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Jon LeSageLONG BEACH, CA
Jon LeSage is Automotive Editor, Green Initiatives at Automotive Digest. He writes for and edits online newsletter Automotive Digest Weekly Green, which goes out to the auto industry and green vehicle shoppers, daily blog Green Machine Digest and Facebook and Twitter pages.
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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Chevrolet GPS Smart App for a Mere $50
Not long ago, it cost a few hundred backs to have a GPS tracking system in your car’s dashboard or attached by a chord. Pretty soon, you’ll be able to buy a car connected to a navigation smart app for … Continue reading
Posted in fuel economy, telematics
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Chevrolet’s Volt Commercial on NPR Highlighting Airbag Safety
While driving to work and listening to National Public Radio’s news program, you’ll hear a prominent commercial for the Chevy Volt and its eight airbags. It raised the questions of why GM chose NPR and why the ad focuses on … Continue reading
Posted in electric vehicles, EVs, plug-in electric vehicle, safety
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St. Patty’s Day Green Cars to Consider
What will tomorrow look like for you? Corned beef and cabbage? Green ale with a shamrock chaser? Take a look at this article on another version of green – hybrids, EVs, and alt-fuel vehicles in the European market, some of … Continue reading
Posted in alternative fuel, electric vehicles, EVs, Green marketing, hybrid
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No Longer Just Car Guys, More like Mobility Champions
Things are changing seismically for the global auto industry, whether you’re talking about electric vehicles or driverless cars. Pike Research senior analyst John Gartner wrote: In mature automotive markets that may have already hit peak car sales, the companies formerly … Continue reading
Recalls Won’t Go Away – Just Ask Fisker
While Toyota gets ribbed for taking so long to put a plug-in electric vehicle on the market (testing the plug-in Prius with fleets long before rolling it out to retail dealer lots), perhaps there is something wise about going that … Continue reading
Green Automotive Digest on Life Support But Coming Back
Green Automotive Digest has been on hiatus since early December, and will be starting up again in early April. The format will be changing and will be closer to the monthly publication I started in February called Green Auto Market. … Continue reading
Posted in Battery, Biofuels, charging stations, clean transportation, climate change, Connectivity, Corn ethanol, electric vehicles, emissions, EVs, Fuel cell vehicles, fuel economy, gasoline prices, Green Auto Market, Green Automotive Digest, Green cars, Green Machine Digest, Green marketing, Green technology, green transportation, green vehicles, Greentech, hybrid, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, Lithium ion batteries, MPG, natural gas vehicles, plug-in electric vehicle, Renewable energy, sustainability
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Why Gas Prices Are So High, and Why Fuel Surcharges & Taxes Won’t Work
The Los Angeles Times business section did a Q&A on why gas prices are so high. As for why gasoline prices are going up so high, some of that has to do with the price of a barrel of oil … Continue reading
Posted in fuel economy, gasoline prices
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Clashing Over the “Greenness” of Natural Gas
The Sierra Club just released a statement to members explaining why you should speak up to your legislator to oppose exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) to other countries. The reason for this, according to the statement, is “fracking” or hydraulic … Continue reading
What it Will Take for Green Vehicles to Go Mainstream
Sales figures for plug-in electric vehicles are not exciting. They don’t seem to have taken off this year. For green vehicles to become mainstream mass-market, it’s going to take some time – several years from now. In my opinion he … Continue reading