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2013 Infiniti M35h Rocky Mounrtain Review By Dan Poler

2013 Infiniti M35h Rocky Mounrtain Review By Dan Poler

By Dan Poler Rocky Mountain Bureau The Auto Channel 2013 Infiniti M35h First introduced in 2012 and carried over unchanged for 2013, in the M35h Infiniti has managed to combine uncompromising performance with a host of smart fuel-conserving technologies, a unique combination in the luxury sedan segment. We recently had ... Continue reading

2013 Toyota Avalon Preview By Carey Russ - Verry Interesting +Video

2013 Toyota Avalon Preview By Carey Russ - Verry Interesting +Video

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2013 Toyota Avalon Preview I'm in a pre-production 2013 Toyota Avalon, driving on a surface street in Isla Vista, CA during the ride and drive part of the press introduction for the car. I notice a first-generation Toyota Highlander following me. Nothing unusual there, Toyota sold ... Continue reading

Consumer Reports Says Ford Overstating Some New Model MPG

Consumer Reports Says Ford Overstating Some New Model MPG

Consumer Reports Tests show Ford Fusion, C-Max hybrids don't live up to 47-mpg claims Yonkers, NY December 7, 2012; Consumer Reports said that Ford has been making some eye-opening claims about the fuel economy of the redesigned 2013 Fusion Hybrid sedan and new C-Max Hybrid wagon: "47 city/47 highway/47 combined mpg." ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces 2013 Model Year Prices for Camry and Camry Hybrid, Prius c and Scion xB

Toyota Announces 2013 Model Year Prices for Camry and Camry Hybrid, Prius c and Scion xB

TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 7, 2012 – Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced manufacturer’s suggested retail prices (MSRP) for the 2013 Camry and Camry Hybrid mid-size sedans, Prius c hybrid sub-compact and the Scion xB, urban utility vehicle. Price adjustments were announced on 12 current 2013 mo ... Continue reading

Nexteer Automotive invests $12 million to meet demand for quieter and smoother EPS systems

Nexteer Automotive invests $12 million to meet demand for quieter and smoother EPS systems

Nexteer Automotive is investing around $12 million in new test and validation facilities that will help produce even quieter and smoother electric power steering systems for hybrid/electric vehicles. The investment will support the company's plans to leverage further technology breakthroughs for aggressive global growt ... Continue reading

Advanced Steel Technologies Featured In 2013 Ford Fusion: Green Car Journal's 2013 Green Car Of The Year

Advanced Steel Technologies Featured In 2013 Ford Fusion: Green Car Journal's 2013 Green Car Of The Year

During the recent Los Angeles Auto Show, the all-new 2013 Ford Fusion was named Green Car Journal's 2013 Green Car of the Year due to what the magazine's publisher, Ron Cogan, describes as its "game-on attitude." The Steel Market Development Institute, a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute, commends ... Continue reading

American and European Standards Organizations Agree to Strengthen Transatlantic Cooperation on Standards for Electric Vehicles

American and European Standards Organizations Agree to Strengthen Transatlantic Cooperation on Standards for Electric Vehicles

Cooperation on eMobility standardization was the focus of discussion during a Transatlantic Roundtable organized by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC), and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), which took place in Brussels ... Continue reading

Ford eNews - Dec. 5, 2012

Ford eNews - Dec. 5, 2012

The Lincoln Motor Company forges dynamic new path The Lincoln brand of Ford Motor Company is on course to once again claim the premium automotive marketplace. The introduction of The Lincoln Motor Company is marked by the unveiling of the all-new MKZ midsize luxury sedan and a strategy to break through in an unpreceden ... Continue reading

Ontario, Canada Helps Electric Vehicle Drivers to Plug In

Ontario, Canada Helps Electric Vehicle Drivers to Plug In

-Ontario is helping electric car owners install charging stations at their homes and businesses to encourage sustainable transportation and fight climate change. Beginning in January 2013, eligible homeowners and businesses can receive a rebate of 50 per cent (to a maximum of $1,000) of the total purchase and installat ... Continue reading

ChargePoint Announces Electric Vehicle Charging Station Holiday Photo Contest

ChargePoint Announces Electric Vehicle Charging Station Holiday Photo Contest

ChargePoint today announced its first annual electric vehicle charging station holiday photo contest. From Wednesday, December 5th through Friday, December 21st, EV drivers and EV charging station owners can email photos of their favorite EV charging stations for a chance to win a year of free EV charging. EV charging ... Continue reading

Green Car Journal Kickstarts 20th Anniversary Issue for In-Depth Exploration of the Past and Future of Electric Cars and Advanced Vehicles

Green Car Journal Kickstarts 20th Anniversary Issue for In-Depth Exploration of the Past and Future of Electric Cars and Advanced Vehicles

From the time he was feature editor at Motor Trend in the 1990s, auto writer Ron Cogan knew that 'green' cars would be important. Now several decades of exclusive focus on this field will be shared through Green Car Journal's 20th Anniversary Issue with the help of a special campaign at the popular crowdfunding site Ki ... Continue reading

UQM Technologies PowerPhase System Drives Newly-developed Parallel-Series-Electric Powertrain Developed by EDI

UQM Technologies PowerPhase System Drives Newly-developed Parallel-Series-Electric Powertrain Developed by EDI

Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. (EDI) has selected the UQM Technologies, Inc. (NYSE MKT: UQM) PowerPhase system as the electric drive in its newly-developed Parallel-Series-Electric powertrain system. Development and initial testing of the platform has been completed, and EDI is currently in contract discussions with multi ... Continue reading

Protean's In-wheel Electric Drive Earns "Most Promising Technology" Honors From Car And Driver Magazine

Protean's In-wheel Electric Drive Earns "Most Promising Technology" Honors From Car And Driver Magazine

Protean Electric's advanced in-wheel electric drive has been named one of the 10 Most Promising Technologies for 2013 by Car and Driver magazine. Being named to this list is evidence that Protean Electric's in-wheel electric drive has a bright future in the global auto industry, according to Car and Driver, the world's ... Continue reading

Evatran Welcomes Electric Drive Transportation Association and DTE Energy to the Apollo Program

Evatran Welcomes Electric Drive Transportation Association and DTE Energy to the Apollo Program

Transportation pioneer Evatran is proud to announce the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) and DTE Energy as the newest participants in the Company's Apollo Trial Program, where participants trial groundbreaking Plugless Power wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging technology. EDTA and DTE Energy join ex ... Continue reading

2013 Chevrolet Volt Second Look Review By Steve Purdy

2013 Chevrolet Volt Second Look Review By Steve Purdy

2013 CHEVY VOLT Taking a second look By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau We just reviewed the extended-range electric Chevy Volt last spring but our resource guys assured us there were enough changes to warrant another look. This is also an opportunity to check back with my friend, Walt, whom I referenced ... Continue reading

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