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Martin Eberhard's Tesla Roadster repaired and ready for delivery?

Martin Eberhard's Tesla Roadster repaired and ready for delivery? Jeremy Korzeniewski / AutoblogGreen / 5 hours ago

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Tesla Motors , USA Well, after at least one false alarm last week, it now appears that Martin's Roadster has been repaired . Of course, it is still impossible to say for sure, at least until we get an official update from either Tesla Motors or Martin himself, but a picture of what certainly appears to be Martin's ...

Oil sands boom swamps the Canadian wilderness

Tim Webb / Guardian.co.uk Environment / 7 hours ago

Todd Dahlman scoops up a handful of oily sand and smiles. 'This is the money - it even smells like money,' says the manager of Shell's Muskeg River oil sands mine in the Athabasca region of North Alberta in Canada.

Brian Morton: Living responsibly needn't mean leading a joyless existence

Brian Morton: Living responsibly needn't mean leading a joyless existence Brian Morton / Guardian.co.uk Environment / 7 hours ago

Brian Morton: In our rush to save the planet, we're in danger of systematically devaluing the only form of life over which we have some meaningful control - our own

Prices and models of the new Ford Fiesta are announced

Prices and models of the new Ford Fiesta are announced Xavier Navarro / AutoblogGreen / 9 hours ago

Filed under: Diesel , MPG , Ford , European Union , UK Ford has everything ready to start selling the new Fiesta in Europe next Fall. Prices start at €11,700 for gasoline variants, and €13,700 for diesels (prices shown are for the French market). If you want 5 doors instead of 3, you have to add €500 to the sticker price. Six ...

Toyota looks to green its painting process

Toyota looks to green its painting process Jeremy Korzeniewski / AutoblogGreen / 11 hours ago

Filed under: Emerging Technologies , Manufacturing/Plants , Toyota , Japan There's more than one way to paint a car. We've featured models with cans and brushes, the option of going sans paint entirely and we've even seen electricity generated from leftover paint fumes . Of course, automakers strive for the highest paint quality possible. The ...

Make Hay, The Blog

Make Hay, The Blog Vicky / Green Girls Global Blog / 11 hours ago

I just wanted to let you all know about our new blog over at Make Hay Ethical E-Media. For a little while now I’ve been having lots of fun writing Make Hay newsletters for our clients, providing news about what we’ve been up to and links and resources to help ethical business owners and we thought [...]

Gore Calls for Electric Vehicle Future

Gore Calls for Electric Vehicle Future Www.hybridcars.com / 1 day ago

Former Vice President Al Gore wants the United States to shift its entire electricity sector to carbon-free power within 10 years—and use that power to fuel a new fleet of electric vehicles. Gore challenged “all Americans in every walk of life” to support his ambitious plan, which he compared to President John F. Kennedy's 1961 call to put ...

Cern lab goes 'colder than space'

Cern lab goes 'colder than space' BBC News / 1 day ago

A giant physics lab on the Swiss-French border is being cooled to a temperature lower than that of outer space.

Audi RS5 : not just LED lights

Audi RS5 : not just LED lights Alison / Eurocarblog / 1 day ago

When your competitor is the BMW M3 and it’s so close to your factory that you can smell burning rubber, taking to battle requires something close to perfection. Especially when your[...]

Honda Insight to debut in Paris

Honda Insight to debut in Paris Alison / Eurocarblog / 1 day ago

While the two cars are more different in the front, but the rear keeps its aerodynamic form, the prototype will not be the third generation Toyota Prius, but its competitor. The Honda Insight, with[...]

What Orwell didn’t predict =) and the danish fleet of hydrogen fuelcell cars..

Henriette / Green Girls Global Blog / 1 day ago

Besides me being an editor at GGG, a freelancer expertising  community and presence marketing, I also have the privilege of running the most USEFUL podcast in the world called “Geek Army Knife”. Last interview was with Sanjay Khanna of Khanna research where we talked about calm technologies and the things that Orwell didn’t predict… it [..

Mitsubishi Pajero Sport: how to soften its "tough" past

Mitsubishi Pajero Sport: how to soften its Alison / Eurocarblog / 1 day ago

First impression: at least we won’t be seeing this in Italy in the short term. Second impression: finally some different form compared to the rough, but functional, Mitsubishi flagship. The[...]

Eco jobs, Midlands waste partnership seeks executive

4ecotips / 1 day ago

The Northamptonshire Waste Partnership is a ?dynamic and innovative? collaboration of seven district and borough councils plus the county council planning ahead for the collection and management of waste up to 2020 and beyond. So it needs someone with the energy and vision to steer its development.

£38.99p Efergy smart meter helps cut energy bills

£38.99p Efergy smart meter helps cut energy bills 4ecotips / 1 day ago

The compact Efergy smart meter will help cut your home or office electricity consumption immediately by between 10% - 30%. At £38.99p (including batteries and P&P) once your Efergy is up and running you?ll be amazed at how much electricity you are wasting. And how much you can save by taking positive energy saving measures.

Eco jobs, Midlands waste partnership seeks executive

4ecotips / 1 day ago

The Northamptonshire Waste Partnership is a ?dynamic and innovative? collaboration of seven district and borough councils plus the county council planning ahead for the collection and management of waste up to 2020 and beyond. So it needs someone with the energy and vision to steer its development.

£38.99p Efergy smart meter helps cut energy bills

£38.99p Efergy smart meter helps cut energy bills 4ecotips / 1 day ago

The compact Efergy smart meter will help cut your home or office electricity consumption immediately by between 10% - 30%. At £38.99p (including batteries and P&P) once your Efergy is up and running you?ll be amazed at how much electricity you are wasting. And how much you can save by taking positive energy saving measures.

Prices and models of the new Ford Fiesta are announced

Prices and models of the new Ford Fiesta are announced Xavier Navarro / AutoblogGreen / 9 hours ago

Filed under: Diesel , MPG , Ford , European Union , UK Ford has everything ready to start selling the new Fiesta in Europe next Fall. Prices start at €11,700 for gasoline variants, and €13,700 for diesels (prices shown are for the French market). If you want 5 doors instead of 3, you have to add €500 to the sticker price. Six ...

Toyota looks to green its painting process

Toyota looks to green its painting process Jeremy Korzeniewski / AutoblogGreen / 11 hours ago

Filed under: Emerging Technologies , Manufacturing/Plants , Toyota , Japan There's more than one way to paint a car. We've featured models with cans and brushes, the option of going sans paint entirely and we've even seen electricity generated from leftover paint fumes . Of course, automakers strive for the highest paint quality possible. The ...

Gore Calls for Electric Vehicle Future

Gore Calls for Electric Vehicle Future Www.hybridcars.com / 1 day ago

Former Vice President Al Gore wants the United States to shift its entire electricity sector to carbon-free power within 10 years—and use that power to fuel a new fleet of electric vehicles. Gore challenged “all Americans in every walk of life” to support his ambitious plan, which he compared to President John F. Kennedy's 1961 call to put ...

Audi RS5 : not just LED lights

Audi RS5 : not just LED lights Alison / Eurocarblog / 1 day ago

When your competitor is the BMW M3 and it’s so close to your factory that you can smell burning rubber, taking to battle requires something close to perfection. Especially when your[...]

Honda Insight to debut in Paris

Honda Insight to debut in Paris Alison / Eurocarblog / 1 day ago

While the two cars are more different in the front, but the rear keeps its aerodynamic form, the prototype will not be the third generation Toyota Prius, but its competitor. The Honda Insight, with[...]