Ford wants to dry up water use by 30% by 2015

Filed under: Etc., Manufacturing/Plants, Ford

There’s a surprising amount of water in pretty much everything – first-gen biofuels, anyone? – and Ford thinks it makes sense to get some of that precious liquid out of the process of making vehicles. Thirty percent, to be exact.
That’s the target that Ford recently set for global water reduction, per [...]

Emerald Automotive (who?) wants to build hybrid delivery van in Missouri [w/video]

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Manufacturing/Plants, USA

Emerald Automotive delivery van – Click above to watch video after the jump

Hazelwood, MO will apparently soon be adding hundreds of manufacturing jobs to the region thanks to Emerald Automotive, a recent startup that designs and wants to build electric and diesel powered delivery vans there. Before selecting Hazelwood as their [...]

Germany wants to avoid false choice of nuclear or fossil fuels

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Etc., EV/Plug-in, Solar, Japan, Germany, USA

ComEd power plant, Byron, Illinois

The tragedy of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan will continue to affect the automotive world in a roundabout way: by making us all think a bit harder about how to generate the power we need for plug-in vehicles.
Obviously, the absolute [...]

Valvoline introduces NextGen recycled motor oil; now, who wants it?

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, AutoblogGreen Exclusive

Here’s the situation: You’re an important motor oil company. You’re not the biggest one, but people respect you enough that you can use “The V” as well-known shorthand for your brand. Also, you’ve kind of got a chip on your shoulder when it comes to competing with the big players, [...]

Report: Chrysler wants ‘S’ branding to appeal to youth market [w/poll]

Filed under: Sedan, Chrysler, Design/Style

The average age of those who buy new Chryslers? Sixty-two. That’s not good for a brand that’s looking to expand into new markets and thereby increase sales. Invariably, such a strategy means younger buyers will need to be lured into the showroom.
In order to entice younger buyers, Chrysler reportedly plans to [...]

Plug-in 2010: Schneider Electric wants to be your full-service charger provider

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Plug In Conference

It shouldn’t be a surprise that, at a conference called Plug-In 2010, we can find a bunch of plug-in vehicle charger companies. Schneider Electric is here in San Jose, CA and wants to be known not for wireless charging or having a stylish home unit but for [...]

Bugatti repaints Galibier sedan concept black, wants to put it into production

Filed under: Concept Cars, Sedan, Performance, Bugatti, Luxury
Top Gear magazine spent some getting-to-know-you time with the Bugatti Galibier at the Bugatti factory in Molsheim, and scribe Jason Barlow was all kinds of smitten. The Galibier he crawled all over was painted black, a “Bugatti insider” avowing that the two-tone hue previously on show was “a [...]

Audi wants your help designing its future electric vehicles

Filed under: Audi, Design/Style, Electric

Audi e-tron – Click above for high-res image gallery

So you think you’ve got what it takes to design an electric car? If so, Audi is interested in hearing from you. The company just kicked off an electric car competition that challenges people to try their hand at designing the cars [...]

Video: RideRemedy app wants to make carpooling a breeze

Filed under: Etc., Green Culture, Green Daily
Carpooling just got easier with the introduction of a new app that makes ride sharing a breeze. The Ride Remedy app, introduced by CorGar, LLC, aims to “save the planet one ride at a time.” It’s an idea we’ve heard before: with Zimride, 511 Rideshare and Carticipate.
Ride sharing is [...]

Scientist wants automakers held accountable for how electricty is generated for plug-ins

Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in, Legislation and Policy, Green Daily
A lot of interesting conversation takes place annually at the SAE World Congress. The conference brings together heads of companies, scientists, engineers and people from many other walks of life. With so much diversity present at a single event, it’s only a matter of time before some [...]

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