Jun 22, 2011
GKN and EVO Electric form Joint Venture to manufacture electric motors and hybrid and electric drive systems London, England - EVO Electric, a pioneer in advanced electric drive solutions for the automotive sector, announces that it has formed a joint venture with GKN Driveline, part of GKN plc (LSE:GKN), to develop, m ... Continue reading
Biofuel from Lots of Sources: Switchgrass, Wheat Straw and Even Waste: Genencor Has Some Solutions
Jun 22, 2011
Genencor today announced a product advancement, Accellerase TRIO. This new product will enable biofuel producers to more cost-effectively manufacture cellulosic ethanol from a wide range of renewable nonfood feedstocks such as switchgrass, wheat straw and corn stover as well as from municipal solid waste. ... Continue reading
Jun 21, 2011
42 percent of all consumers surveyed in a 2011 Maritz Research study say fuel economy is an "extremely important" new vehicle purchase driver up 13.5 percent versus a decade ago; Millennials rank its importance even higher and rate it most often as having the "greatest impact" on future vehicle purchases Fuel economy a ... Continue reading
EPA Proposes 2012 Renewable Fuel Standards, 2013 Biomass-Based Diesel Volume
Jun 21, 2011
**EPA Proposes 2012 Renewable Fuel Standards, 2013 Biomass-Based Diesel Volume * WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed the 2012 percentage standards for four fuel categories that are part of the agency's Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS2). EPA continues to support greater use o ... Continue reading
Gas Prices Drive Sales of Smaller Vehicles
Jun 21, 2011
As the price of gas remains high, consumers are increasingly looking for more cost-effective and fuel-efficient vehicles, with compact cars rapidly gaining in demand. Researchers from GfK Custom Research North America's Automotive sector found that, while demand for compact cars is high, that same demand doesn't carry ... Continue reading
Telling The Chevrolet Volt Story Wins SAE An Award
Jun 21, 2011
A digital magazine telling the inside story of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt's development, published by SAE International, has won the 2011 "Best of Internet" award at the 20th International Automotive Media Awards (IAMA). The IAMAs are an annual program to recognize and encourage excellence in all forms of automotive journ ... Continue reading
Fuel Created By Cows Makes Dairy Farm Trucks Run Cleaner
Jun 20, 2011
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. announced today that it has received a contract in the amount of $434,000 for high capacity natural gas on-board storage tanks from Agility Fuel Systems for use in Class 8 renewable natural gas powered dairy trucks. The tanks will be installed on Kenworth T800 Class 8 t ... Continue reading
Eco-Smart I Electric Bus Averages Up to 30 miles Per Gallon
Jun 20, 2011
DesignLine Corporation, the leading designer and manufacturer of electric drive systems for the commercial bus market, announced yet another milestone today with its all electric bus, the Eco-Smart I, averaging up to 30 miles per gallon (diesel equivalent) in actual, daily passenger service while maintaining 100% up-ti ... Continue reading
Navistar's School Buses Rule in Fluid Economy
Jun 19, 2011
Results from new, independent tests demonstrate Navistar's IC Bus brand CE Series school buses have up to a 4.5 percent advantage over competing buses in fluid economy measurement of diesel fuel plus liquid urea consumed by the vehicle's emissions reduction system. ... Continue reading
Virginia Tech Wins EcoCAR Competition With an Extended-Range Electric Vehicle
Jun 17, 2011
Students from Virginia Tech University learned last night that their teamwork, perseverance and hard work have led to top honors when they were named the overall winners of EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge after designing and building an exceptional extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) using E85 (ethanol). Throughout the t ... Continue reading
Four-Cylinder Fuel-Efficient Engines Keep GM's Manufacturing Plants Humming
Jun 17, 2011
Tonawanda Powertrain gets $33 million; creates/retains 100 jobs Spring Hill Powertrain gets $32 million; creates/retains 63 jobs Additional need for Ecotec four-cylinder engines used in Chevrolet's fuel-efficient cars and crossovers, including the all-new 2013 Malibu, is driving $65 million in new investment at plants ... Continue reading
Jun 16, 2011
Solaire Generation unveiled its patent pending Premium F2 Solar Carport Structure at a GE facility in Plainville, Conn., as part of GE's largest Electric-Vehicle (EV) charging station installation in North America. Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy, Luis Ramirez, CEO of GE Energy Industrial Solutions, and Laurence Mac ... Continue reading
Electric Utility Fleet Managers Conference Will Show Quantum F-150 Plug In Hybrid
Jun 16, 2011
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. announced today that it will exhibit its F-150 Plug-in Hybrid Electric (PHEV) pickup truck at the Electric Utility Fleet Managers Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia, June 19-22, 2011. The Ford F-150 PHEV is powered by Quantum's "F-Drive" hybrid drive system which is a ... Continue reading
Jun 16, 2011
Neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs), also known as low-speed electric vehicles, were one of the original “electric vehicle" categories and have been on the market for a number of years. NEVs are street legal with a top speed of 25 miles per hour. Originally conceived as a way to fulfill the California Air Resources ... Continue reading
First ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel Will Take Place June 20-21
Jun 16, 2011
Electric Vehicles Standards Panel to Host First Plenary June 20-21 in Detroit All Interested Parties Encouraged to Help Drive Safe Implementation of Electric Vehicles in the U.S. New York, The first plenary meeting of the ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel (EVSP) will take place on June 20-21, 2011, in Detroit to i ... Continue reading
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