Andy Rowell, January 14th, 2008, PriceofOil

Now its getting silly. The American motor industry’s rush to greenwash its products has now even affected the Hummer, with GM announcing yesterday an ethanol-powered version of the military-style vehicle.

General Motors kicked off the Detroit motor show by revealing biofuel-propelled prototypes of a Hummer, even though the car does just 16 litres per 100km (15 miles a gallon).

The ethanol-powered version, the HX, is over 2 metres (6.75ft) wide and retains the brand’s gargantuan, tank-like appearance, based on the US army’s Humvee armoured car.

If GM really wanted to go green, hasn’t it heard of the bicycle..