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New Vehicle Registrations Rise for Third Consecutive Quarter, According to Experian Automotive Industry Analysis

New Vehicle Registrations Rise for Third Consecutive Quarter, According to Experian Automotive Industry Analysis

PR Newswire SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Oct. 14 SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Oct. 14 -- Experian Automotive today announced the findings from its quarterly analysis of the automotive industry, entitled Drive market share gains: an exclusive look into recent automotive market trends . According to the report, new vehicle registrations reach ... Continue reading

At the Austria Expo Shanghai for the First Time: AVL Fuel Cell Commuter Combines the Advantages of Range Extender and Fuel Cell

At the Austria Expo Shanghai for the First Time: AVL Fuel Cell Commuter Combines the Advantages of Range Extender and Fuel Cell

SHANGHAI and GRAZ, Austria, October 14, 2010 -- At the Austria Tec Week within the scope of Expo Shanghai 2010, AVL presents an electric vehicle with a fuel cell range extender. The substantial advantage of the AVL Fuel Cell Commuter (AVL FCC) is its continuous availability due to the significantly reduced charging tim ... Continue reading

OnStar Extends Chevy Volt Owners Connected Customer Experience

OnStar Extends Chevy Volt Owners Connected Customer Experience

PR Newswire DETROIT, Oct. 13 DETROIT, Oct. 13 -- MyVolt.com Allows Owners to Take Charge with 24/7 Access to their Vehicle OnStar Technology Readies Chevrolet Volt for Smart Grid Connectivity MyVolt.com, a new website that will give Chevrolet Volt owners the ability to remotely access operational information specific t ... Continue reading

ECOtality Introduces Blink DC Fast Charger, The Fastest, Intuitive EV Charging Station Available

ECOtality Introduces Blink DC Fast Charger, The Fastest, Intuitive EV Charging Station Available

DETROIT--ECOtality, Inc. , a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, today unveiled the newest addition to the Blink Network product line of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, the Blink DC Fast Charger. The DC Fast Charger delivers the fastest EV charging rate currently available and is ... Continue reading

ECOtality to Create a Pilot Network of Blink DC Fast Charging Stations

ECOtality to Create a Pilot Network of Blink DC Fast Charging Stations

SAN FRANCISCO--ECOtality, Inc. , a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, today announced that BP Products North America Inc., a partner in The EV Project, will install ECOtality’s Blink electric vehicle (EV) DC Fast Chargers at 45 BP and ARCO locations. Blink DC Fast Chargers ... Continue reading

National Alt-Fuel Day Odyessy Oct. 15th - Great Time to Learn About Fantastic Job and Business Opportunities

National Alt-Fuel Day Odyessy Oct. 15th - Great Time to Learn About Fantastic Job and Business Opportunities

AUTO CENTRAL - October 9, 2010: On Friday, October 15th, the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) is staging their biennial National AFV Day Odyssey event at select college and training centers across America. This free event provides an excellent opportunity for people of all ages to discover how the ... Continue reading

Ford Launches Most Fuel-Efficient Full-Size Pickup: 23 mpg Highway With New 3.7-Liter Engine in 2011 F-150

Ford Launches Most Fuel-Efficient Full-Size Pickup: 23 mpg Highway With New 3.7-Liter Engine in 2011 F-150

DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 14 DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 14 -- The new 3.7-liter V6 engine in the 2011 Ford F-150 is projected to deliver best-in-class 23 mpg highway, pending final EPA certification The new 5.0-liter V8 in the 2011 F-150 is projected to deliver best-in-class 21 mpg highway, pending final EPA certification No ot ... Continue reading

Putting Stock Back In Stock Car Racing and ... Racing Without Gasoline

Putting Stock Back In Stock Car Racing and ... Racing Without Gasoline

Putting Stock Back In Stock Car Racing. And---Racing Without Gasoline. By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel Chicago, Illinois October 13, 2010; An invitation mentioning stock car racing conjures up images of Daytona Beach and the famed 500 or perhaps Talladega Raceway, Bristol Motor Speedway o ... Continue reading

IIEA Views EPA E-15 Ruling for 2007 and Newer Vehicles as "Good Start" but Cites Abundant Data Demonstrating Alcohol Fuel is Safe and Clean in Older Vehicles

IIEA Views EPA E-15 Ruling for 2007 and Newer Vehicles as "Good Start" but Cites Abundant Data Demonstrating Alcohol Fuel is Safe and Clean in Older Vehicles

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.--The International Institute for Ecological Agriculture (IIEA) welcomes the long-overdue Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ruling in favor of the increased use of alcohol fuel blends. The EPA's decision today allows states to mandate an increase in the maximum alcohol fuel blend from 10 to 15% ... Continue reading

Hart Energy Report Outlines Diesel's Role In New Green Economy

Hart Energy Report Outlines Diesel's Role In New Green Economy

October 13, 2010 Diesel Fuel Poised to Play Expanded Role Meeting New Environmental & Energy Efficiency Requirements of Green Economy, According to New Hart Energy Report “Because of diesel fuel’s unique attributes – its energy density, low-sulfur content, widespread availabil ... Continue reading

The Business of Plugging-in - Talking Electric Vehicles in Detroit

The Business of Plugging-in - Talking Electric Vehicles in Detroit

TALKING ELECTRIC CARS IN DETROIT The Business Case for Electric Cars By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Detroit October 13, 2010; The Center for Automotive Research is hosting a conference this week focused on the business case to be made for electric cars. CAR has brought together experts from the ranks ... Continue reading

EPA Grants e15 Use Waiver - Is the Wall Crumbling? - COMPLETE AUDIO REPLAY

EPA Grants e15 Use Waiver - Is the Wall Crumbling? - COMPLETE AUDIO REPLAY

WASHINGTON, DC - October 13, 2010: In today's EPA Press Conference EPA Assistant Administrator Gina McCarthy announced that they are granting a limited waiver for the use of e15 gasoline (gasoline with 15% ethanol) for cars and small trucks that are 2007 and newer. The decision was based on the research conducted by th ... Continue reading

Buick Virtually Clones Toughest Roads - VIDEO ENHANCED

Buick Virtually Clones Toughest Roads - VIDEO ENHANCED

DETROIT, Oct. 13 DETROIT, Oct. 13 -- It'sa technology that would captivate anyone who grew up on video games. What if you could create an exact digital replica of one of the world's most challenging roads and then drive virtual cars on it to see what happens? The inventors at Buick found a way to do just that. Istanbul ... Continue reading

EPA Has Opportunity Today to Set America on Course to Regain Economic Health... Will They Take It?

EPA Has Opportunity Today to Set America on Course to Regain Economic Health... Will They Take It?

AUTO CENTRAL - October 13, 2010: After many months of stalling, the EPA may finally give the okay that the ethanol industry and all sensible Americans have been anxiously awaiting: a federal mandate to add 15% ethanol to all gasoline (although the gasoline industry and their whores have been dreading this change for ob ... Continue reading

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