Earth Day
Earth Day 2020: Grappling with the dark side of EVs
You may have heard some troubling things that have made you think twice about buying an EV. The issues are real, but the conclusions you should draw might surprise you.
Earth Day 2020: Let's revisit the Autoblog Podcast's Green Episode
This special episode of the Autoblog Podcast is dedicated to green cars, from Prius to Tesla, hybrids to hydrogen cars.
First round of CAFE targets to be announced on Earth Day
The Bush camp hasn't exactly been extolled for its green virtue over the past seven years, but the administration is trying to make up for lost time by announcing 2011-2015 CAFE targets on Earth Day. Department of Transportation Secretary Mary Peters is scheduled to announce the targets, which are expected to be differentiated by vehicle size, by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Automakers already know they have to get to Chris Shunk
General Motors observes Earth Day 2006
The world's largest automotive company is celebrating Earth Day with a barrage of activities across the U.S.
Earth Day, every day: Autoblog announces eco-friendly spinoff, AutoblogGreen
As the song goes, "Blues had a baby, and the called it rock n' roll." Well, Autoblog has just birthed its first spinoff, and we're calling it AutoblogGreen.
Honda to build diesels in the UK
In order to support high demand for diesel vehicles in Europe, Honda Motor Co. Ltd. has announced that it will start building oil-burning engines at its plant in Britain. Currently, its UK plant gets diesel powerplants from Japan, and will initially get the parts for the engines from Japan. Ultimately, however, the company plans to produce the parts in Blighty and assemble 20,000-30,000 engines annually.
Poll shows over fifty percent of America interested in hybrids
Gallup conducted a poll last month checking the pulse of automotive consumers, and how their buying attitudes are changing in light of America's increasing gas prices. According to the poll, fully 57 percent of the 1001 responders now state that they would consider purchasing a hybrid as their next vehicle. Those among the younger and middle-age were reportedly more interested than seniors, and would-be consumers with higher incomes looked upon hybrids with more favor than those i