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  • The new oil

    Wed, Feb 04, 2009 4:20 AM by Devereaux Bell

    Bolivia wants to become the Saudi Arabia of the post-petrol world by controlling most of the world's lithium supply.

  • What is a natural gas vehicle and what does CNG mean?

    Tue, Feb 03, 2009 10:29 PM by Vanessa Vadim

    They are a step up (cleaner) than regular cars, but there's a lot to know.

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  • Natural Gas Vehicles

    Tue, Feb 03, 2009 10:29 PM by Vanessa Vadim

    They are a step up (cleaner) than regular cars, but there's a lot to know.

  • Shhhh! The auto industry's secret meetings

    Mon, Feb 02, 2009 6:35 PM by Jim Motavalli

    In a series of private meetings, automakers, regulators and greens try to find common ground.

  • Ford's Fusion Hybrid: From enchanted forest to tax credits

    Fri, Jan 30, 2009 4:13 PM by Jim Motavalli

    Ford's Fusion is fun to drive in a convention hall basement, and you can get a $3,500 federal tax credit, too.

  • Car industry to California: You're killing us

    Wed, Jan 28, 2009 8:44 PM by Jim Motavalli

    Carmakers are unhappy with California's greenhouse gas rules for tailpipes, but the bitter medicine might just save the patient.

  • Obama moves to regulate greenhouse gas

    Mon, Jan 26, 2009 7:02 PM by Jim Motavalli

    California's lonely fight against automakers and the Bush administration to regulate car and truck climate emissions is finally nearing an end.

  • The new Batmobile: Zap's electric Alias

    Tue, Jan 20, 2009 5:26 PM by Jim Motavalli

    Zap says its three-wheeled battery car will be not only fast, but quick to market, too.

  • Dig your ride while saving the planet

    Fri, Jan 16, 2009 8:48 AM by Josh Dorfman, aka The Lazy Environmentalist

    Zipcar leads the way in car-sharing services, with convenient parking, cool cars and no need to pay for gas or insurance.

  • Two more videos from the Detroit Auto Show

    Thu, Jan 15, 2009 4:44 PM by Jim Motavalli

    Take a look at Mercedes' new F-Cell car, and watch a spokesmodel flub her lines.

  • Shaping the Model S: Tesla's designer talks form and function

    Thu, Jan 15, 2009 8:28 AM by Jim Motavalli

    Tesla designer Fritz von Holzhausen on the company's electric sedan--planned for 2011.

  • Fisker's big splash: Green luxury

    Tue, Jan 13, 2009 12:51 PM by Jim Motavalli

    Fisker has the market for high-end plug-in hybrids pretty much covered.

  • Interview with Ford's Lisa Drake

    Mon, Jan 12, 2009 6:02 PM by Jim Motavalli

    A short video interview about the new battery electric car outside the Detroit Auto Show.

  • Bill Ford thinks the future is electric

    Mon, Jan 12, 2009 10:07 AM by Jim Motavalli

    Ford is making a big gamble on electric cars and hybrids. And with low gas prices he's hoping a new national energy policy will drive demand.

  • Detroit's auto show is crowded, noisy...and green

    Sun, Jan 11, 2009 5:41 PM by Jim Motavalli

    The first in a series of posts from the Motor City's environmentally friendly auto bash.

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