UK Opens First Public Access Hydrogen Filling Station +VIDEO
Sep 22, 2011
SWINDON, England - September 22, 2011: The UK's first open access hydrogen vehicle refuelling station opened on Tuesday at Honda's manufacturing facility in Swindon. Built and operated by industrial gases company BOC, a member of The Linde Group, the venture is the result of a partnership between Honda, BOC and economi ... Continue reading
2012 Audi A7 3.0 TFSI quattro Review by Carey Russ
Sep 22, 2011
Now you can have it all DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Do you want it all in a luxury sedan? If so, Audi has you in mind with its A7. In Audi numerology, odd numbers denote something other than a sedan. The A5 coupe and Q5 and Q7 crossovers, for instance. But the A7 has four doors, which would usually get it cla ... Continue reading
First Drive: 2012 BMW 528i Touring Review by Henny Hemmes
Sep 22, 2011
Less is more By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel SEVILLE - September 22, 2011: Downsizing is what many car manufacturers are now looking at. Not necessarily as it pertains to physical size of their models, but rather the engine capacity. Around a year and a half year ago, when BMW introduced the new ... Continue reading
Pennsylvania Game Commission Advises Motorists to Watch for Deer
Sep 21, 2011
Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today advised motorists to slow down after sundown and before sunrise to reduce their risk of having a close encounter with a white-tailed deer. Deer collisions are an annual occurrence that will continue through Thanksgiving week and begin to slow down in mid ... Continue reading
EV Drivers Will Prefer to Charge Their Vehicles at Home, Reveals a New Chartwell Survey
Sep 21, 2011
Utilities will need to ensure their distribution systems are ready for electric vehicles (EVs) because an overwhelming number of drivers envision they will charge their EVs at home, new Chartwell research shows. Coinciding with the launch of its EV Customer Strategy Research Council and Electric Vehicle Programs Summit ... Continue reading
Nissan Announces Senior Marketing Leadership Appointment
Sep 21, 2011
Nissan today announced that Fred Deperez is named director, Chief Marketing Manager for Nissan Marketing, effective Oct. 3. In his new assignment, Deperez will report to Jon Brancheau, vice president, Nissan Marketing, Nissan North America, and be responsible for leading lifecycle product marketing efforts supporting N ... Continue reading
Sep 21, 2011
What: Chrysler Group LLC will distribute 10 Plug-In Electric Hybrid (PHEV) Ram 1500 pickup trucks to Duke Energy officials as part of a national demonstration program for evaluation and testing of the trucks for three years. When: Thursday, Sept. 22 Press conference to start promptly at 11:00 a.m. followed by limited v ... Continue reading
Major Alt Fuel POW WOW Convenes in Washington Today with Intriguing, Questionable Participants
Sep 21, 2011
Major Alt Fuel POW WOW Convenes in Washington Today with Intriguing, Questionable Participants By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL WASHINGTON â September 21, 2011: The United States Energy Security Council (USESC), the highest level extra-governmental group ever assembled to address ... Continue reading
The City of Sioux Falls Switches to Universal Lubricants' Recycled Motor Oil ECO ULTRA
Sep 21, 2011
In a move to increase urban sustainability--the City of Sioux Falls' public transportation system fleet has made the switch to Universal Lubricants' ECO ULTRA, an environment-friendly and American Petroleum Institute (API) certified recycled motor oil that meets Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) requirements and cu ... Continue reading
ConocoPhillips Customer Surpasses 500,000-Mile Mark Using Kendall Motor Oil
Sep 21, 2011
ConocoPhillips Company, the nation's fourth-largest lubricants supplier, today introduced an inspiring testimonial featuring one of its long-time Kendall Motor Oil customers who has put more than 500,000 miles on his car, reinforcing the oil's benefits to passenger car motorists including remarkable engine wear and fri ... Continue reading
Toyota Halftime Hand Off Rallies Support for Sports-Related Causes
Sep 21, 2011
Toyota today announced its "Halftime Hand Off: A Rally for Causes" program airing on the NBC Sunday Night Football halftime show, which will award a total of $150,000 to deserving sports-related nonprofit organizations based on public vote. Carrying on the philanthropic spirit of the 100 Cars for Good and Ideas for Goo ... Continue reading
Ford and SABEResPODER Join Efforts to Empower Hispanics Through Education
Sep 21, 2011
Ford Motor Company andSABEResPODER, the leading provider of comprehensive and culturally relevant educational media solutions for Spanish-dominant Latinos in the United States, are joining forces once again to educate and empower Hispanics through an innovative educational media campaign in selected Hispanic markets ac ... Continue reading
Sep 21, 2011
The FBI's newly published 2010 Uniform Crime Report demonstrated that the national number of motor vehicle thefts is decreasing. While that's good news, LoJack Corporation cautions consumers that the percentage of vehicles stolen and not recovered continues to drop and is at its lowest point in more than 25 years. In f ... Continue reading
NADAguides Releases Quarterly Current Car Buyers Market Report
Sep 21, 2011
News Highlights NADAguides, the leading vehicle pricing and information provider on the Internet today, releases its Quarterly Car Buyers Market Report, which features nine current models from nine different manufactures Audi, BMW, Chevrolet, Ford, GMC, Hyundai, Land Rover, Toyota and Volkswagen earning placement withi ... Continue reading
TomTom Places iPhone App Now Available in 5 Countries
Sep 21, 2011
TomTom today announces that their recently launched iPhone application is now available in four more countries; Germany, Belgium, Portugal, and Denmark. The TomTom Places iPhone application has reached 75 000 downloads in the Netherlands alone in just the first few weeks after the launch. The TomTom Places iPhone appli ... Continue reading
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