Second-gen Prius involved in unintended acceleration incident in CA

Second-gen Prius involved in unintended acceleration incident in CA

Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by Eco Autos.

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Filed under: Hybrid , Toyota Amid all of its other problems recently, Toyota is trying to figure out what, exactly, is wrong with the brakes on the Prius . An incident on the San Diego County freeway makes it look like the second-generation Prius might (repeat, might) be involved in the unintended acceleration issue that has affected other Toyota brand vehicles. At this early stage and without much information, no one can say for sure what happened, but James Sikes, the driver, claims: I pushed the gas pedal to pass a car and it did something kind of funny…

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Volkswagen gets recognition for efficiency of its TSI engines

Volkswagen gets recognition for efficiency of its TSI engines

Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by Eco Autos.

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Filed under: MPG , Volkswagen German testing and certification company T

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A short history of recent plug-in vehicles, courtesy of CalCars

A short history of recent plug-in vehicles, courtesy of CalCars

Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by Eco Autos.

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Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Culture , Green Daily We’ve been chronicling the world of more efficient vehicles for almost four years now, but we’re still the new kind on the block compared to long-time organizations like CalCars and that group’s leader, Felix Kramer. At a recent meeting of the Electric Auto Association (of which CalCar is also a chapter) in Palo Alto, CA, Kramer took a look back at what CalCar has accomplished over the last eight years or so and, in doing so, created a slide show of the recent history of the plug-in vehicle movement and industry. Beginning with an emphasis on plug-in hybrids (as opposed to pure electric vehicles) and then on converting hybrids to plug-in hybrids, Kramer said CalCars has done what it set out to do: In October, we declared victory on plug-in hybrids! We wanted to put them on the map and we wanted to get them mass-produced — and it’s happening.

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A short history of recent plug-in vehicles, courtesy of CalCars

A short history of recent plug-in vehicles, courtesy of CalCars

Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by Eco Autos.

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Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Culture , Green Daily We’ve been chronicling the world of more efficient vehicles for almost four years now, but we’re still the new kind on the block compared to long-time organizations like CalCars and that group’s leader, Felix Kramer.

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A short history of recent plug-in vehicles, courtesy of CalCars

A short history of recent plug-in vehicles, courtesy of CalCars

Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by Eco Autos.

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Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Culture , Green Daily We’ve been chronicling the world of more efficient vehicles for almost four years now, but we’re still the new kind on the block compared to long-time organizations like CalCars and that group’s leader, Felix Kramer.

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Aston Martin: Cygnet helps us offer a "more sustainable product line-up"

Aston Martin: Cygnet helps us offer a "more sustainable product line-up"

Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by Eco Autos.

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Filed under: MPG , Aston Martin , Lightweight Aston Martin Cygnet – Click above for high-res image gallery Aston Martin builds some of the fastest, most desirable and undoubtedly most beautiful cars in the world by following a very simple formula. Front engine, rear-drive coupes (and sometimes sedans) powered by the biggest, most powerful engines available

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Mercedes to launch B-Class-based hatchback, CUV in U.S.

Mercedes to launch B-Class-based hatchback, CUV in U.S.

Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by Eco Autos.

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Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hydrogen , Mercedes Benz , USA 2009 Mercedes-Benz B-Class – Click above for high-res image gallery Here in the United States, Mercedes-Benz’ s product portfolio starts off with the C-Class sedan . Those familiar with the alphabet may realize that there are at least two available letters before ‘C’ that would theoretically allow the German automaker to offer something a bit less expensive before graduating up the ranks to the likes of the E-Class and S-Class , in all their assorted variations. Wouldn’t you know it, Mercedes has seen fit to fill those two pre-C-Class slots with an A- and B-Class across the pond, and we’ve been hearing rumblings for quite some time that one of these models might make its way Stateside before too long

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First sketches released of PRO-AMX sports hybrid, solar city concept cars

First sketches released of PRO-AMX sports hybrid, solar city concept cars

Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by Eco Autos.

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Filed under: Hybrid , Solar , North America Aside from word that the Nissan Leaf was headed for Mexico City and that Mexico was thinking about exempting hybrids from registration taxes , most of the green car news from our neighbor to the south has to do with biofuels.

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SolarBullet Campaign shoots for high-speed solar train

SolarBullet Campaign shoots for high-speed solar train

Posted on 07. Mar, 2010 by Eco Autos.

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Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Solar , Transportation Alternatives , USA There’s no doubt that solar energy is one of the greenest sources of electricity and the idea of using it to power transportation is not new. We’ve seen solar-powered boats and solar-powered cars before, among other things, but we didn’t know until now that a solar-powered high-speed train was on anyone’s drawing board. Apparently, it is.

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SolarBullet Campaign shoots for high-speed solar train

SolarBullet Campaign shoots for high-speed solar train

Posted on 07. Mar, 2010 by Eco Autos.

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Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Solar , Transportation Alternatives , USA There’s no doubt that solar energy is one of the greenest sources of electricity and the idea of using it to power transportation is not new. We’ve seen solar-powered boats and solar-powered cars before, among other things, but we didn’t know until now that a solar-powered high-speed train was on anyone’s drawing board

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