The unofficial theme of the second night of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver was the building of a green economy. In speech after speech, the Democrats pointed to Barack Obama?s plan to put 1 million plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on American roads by 2015?and to rebuild the ...
 

Dale Vince, CEO of the renewable energy company Ecotricity, and his enthusiastic vehicle engineer, Richard Jenkins, are camped out at Lake LeFroy, a huge salt flat in Western Australia. When weather conditions improve, Vince and Jenkins will be attempting to take back the wind-power land speed ...
 

GM has officially announced that it will invest $500 million to build the Chevrolet Cruze, an all-new global compact car that will replace the Chevy Cobalt in the U.S.

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Over the last two years, soaring gasoline prices, post-9/11 concerns over energy independence, and growing awareness of carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas all came together. Public demand forced the US Congress to strengthen fuel-economy standards last year, raising the ...
 

At the 2006 Paris auto show, Peugeot unveiled its 908 RC full-size sedan concept. That vehicle was a showcase of luxury and high-performance, utilizing the company's 700-horsepower Le Mans V12 diesel. Two years?and an oil price shock?later, Peugeot will return to the Paris show with another RC ...
 

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Retail gasoline prices dropped for the 34th consecutive day on Tuesday, hitting a summer low of $3.73 per gallon. Supply and demand curves in auto and gasoline markets are squeezing Americans between declining gas prices, reduced consumption (on pace to decline for the first time in 17 years), ...
 

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers has launched a grass-roots initiative called ?EcoDriving? in order to educate Americans on how to reduce fuel consumption and cut carbon dioxide emissions by changing their driving habits. But is this enough of a long-term solution?