PartsHub.net » Green http://partshub.net Auto and Truck Parts - All Brands Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:00:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Green Chinese carmaker putting roots in L.A. http://partshub.net/green-chinese-carmaker-putting-roots-in-l-a/ http://partshub.net/green-chinese-carmaker-putting-roots-in-l-a/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 23:00:13 +0000 PartsHub.net http://partshub.net/green-chinese-carmaker-putting-roots-in-l-a/ A rapidly expanding manufacturer of all-electric cars, solar panels and other green products from China announced Friday it will open a North American headquarters in Los Angeles, with plans to begin selling autos in the U.S. by the end of the year.
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]]> http://partshub.net/green-chinese-carmaker-putting-roots-in-l-a/feed/ 0 Hydrogen tries to catch up in green car race http://partshub.net/hydrogen-tries-to-catch-up-in-green-car-race/ http://partshub.net/hydrogen-tries-to-catch-up-in-green-car-race/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:00:21 +0000 PartsHub.net http://partshub.net/hydrogen-tries-to-catch-up-in-green-car-race/ Laboratory assistant Miriam Grueneberg shows a model of a 250-fold enlargement of a hydrogen storage device using a glass capillary structure. The new containers would be much lighter than current hydrogen tanks — one major problem with using the fuel in cars.Hydrogen, one of Earth’s most abundant elements, once was seen as the answer to the petroleum-driven car: easy to produce, available everywhere and nonpolluting.



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]]> http://partshub.net/hydrogen-tries-to-catch-up-in-green-car-race/feed/ 0 N.Y. auto show has a definite global feel http://partshub.net/n-y-auto-show-has-a-definite-global-feel-2/ http://partshub.net/n-y-auto-show-has-a-definite-global-feel-2/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:00:26 +0000 PartsHub.net http://partshub.net/n-y-auto-show-has-a-definite-global-feel-2/ Who says that green means boring? The Infiniti Essence concept car has an electric assist motor that generates 592 horsepower when combined with its V6.Automakers are increasingly building and selling variations of the same model in global markets rather than developing models specifically for each market.



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]]> http://partshub.net/n-y-auto-show-has-a-definite-global-feel-2/feed/ 0 N.Y. auto show has a definite global feel http://partshub.net/n-y-auto-show-has-a-definite-global-feel/ http://partshub.net/n-y-auto-show-has-a-definite-global-feel/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:30:09 +0000 PartsHub.net http://partshub.net/n-y-auto-show-has-a-definite-global-feel/ Who says that green means boring? The Infiniti Essence concept car has an electric assist motor that generates 592 horsepower when combined with its V6.Automakers are increasingly building and selling variations of the same model in global markets rather than developing models specifically for each market.



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]]> http://partshub.net/n-y-auto-show-has-a-definite-global-feel/feed/ 0 Top green car concepts from Geneva show http://partshub.net/top-green-car-concepts-from-geneva-show/ http://partshub.net/top-green-car-concepts-from-geneva-show/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:30:10 +0000 PartsHub.net http://partshub.net/top-green-car-concepts-from-geneva-show/ Virtually every carmaker showed off their latest fuel-saving technologies — from advanced diesel hybrids to fully electric vehicles — at the Geneva Motor Show. Here are some of the best concept cars.



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]]> http://partshub.net/top-green-car-concepts-from-geneva-show/feed/ 0 Auto Review: 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid: Green but dull http://partshub.net/auto-review-2010-ford-fusion-hybrid-green-but-dull/ http://partshub.net/auto-review-2010-ford-fusion-hybrid-green-but-dull/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:30:14 +0000 PartsHub.net http://partshub.net/auto-review-2010-ford-fusion-hybrid-green-but-dull/ If you are a Ford fan and your goal is to maximize every fume of gasoline you probably will quickly fall in love with the Fusion Hybrid.
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]]> http://partshub.net/auto-review-2010-ford-fusion-hybrid-green-but-dull/feed/ 0 GREENER MACHINES: Ford expands use of biomaterials in production to reduce need for foreign oil http://partshub.net/greener-machines-ford-expands-use-of-biomaterials-in-production-to-reduce-need-for-foreign-oil/ http://partshub.net/greener-machines-ford-expands-use-of-biomaterials-in-production-to-reduce-need-for-foreign-oil/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:30:11 +0000 PartsHub.net http://partshub.net/greener-machines-ford-expands-use-of-biomaterials-in-production-to-reduce-need-for-foreign-oil/ Deep inside the laboratories of Ford Motor Co.’s research and innovation center, one lab feels a lot more like a witch’s pantry than a place for developing the green cars and trucks of the future. The work that goes on in this Dearborn lab — replacing petroleum-based car parts with natural, renewable ones — isn’t exactly what most Americans think about when considering environmentally friendly cars.
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]]> http://partshub.net/auto-review-2008-toyota-prius-try-to-find-one/feed/ 0 Natgas cars: Clean, green, going nowhere http://partshub.net/natgas-cars-clean-green-going-nowhere/ http://partshub.net/natgas-cars-clean-green-going-nowhere/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:48:07 +0000 PartsHub.net http://partshub.net/natgas-cars-clean-green-going-nowhere/ The Honda Civic GX looks like any other Honda Civic, but unlike ordinary Civics, the car is powered by natural gas.For drivers getting hammered by high pump prices, the Honda Civic GX, fueled by natural gas, would seem like an ideal option. But the alternative energy source faces challenges.





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