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VIDEO: Jay Leno rolls like a million bucks on $80,000 BlackTrail BT-01

BlackTrail BT-01 – Click above to watch video after the jump You know who you are. You care deeply about the environment and know the importance of looking cool. Also, you've got buckets of cash. You've been waiting to throw down $80 grand on a Fisker Karma but you're tired of the seemingly endless delays. Well, here's another eco-friendly vehicle on which to spend that stack o' cash – the BlackTrail BT-01. Yes, it's a bicycle. But it's not just any bicycle. This, my affluent amigo, is an avant-garde, hybrid-electric piece of ... Read more →

Even with problems in the U.S., BYD looking to Germany for Euro expansion

Even with a lot of skepticism from the U.S. auto industry, BYD is one confident company. It plans to build its U.S. headquarters in Los Angeles and is still promising to sell the all-electric E6 ...

Video: Artega GT brings sexy to Fraunhofer Institute in-wheel motor

Somewhere deep within the maze of buildings that comprise one site of the Fraunhofer Institute sits an orange, Henrik Fisker-designed Artega GT. Shown to the public last month at Hannover Messe ...

Germany commits $2 billion for at least 1,000 hydrogen stations

The hype for hydrogen as a fuel has quieted down substantially over the past two years as momentum for building out a fueling network has ground to a halt. The global economic crisis and ...

German-engineered yeast makes for larger cellulosic ethanol yields

Scientists in Germany have engineered the common industrial yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to ferment the sugars pentose (C5) and hexose (C6) from biomass feedstock to create ethanol and butanol. ...

Renault sends 110 electric cars to German test fleet 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

A group of German companies is working with French company Renault to see just how practical it would be to install a large network of electric vehicles and networked charging stations between the Rhine and the Ruhr. The test program involves 110 electric cars leased from Renault, including the ...

Ford, Smith Electric prepping ten Transit vans for test fleet in Germany 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

The U.S. will be getting Ford's small, all-electric Transit Connect Electric utility van by the end of this year. Over in Germany, ten units of the larger Transit van will be converted to run on electric power by Smith Electric Vehicles for Ford's colognE-mobil project, which is already ...

Smart Fortwo Greystyle could be Batman's city commuter 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Nothing says style like the blah color of grey, right? Usually, grey is a step up from beige, but the new Smart Fortwo Edition Greystyle, the latest special edition Fortwo from Daimler, actually makes grey look pretty good. Kind of Batman-esque. The new Batman. Not old school Batman like the ...

It's Friday: Audi launches latest zero-emission cars at International Toy Fair 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Audi has seemingly done the impossible: Produce desirable cars that emit exactly zero pollution or carbon dioxide. One of them is even a replica of the classic Auto Union Silver Arrow Type C race car, painted up in the expected shade of silver. Perhaps the only problem is that these cars ...

15 fuel-sipping three-cylinder city cars available in Europe 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

The most common engine configuration for European cars is the classic inline four. But, since fewer cylinders means less chances for fuel to burn, some automakers have been incorporating three-cylinder engines into city and supermini models that don't need a lot of horsepower. This happens mostly ...



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