Fisker Automotive Hires Ex-BMW Engineer - Details Of Four-Door Premium Sports Sedan Announced.
Oct 31, 2007
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 31 -- Quantum Technologies, a publicly traded company and Fisker Coachbuild, LLC disclose continuing developments of the first production vehicle to come from Fisker Automotive, Inc. -- the green American premium car company. The four-door plug-in hybrid premium sports sedan will make its debut at ... Continue reading
Model Fuels Consortium Adds Petrobras and Saudi Aramco
Oct 22, 2007
SAN DIEGO--Reaction Design, the clean technology chemistry leader, today announced that two of the worldâs premier energy companies, Petrobras and Saudi Aramco, are the latest additions to the membership of the Model Fuels Consortium (MFC). Through their membership, the companies will support the consortiumâs ... Continue reading
2008 Saturn Vue Green Line Hybrid Best SUV MPG - 25 MPG City/32 MPG Highway
Oct 14, 2007
DETROIT Oct. 12, 2007; Saturn announced that the all-new 2008 Saturn Vue Green Line hybrid will have a fuel economy rating of 25 miles per gallon in city and 32 miles per gallon on the highway -- the best highway mileage of any sport utility vehicle. Saturn also announced that the Vue Green Line will have a manufacture ... Continue reading
Hybrids Aren't Only Solution to Saving Gas - VIDEO STORY
Oct 4, 2007
DETROIT - October 4, 2007: Drivers don't have to operate a hybrid vehicle in order to reduce their general gasoline consumption. By avoiding aggressive driving, pumping the brakes and keeping ones tires properly inflated a driver can help improve fuel-efficiency. In addition, General Motors reports reducing the number ... Continue reading
Mazda Unveils Hydrogen Hybrid Vehicle With Rotary Engine
Oct 2, 2007
YOKOHAMA, Japan October 2, 2007; Yuri Kageyama writing for the AP reported that Mazda unveiled a new kind of hybrid vehicle on Tuesday that runs on hydrogen fuel powering an electric motor. The Japanese automaker said it will be available for leasing in Japan next year. The Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid, shown to re ... Continue reading
Oct 1, 2007
Tokyo, Japan, Sept 28, 2007; Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced that an improved version of its TOYOTA FCHV fuel cell hybrid vehicle successfully completed a long-distance road test today by traveling from Osaka to Tokyo on a single fueling of hydrogen. Today's road test - part of the TOYOTA FCHV's public-road te ... Continue reading
AAA Begins Posting Daily Average Price of E-85 Fuel on Its Widely-Sourced Fuel Gauge Report Web Site
Sep 27, 2007
ORLANDO, Fla.--Highlighting the growing availability and interest in the use of E-85 fuel as an alternative to conventional gasoline, the nationâs largest organization for motorists has begun publishing the nationwide average price of the mostly-ethanol blend of fuel this week on its widely-quoted AAA Fuel Gauge R ... Continue reading
Fuel Cell Powered Models From Hyundai and Hybrids From Kia
Sep 27, 2007
SEOUL, Sept 27, 2007; Reuters reported that Hyundai Motor Co, South Korea's top auto maker, plans to begin mass production of its fuel cell car model from 2012 at the earliest, a company official told Reuters on Thursday. Global car makers such as Toyota Motors Corp and General Motors Corp are developing environmentall ... Continue reading
Bosch Showcases Advanced Green Performance Technologies
Sep 26, 2007
FLAT ROCK, Mich., Sept. 26 -- Robert Bosch LLC hosted a gasoline systems driving event today at its proving grounds in Flat Rock, Mich., to showcase its commitment to developing cleaner, more fuel efficient gasoline powertrain technologies that still offer optimal performance. "Although alternative propulsion systems a ... Continue reading
BMW 7 Series Hydrogen - Rare Production Car Makes Its Way to the Green
Sep 26, 2007
By Marty BernsteinAIADA Contributing Editor As thousands of golf fans entered the main gate of the Cog Hill golf course near Chicago earlier this month for the BMW Championship, a gigantic globe, actually a round tent, with graphics of the earth from outer space was hard to miss. Walking toward the globe, dubbed the â ... Continue reading
Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. Licenses Its Patented Emission Control Technology to Tenneco
Sep 24, 2007
STAMFORD, Conn.--Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (EBB: CLDS; AIM: CDT/CDTS; XETRA: CDI), a global company providing innovative technologies and solutions that reduce emissions, conserve fuel and improve engine performance, announced today that it has signed a worldwide, non-exclusive licensing agreement with Tenneco , ... Continue reading
BorgWarner Introduces New Diesel EGR Valve for Lower Emissions
Sep 20, 2007
BorgWarner EGR Technology Delivers Higher Force, Improved Durability with Flexible Packaging and Smaller Size AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 20 -- BorgWarner aims to meet the future market demands for lower emissions and higher product performance with a new diesel exhaust gas recirculation (DEGR) valve with patented techn ... Continue reading
First Americans Set to Drive the BMW Hydrogen 7 on U.S. Roadways
Aug 16, 2007
Will Ferrell Becomes First to be Given a BMW Hydrogen 7 for Everyday Use WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Aug. 16 -- BMW today announced the launch of the Hydrogen 7 Pioneer Program as it handed over the keys of a BMW Hydrogen 7 -- the first hydrogen-powered luxury sedan -- to Hollywood actor Will Ferrell. Through the Hydrogen 7 ... Continue reading
Ford Fuel Cell Powers Fusion to Land Speed Record - Power From Water - Wow!
Aug 16, 2007
FORD SETS LAND SPEED RECORD WITH FORD FUSION HYDROGEN 999 FUEL CELL RACECAR Ford Motor Company made history today by reaching 207.279 mph with the Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999, the worldâs first production-based hydrogen fuel cell race car. The Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 is Fordâs latest environmental innovation, a ... Continue reading
60+ MPG Volkswagen Diesel Unveiled
Aug 13, 2007
Wolfsburg, 13 August 2007 - Volkswagen will be firing off the next salvo of its BlueMotion initiative at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt. In total, six new models with technology that is as economical as it is environmentally friendly, will debut at the worldâs largest car show. One of the highligh ... Continue reading
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