What Will Be The Fuel of The Future?
Feb 27, 2007
By Les Jackson AIADA Contributing Editor By the middle part of the 21st Century engineers and scientists see a shift to fully electric vehicles. Internal combustion-powered vehicles will be relegated to museums, parades and shows, much like carriages and steam engines are displayed today. Reaching that point will take ... Continue reading
Hy-Drive and PeopleNet Announce Business Partnership
Feb 27, 2007
TSX Venture Exchange symbol: HGS TORONTO, Feb. 27 -- Hy-Drive Technologies Ltd. (TSX-V: HGS) and PeopleNet jointly announced today a business partnership in which Hy-Drive will immediately begin incorporating PeopleNet technology in its products. PeopleNet is the leading supplier of internet-based, satellite tracking a ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Unveils 4 Cylinder Vision C 220 BLUETEC in Geneva
Feb 27, 2007
Stuttgart, Feb 26, 2007 Mercedes-Benz is unveiling its highly environmentally-compatible BLUETEC emission-control technology in combination with a consumption-optimised four-cylinder engine for the first time at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show. In terms of ensuring compliance with the even stricter EURO 6 emission standard, ... Continue reading
Feb 24, 2007
LOS ANGELES--To shine the light on solutions to climate change and lend their star power to the problem of global warming, some of the worldâs biggest celebrities are choosing to arrive at the Academy Awards in âgreen cars.â Instead of stretch limos or SUVâs, theyâll be arriving in eco-friendly ... Continue reading
Blue Sun Biodiesel Announces New CFO Susan Engquist
Feb 23, 2007
WESTMINSTER, Colo., Feb. 22 -- Blue Sun Biodiesel LLC today announced that Susan D. Engquist has been named vice president and chief financial officer. Prior to this appointment, Ms. Engquist served as CEO and President of Interactive Solutions LLC, provider of turnkey outsourced CFO solutions to mid-size distribution, ... Continue reading
Focus on Energy Efficiency Drives Growth in the Western European Electric Drives Market
Feb 22, 2007
DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50875) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report: Western European Electric Drives Market Forecasts to their offering. This research service titled Western European Electric Drives Market Forecasts provides forecasts for ... Continue reading
DuPont Biofuels Leader Provides Business Update at Alternative Energy Symposium
Feb 22, 2007
DuPont Commercialization Strategies for Cellulosic Ethanol, Biobutanol Advancing NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- DuPont Biofuels Vice President and General Manager John Ranieri told investors at an alternative energy conference that the company's efforts to commercialize its biofuels technologies, including biobutanol and cellulo ... Continue reading
US Gaining Ground on Green Europe
Feb 21, 2007
Washington DC February 21, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that the general conception is that US consumers buy gas-guzzling, polluting cars and SUVs while Europeans favor smaller, more efficient cars that produce less CO2. However, Automotive News sees a shift taking place in the production of environmentally-frie ... Continue reading
New Alternative Fuel Directory Features Over 2200 E85 and Biodiesel Retail Locations Nationwide
Feb 21, 2007
WHEATON, Ill., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- USA Energy Independence Publications announces the first ever directory covering both E85 Ethanol Fuel and Biodiesel Fuel retail stations nationwide. Designed to help the Flex Fuel Vehicle (FFV)-vehicle and diesel-powered vehicle owners find local retail outlets for the ... Continue reading
Co-Operative Insurance Sponsor 'Greenest' Car Show on the Planet
Feb 21, 2007
MANCHESTER, England, February 21 -- Leading carmakers from around the globe are gearing up to Exhibit at the world's first-ever 'green' car show at the Eden Project(i) in Cornwall sponsored exclusively by Co-operative Insurance (CIS). The Eden Project, home to the biggest greenhouses on earth, will be 'bedded in' with ... Continue reading
Ed Begley, Jr., James Woolsey to Speak at Alternative Fuel & Vehicle Conference - VIDEO ENHANCED
Feb 19, 2007
For Immediate Release Contact: Kimberly Taylor 702-203-4982 ktaylor@afvi.org Keynote Speakers Announced for National Alternative Fuels & Vehicles Conference Las Vegas, NV-February 19, 2007-The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVi) hosts the annual Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference + Expo in Anaheim, ... Continue reading
George Washington Carver and Henry Ford Shared a Bio-fuel (Ethanol) Vision
Feb 19, 2007
Though worlds apart, George Washington Carver and Henry Ford shared a vision of a future in which agricultural products would be put to new uses to create products and industries. One idea both men worked on more than 60 years ago -- biofuels -- is again in vogue as America seeks to reduce its dependence on foreign oil ... Continue reading
SAE Hybrid Symposium Fuels Technology Discussion
Feb 18, 2007
WARRENDALE, Pa., Feb. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Your perception of hybrids and the realities of this technology may not be one in the same. As evidence, consider the presentations at a recent SAE Internationals "Hybrid Vehicle Technologies 2007 Symposium," held last week in San Diego. This meeting offered multiple ... Continue reading
Foreign Carmakers Given Greenest Ratings
Feb 14, 2007
Washington DC February 14, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that an annual online rating of environmentally friendly vehicles has four new models on its list of the dozen "greenest" vehicles for 2007. The Detroit News reports that a large number of vehicles were near misses on the list in the Green Book, an environm ... Continue reading
Enhanced Fuel Economy Remains Top Priority for European Vehicle Owners
Feb 14, 2007
LONDON and DETROIT, February 13 -- - High fuel prices continue to influence European vehicle owner technology preferences For the second year in a row, the Harris Interactive AutoTECHCAST(SM) Europe study indicates that vehicle owners(1) in five countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) have chos ... Continue reading
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