Take This Podcast to Earth Day

It's Earth Day this week and we have a special green and gas free edition of the podcast.
Plus, no trees were cut down during this edition, which is important because it takes 240 trees to offset the emissions of one car, according to AutoBlogGreen, which has a bunch of other tidbits.

Saving trees is not something the U.S. government is always good at, but their plans to revamp the mileage ratings for electric and extended-range electric vehicles, like the coming Chevrolet Volt, may give consumers a better sense of their vehicles economy. GM may show a crossover version of the Beijing Auto Show later this week.
Also this week, the competition portion of the automotive X-Prize kicks off in Michigan with teams developing vehicles they hope will be capable of clean, production-capable vehicles that exceed 100 MPG energy equivalent (MPGe). The Aptera is one of the most visually compelling designs in the competition.

Aptera is competing in the Xprize

That kind of efficiency won't be attainable by the Navy's ships, but they will be running on biofuels in a couple of years.
By that time, the hydrogen highway might be done. It already goes past David's house.
And in with a good news/bad news finish, Toyota agreed to pay the U.S. fine and recalled yet another vehicle, while Kia landed another vehicle on the top safety list.

GetThisShowOnTheRoad April 22nd, 2010.mp3