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[automobiles.com] It’s odd since when most people think of green cars , their minds probably don’t jump to BMW, but in the eyes of Dow Jones, when you look at the full life cycle of BMW vehicles (from production to end of life recycling), along with their … is BMW really the “most sustainable automobile company worldwide”?

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[EcoGeek.org] MINI-E Makes World Premiere at LA Auto Show: Even though the MINI-E packs a 150 kW motor, can do 0-60 in 8.5 seconds, and tops out at 95 mph, it didn't make a sound as it rolled off of the stage. To underline the efficiency of their new offering, MINI pointed out that the car could drive 5.5 miles on just 1kW (about 10 cents) of energy.

[Urban Mixer Blog] Auto West BMW Opening | Urban Mixer Blog: City of Richmond. In an innovative approach to automobile retailing, the new facility utilizes a number of eco-friendly .

[cars] Editorial: Luxury Carmakers Hoisted nigh Their Own Petard, The ...: The falling tide of the supranational money-making meltdown has immoderate Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Lexus and Mercedes stranded, flopping 'round on the metaphorical deviate, gasping voyage of discovery of the oxygen of economic .Responsibility may let in never been so reassuring, but with three unfashionable of the five videos emphasizing encourage concision, the mutate in Bimmer's marketing repute attention is apparent.

[Worldcarfans: American] Fisker Announces NA Dealer Network - Worldcarfans: IRVINE, Calif., March 24 -- Premium green automaker Fisker Automotive has appointed its first group of North American retailers to market and service its luxury plug-in hybrid vehicles, beginning with the $87,900, 100mpg Karma sedan later this year. Thirty-two award-winning retailers have confirmed their intent to carry the Fisker marquee.

[EcoGeek.org] The LA Auto Show's 5 Most Exciting Green Cars: I'm personally glad that the auto show selected the Jetta as their #1, hopefully it will help repair the bad rep of diesel -- which potentially has a bright future in the eco-friendly auto industry. MINI has plans to bring their diesel to the US, as do a number of other manufacturers.

[Twilight Earth] The Twilight Earth Green Friend Force - Weekly Greenosphere Pics: BMW, one of my favorite automobile manufacturers because they do it right, is hoping to come out with what they are calling the City/Project i in 2012 or 2013. It will be a small little city car (smaller than the Honda Fit) and will be powered by an electric motor, meeting California’s Zero-Emission-Vehicle (ZEV) requirements.

[Autoblog Green] "Eco-facilities" are coming; Fisker Automotive signs up 32 dealers ...: Doolan led BMW NA and Volvo Cars NA to record sales in the 1990s and 2000s, and in so doing built solid relationships with top retail principals. "Our retail partners are our most important assets," he said.

[Pogue's Posts] The Bottom Line of the Eco Balance Sheet - Pogue's Posts Blog ...: If one’s real concern is weening off of foreign oil and saving the planet, then the best reason I’ve heard not to buy a Prius goes something like this: Let’s say the objective were to get to Canada as quickly as possible and doing so will save the planet. By mistake, we set out at 100 mph going south towards Mexico instead of north towards Canada.

[drive blog] drive blog: Should Australia bother building big cars?: In the first half of 2007, foreign investment in the Russian economy doubled year-on-year, reaching $60.3 billion.[107] In 2000 total investment in fixed assets was $40 billion, giving growth of 300% by 2006 when it reached $120 billion.[104] A simpler, more streamlined tax code adopted in 2001 reduced the tax burden on people, and dramatically increased state revenue.[108] Russia has a flat personal income tax rate of 13 percent. This ranks it as the country with the second most attractive personal tax system for single managers in the world after the United Arab Emirates, according to a 2007 survey by investment services firm Mercer Human Resource Consulting.[109][110] The federal budget has run surpluses since 2001 and ended 2007 with a surplus of 6% of GDP.[1] Over the past several years, Russia has used oil revenues from its Stabilization Fund of the Russian Federation to prepay all Soviet-era sovereign debt to Paris Club creditors and the IMF.[1] Oil export earnings have allowed Russia to increase its foreign reserves from $12 billion in 1999 to some $470 billion at the end of 2007, the third largest reserves in the world.[1] The country has also been able to substantially reduce its formerly massive foreign debt.[111]

[EcoGeek.org] Jack Nicholson Hocks Hydrogen Cars in the '70s: With newer and improved battery like the lithium-ion available today, that EV-1 would have traveled with a higher range at this point in time and GM could have possibly redeemed itself as the number one auto maker instead of Toyota...

[Zarickberger's Blog] Can Alcan claim to be the best?: Customers include: Audi, BMW, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Ferrari, Ford, GMC, Jaguar,. Land Rover, Lincoln, Mercedes-Benz, Morgan, Oldsmobile, Opel, Peugeot, Porsche, Pontiac,.

[GM FastLane] An Open Letter to Gerald Sindell of The Huffington Post | GM FastLane: post letter is what is killing GM. Even though it is not the same company that it was a decade ago, or merely a few years ago, in addition to the massive restructuring occurring as we speak, no matter what comes out malibu, cruze, traverse, even if you bring them from europe, astra and aura or G8 from australia (all highly praised autos by auto journals everywhere) it seems the only way to change opinions is to simply flat out destroy the competition i.e.

[Engine Block - al.com] Alabama getting a Fisker dealership - Engine Block - al.com: Doolan led BMW NA and Volvo Cars NA to record sales in the 1990s and 2000s, and in so doing built solid relationships with top retail principals. "Our retail partners are our most important assets," he said.

[GM FastLane] It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time”¦ | GM FastLane: You might even argue that you could not get the price down low enough to sell it as a Chevrolet (the Caprice Holden currently builds for export costs significantly more than the G8””as the Daewoo Veritas with 3.6 V6, a base price of over $US 41K, as the Chinese-built Buick Park Avenue with 3.6 V6, nearly $US 57K, as the base 3.6 L Holden Statesman, over $US 49K), and allow for fluctuations in the exchange rate. This price range should be occupied by a large Buick (the Lucerne comes close), but as with the old PA, it’s a tough sell when a DTS is not much more expensive.

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[drive blog] drive blog: Should local car makers specialise in hybrids?: Even if those young males had to choose between a Prius and a V8 Ute, and they get the cars for free, the fuel they pay will not be for free, and considering that a V8 Ute uses much more fuel than a Prius, those young males who want to save money will opt for the Prius. Young males generally aren't rich because they're too young to save enough money over their life.

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