comments

Car batteries actually have the highest recycling rate of any waste product in the world. Since they are, effectively, blocks of valuable metals, it isn't hard to get someone to pay for them once they stop holding a charge. ... Read full post »
Related topics: Electronics, Recycling, Electric Cars, Hybrids
Battery shortage could stall Prius popularity

By Megan Treacy Posted Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:27pm PDT for ecogeek 0 Comments

The Toyota Prius has seen a surge in popularity in Japan this year with sales almost four times what they were last year. Here in the U.S. sales have jumped due to the Cash for Clunkers program. All this is great news for the car maker, but th Read full post »
Related topics: Hybrids, Cars
Bad news for the Volt hidden by 230 campaign

By Hank Green Posted Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:27pm PDT for ecogeek 2 Comments

With all of the hubbub about the Volt's 230 mile per gallon rating (whether it's total bunk or not) the press wasn't really able to report on two bits of bad news that came out of GM at roughly the same time.First is the tidbit that came as part of GM's r Read full post »
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Is the Volt's 230 mpg for real?

By Hank Green Posted Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:08am PDT for ecogeek 39 Comments

There's no denying that the Volt is exciting green technology, and we at EcoGeek are happy to get potential buyers excited about the car. But Read full post »
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230 miles per gallon - the Chevy Volt

By Hank Green Posted Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:24pm PDT for ecogeek 2 Comments

So a while back we published an article entitled arguing that the Chevy Volt could, in fact, get a million miles per gallon, depending on how you drive it. ... Read full post »
Related topics: Electric Cars, Hybrids, Cars
GM planning plug-in hybrid Buick crossover

By Hank Green Posted Fri Aug 7, 2009 2:11pm PDT for ecogeek 1 Comments

With the sad demise of the plug-in hybrid Saturn Vue (along with all of Saturn) I was a little worried that plug-in hybrid technology wasn't going to get transferred over into another GM vehicle. My worries, apparently, were unfounded. GM has decided to a Read full post »
Related topics: Electric Cars, Hybrids, Cars, Concept Cars