Green Options » Focus http://greenoptions.com/tag/focus Posts tagged 'Focus' Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:48:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Jay Leno’s New Show Will Put Guests In An Electric Car http://gas2.org/2009/09/10/jay-lenos-new-show-will-put-guests-in-an-electric-car/ http://gas2.org/2009/09/10/jay-lenos-new-show-will-put-guests-in-an-electric-car/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:48:31 +0000 Christopher DeMorro http://gas2.org/2009/09/10/jay-lenos-new-show-will-put-guests-in-an-electric-car/

Any Top Gear fans here? (editor’s note: ME!!!) In case you don’t know, Top Gear is a British television show where the three hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May embark on odd and hilarious adventures involving automobiles. One segment places “Stars in a reasonably priced car”, having them compete for track times in an economy car.

Jay Leno is using this idea for his new show on NBC, “The Jay Leno Show,” but putting a twist on it. Rather than putting stars in a Chevy Lancetti like Top Gear, Leno will have his guests racing in the “Green Car Challenge.” The vehicle of choice?  The upcoming all-electric Ford Focus BEV.

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]]> http://gas2.org/2009/09/10/jay-lenos-new-show-will-put-guests-in-an-electric-car/feed/ Ford Says EcoBoost With a Straight Face http://gas2.org/2009/01/14/ford-says-ecoboost-with-a-straight-face/ http://gas2.org/2009/01/14/ford-says-ecoboost-with-a-straight-face/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:12:29 +0000 Marc Rose http://gas2.org/2009/01/14/ford-says-ecoboost-with-a-straight-face/ Well, actually I wasn’t there, at the Detroit Auto Show, but it stands to reason that someone from Ford uttered those words, near a rotating platform, without breaking into a laugh.  I’m willing to go on record, though, with the prediction that Ford’s new engine, the EcoBoost, will bear a new nameplate within two years. In a world fixated on what is sustainable, that name is simply not.

EcoBoost MedallionThe name of Ford’s new V6 engine seems to imply that power is somehow boosted by some naturally occurring and environmentally sustainable green technology, like tree leaves, or a river.  Cars are a long way from being environmentally friendly, regardless of the technology that’s been developed and put into hybrid and electric cars.  Electrical outlets don’t grow own trees, and in fact, much of the electricity we use is powered by coal, not exactly a clean or sustainable technology.

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