AutoblogGreen for 05.05.08

The first Tesla Motors store has a party, GM might be working on the second E-Flex vehicle already, and Aptera is busy crushing cars. In short, a busy time if you're a car company trying to get some eco-friendly wheels to market. Here's the weekend that was on AutoblogGreen:
- GM already working on second E-Flex vehicle for Opel (and Saturn?)
- What will Ken Livingstone's defeat mean for London Congestion charge?
- Aptera crushing lots of its cars
- GM CEO Wagoner declares that EVs must be affordable to the masses
- Hybrid sales at GM looking slightly less barren in April
- VIDEO: Tesla Motors store-opening party
- Jason Calacanis borrows Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster
- Nissan to trial "sexy" electric cars in London and California by 2010?
- Taiwan Automotive Research Consortium introduces light-electric vehicle
- New hints that all-electric BMW iSetta is on the way
- VIDEO: Take a guided tour of the Aptera factory
- Does Simon Cowell own the least eco-friendly fleet of cars in the world?
- It's Friday: Lucky guy trades cucumbers for a Fiat
- Penny-pinching Seth Green happy with his Prius purchase
More headlines after the jump.
- Segway i2 is now green for real
- Renault talking to Arabs, too, about electric cars
- Legal loophole allows 1 million cars per year to be illegally scrapped in the UK
- IFP creates a mild hybrid Smart that uses natural gas
- Friends of the Earth: Oil companies can make it better
- NICE predicts electric car sales increase under new London mayor
- Brit magazine tries out the new Audi TT TDI
- Audi R10 TDI to debut at Spa-Francorchamps running on GTL fuel
- First Tesla store opens in Santa Monica, now we just need some cars
- AFS Trinity and Ricardo have a plan to bring 150 mpge SUV to fleet operators
- The end of tax exemption for older cars might not lead to effective CO2 reductions
- Methane version of Fiat Grande Punto coming later this year
- VW Sharan BlueMotion already on sale in Germany
- Plug-ins and power: promise and problems
- Plug-in Hybrid school bus gets 70% reduction in fuel consumption
- Ghosn: Nissan committed to becoming a "global leader" in affordable EVs
- SUNRGI tempts us with solar power for ¢5Kwh
- British Steam Car Team still on track
- Nissan product planner promises U.S. EV in 2010, retail sales in 2011
- Bajaj 3-Wheeler is now off the U.S. market
- eBay Find of the Day: Dwight's Nissan Xterra for sale, seller wants a hybrid
- DTE Energy will use biodiesel in 800 Vehicles
- Monterey metro to be propelled using biogas
- Suppliers bear heavy environmental responsibility
- Support for biofuel subsidies collapsing in Canadian parliament
- Video: Veggie oil explained easy
- Weekend fun: Rocket-powered helicopter backpack




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