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One of the most prominent icons in the history of Formula One racing is known as Gordon Murray. He is a 5-time Formula One champion and a car designer, has turned into making green cars and able to highlight the T27 model after designing the first model called T25. Gordon became the McLaren’s F1 Head Designer who created the gas powered T25 that was able to achieved almost 100mpg on a future rally called the Brighton to London. On the other hand, the new T27 has a new feature like the electric motor and it is totally green in its own way. 

Formula One racing has never been the same as it goes green next year. It is based on the stakeholder’s agreement to utilize a brand new type of engine for grand prix which is set on the year 2013. It is likely that the Formula One race cars will be officially transformed into eco-friendly next gen race cars in the near future. According to the F1 big green press announcement, there will be new rules set by FIA and it is certainly confirmed by the governing body. On the other hand, Ferrari and Mercedes was quite hesitant with the move considering that it will be an additional cost and saying that it was an unnecessary expense during the time when the Formula One is planning to lessen its cost. Although, the set of rules had already been agreed by the committee, the spokesman of Ferrari said that, “if it was not announced by the world council, he would be surprised.” This new development would be adding more cost grounds and he had a few concerns regarding this plan. However, he stated that if there is an agreement, we must work accordingly.
This “Green” engine grand prix car advocacy is said to be based on reflection towards the trend of the road car fuel efficiency and to make it more recognizable in the world of auto racing. Thus, it will augment the demands and supply of these types of engines for the coming years and for the next generation as well. Currently, Formula race cars are using the 2.4 liters V8s engine which will become a history very soon. The new type of “green” cars will be using a 1.6 liters with 4 cylinder turbo engines that have fuel control, and the so-called energy recovery systems. It is possible that the F1 organization will be switching to a green technology, as well as using cleaner fuels that will be beneficial in the auto racing industry for the years to come.

Green Car Journal chose the Honda Civic natural Gas as the 2012 Green Car of the Year in a ceremony held at the L.A. Auto Show. 
The Civic was commented for being a certified EPA cleanest running internal combustion vehicle while being the only assembly-lined produced natural gas passenger car model sold in the US. Ron Cogan, publisher and editor of Green Cars Journal said in a statement that Honda is the only natural gas vehicle running on the US highways and the recognition has been long overdue for the Civic natural gas model.
He also added that this new generation of Civic natural Gas has more fuel efficiency, a handsome exterior and roomy interiors and the exclusive tailpipe emission level that is still unavailable to any other internal combustion production automobiles. The Civic was chosen by its running on a clean fuel which is domestically available and cost less than regular gasoline by 30%.
The Civic is a fifth generation model and has a retail value of not more than $26,000 and was picked up as a standout among the five finalists including Ford’s Focus Electric (Fusion and Fortune 500)the Toyota Prius, Mitsubishi, and the Volkswagen Passat TDI.
Green Car Award is an annual recognition of the car model that has contributed to the Green advocacy and the utilization of technology to produce vehicles that are ecology friendly. Only cars that were newly launched or introduced or have completely undergone a redesigning technology in the past year are eligible to win the prestigious award. Chevrolet Volt as the previous winner. watch?v=7PqxusGisYs&feature=player_embedded
In a related ceremony, the Volkswagen Passant was judged Car of the Year after a proposal for a new federal gas mileage rules as imposed for reducing independency on foreign oil and for improving fuel efficiency with an average gas mileage of 54.5 miles per galoon by car model year 2015.
The new rules will generally add more thousands of dollars to the cost of a new car but proponents of the rules are optimistic that the money saved from spending less gas will outweighs the additional cost over dealerships and retails. As of now only a few car manufacturers are looking positively at the new ruling.
Green Car Journal is crossing fingers that by 2015, more participants will fight for the prestigious award and hope by the coming years all vehicles running on the road are a certified green car.

The world is increasingly alarming from natural disasters and abrupt changes of humid and atmospheric temperature because of one end result – smoke! Coming from factories and vehicles, there is so much to change in our mother earth environment. Perhaps with cars being confined and populated in every city we lived in, we can make use of recycling or using eco-friendly vehicles. On the contrary, you don’t have to think green to love green cars.  Since car shows are inclined to prestige and durable models, the hybrid can alter and revolutionize the production of carbon to the environment. Furthermore, green cars are considered “healthy” to the public and do not require gasoline as fuel. Hybridized vehicle is much efficient if electric-powered batteries are used instead of gasoline as fuel. Imagine the difference of consuming 45 miles per gallon of mileage compare to 25-mile range. However, knowing that these vehicles are run through an electrical source, there are limited in count. If gasoline stations are widely commercialized, drivers can load liters of it at their convenience. Likewise, for green cars, it can anticipate a few stations to recharge your car. The path to environmental friendly zone still coincides with the used of gasoline as the main source of fuel. As far as we are concerned, it will take years to conserve the oil and gas industry to a more economical means of green environment. Thus, there are many cars made exclusively to touch the surface of eco-friendly surroundings. Ford Escape and Fusion models are made to emit low consumption thereby keeping the environment as clean as possible.  They are both useful for families since it can load enough passengers. Honda Civic Hybrid is one of the top sellers of all time. Since it is affordable by many buyers, it also manifest eco-friendly specs especially engine consumption of its horsepower capabilities. Competing rivals with the Honda brand, Nissan also compels a sedan choice for everyone. The low-emissions engine is suitable to cause less pollution to the ecology system. I guess you might wonder Lexus HS embarks the deluxe icon of green cars in the automobile industry not to mention its 35 MPG tuning that is even better in environmental technology. Though mechanics are still finding ways to upkeep less pollution from the used of gasoline as fuels, electric cars will serve as a prototype to synthesize the amount of energy for public transportation. Nonetheless, we have to keep things abreast now that our technology is becoming a trend in our generation. Ultimately, if we put notice to green cars even before modern cars are invented, our environment can live peacefully once again.

In participation with the big event for green cars, the Green Car Journal had announced the five finalists that met the standard for the green car for 2012. This was a big accomplishment and honor for car manufacturers to be entitled as one of the eco-friendly cars.  The debut of the five green cars of 2012 was honored to be the leaders in the field of automotive. The winners were announced on the press conference held in the auto show press in Los Angeles.

In no particular order, the five finalists to be inaugurated are:

2012 Volkswagen Passat TDI
2012 Toyota Prius V
2012 Mitsubishi I
2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas
2012 Ford Focus Electric

The cars were recognized all over the world to be the most eco-friendly vehicles that will not only benefit Mother Nature but the people as well. The finalists were honored in the Green Car Journal as the top 5 most bio green cars for the year of 2012. The cars became the pride of environmentalists that have risen to the top in the field of environment conscious models.

What’s interesting about the outstanding nominees of green cars is that they represent unique and different takes on what really makes a vehicle green. Green Car finalist Honda Civic Natural Gas is said to be the champion on alternative fuel burning that burns fuel cleanly that made it an abundant model in U.S.  
The Toyota Prius V belongs to the variants of Toyota’s hybrid models, which is larger and marks the expansion of the Prius family. Volkswagen Passat TDI continues to make its way in expanding the range of lower emission vehicles that uses clean and natural diesel products achieving a high and outstanding mpg rating, which is impressive.

Next are the Mitsubishi I and Ford Focus Electric that continue to march towards the greater choice of a zero emission and all electric vehicles along the American highways.

Ron Cogan, publisher and editor of the Green Car Journal stated that this line of green cars are exquisite and deserves to be the finalists because this car may be the solution for the transportation challengers. The nominees deserve being recognized due to their natural and unique approaches in providing the consumers wide range of choices for intelligent and environmentally compatible vehicles. This car is yet again another invention that will hone a better and perfect future for eco-friendly cars.

HID kits are designed to produce more light than stock bulbs and headlights. These kits come with all the necessary parts you need to replace your factory installed headlights with more powerful and robust lights. HID is an acronym for High Intensity Discharge. The kits are composed of three parts: starters, ballasts and bulbs. There are many advantages of these kits and one of most prominent of these benefits is that these lights consume very less power. As a result, more power can be utilized for other operations and hence an overall smoother and more enjoyable ride can be realized.

HID lights are available in a range of different colors. Some car enthusiasts out there simply want to install these lights because of the cool colors they produce. The brightness of these lights is measured in K or Kelvin units which are used for the measurement of temperature. Different temperatures produce different colors. It is up to you to select the range of colors you want in your headlights. Normally the colors are blue, purple, orange, yellow and white. 5000K to 12,000K is the normal range of temperature these bulbs come in. The intensity of this light is according to the traffic rules and therefore these headlights are safe to be used.

The experience with this kind of lighting is described by most drivers as almost similar to daytime driving. Also, the increased light output is estimated to be 80% more. Having installed a HID kit on your car would also consume less electricity as compared to conventional halogen lamps. Thus, your car’s battery is not that drained, reserving more of its power for your driving needs and whims.

looks like sometimes BMW M3 use less fuel then Ugly Prius.

I like when cars green – I hate PRIUS

Announced an electric version of its record breaking SSC Ultimate Aero TT – Aero EV Ultimate. It makes 0-60 in 2.5 seconds with its 1,000 Horsepower electric engine!!!

It is for “green cars” part of our blog. Looks like Iraq racers – the greenest in the world!!!

GM is happy to present Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility (Project P.U.M.A.) like an effort to attract digitally connected customers. It is a low-cost protoype which enables design creativity, fashion, fun and social networking.’ This  mobility platform can travel up to 56 kph with a range up to 56 km between recharges.

As per Larry Burns, GM vice president of research and development, and strategic planning : 

“Project P.U.M.A. represents a unique solution to moving about and interacting in cities, where more than half of the world’s people live. Imagine small, nimble electric vehicles that know where other moving objects are and avoid running into them. Now, connect those vehicles in an Internet-like web and you can greatly enhance the ability of people to move through cities, find places to park and connect to their social and business networks.”

Here are some pics of the new vehicle: