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See What's in Store for Propane at ACT Expo

See What's in Store for Propane at ACT Expo

ACT Expo May 4-6, 2011 Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA (http://www.actexpo.com) SEE WHAT"S IN STORE FOR PROPANE While you’re at the Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, May 4 to 6, be sure to check out the events and exhibits offered by the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) ... Continue reading

Lithium-Ion Battery Maker Leyden Energy Unveils Its First High-Performance Cylindrical Battery for Electric Vehicles

Lithium-Ion Battery Maker Leyden Energy Unveils Its First High-Performance Cylindrical Battery for Electric Vehicles

LONG BEACH, Calif.--Leyden Energy, Inc., a leading manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion batteries for the consumer electronics, energy storage and electric vehicle (EV) markets, announced today that it will provide its industry-leading high energy density, high-performance cylindrical battery cells for SSI Racing's mar ... Continue reading

Solar Junction Breaks World Record with 43.5% Efficient CPV Production Cell

Solar Junction Breaks World Record with 43.5% Efficient CPV Production Cell

SAN JOSE, Calif.--Solar Junction, a developer of high efficiency multi-junction cells for the concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) market, today announced it has set a world-record for 43.5 percent efficiency on a commercial-ready production cell. This achievement was, in part, supported under the U.S. Department of Energy ... Continue reading

Nissan Reaffirms Commitment to Education and Innovation Through Environmental Education Program

Nissan Reaffirms Commitment to Education and Innovation Through Environmental Education Program

PR Newswire FRANKLIN, Tenn., April 14, 2011 FRANKLIN, Tenn., April 14, 2011 -- Recognizing that kids are often the most effective at creating change, Nissan North America, Inc. is launching an in-class and online educational outreach initiative called "Choose Zero" in elementary and middle schools this month. The curri ... Continue reading

ExxonMobil Introduces Android Station Locator Application

ExxonMobil Introduces Android Station Locator Application

FAIRFAX, Va.--ExxonMobil is launching its latest in mobile technology – the Exxon Mobil Fuel Finder application for Android. The application gives real-time maps, driving directions, and station information for nearly 10,000 Exxon and Mobil retail locations across the continental United States. “Thi ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Volt Named AEI's Best Engineered Vehicle of 2011

Chevrolet Volt Named AEI's Best Engineered Vehicle of 2011

PR Newswire WARRENDALE, Pa., April 13, 2011 WARRENDALE, Pa., April 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The readers and editors of SAE International's Automotive Engineering International (AEI) magazine have selected the 2011 Chevrolet Volt as the "Best Engineered Vehicle of 2011." The announcement was made during the S ... Continue reading

Coulomb Technologies Expands ChargePoint America Program with the Addition of Six New Cities

Coulomb Technologies Expands ChargePoint America Program with the Addition of Six New Cities

CAMPBELL, Calif.--Coulomb Technologies today announced the expansion of its $37 million ChargePoint America program into six new US cities: Baltimore, Md., Tampa, Fla., Boston, Santa Barbara, Calif., Ventura, Calif. and Monterey, Calif. Since Coulomb’s announcement of the ChargePoint America program on J ... Continue reading

AnyThing RV Announces New Green Solution to Cope With Escalating Fuel Prices

AnyThing RV Announces New Green Solution to Cope With Escalating Fuel Prices

WAUSAU, Wis.--AnyThing Technology Media Inc. (Pink OTC:EXMT) announced today that its AnyThing RV Division is offering a HYDROGEN BOOSTER product line as an answer to escalating fuel prices. The HYDOGEN BOOSTER can be used on Commercial, Agricultural and Heavy Duty Trucking, RVs of all classes and family automobiles. G ... Continue reading

Winn-Dixie Expands Fuelperks! Discounts to Help Local Motorists Fight Rising Gasoline Prices

Winn-Dixie Expands Fuelperks! Discounts to Help Local Motorists Fight Rising Gasoline Prices

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. , is expanding the discounts earned through its fuelperks! program, beginning tomorrow (April 13), by lifting previous one-item limit restrictions on Bonus fuelperks! rewards items. This means if a customer purchases three of any particular Bonus fuelperks! rewards item that ... Continue reading

Azure Dynamics Appoints Ford Retail As UK Dealer Partner For Transit Connect Electric

Azure Dynamics Appoints Ford Retail As UK Dealer Partner For Transit Connect Electric

PR Newswire OAK PARK, MI, April 12 Ford Retail is Europe's largest dedicated Ford dealer group and will represent the Transit Connect Electric van in key markets across the UK Announcement made in conjunction with the Birmingham Commercial Vehicle show where dozens of journalists, prospective customers and members of U ... Continue reading

Small Batteries Power Biggest Growth in the Electric Vehicle Market

Small Batteries Power Biggest Growth in the Electric Vehicle Market

BOSTON--The overall market for energy storage technologies that power electric vehicles is set to grow from $13 billion in 2011 to $30 billion in 2016, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18%. But, while prominent plug-in passenger cars like the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf grab most of the headlines, the bulk of fut ... Continue reading

AMP Electric Equinox to Drive in Washington, DC Motorcade to White House - Will Speak on Electric Drive Technologies at 2011 EDTA Conference

AMP Electric Equinox to Drive in Washington, DC Motorcade to White House - Will Speak on Electric Drive Technologies at 2011 EDTA Conference

PR Newswire CINCINNATI, April 11, 2011 CINCINNATI, April 11, 2011 -- AMP Holding Inc. (OTCBB and OTCQB: AMPD), a company engaged in the emission-free electrification of OEM vehicles, today announced it will drive its AMP Electric Equinox in the EDTA Innovation Motorcade in Washington, DC on April 19, 2011. AMP visits o ... Continue reading

Ryder to Participate in National Natural Gas Vehicle Education Event

Ryder to Participate in National Natural Gas Vehicle Education Event

MIAMI--Ryder System, Inc. , a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, today announced that it will participate in the “NGVs Take the Hill�?? public display event on Wednesday, April 13, 2011, a few blocks from the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. The event, ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Metal-Organic Frameworks: Design and Application

Research and Markets: Metal-Organic Frameworks: Design and Application

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f51fd5/metalorganic_fram) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Metal-Organic Frameworks: Design and Application" to their offering. Metal-organic frameworks represent a new class of materials that may solve the hydroge ... Continue reading

Lithium Technology Corporation Announces Strategic Alliance and Investment Agreement with Frazer-Nash Research Ltd. and Its Affiliates

Lithium Technology Corporation Announces Strategic Alliance and Investment Agreement with Frazer-Nash Research Ltd. and Its Affiliates

FAIRFAX, Va.--Lithium Technology Corporation (“LTCââ 0;¬???) (Ticker Symbol: LTHU) announced today that it had entered into a strategic alliance with Frazer-Nash Research Ltd. (“FN Researchâ€???) and its affiliates (collectively referred to as the “FN Groupâ€? ... Continue reading

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