AutoblogGreen for 04.18.08
Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green
What would it take to drop greenhouse gases by 50 percent by the 2030s? An EPA representative says a 75 mpg CAFE standard. Yikes. That sounds like a lot, but the mpge of an electric vehicle can handle it, and we find two new EVs over in Beijing this weekend, the Great Wall Peri EV and the BYD e6 electric MPV. As for the American RE-EV, here’s a clarification on those Chevy Volt mule spy shots that are floating around.
- Beijing 2008 Preview: Great Wall Peri EV
- Beijing 2008: BYD e6 electric MPV, possible production EV in two years
- SAE Congress ‘08: EPA rep says 75 mpg required by 2030s to reach GHG goals
- SAE Congress ‘08: the scoop on Emitec’s diesel particulate filters
- SAE Congress ‘08: Q&A with Dr. Patil of Compact Power
- Clarification of the Chevy Volt mule spy shots
- eBay find of the day: non-electric Detroit Electric
- Tjaarda and HST International now taking orders for all-electric Mustang and Shelby Cobra
- Production Volkswagen up! coming in 2010
- Guangzhou’s Armada buys 207 hybrid buses
- Shell chief sees H2 difficulties
- ISE and Crane Carrier Company will build series hybrid trash trucks
- Toyota chimes in to support Larry Burns’ call for hydrogen investment
- VIDEO: Raining elephants? The sky is falling!
- Diesel demand prompts Continental to expand Czech plant
- Britain to get new electric van by July
- Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution features new turbo diesel engine, will race Dakar
- Can advanced drivetrain tech bring in buyers?
- Piemonte H-Due concept: possible Segway competitor?
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