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Volvo Truck and Daimler Truck Form Joint Venture for Large-scale Production of Fuel Cells

Volvo Truck and Daimler Truck Form Joint Venture for Large-scale Production of Fuel Cells

Sharing the Green Deal vision of sustainable transport and a carbon neutral Europe by 2050, two leading companies in the commercial vehicle industry, Daimler Truck AG and the Volvo Group, have signed a preliminary non-binding agreement to establish a new joint venture. The intention is to develop, produce and commercia ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - A Recap Of Key Automotive News Week Ending April 18, 2020

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - A Recap Of Key Automotive News Week Ending April 18, 2020

Wuhan Virus Grips USA and World; Auto Sales In The Tank, Auto Sales Now Essential, Manufacturers Wuhan Virus Responses, C.A.R. Goes Virtual, Cadillac Blackwing Coming, NASCAR, E Grand Prix Updates, Pony.AI ... Continue reading

Simplifying the Ethanol Fuel Issue 1 - 2 - 3

Simplifying the Ethanol Fuel Issue 1 - 2 - 3

I was talking to one of my sisters yesterday, and she said that she thinks I spend too much time responding to people who write or say negative things about ethanol. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Presents Great Virtual Car Show

Volkswagen Presents Great Virtual Car Show

Following the cancellation of this year’s Geneva International Motor Show, the VW brand show stand can now be visited online. Starting today, visitors can experience all the new models of the brand for two weeks round the clock from their own homes. ... Continue reading

Polster Unveils Its Future - Precept Preview +VIDEO

Polster Unveils Its Future - Precept Preview +VIDEO

Following its digital reveal in February, Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath now discusses the Precept in detail, and in real life, in Gothenburg, Sweden.A precept is a manifesto of things to come; a declaration. ... Continue reading

Getting Real Serious About H2 Fuel Cells - From Water To Water With Mobility Inbetween

Getting Real Serious About H2 Fuel Cells - From Water To Water With Mobility Inbetween

The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS), Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc., and Iwatani Corporation today announced that Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field (FH2R), which had been under construction in Namie town, Fukushim ... Continue reading

Toyota Green Energy Established to Conduct Renewable Energy Power Generation Business

Toyota Green Energy Established to Conduct Renewable Energy Power Generation Business

Toyota City, Japan, Apr 03, 2020; Toyota Motor Corporation, Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc., and Toyota Tsusho Corporation concluded an agreement today to establish Toyota Green Energy LLP for the purposes of obtaining and managing renewable energy sources in Japan and supplying electric power from renewable energy sour ... Continue reading

General Motors and Honda to Jointly Develop Next-Generation Honda Electric Vehicles Powered by GM’s Ultium Batteries

General Motors and Honda to Jointly Develop Next-Generation Honda Electric Vehicles Powered by GM’s Ultium Batteries

Honda will develop unique interior and exterior designs for Honda customers EVs will be produced on GM’s flexible global EV platform to increase scale and capacity utilization General Motors and Honda have agreed to jointly develop two all-new electric vehicles for Honda, based on GM’s highly flexible global EV pla ... Continue reading

Standard Hydrogen Announces Groundbreaking Method to Turn Most Garbage Into Zero-Emission Fuel +VIDEO

Standard Hydrogen Announces Groundbreaking Method to Turn Most Garbage Into Zero-Emission Fuel +VIDEO

This patented process has the potential to clean the land and waterways while eliminating most of the waste being dumped into landfills. ... Continue reading

Journalist Comments About March 2020 Auto Sales

Journalist Comments About March 2020 Auto Sales

Sales volume appears to be near our internal forecasts—well down, as most industry watchers had feared. Current tracking suggests an overall market in March 2020 in the 10 million to 12 million SAAR range. ... Continue reading

Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Final Rule - CAFE (Fuel Economy Standards)- Plus Our Journalists Comment

Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Final Rule - CAFE (Fuel Economy Standards)- Plus Our Journalists Comment

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released the final Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule setting corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) and CO2 emissions standards for model years 2021 ... Continue reading

Coming To A BMW Dealer In May, The 2021 BMW 330e and 330e xDrive PHEV Sedans Closeup

Coming To A BMW Dealer In May, The 2021 BMW 330e and 330e xDrive PHEV Sedans Closeup

New plug-in-hybrid versions of BMW’s iconic sports sedan. New generation of design, suspension, engine and technology. ... Continue reading

Casey’s Becomes 5,000th Station Selling E85

Casey’s Becomes 5,000th Station Selling E85

New offering has lower cost and helps the environment. ANKENY, Iowa A Casey’s store in its headquarters city of Ankeny, Iowa, has become the nation’s 5,000th location to sell Flex Fuel E85, according to the Renewable Fuels Association. ... Continue reading

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