Mar 9, 2012
Colorado School of Mines, Penn State University and the University of Texas at Austin today announced a new training initiative to support the rapidly growing shale natural gas and oil development sector. The training programs created under the initiative will be led by the faculty at each academic institution and are ... Continue reading
Mar 8, 2012
EPA cost predictions were two to five times greater than the actual cost for truck buyers to comply with emissions mandates The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) and American Truck Dealers (ATD) released a new report today that calls into question the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) cost analysis o ... Continue reading
Mar 8, 2012
IKEA, the world's leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in four Blink Pedestal electric vehicle charging stations at its Tempe, Arizona store as part of its partnership with ECOtality, Inc. , a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies. This initiative represents the ninth s ... Continue reading
Mar 8, 2012
Sevcon, Inc. , a global manufacturer of microprocessor based controls for electric and hybrid vehicles, and Flextronics Automotive, a business of Flextronics , a leading global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider, today announced that they have entered into a cooperation agreement to provide hybrid and el ... Continue reading
Mar 8, 2012
Odyne Systems LLC President and CEO, Joe Dalum, discussed the operation and fuel saving benefits of Odyne's new hybrid technology with Dr. Steven Chu, U.S. Secretary of Energy and others from the Department of Energy following Dr. Chu's keynote at the Green Truck Summit on Monday, March 5. Odyne, as partner in a projec ... Continue reading
Gregory Adams Joins CODA Holdings as Vice President of Marketing and Product Planning
Mar 7, 2012
CODA Holdings , a leading developer of all-electric vehicles and advanced battery systems, today announced automotive industry veteran Gregory Adams as its vice president of marketing and product planning. Reporting to Thomas Hausch, senior vice president of sales, marketing, and aftersales, Adams oversees all aspects ... Continue reading
Remy International Signs Long-Term Agreement with Enova Systems
Mar 7, 2012
Remy International, Inc., North America's largest independent manufacturer of advanced electric propulsion motors, and Enova Systems, Inc. have signed a long-term electric motor supply agreement. Under the five yearagreement, Remy will provide its patented Remy electric motors to Enova for its all-electric drive system ... Continue reading
Yanmar America Announces New Lx HST Series Compact Utility Tractor
Mar 7, 2012
Yanmar America, a major supplier of compact utility tractors, compact construction equipment and diesel engines, today announced the rollout of its new Lx HST Series tractors, featuring a state-of-the-art hydrostatic (HST) transmission. 'The hydrostatic transmission makes our Lx HST Series tractors both powerful and ea ... Continue reading
ECOtality to Present at the 24th Annual ROTH Conference on March 12 at 4:00 p.m. PST
Mar 7, 2012
ECOtality, Inc. , a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, announced today participation in the following upcoming event with the financial community: Event: 24th Annual ROTH Conference Location: The Ritz Carlton, Laguna Niguel Time: Monday, March 12, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. Pacific time Presenters ... Continue reading
Mar 7, 2012
GE and Chesapeake Energy Corporation today announced a collaboration to develop infrastructure solutions that will help accelerate the adoption of natural gas as a transportation fuel. This groundbreaking technology and services project marks a significant milestone toward increasing energy independence in the United S ... Continue reading
Mar 7, 2012
Cyclone Power Technologies (OTCQB: CYPW), developer of the all-fuel, clean-tech Cyclone Engine, announced today that it has received its first foreign patent in South Africa for its scalable waste energy recycling engine known as the WHE. Cyclone filed to protect the WHE internationally last year in countries where it ... Continue reading
China Yuchai Announces New Gas Engine Development Project
Mar 6, 2012
China Yuchai International Limited ("China Yuchai" or the "Company") announced today that its main operating subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited ("GYMCL") has inaugurated a new project to develop and produce a full portfolio of natural gas powered engines to complement its existing suite of diesel engi ... Continue reading
VIA Motors and Verizon to Develop Innovative Electric Vehicles for Verizon's Fleet
Mar 6, 2012
Verizon and VIA Motors announced on Tuesday (March 6) that they will collaborate to develop and demonstrate plug-in electric work vehicles using VIA's proprietary eREV (extended range electric vehicle) technology and evaluate the technology for possible wide-scale application into Verizon's fleet. The announcement was ... Continue reading
GGT 4-Door Scout All-Electric Pickup Truck
Mar 6, 2012
GGT Electric is bringing some Detroit-style horsepower back to the electric vehicle industry in 2012 with the introduction of the new GGT 4-Door Scout All-Electric Pickup Truck. The big news is that the 2012 Scout Pickup has a robust new 96 volt/50 Horsepower power train, making it one of the most powerful all electric ... Continue reading
Smith Electric Vehicles Launches Production of All-Electric Newton Step Van
Mar 6, 2012
Smith Electric Vehicles Corp. (Smith), a global leader in all-electric commercial vehicles, today unveiled the Newton Step Van, an all-electric, zero-emission vehicle built on the versatile Newton platform that features a walk-in body produced by Indiana-based Utilimaster. 'This opportunity helps support our goal to op ... Continue reading
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