Jun
26
New Content! We’re back…
June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
GreenWheels Blog lives! We’re back to bring you more exciting, sustainable auto news after an extended absense (sorry). We’ve got lots of big stories planned on hybrid cars, clean diesels, full electric technology, sustainable supercars, the cost of driving hybrids, sound problems and more… stay tuned! - GWB
Jun
26
Hybrid desires at a peak - JD Power
June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
JD Power and Associates (one of the biggest and most respected producers of auto-market statistics) has come out and confirmed to us what we already suspected: people are getting big into hybrids. A staggering 72% of consumers surveyed by JD claimed that they would definitely be interested in having hybrid power under the hood of their next vehicle. This is up from under 60% back in 2005. Read more
May
12
Mercedes’ new Diesel superpower
May 12, 2008 | 2 Comments
Earlier this month we saw the 150th anniversary of Rudolf Diesel’s birth (the clue to his fame is in his name) in Germany. What better way to celebrate such an event than with a range of new engines that use the very fuel of the man himself? Well, with the impeccable timing and quality launch that they are famed for - that is exactly what Daimler Chrysler’s German Mercedes Benz brand have done. Read more
Apr
30
GM Hybrid Cars for China
April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
General Motors have announced that China is high up on their list as they role out an ever increasing amount of Hybrid Cars and Hybrid SUV’s into an ever larger geographical market. Since its entry into the huge Chinese market in 2006, the Prius has been the only mass-produced Hybrid Car available to eco-conscious Chinese consumers (a market which is growing rapidly in Chinese cities just as quickly as other parts of the globe). That looks set to change with the announcement that GM will be opening up the market with another hybrid model - the Buick Lacrosse. Read more
Apr
28
Hybrid Conversion - the Future for Your Car?
April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Hybrid Car news is generally pretty mundane, but not today. MIRA (Motor Industry Research Association) in Great Britain are today claiming to have found the Holy Grail of Hybrid Technology. That is, a Conversion kit - not for Biodiesel or LPG, but to convert an average car, your car, to Hybrid Electric power. Read more
Apr
22
The $16,000 ZENN city car
April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The catchilly titled Zero Emission No Noise (ZENN) car manufacturers have produced a car which they think will revolutionise the way we look at city driving, if not the open highway. Their vision includes small, square, very bright, very cheerful cars with personality, attitude and environmental credentials to be proud of - if the ZENN City Car is anything to go by. Read more
Apr
21
Looking forward to Fiat Hybrids
April 21, 2008 | 1 Comment
Fiat, the troubled and reviving Italian automaker has seen a turbulent few years in its history during the first half of this decade. However, the Italians are hoping that the success of the small and much commended new Fiat 500 will sustain them through to their next big regeneration scheme - hybrid cars and vans in production by 2011. Read more
Apr
20
Mercedes starts its Green advance
April 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Mercedes have, until now, hung back from launching into the green-rush that other manufacturers seem to have been undertaking in a desperate attempt to peg out their section of this new niche in consumer demand. Mercedes approach has always been to put together strong cars and take their time until they are just right - it looks like this patience has been applied here and now, or in the near future at least, the German Daimler Chrysler brand will be coming to the market with a very strong, very green lineup. Read more
Apr
19
Jaguar XF wins prestigious Diesel Award
April 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Great Britain has had a long love affair with diesel powered cars and their high mpg characteristics for only marginal increases in fuel price. In the UK the What Diesel journal Car of the Year Award is therefore a much more prestigious title than its name suggests. This year the Jaguar XF sedan came out on top, in the eyes of the What Diesel judges, to take the most prestigious ‘executive diesel’ spot in the run down of awards. Read more
Apr
18
A look at the 2008 Chevy Malibu Hybrid
April 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Chevrolet’s 2008 Malibu is a good car, but the hybrid might just be better! Take a regular Malibu sedan and add over 33% onto its fuel economy (both urban and highway) and then see what you get for a little over $22,000 base price, a good deal? Read more
