Mar 19, 2012
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has signed a 10-year strategic partnership agreement with Saddle Creek Corporation, a leading logistics services provider, to build natural gas fueling stations at existing Saddle Creek locations in support of Saddle Creek's expanding natural gas-powered truck fleet. Saddle Creek is a nationwid ... Continue reading
ECOtality Selected as 2012 New Energy Pioneer
Mar 19, 2012
Bloomberg New Energy Finance today announced ECOtality, Inc. , a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, as a 2012 New Energy Pioneer. Now in its third year, the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Pioneer program named nine other companies at the fifth annual Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit in N ... Continue reading
Mar 18, 2012
OpConnect, LLC, a leader in electric vehicle charging station technology, announced today the $60,000 sale of charging stations to the Department of the Navy by Go EV, LLC, its exclusive North American distributor. The OpConnect dual Level I & II units, capable of charging four vehicles at the same time, will be instal ... Continue reading
Mar 16, 2012
Cruising the open road is now a little closer to reality for electric vehicle owners in the Pacific Northwest. 'It's important that Oregonians have clean transportation options.' Today, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), along with charging station partner AeroVironment and the Oregon Department of Energy ... Continue reading
Prius c Launch Kicks Off With Strong Sales
Mar 16, 2012
Toyota's subcompact Prius c five-door hatchback, the newest member of the Prius family of hybrid vehicles, is off to a quick start since going on sale March 12. In its first three days on the market, it sold 1,201 units, making it one Toyota's fastest-selling vehicles and eclipsing Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf sales ... Continue reading
AAA Adds EV Charging Station Locations to Digital Mapping Tools
Mar 16, 2012
AAA's TripTik Travel Planner and TripTik Mobile app alleviate range anxiety for electric vehicle drivers. ORLANDO, Fla., March 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To help early 1900s motorists plan their fuel stops, AAA marked gas station locations on early strip maps. Jump ahead a century and, today, AAA helps ease ra ... Continue reading
Solar-Powered Car, SolarWorld GT, Visits Florida Solar Energy Center on Driving Tour around Globe
Mar 15, 2012
A solar-powered car sponsored by SolarWorld, the largest U.S. solar manufacturer for more than 35 years, will visit the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), a research institute of the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Cocoa, Fla., on March 19. 'The SolarWorld GT is an ambassador for sustainable personal transporta ... Continue reading
Chinese Wind Power Company Puts First R&D Office in U.S. on NC State's Centennial Campus
Mar 15, 2012
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited , a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, opened its North American research and development center on Centennial Campus, N.C. State University's research park and technology campus in Raleigh, North Carolina. 'We are very excited to set up a new R&D center on Centennial C ... Continue reading
Mar 15, 2012
In its commitment to produce sustainable and fuel-efficient vehicles, Kia Motors America (KMA) has "had the biggest improvement in adjusted CO2 and fuel economy performance from MY 2009 to MY 2010" of any automaker, according to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) latest fuel economy trends report titled, "Ligh ... Continue reading
The 'OBD Mileage' Application Calculates the Mileage of a Car in Real Time with Android Device
Mar 15, 2012
ISHIDA Research and Development Inc. has developed application software that calculates the mileage of a car in real time with Google Android. The application is called "OBD Mileage" and can display 55 kinds of information. Each bit of information is displayed by a letter and a graph. You can change the information tha ... Continue reading
Volkswagen #1 Brand, as Hybrids Continue to Emerge, Says Strategic Vision's Total Value Index
Mar 15, 2012
Strategic Vision announces results of the most recent Total Value Index (TVI). Volkswagen of America was again the best brand in terms of Total Value. Hyundai Motor America was the number two corporation, with Ford Motor Corporation third. Total Value is a calculation of explicit owner statements on 442 attributes and ... Continue reading
Mar 15, 2012
The University of Chicago today announced that the Energy Policy Institute at Chicago (EPIC) has received a $1.5 million gift from the Fuel Freedom Foundation to establish the Future of Transportation Fuels Initiative. 'In addition to oil, we have an abundance of natural gas, ethanol and methanol.' The Initiative will ... Continue reading
Mar 14, 2012
Renesas Electronics Corporation,, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, Ariane Controls, its powerline communications partner, and Grid2Home, its Smart Energy Profile Partner, today announced the availability of the SE-CPM evaluation and development platform for communication between Electric Vehicles ... Continue reading
Mar 14, 2012
CODA Automotive, a leading developer of all-electric vehicles, today announced award-winning Martin Automotive Group in West Los Angeles and Fladeboe Automotive Group in Irvine, Calif. as its first dealers in the Los Angeles region. Both dealers will showcase the 2012 CODA sedan, the manufacturer's all-electric flagshi ... Continue reading
Mar 14, 2012
Cyclone Power Technologies (OTCQB: CYPW), developer of the all-fuel, clean-tech Cyclone Engine, announced today that it has appointed product development expert Karl Petersen to the Company's Technical Board of Advisors. Mr. Petersen has over 45 years of experience in product development, engineering, manufacturing, an ... Continue reading
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