http://all-about-afv.com All About Alternate Fuel Vehicles Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:32:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Chrysler explores all-electric territory / Company has duty to make ‘environmentally friendly’ autos, CEO says. By G. Chambers Williams III. San Antonio Express-News, October 25, 2008 Source: AJC.com http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2008/10/25/carchrysler.html Chrysler upstaged General Motors and other automakers with its announcement recently it will introduce a group of electric vehicles for the consumer market beginning in ... http://all-about-afv.com/archives/426 By Sangita Myska, BBC News Source BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7691723.stm Ministers are planning to announce a £100m scheme to test electric cars and vans in cities, with a view to expanding their use across the UK.  BBC One's Politics Show has learned that manufacturers will be invited to bid to supply the vehicles. The ... http://all-about-afv.com/archives/424 The cleaner motoring initiative aims to make the most of the low carbon economy by Deborah Summers and agencies, October 27 2008 Source;: guardian.co.uk http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/oct/27/travelandtransport-carbonemissions Car manufacturers are being encouraged to participate in a £10m scheme to make motoring greener and create thousands of jobs . Geoff Hoon, the transport secretary, has today invited ... http://all-about-afv.com/archives/421 Yonkers, N.Y. Consumer Reports, 23 Oct 2008 Also, some domestic models are comparable to top Japanese; luxury European automakers improve Source: PRNewswire-USNewswire/ EarthTimes http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/consumer-reports-2008-annual-car,592775.shtml Fuel-efficient vehicles are a very reliable segment overall, European cars are improving, and, on average, Ford continues to build the most reliable American cars. Those are some of the results ... http://all-about-afv.com/archives/418 by Michael Cabanatuan, October 17, 2008 Source: San Francisco Chronicle http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/16/BAMR139TBC.DTL Read the glossy magazine ads, watch the slick TV commercials, listen to Hollywood celebs rave about their choice of cars on talk shows, and you'll get the idea that hybrid cars can save the planet.  Chrysler's electric drive vehicles are only prototypes ... http://all-about-afv.com/archives/416 by Jordan Lite , Oct 21, 2008 Source: Scientific American http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm? id=hybrid-cars-which-is-most-fuel-effi-2008-10-21 If your wallet is taking a beating from high gas prices and all this talk of green energy has inspired you to shop around for a hybrid car, new fuel-efficiency ratings may help you.  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ranked 10 ... http://all-about-afv.com/archives/413 By Amanda Lisk, Star-News Correspondent, October 25, 2008 Source: StarNewsOnline http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20081025/ARTICLES/810252925? Title=There_are_ups__downs_to_owning_a_hybrid_vehicle Does it cost less to operate a hybrid vehicle?  Here are some of the advantages: Drivers can save anywhere from $500 to $4,250 over five years with selected hybrid vehicles, according to an October release by ConsumerReports.org. HybridCars.com says maintenance of hybrid cars could ... http://all-about-afv.com/archives/410 by Tim Higgins, Free Press Business Editor, July 14, 2008 Source: FreePress.com http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ article?AID=/20080714/BUSINESS01/807140325/1014/Business01 Chrysler LLC's answer to the much-anticipated Chevrolet Volt could be three to five years away, the Free Press has learned. The Auburn Hills automaker launched a special division within the company last fall called ENVI -- pronounced like "envy" ... http://all-about-afv.com/archives/407 By Beth Daley, Globe Staff / March 3, 2008 Source: Boston Globe /Boston.com http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/ 2008/03/03/biodiesel_fuels_show_variation_in_strength/ In the transportation world, it is one of the trendiest ways to fight global warming: Stir a little vegetable oil into your fuel.  Biodiesel is a chemically created fuel from animal fats and vegetable oils that is blended with ... http://all-about-afv.com/archives/404 Chris Pedersen, Gauntlet News , March 06, 2008 Source: Gauntlet News, Univ Calgary http://gauntlet.ucalgary.ca/story/12229 The norms of bar food are greasy fries, a juicy hamburger with grease dripping onto the plate, nachos with tons of greasy meat and chicken wings soaking in oil. Many people eat these delicious foods, but very rarely do ... http://all-about-afv.com/archives/403