Algae is a renewable resource with lots of potential Here at the Green-Racer office we recently had an argument about long-term human sustainability. We focused on the inevitable food shortages resulting from a population expected to reach 9 billion by 2040. My suggestion – we all need to start eating algae. It’s a renewable resource, it’s very healthy,...

If you follow Le Mans at all, we don’t need to tell you last year was a bit of an upset for Audi. For the first time in five years, the company gave up the gold to rival Peugeot. In fact, Audi has won the legendary 24 hour race eight times in the last 10 years. Despite the Pug’s victory last year, the company filed a formal complaint against Audi, saying its R15 racer...

Good news for our cousins across the pond. Audi has just announced the release of a new version of its excellent A3 compact hatch. The company says the car is the cleanest, most economical premium compact on the market right now. Just how thrifty is it? The new A3 can manage a staggering 74.3 mpg. That’s an impressive figure by anyone’s standards, but even more interesting...

Big sedans with thrifty clean diesel engines are par for the course across the pond, but around here buyers just can’t seem to get out of the V8 rut. That’s exactly why European S-Class buyers may be able to look forward for a new diesel and we can’t. Mercedes-Benz is supposedly interested in selling the S-Class with a new clean diesel four-cylinder. Though a 2.2-liter...

The Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup is currently the only professional green motor sport series that is running here in the United States, which makes it pretty special. Over the course of the 2009 season,  a film crew was present to capture the drivers and teams as they participated in this groundbreaking racing event. Shot completely in high def, the documentary explores...

One of the most exciting developments in the world of Volkswagen over the past year has to be the Bluesport concept, a beautiful little two seater that could contribute a great deal towards redefining diesel powered vehicles in the minds of US consumers. The car has a lot more to offer than stylish sheet metal, as it is powered by a Golf sourced four cylinder TDI engine...

In spite of our coverage of several distinctly green developments relating to the four rings from Ingolstadt over the past week, it appears that the company is not following other automakers by focusing most of its energy on going green. “We will stick to our Vorsprung Durch Technik philosophy,” Audi boss Rupert Stadler stated at the LA Auto Show this week....

Green Car Journal just named the 2010 Audi A3 TDI the Green Car of the Year. Please, put your eyebrows down. If you’ve been lucky enough to find yourself behind the wheel of Audi’s stylish little diesel wagon, you know there’s plenty to love. The 2.0-liter turbo diesel four-cylinder delivers a modest 140 horsepower and heaps of torque. As in a full 236 lb-ft in...

I’m not sure how I missed this story over on Autoblog Green yesterday, but I did. Capstone Technologies, a California based company that is well known for having its turbines employed in hybrid vehicles, has brought a concept super car to the LA auto show this week. The CMT – 380 uses the same lithium ion battery and turbine combination that powered the company’s...

The latest rendition of Audi’s top end luxury sedan, the A8, was unveiled yesterday at the temporarily erected Audi Pavilion in the design district of Miami. A classy debut for a stunning auto, no question, but the devil is certainly in the details. What sets this latest exclusive offering apart from its predecessor and its competition? Since we are a green performance...