Daily Sprout

Buggy Hybrids: Toyota and Ford’s problems with the electronic interface between the antilock braking system and regenerative braking system in their hybrids highlights how “bugs that nag us while in front of the computer have migrated to our cars. Rather than just a reboot, the fix in this case requires a software upgrade.” — CNET’s Green Tech

U2 Buys Into Geothermal, Carbon Trading: “[R]ock band U2 is now raising funds in Turkey to pay for the country’s Dora-1 geothermal plant. It is also selling carbon offset credits for $1.89 a pop,” to help “neutralize” the greenhouse gas emissions fans generate when they go to see the band play. — VentureBeat’s GreenBeat

EV Plans for Ex-Fiat Plant: An Italian private equity manager plans to build electric cars in Sicily when Fiat stops producing cars at a plant on the island next year. The $1.2 billion proposal aims to employ tech from India’s Reva “to produce cars as well as a network of recharging facilities powered by the sun.” — Financial Times

Same Supplier, Different Pedal: Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi have disclosed that they are purchasing accelerator pedals for their vehicles from CTS Corp, which supplied the accelerator pedal recalled by Toyota, but they say the designs are different and have not caused problems in their vehicles. — Tech-On via Greentech Media

UN Climate Panel Under Fire: Just over two years ago, Rajendra Pachauri, who heads up the UN’s climate change panel, “seemed destined for a scientist’s version of sainthood.” Now he faces “accusations of scientific sloppiness and potential financial conflicts of interest from climate skeptics, right-leaning politicians and even some mainstream scientists.” — New York Times