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  • August 2008

    • US Slow to Hop On Global Biking Boom

      Washington Post  |  Aug 31, 08 3:34 PM CDT

      US Slow to Hop On Global Biking Boom

      (Newser) - The US remains uninspired by nations that have prodded people to save money by biking to work, the Washington Post reports. Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands installed infrastructure years ago to benefit bikers and discourage cars, but America—along with Canada, Australia, and Britain—have not. "It is very clear how to do this," one expert said. "It is not rocket science." More »

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      pollution  • traffic  • cars  • bicycling  • green transportation  • commuting  • bikes

    • Retro Moped Slow, But Efficient—and Cool

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 5, 08 2:32 PM CDT

      Retro Moped Slow, But Efficient—and Cool

      (Newser) - The Velosolex S4800 motorized bike sports plenty of retro charm—and technology. Its incredible gas mileage (150-200 mpg) makes as much sense today as in postwar Paris, but the two-stroke engine is also a weakness, Jonathan Welsh writes in the Wall Street Journal . The Velosolex generates 0.80 horsepower and tops out at 15-20 mph—not exactly the leader of the pack. More »

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      Wall Street Journal  • green transportation  • tech review  • auto technology

  • July 2008

    • GM, Utilities Join to Speed Plug-Ins

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 22, 08 11:49 AM CDT

      GM, Utilities Join to Speed Plug-Ins

      (Newser) - General Motors and three dozen electric utilities in nearly 40 states have agreed to work together on the transition to plug-in electric vehicles that are expected to begin rolling out within 2 years, the Wall Street Journal reports. With GM’s Chevy Volt and Saturn Vue  expected to hit the market first, cooperation is needed to make sure recharging cars don't overwhelm the power grid. More »

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      General Motors  • hybrid car  • electric cars  • power grid  • green transportation  • Chevrolet Volt  • utility companies

    • NYC's Taxi Fleets in Race for Hybrids

      USA Today  |  Jul 20, 08 6:10 AM CDT

      NYC's Taxi Fleets in Race for Hybrids

      (Newser) - The Big Apple's unprecedented plan to turn its famous yellow cabs green could run into an old-fashioned supply-and-demand problem this fall, USA Today reports. Starting in October, the city is requiring that any new replacement cabs be hybrids. But the transition may be difficult because gas prices have triggered a fever-pitch demand for the fuel-efficient cars. "Consumers have been on waiting lists for months, and even they can't get one," said one analyst. More »

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      New York City  • environment  • gas  • hybrid car  • green  • green transportation  • taxi  • fuel consumption

  • June 2008
  • May 2008

    • Railroads Hopping Aboard Green Marketing Trend

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 29, 08 8:08 PM CDT

      Railroads Hopping Aboard Green Marketing Trend

      (Newser) - Often maligned as noxious-fume-spewing bad citizens, railroad companies are hopping the green train, the Wall Street Journal reports. Campaigns by Norfolk Southern and CSX tout clean-burning diesel engines that "can move a ton of freight 423 miles on a single gallon," and Union Pacific claims diverting 25% of truck freight to trains would prevent 800,000 tons of pollution by 2025. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • marketing  • green technology  • green transportation  • railroad

  • December 2007

    • Green Cars Race for Funding

      Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 9, 07 3:12 PM CST

      Green Cars Race for Funding

      (Newser) - Makers of two green technologies—hydrogen fuel cells and plug-in electric hybrids—are racing to become the alternative energy of choice for buyers thinking beyond gasoline. They are competing for public attention, space on manufacturer’s production lines, and federal support, reports the Los Angeles Times . Electric cars,like Toyota’s popular Prius, make use of existing batteries and use a small amount of fossil fuel. More complex hydrogen cells emit only water. More »

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      hybrid car  • electric cars  • fossil fuel  • hydrogen fuel cells  • green transportation  • Prius

  • October 2007

    • Car Sharing Firms to Merge

      Washington Post  |  Oct 31, 07 5:26 AM CDT

      Car Sharing Firms to Merge

      (Newser) - Car-sharing firms Zipcar and Flexcar will merge this week under the Zipcar brand, which has the largest network of the two. The firms, both 7 years old, rent cars by the hour, rolling gas, insurance, parking, and maintenance costs into a $7-$15 hourly rate and an annual membership fee. Cambridge-based Zipcar has 3,500 cars in 35 cities and most of Seattle-based Flexcar’s 1,500 cars are in 15 West Coast cities. More »

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      transportation  • green transportation  • Zipcar  • Flexcar

    • Sarko: France to Go Green

      BBC  |  Oct 25, 07 7:10 PM CDT

      Sarko: France to Go Green

      (Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy called for a greener France today, including higher taxes on polluters, a 50% reduction of pesticide use, and the eradication of genetically modified crops. The French president spoke at the close of a national environment summit that counted Al Gore in attendance. But the conference failed to generate consensus on the role of nuclear power in France, which produces 80% of its electricity. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • greenhouse gases  • Al Gore  • green technology  • fossil fuel  • green energy  • pesticide  • green transportation

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