Golf BlueMotion; EPA’s Green Power Schools Ranking; Tesla breaks record; Xcel Energy to add more solar; Solar Race Cars

Volkswagen launches Golf BlueMotion Volkswagen has just launched the new BlueMotion Golf in the European market and it is the most efficient Golf ever. The new model is rated at 61.9 mpg (U.S.) on the EU combined driving cycle with carbon dioxide emissions of just 99 g/km.

TX, NY and MD Schools Top EPA’s Green Power Schools Ranking Schools in New York, Texas and Maryland top the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s inaugural ranking of the top 20 primary and secondary schools nationwide that use the most power from renewable energy sources.

Tesla breaks record for going the distance A record for a Tesla Roadster driven on a single charge was set at 313 miles (501 km) in Australia on Tuesday. Tesla Roadster owner Simon Hackett and his friend Emilis Prelgauskas drove his electric sports car from Alice Springs, Northern Territory, to Coober Pedy, South Australia, as part of an alternative-fuel vehicle rally called the Global Green Challenge.

Xcel Energy to add more solar power in Colorado That’s great news for me as they are about to be my power company! Xcel Energy Inc. has added more than 257 megawatts of solar power to its plan for meeting Colorado’s renewable energy standard by 2020.

Solar Race Cars Compete in Australia The World Solar Challenge covers some 1,880 miles of mostly outback Australia, from Darwin in the north to Adelaide in the south. The route along the paved Stuart Highway takes in tropical rain forests, savannas and desert, but hot sun is a frequent traveling companion. And that’s a good thing when your cars are powered by sunlight.