With little noise from the engine, electric cars may be a danger to blind pedestrians who cannot hear them approaching. To address those safety concerns, transportation agencies in the U.S. and Japan may mandate artificial sounds for the vehicles. The authors check in with Nissan engineer Toshiyuki Tabata, who is working on recreating engine noise for a new generation of quiet cars.

Reporting from this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, the authors ask an important question. “From major automakers to niche manufacturers, the race is on to get green cars on the road in the coming years, but one question lingers: after many false starts, are drivers finally ready for them?”

We all know that Jay Leno is a car guy. As Jim Motavalii points out in this feature for the New York Times, Leno is also a GREEN CAR guy! His new weekday prime time show includes a segment called “Green Car Challenge.”

The ‘Cash for Clunkers’ (otherwise known as ‘CARS’) Program is controversial, expensive, and… effective! The impact on Automobile sales has been noticeable, but will be short-lived.  What will last longer are the new relationships formed …

By Jordan, A 12 Year old Blogger
From National Geographic Kids.com, October 31, 2008
The National Geographic Kids website has lots of fun green things for kids to do and read about.  This includes kids blogging about …

From Keep America Beautiful.com
Drop in on the Kid’s Zone at the ‘Trashiest Place on the Web’ to see what you can do to help clean up your neighborhood!  Learn how you can set a great …

From PBS Kids.org
Join Arthur and his friends in the tree house for some green games!

The love affair between Americans and their cars hasn’t come to an end.  But it is changing, and fast.  Our society is going green, and that presents us with new options in the cars we …

Keeping an older car running makes more sense than ever these days, not just because of affordability, but also because it is the green thing to do. There are tremendous environmental and financial benefits for consumers that are provided by the green American automobile recycling industry as these vehicles are processed both for the reuse of certain parts (known as ‘green parts’) and recycling of most of the remainder. Help the planet and save yourself some money by asking for ‘green parts’ to be used in your next auto repair!

Everyone knows that driving an automobile contributes to smog in the big city, and adds to carbon monoxide everywhere.  The move towards a green auto industry has been a long time coming.  Planet earth needs …