While the United States has been working on a green campaign for some time now, other countries are still working to catch up with their own campaigns for more environmentally friendly vehicles. The French, in particular, have just announced a 10-year plan in which they will pump €2.5 billion into the production and deployment of all-electric-vehicles.

The French government hopes that with their efforts there will be 1 million charging stations around the country by 2015 and 4 million by 2020. Furthermore, they hope that by 2020 electric vehicles will make up for 16% of new car sales while 2025 will see 27% made up of the environmentally friendly vehicles.

Let’s hope that this plan works and that more national governments across the world hop on board.

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Cash for Clunkers may be dead and gone but that doesn’t mean automakers are stopping the incentives. One such company that shall go unnamed (GM) is really looking to recoup from the recession having recently announced their Satisfaction Guaranteed campaign.

This campaign is simple, buy any Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick or GMC vehicle, try it out and if before 60-days is up you find you don’t like the car, return it to your GM dealership for a full refund. Sure, you may not be getting cash back but this campaign, which runs from September 14th to November 30th, is sure to spur sales in GM’s favor.

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Earlier this month we got our first official look at Nissan’s forthcoming all-electric vehicle entitled Leaf. Today, we are given a glimpse at the automaker’s latest promotional campaign to hype up the market for the car. Included above is an image from said promotional campaign that states the car is 100% powered by electricity, will feature a 100 mile range, will have 100% of its torque available from 0 rpm.

Will this campaign be enough to make Nissan’s Leaf a hit? Only time will tell.

via AutoblogGreen

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In case you happen to be in Boston, around the Prudential Plaza you might have noticed something bizarre. Toyota has planted five 18-foot tall solar flowers. This is part of a commercial campaign for the 2010 Prius.

The stations offer you free WiFi connectivity and they also act as charging stations for your electric gadgets. The electricity comes partially from solar panels attached to the petals and stem.

The flowers will be moving to New York, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles. What do you say folks? Has this campaign impressed you already? Ready to get a Prius?

via physorg

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I wonder if this type of billboard can cause any accidents. After all everyone would turn their had to see why in the world a poster is filled with blood when it rains. Even drivers!

The point of the ad campaign is to remind everyone that safety comes first and you should adapt to the weather conditions when behind the wheel. So far the billboards have been very efficient as there were no fatalities in Papakura after the bleeding signs have been installed.

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Ford really wants to get the word out there that their new 2010 Fusion Hybrid is a force to be reckoned with, recently announcing a campaign to put the vehicle’s fuel efficiency to the test.

Apparently, the above car is set to be driven over 1,000 miles for 43 consecutive hours from Mount Vernon, VA to Washington, DC, all on a single tank of gas. Ford is saying that the car needs to average 57 miles per gallon, a task that may actually be accomplishable given the fact it has reached as high as 70 miles per gallon.

And to top it all off, the drive will raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. You get em’ Ford!

Press release after the break. (more…)

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