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New AeroVironment Electric Vehicle Dealer Program Makes it Easy to Bundle Home Charger, Installation, and Warranty with Car Purchase

New AeroVironment Electric Vehicle Dealer Program Makes it Easy to Bundle Home Charger, Installation, and Warranty with Car Purchase

AeroVironment, Inc. today launched a dealer program that provides turnkey residential charging packages to consumers purchasing new electric vehicles (EVs) or plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and allows them to finance the charger in combination with the vehicle at the time of sale. The program, which is the first of its kind, ... Continue reading

Superman-Inspired Kia Optima Hybrid Soars Into Chicago For Auto Show Debut

Superman-Inspired Kia Optima Hybrid Soars Into Chicago For Auto Show Debut

Kia Motors America (KMA) has teamed up with DC Entertainment and Super Street magazineto create a head-turning Optima Hybrid inspired by Superman's strength and unwavering care for planet Earth.‚ Unveiled today at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show, this Optima Hybrid‚ signals the continuation of a 10-month, eight vehicle pa ... Continue reading

Ford eNews -- Feb. 6, 2013

Ford eNews -- Feb. 6, 2013

Number of EV-selling dealers triples projections; Ford sets hybrid record for January Strong demand for Ford's plug-in vehicles has the company certifying hundreds of more dealers than expected to sell them -- including 900 to be certified by spring. This means Focus Electric, C-MAX Energi and Fusion Energi will now be ... Continue reading

Schindler Elevator Corporation Reduces Greenhouse Gases with New Vehicle Fleet

Schindler Elevator Corporation Reduces Greenhouse Gases with New Vehicle Fleet

Continuing its commitment to conducting business activities in harmony with society and the environment, Schindler Elevator Corporation is replacing more than 500 sedans in their North American vehicle fleet with the Toyota Prius Two, a gas-electric hybrid car which is expected to reduce greenhouse gases by 42% over th ... Continue reading

New Green Motor Technology by AC Kinetics Can Eliminate 26 Million Tons of CO2, 104B KwH

New Green Motor Technology by AC Kinetics Can Eliminate 26 Million Tons of CO2, 104B KwH

A new green technology developed by startup company AC Kinetics, Inc. will help eliminate as much as 26 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually from the air we breathe, while also reducing electricity usage by about 104 billion KwH. This next generation motor control is compatible with existing AC induction mot ... Continue reading

Nissan To Triple Electric Vehicle Fast-Chargers; Partners With NRG Energy To Build First Fast-Charge Network In Washington D.C. Area

Nissan To Triple Electric Vehicle Fast-Chargers; Partners With NRG Energy To Build First Fast-Charge Network In Washington D.C. Area

At the Washington Auto Show today, Nissan outlined its strategy for tripling the current electric vehicle quick-charging infrastructure in the United States with the addition of at least 500 quick-charging stations in the next 18 months, including the greater Washington D.C. area's first fast-charge network. ... Continue reading

Ford eNews -- Jan. 30, 2013

Ford eNews -- Jan. 30, 2013

'Sir, thou doth protest too much!' In defense of Fiesta, a small car with big personality Ford's novel response to esteemed British actor Jeremy Irons' daring insult of the company's own Fiesta is generating a lot of buzz. In a recent interview, the thespian equated the award-winning small car to little more than an ap ... Continue reading

IKEA Plugs-in South Florida's Largest Solar Energy System and Becomes State's Largest Non-Utility Solar Owner, as Company Reaches 80% Solar Presence on Its U.S. Locations

IKEA Plugs-in South Florida's Largest Solar Energy System and Becomes State's Largest Non-Utility Solar Owner, as Company Reaches 80% Solar Presence on Its U.S. Locations

IKEA, the world's leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its South Florida store in the City of Sunrise --which will be the largest solar installation in South Florida and, when combined with IKEA projects already completed atop stores in Orlando and Tampa, w ... Continue reading

Ford Achieves All-Time High Hybrid Share and Toyota Slides, as Fusion Hybrid Closes in on Another Sales Record

Ford Achieves All-Time High Hybrid Share and Toyota Slides, as Fusion Hybrid Closes in on Another Sales Record

Ford hybrid market share jumped nearly 9 percentage points from December 2011 to December 2012; Toyota's share of the hybrid vehicle segment dropped 8 points Ford Fusion Hybrid achieved all-time monthly sales record in December 2012 with 3,244 sales; Ford hybrids expected to deliver best January hybrid sales month ever ... Continue reading

Hertz On Demand Introduces Electric Vehicles To Its University Of Connecticut Fleet

Hertz On Demand Introduces Electric Vehicles To Its University Of Connecticut Fleet

Hertz On Demand, The Hertz Corporation's global hourly car rental program announced the addition of a Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle to the University of Connecticut's car sharing program today. "As Hertz On Demand continues to expand globally, we are also expanding our rental car options," said Mark P. Frissora, Chai ... Continue reading

Simon Property Group Unveils 'Plug-in Ecosystem' at Clay Terrace, a First-Of-Its-Kind Energy Storage and Vehicle Charging System

Simon Property Group Unveils 'Plug-in Ecosystem' at Clay Terrace, a First-Of-Its-Kind Energy Storage and Vehicle Charging System

Shoppers at Clay Terrace in Carmel, Ind. not only can choose from an exciting array of stores and restaurants, but now they also have the opportunity to minimize their carbon footprint. ... Continue reading

The Strategic Cooperation Between Daimler and the Renault-Nissan Alliance Forms Agreement with Ford to Accelerate Commercialization of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Technology

The Strategic Cooperation Between Daimler and the Renault-Nissan Alliance Forms Agreement with Ford to Accelerate Commercialization of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Technology

Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., have signed a unique three-way agreement for the joint development of common fuel cell system to speed up availability of zero-emission technology and significantly reduce investment costs Collaboration expected to lead to launch of world's first affordable, ma ... Continue reading

115 MPGe Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid, Most Fuel-Efficient Sedan in America, Now Available at Select New York and California Dealerships

115 MPGe Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid, Most Fuel-Efficient Sedan in America, Now Available at Select New York and California Dealerships

The 2014 Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle, rated by the EPA at 115 MPGe1 in all electric mode, making it the most fuel-efficient sedan in America, went on-sale at select New York and California Honda dealers on January 15 with an MSRP of $39,780 2 and a monthly lease price of $429 3. Combining hybrid effici ... Continue reading

EDTA President Brian Wynne to Participate During Public Policy Days at Washington Auto Show

EDTA President Brian Wynne to Participate During Public Policy Days at Washington Auto Show

WHEN: Thursday, January 31, 2013 -- 2:00 PM (immediately following keynote address) WHERE: Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt Vernon Pl NW, Washington, DC 20001 WHAT: EDTA President Brian Wynne will participate during the Public Policy Days at the Washington Auto Show, promoting battery, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fu ... Continue reading

Echo Automotive Demonstrates New Fleet Vehicle Hybrid Technology

Echo Automotive Demonstrates New Fleet Vehicle Hybrid Technology

Echo Automotive, Inc. a developer of technologies enabling the cost-effective conversion of existing fleet vehicles into fuel efficient hybrids, is pleased to announce the launch of its latest product offering, a multi-mode hybrid technology aimed directly at significantly improving the economic performance of fleet op ... Continue reading

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