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The German company Loremo (short for low-resistance mobile) released a turbodiesel sportscar at last September´s Frankfurt International Auto Show capable of a whopping 117 mpg and range of no less than 621 miles. They also plan on hybrid and electric models, and even one that runs on vegetable oil.
High-mileage-sportscar may sound like an oxymoron, and it’s a fair question to ask what was sacrificed to get 117 MPG out of this sleek, sporty-looking turbo-diesel, which is available in two models: a 2-cylinder LS and a 3-cylinder GT.
Besides the cool-looking flip-up lid and snazzy interior, Loremo’s real innovation (if the name was any hint) is based on two fuel economy fundamentals: substantially reducing weight and drag.
By Kira Marchenese •
October 3, 2007
The author of today’s post, Sheryl Canter, is an Online Writer and Editorial Manager at Environmental Defense.
Total greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks is a function of three factors: amount of driving, fuel economy, and carbon emissions per gallon of fuel (the "three-legged stool [PDF]"). The news media tend to focus on the latter two factors, but how much people drive has a huge impact.
A new report published by the
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By happyhighways •
October 1, 2007
Using this Driving Directions and Fuel Efficiency Tool you can calculate the dollar and environmental cost of your daily commute, or almost any other type of trip you make in your car. The various ways we can reduce our fuel consumption have been widely published, but many people do not understand the impact each change in their driving behavior will make.
Last week, I attended a driving event at the GM Proving Ground in Milford MI. Driving through the campus, there were several places where roads converged at roundabouts (sometimes also known as rotaries) rather than intersections with stop signs. (I’ll have more to say about the content of that event later.) But even before I arrived, I had gone through a couple more roundabouts on the roads in Milford, MI,
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By Amy Stodghill •
August 20, 2007
Unless you live in a big city with an efficient public transportation system, you probably have to drive. A lot. Here are a few ways you can drive less, save on gas and cut your personal CO2 emissions all at the same time.
Walk. It may not feasible to run your errands by walking, but there are times when you can walk instead of driving, especially when going from store
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By EcoGeek Blog •
August 9, 2007
I just saw a kinda disturbing article on fark.com and wondered what you would think of it. Could walking really be worse of the environment than driving?
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article2195538.ece
Seulswalker
Seulswalker,
When I read your question, I assumed that there was no way the article had any credibility… that it was written by an angsty high school student who was sick of people telling him what to do. But I was wrong, and that is scary.
Someone took
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Publisher's Note: Look at the date this was written before getting too mad at Patrick. 
After giving it considerable thought over the past few months, I decided to stop walking to work.
I don’t live terribly far from my job (just a few blocks, in fact), and so when I first accepted the job, I make the decision to walk to work each day. But I’ve been finding myself late to work many days, because
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By Kelli Best-Oliver •
February 22, 2007
Many of us remember turning 16, getting our driver's license, and feeling that freedom of being able to get to wherever we wanted. I was a lucky one: my parents bought me a car right off the bat. However, that car was not exactly, oh, a Prius. My '84 Cutlass Ciera (with sweet whitewall tires and a Grateful Dead sticker) guzzled gas, but at less than a buck a gallon in '96,
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