How Ford Lost Focus

Nice piece of reporting by Mother Jones on how Bill Ford wanted to increase production of more environmentally-sound products but was restricted by market forces. Shows the difficulty of investment in green tech.

AutoblogGreen

AutoblogGreen was mentioned today on Talking Points Memo as being an essential site on green automotive technology.

Automobile Manufacturing Idea

Neil Young (yes, Neil Young the famous rocker) has an interesting article on HuffPo on how to keep American automakers working while they retool to make more energy efficient cars. I'm not enough of an engineer to judge its feasibility, but I'm all for people coming up with innovative ideas. We need lots of them right now, because there are so many crises to deal with and because not all of the ideas will pan out.

Green Tech: Popular Mechanic's page on Green Cars

Popular Mechanics has a page called Drive Green which has many articles on green automotive technology, alternative fuels, getting the most from your gas, and more. Kudos to them.

Green Resource: Edmunds Green Car Guide

Edmunds is a leading source of information on buying cars, both used and new. They now have this Green Car Guide which gives all sorts of information on the most fuel-efficient cars. Includes information on alternative fuels vehicles. Great site!