I recently went to see the new animated film Cars 2. Some parents say I may be looking too deeply into the children’s movie message, but what I saw was an animated kids movie that was red not green. Despite the very real fact the film was fun, funny, had an all star cast of character voices (like actor Owen Wilson, comedian Larry the Cable Guy, and Hollywood celeb Michael Caine), I left the theater deeply disturbed. To give you a brief overview, it’s about friendships and who is the better racer between the car star Lightening McQueen and a new race car from another country. Now, my impression is that one of the main characters was supposed to represent Sir Richard Branson, a famously wealthy environmentalist. Part of the story line is a competition between bio-fuel vehicles and regular old gasoline automobiles. The movie was visually stunning as an animated project. The lesson most kids seem to be taking away from seeing the film was that bio-fuel products are inherently dangerous and their use should never be trusted.
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Movie Cars: Epic Batmobile built for new Batman Dark Knight Rises green?
The Bat mobile. The Batmobile is a movie car with its design rooted in the imagination of 5-year-old boys around the world. It is the quintessential ultimate ride — a custom vehicle of epic proportions only a superhero really should drive. The history of the Batmobile is a long one, with roots in the comic book series but real life working wheels on pavement where Batman movies and television shows have been filmed. Years after Batman formally retired, mild-mannered white-collar character Bruce Wayne resurrected his Batman persona when a criminal gang called the Mutants threatened fictional Gotham City back. In that moment of creative genius, writers developed one of the most popular cult classic movie series — and the “alternate” Batman storylines that featured the original Batmobile revamped became part of American pop culture forever as part myth, part cheese, and part urban legend.
Hot Cars: Ford GT perfect exotic car for museum quality auto investment?
Looking to buy an investment grade automobile that is made in America this Memorial Day Weekend? One that is more sustainable because you keep it for well beyond the normal life of a car that is a daily driver you would be tempted to trade in after only a few short years? If you have the cash on hand and know the right auto broker who can find you one, consider buying and keeping an exotic car called the Ford GT. Any production year you can get your hands on is likely to be good, but a newer model as an investment to become a museum quality auto? Love your car but keep the world green by garaging the thing. Keep reading…
Going Green: Chevrolet Volt named 2011 World Green Car at NY Auto Show
Going Green!
Star celebs fav green car Chevrolet Volt named 2011 World Green Car at NY Auto Show —
[Apr. 21]
Late night talk show hosts Jay Leno and David Letterman ought to be happy. The 2011 Chevrolet Volt was named 2011 World Green Car of the Year at the New York Auto International Auto Show this week, and both star celebs have been endorsing going green automobiles. The celebrities have actually come forward to give their celebrity endorsement to green transportation on both of their respective television shows, helping promote the idea that clean and green transportation is the way to go.
Further, both star celebs have shown support for American auto products including the Ford Fusion and the new Chevy Volt. While Ford has remained financially independent, Chevy took bail out money from the U.S. government. There has been some private sector criticism that any awards given to the Chevy Volt are at the behest of President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and House Democrats. However, the people at Chevy who participated in the design, production implementation, and marketing of the new green car say that playing politics to win favors in the United States just ain’t so.
“The selection of the Volt as the World Green Car is a further proof point of the fuel-efficient technologies that are now being offered by the Chevrolet brand around the world,” said Rick Scheidt, vice president of Chevrolet marketing. “This award, and the others that have preceded it, validate the efforts of the development team to build a truly remarkable vehicle with the potential to transform transportation around the globe.”
The Chevrolet Volt was chosen from an initial entry list of 12 new vehicles from around the world, then a shorter list of 10, then three finalists: the Chevrolet Volt, the BMW 320d Efficient Dynamics Edition and the Nissan Leaf. The award is decided by a panel of global automotive journalists.
Mission Impossible: Green exotic cars hot new ride for Tom Cruise?
Sports cars and luxury brands are finally going electric, and BMW’s hot new i8 plug-in hybrid car is not just going green in its job description. The sexy new ride is set to be the next hot car in Hollywood thanks to pulling double duty as both eco friendly transportation and cool car ride for one of Hollywood’s biggest movie stars.
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The electric hybrid will serve as Tom Cruise‘s car in the new Mission Impossible film installment, The Ghost Protocol. And if you’re agent Ethan Hunt (played by Cruise), this is a car you’d definitely want on your side. The BMW i8 promises to go from 0-60 mph in five seconds, is powered by
Google Doodle makes people ask Who is Henry Ford? (Industrial Hemp Activist)
On Friday, Feb. 11, 2011, a well known name from history began to trend thanks to a Google Doodle — the daily drawing of the Google logo that changes every day to draw attention to a special person, place, thing, or idea. The doodle featured a moving sketch inspired by great inventors Thomas Edison (who invented the light bulb), Alexander Graham Bell (who invented the telephone), and car man Henry Ford. Keep reading…