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Zytek teams up with Gordon Murray for T.27, an all-electric version of the T.25

Zytek Automotive has worked on electric drivetrains for the Smart ED and the Mercedes F1 KERS system. This week, Zytek announced a partnership with Gordon Murray Design for a new all-electric city car called the T.27. Gordon Murray is the force behind the T.25, the tiny three-seater that was designed to use a 660cc turbocharged engine. The T.27 is basically a plug-in version of the efficient T.25. The UK government, through the Technology Strategy Board, is funding the project with 4.5 million pounds. This is half of the 9 million ... Read more →

LA Auto Show Design Challenge entrants reveal Youthmobile 2030 designs Jeremy Korzeniewski

This year's iteration of the annual Design Challenge at the LA Auto Show asks the question: How will a new generation of drivers age 16-23 – raised with cell phones, web cams and online ...

EPA testing green pavement to clean rainwater runoff Jeremy Korzeniewski

Green pavement? What's so exciting about that? If I wanted to test out some green pavement, all I'd need to do is make a run to the local Home Depot, pick up a can of green paint and dump it ...

Rendered racing fantasy: 1-Liter Racing surfs to the future Sebastian Blanco

We recently saw a rendering for the purely-speculative Audi Avatar, which was based on the outlandish vehicles seen in some futuristic racing video games. A new set of renderings takes the unreal ...

BusinessWeek: Prius one of the 50 Ugliest Cars of the Past 50 Years Jeremy Korzeniewski

Beauty, as they say, is in the eye of the beholder. While some cars seem to be almost universally loved for their gorgeous lines and undeniable sense of style – the Lamborghini Miura and ...

Smart Fortwo: World's Most Fuel Efficient Drift Car? 3 days ago on Autoblog Green

Rear-wheel drive, two seats, short wheelbase, sequential manual gearbox, available in either closed-roof or convertible body styles... sounds suspiciously like a sportscar, no? Yet nobody in their right mind would conclude after driving the Smart Fortwo that it is in the least bit sporty. Fuel ...

UK expands fuel economy label to include used cars 3 days ago on Autoblog Green

The UK's Minister for Transport, Sadiq Khan, has announced a new color-coded label that would help identify the most fuel-efficient cars right in the showroom. This label will also include information about the car's CO2 emissions, estimated fuel costs over 12,000 miles and MPG. This label was ...

Turn those blister packs into fuel with the Envion oil generator 3 days ago on Autoblog Green

It's no secret that we generate a phenomenal amount of garbage, especially here in the United States, and a lot of that trash consists of plastics. Plastics hit us in a number of ways. Most plastics are are produced, at least in part, from petroleum and the plastics don't decompose when put it in ...

Tesla Taxi would be fun to ride in, but it's just for show 5 days ago on Autoblog Green

Some people love their profession so much they decorate their cars to show the world how they earn their beans. Such is the case of the owner of a New York taxi company who lives near Monaco and operates mostly hybrid taxis in the Big Apple. Apparently, he has a few beans to show off. The car in ...

Coming Soon to an Automobile Near You: Plastic engines? 6 days ago on Autoblog Green

Automakers and consumers alike all want lighter cars. "Adding lightness" has a lot of desirable effects, most notably in overall fuel efficiency and performance. While numerous efforts have been made to reduce the weight of automobiles – including downsizing, subtracting unnecessary components ...

Fanciful rendering of Audi Avatar shows what ultralights could be like in 2032 9 days ago on Autoblog Green

There are a lot of fanciful renderings out there that try to imagine what kind of vehicles we'll be driving in the coming decades. The renderings from Yanko Design are some of the strangest, including the latest, the Audi Avatar Concept. The ultralight, three-seat Avatar is supposed to be ...

Bel & Bel recycling old Vespa scooters into office furniture 11 days ago on Autoblog Green

As cool as vintage Vespa scooters are – which would be very cool indeed, if you ask us – there's no debate that the old air-cooled, two-stroke, single cylinder engines are extremely damaging to the environment. Of course, it seems like such a shame to let all those pretty Italian ...

Small-car surge stymies auto electronics growth 12 days ago on Autoblog Green

Over the last decade, the electronic content of new cars has climbed steadily as features like navigation, satellite radio, MP3 and Bluetooth interfaces have become increasingly common, even on mainstream models. However, this year's recession combined with the dramatic slow down in overall ...

HFO-1234yf: Get used to hearing it 14 days ago on Autoblog Green

What the heck is HFO-1234yf? That's the name of a new refrigerant that's reportedly 350-times less damaging to the atmosphere than the current HFC-134a (or 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane, if you prefer). You may recall that today's refrigerant was actually put into widespread use back in the early ...

Studies Say: a wrap up from the green car front: "Internalize the Externalities," more 14 days ago on Autoblog Green

This is a particularly busy time for studies trying to understand the impact of green vehicles. Here's a quick round-up: Paul Scott writes that, for anyone to fairly compare driving plug-in vehicles and gasoline-powered ones, we need a better understanding of the "exernalities" of fossil ...

Not good: Tesla Roadster, Toyota Prius and VW Touareg meet with disastrous results 14 days ago on Autoblog Green

Ouch. A three-way crash between a Tesla Roadtser, Toyota Prius and a VW Touareg didn't leave a pretty scene behind, but it appears that at least the Tesla driver walked away with only minor bruises. We don't know what happened to the occupants of the other vehicles. According to Autopia, it ...

Dell prepares for plug-ins with solar-powered parking lot 15 days ago on Autoblog Green

Dell has just completed construction of a Solar Grove from Envision Solar that not only produces carbon-free energy for their corporate headquarters in Round Rock, Texas but can also provide power to parked plug-in vehicles. Connected to the eleven "trees" are two CleanCharge stations which ...

Opposite World: Is traffic good for the environment? 18 days ago on Autoblog Green

Traffic congestion is good for the environment. Wait, come again? Are we talking about Bizarro World here? Actually, according to Wall Street Journal writer David Owen, excessive congestion can actually be a good thing when it convinces drivers to explorer transportation alternatives instead of ...

Two years in, hydrogen fuel cell bet causing some strangeness 18 days ago on Autoblog Green

It's difficult to pick the strangest part of Greg Blencoe's post today about his ongoing bet with Joe Romm over the viability of hydrogen cars. It could be the hubris, the feeling of unquestioned "win" ahead for Blencoe (who, of course) came down on the pro-hydrogen-soon of the bet. But what's ...

REPORT: Michigan universities returning their electrical vehicles because of poor performance 19 days ago on Autoblog Green

Three Michigan universities are not happy with their electric vehicle, and want their money back. Actually, two have already returned their EVs, which were purchased on a trial basis, and Central Michigan University would like to do the same. Citing poor performance, especially during the cold ...

Survey Says: Fuel economy now more important than cup holders 20 days ago on Autoblog Green

We Americans are a strange bunch... at least according to all of our European friends. Our love for all things that hold cups in cars is known 'round the wold as a uniquely American obsession, and it's one of the first things that we tend to check when it comes time for that new car test drive. ...

It's Friday: Is this the World's Most Miserly VW Bus? 21 days ago on Autoblog Green

Way before it was particularly popular to do so, Volkswagen was offering people movers in various shapes and sizes with small-displacement engines that offered up very favorable fuel mileage. Of course, the most famous of the old air-cooled VWs is the Beetle, a car so iconic that it was revived ...

BMW X6 and Honda Crosstour: The shape of things to come? 22 days ago on Autoblog Green

According to Wired, a trend is emerging from the design studios of some of the world's top automakers, and it may be spreading like wildfire as you read this. We're talking about cars like the recently-unveiled BMW X6, Honda Crosstour and Audi A5 Sportback. Squint a bit and its not too hard to ...

Blog Action Day: just another bloggy day 'round here; one big discussion around the Internet 23 days ago on Autoblog Green

In a sense, every day is Blog Action Day here at AutoblogGreen. We figure our posts can be funny or serious, but they all intend to do at least a little something to get people to reconsider how much energy is needed to get around. In our view, the less, the better, and we're excited by some of the ...

Ford tells us where hybrids are most popular 23 days ago on Autoblog Green

According to data just released by Ford, it is sometimes possible to pigeonhole certain areas of the country with specific colors and engine combinations. We could hazard a few guesses as to why hybrids sell like hotcakes in San Francisco, Seattle, LA, Washington and Boston, but we'll leave those ...

Electric Bicycle World Tour to last three years, well under way 24 days ago on Autoblog Green

While some think driving around the world in 80 days is a good way to promote the environmentally-friendly possibilities of electric transport, others prefer to take the slow road. In this case, three years worth of slow road. This past May, Guin Valls set out from Beijing, China on a journey ...

Toyota named UK's cleanest automaker 24 days ago on Autoblog Green

2009 Toyota iQ - Click above for high-res image gallery Toyota is the cleanest automaker in the UK. This is the finding of Cleangreencars, which calculated that Toyota has the cleanest average lineup, taking into account CO2 emissions averaged with car sales. Toyota achieved this figure by ...

It's Friday: Neiman Marcus Christmas Book includes electric Cupcake Car 29 days ago on Autoblog Green

Looking for an electric car that you can actually purchase today? Sure, there's the Tesla Roadster, but that car costs over a hundred grand. How 'bout a new four-wheeled electric vehicle that can be had for just $25,000? Sound more like what you've been waiting for? Good news, then. Joining the ...

Dear Santa: Mission One number two on Neiman Marcus Christmas Book Fantasy List 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Dear Santa, How are you? I am fine. I know I once said that if you would bring me a puppy for Christmas I would never bother you for anything ever again, but that was a long time ago and I'm hoping you've forgotten. Anyway, the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book just arrived and the second item ...

AltCar 2009: NuTech battery swap trailer is fresh, kind of crazy 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

The most interesting electric vehicle concept product we saw at the AltCar expo in Santa Monica this weekend was the automatic battery charger and changer from NuTech Energy Solutions. Since the idea is a new one from Peter Capizzo and his business partner Glenda Dubak, all they had to show was ...

VIDEO: RSD's DeLorean soap box racer consumes 1.21 gigawatts of Red Bull 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads. Only parking lots... plus a few small jumps and a high-banked turn. Oh, and we'll also need a bit of gravity, which is all that's powering Roland Sands Design's soap box derby racer. Built in the shape of a certain famous DeLorean time machine, ...

It's Friday: Roland Sands Design builds DeLorean-inspired soapbox racer 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

The way we see it, if you're gonna build a soap box racer that looks like a car, why not do it with some style? That's exactly what notable custom motorcycle builder Roland Sands and his team have set out to do. The plan is to build a gravity-driven racer in the form of a time machine-spec ...

REPORT: Will it blend? Not if CARB has anything to say about it 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Will it blend? If the answer is no – as was the case with the boron steel used to create the latest Ford Fiesta – perhaps all that's needed is a more powerful blender (insert appropriate Tim Allen-esque grunting sounds here) complete with handlebars and a twist-grip throttle? Enter ...

Spanish "green insurance" company offers all kinds of incentives, including a free bike 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Spanish insurer MMT is currently offering a "green insurance policy" called ecopóliza that uses all kind of green incentives to attract customers. Purchasers of this package can not only get their legally-required insurance coverage, but they also get a tree planted in their name to offset ...

Total CEO's warning: invest now or oil might not be plentiful in 2010 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Speaking of discussing how to spend government money with an eye to the future, the CEO of the oil company Total said that the world is not prepared for the oil demands of the next decade and needs to invest in finding and tapping into new oil reserves. Speaking to the BBC, Christophe de Margerie ...

Ener1 invades Europe; totally cool, though 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

The fact that many of the emerging electric vehicles are from European companies, as demonstrated at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, has not been lost on the company behind Enerdel's lithium batteries. And how could it be? Ener1 already has existing arrangements with Th!nk, Fisker and Volvo and ...

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