Posts Tagged ‘USA’

Renault Logan ECO2 – Cheap and Green

Monday, February 8th, 2010
01The Logan Renault ECO2 incorporates some progress in reducing consumption in the future lead to the production models. It consumes only 3.8 liters per 100 km. And has an emission level of only 97 grams per kilometer. It's equipped with an engine 1.5 dCi 85 hp and features optimized aerodynamic improvements. (more...)

Antro Solo, a Hungarian environmental

Saturday, February 6th, 2010
antro_solo_main_510At the Museum of Budapest, was shown this strange specimen of hybrid cars. The only notable feature is its strange and complex design. This prototype was built by a Hungarian company, where they used as sole material for its construction, the carbon compound. In the solar energy also influences, human power and an electric hybrid system. The engines can run on gasoline and ethanol, and in the case of solar energy, can reach 25 km. The Antro Solo has a range of 2.0 liters / 100 km and a very remarkable speed of 140 km / h. (more...)

Jaguar will have a hybrid limo end of the year (Green Slime)

Monday, January 11th, 2010

jaguar-xj1Along with the expected renewal of the new XJ, Jaguar present a hybrid variant of this, where the first to have this engine will be the variant of the XJ limo. This will be called Green Slime and be conducted in collaboration with Lotus, a company that seems to have made many agreements with the cat.

Of course still no data specifically on this new model, but we can speculate that the engine has some emissions under 100 grams per kilometer, and a consumption of less than 5 liters. Read the rest of this entry »

The Nissan electric LEAF will disembark in San Francisco by the end of 2010

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

200x133_arton12973I’ve said recently as United States, individuals and businesses may reserve the Nissan LEAF power in spring 2010.

This month, the manufacturer Nissan has partnered with the City of San Francisco.

Their purpose is to promote environmental technologies and also accelerate the development of electric vehicles and infrastructure (charging stations …).

The Nissan electric LEAF will be part of their program of testing before marketing.

I remind you that it will be released late 2010 in Japan, the United States and Europe. It is available in San Francisco in December 2010: well, its people will buy it and drive it everyday.

For Americans, owning a Hummer is a patriotic act

Friday, November 6th, 2009

200x133_arton12526Lithium-ion | Owning a Hummer these days is a risky business. In this era of green growth and reducing emissions of greenhouse gas emissions, the Hummer is in effect is a catalyst and focus on him all the hatred of environmentalists, Hummer drivers, know this: nobody love you. You blame your CO2 emissions, your engine is noisy, your taste for bling-bling, your bull bars dangerous and it even seems that your vehicle is no use in major cities (the truth is that it is very useful for impressing the grandmothers and reckless cyclists recalcitrant).

So why Hummer owners irreducible Read the rest of this entry »