Automobile Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 12:04:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 84 mpg Elio Motors Three-Wheeler Gets New Production Plant in Louisiana https://www.greenoptimistic.com/84-mpg-elio-motors-three-wheeler-gets-new-production-plant-louisiana-20140110/ Fri, 10 Jan 2014 18:35:48 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=44984 The auto industry is currently in a massive state of transition, and because of this new and exciting landscape, big opportunities are available for those with a compelling product. Elio Motors, with their ingenious design for a sub-7k, 84 MPG tandem-three wheeler, has been poster child for this brave new world, and they are now ready to take the next step […]

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]]> 44984 Europe's Car-Originated CO2 Emissions Fell 3.7 Percent in 2010 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/europe-co2-emissions-2010-20110629/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/europe-co2-emissions-2010-20110629/#respond Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:04:40 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=19303 Unlike the U.S., Europe is well-known for its low emission cars, small and highly-efficient engines. A recent EU report claims Europe's fuel efficiency has even risen in 2010, bringing carbon emissions down about 3.7 percent. The target is to reach 130 grams of CO2 per kilometer by 2015.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/europe-co2-emissions-2010-20110629/feed/ 0 19303 Electric Smart For Two Available Starting 2012 Promises to be More Fun https://www.greenoptimistic.com/electric-smart-for-two-available-starting-2012-promises-to-be-more-fun-20091009/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/electric-smart-for-two-available-starting-2012-promises-to-be-more-fun-20091009/#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:21:38 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=4690 Daimler AG plans to introduce its electric Smart for Two by the end of this year. Serial production of this model will only start in 2012 in the plant from Hambach, France.

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