Continental's Fuel Pump with Integrated Electronics goes into Series Production
Mar 10, 2011
PR Newswire REGENSBURG, Germany, March 10, 2011 REGENSBURG, Germany, March 10, 2011 -- Continental, the international automotive supplier, is working with a major European vehicle manufacturer to integrate its next generation fuel pump technology into 2013 model year vehicles. The new technology, which helps reduce bot ... Continue reading
Mar 9, 2011
PR Newswire NEW YORK, March 9, 2011 NEW YORK, March 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A March 4th meeting convened by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has resulted in an agreement by key stakeholders from the private and public sectors to develop a standardization roadmap to enable the safe, mass deplo ... Continue reading
Consumers Can 'Take Charge' of Winning a New Contest on Ford's Electrified Vehicle Facebook Page
Mar 8, 2011
PR Newswire DEARBORN, Mich., March 8, 2011 DEARBORN, Mich., March 8, 2011 -- Ford's new "Take Charge" contest on its Electrified Vehicle Facebook page asks consumers to share what actions they are taking to help the environment, with winners being awarded an electric vehicle experience Facebook users can offer ideas in ... Continue reading
Mar 8, 2011
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--In todayââ¬â¢s volatile energy market, 65 percent of U.S. business fleets are forced to absorb higher fuel costs directly and suffer the bottom-line impact, while only 16 percent are able to pass on rising fuel costs by increasing prices to their consumers. This is one of the key findin ... Continue reading
Mar 7, 2011
PR Newswire KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 7, 2011 KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 7, 2011 -- Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. Corporation ("Smith") today announced the issuance and sale of $39 million of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and the conversion of Bridge Notes and the exercise of related Warrants into $19 million of Serie ... Continue reading
Mineta Transportation Institute Study: Are Mileage Fees and Land-Use Planning Mutually Supportive?
Mar 7, 2011
PR Newswire SAN JOSE, Calif., March 7, 2011 For planners: mileage fees matters to land-use planning, and vice versa. SAN JOSE, Calif., March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) has just released its Research Report 10-04, The Intersection of Urban Form and Mileage Fees: Findings ... Continue reading
Mar 7, 2011
PR Newswire WASHINGTON, March 7, 2011 WASHINGTON, March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The recent gasoline and oil price spikes that threaten the nation's fragile economic recovery underline the urgent need to curb U.S. energy use and make a real commitment to energy efficiency as our "first fuel," the Alliance to S ... Continue reading
Fred Meyer Stores Partners with ECOtality to Install Blink EV Charging Stations
Mar 7, 2011
SEATTLE--ECOtality, Inc. , a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, today announced the companyââ¬â¢s partnership with food retail chain Fred Meyer, a division of The Kroger Co. . Fred Meyer will install ECOtalityââ¬â¢s Blink Level 2 Electric Vehicle (EV) Commercial Pede ... Continue reading
Dow Kokam Powers Medium-Duty PHEV/EV Commercial Vehicles for Fleet Operations
Mar 7, 2011
PR Newswire MIDLAND, Mich., March 7, 2011 MIDLAND, Mich., March 7, 2011 -- Dow Kokam, a leading large-format battery system producer, announced today in advance of the Work Truck Show that it has signed two new agreements to provide advanced lithium-ion battery solutions to power medium-duty plug-in hybrid electric (PH ... Continue reading
ECOtality Commences Blink Residential Charging Station Installations in Washington
Mar 7, 2011
SEATTLE--ECOtality, Inc. , a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, today celebrated the installation of the companyââ¬â¢s leading Blinkâ⢠Level 2 Residential Charging Stations in the state of Washington. The company will install Blink EV charging stations in homes thro ... Continue reading
Independent SAE-Type Test Confirms Hino Trucks 19.8% Advantage in Fuel Efficiency
Mar 7, 2011
PR Newswire NOVI, Mich., March 7, 2011 NOVI, Mich., March 7, 2011 -- The 2011MY Hino Truck model 268 (25,950 lbs. GVW) significantly outperformed a key competitor in fuel efficiency in a recent independent real world test. The Hino averaged more than 19% percent better fuel economy than a comparably equipped 2011MY Int ... Continue reading
Mar 5, 2011
PR Newswire SAN DIEGO, March 3, 2011 SAN DIEGO, March 3, 2011 -- Maxwell Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a $7.01 million cost-shared technology development contract by the United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC) to develop an advanced energy storage system for power-assist hybr ... Continue reading
New Motor Advisors Receives Product Development Consulting Contract From AMP Electric Vehicles
Mar 5, 2011
PR Newswire DETROIT, March 4, 2011 DETROIT, March 4, 2011 -- New Motor Advisors, LLC, a new Michigan firm engaged in automotive product development consulting (http://newmotoradvisors.com) and AMP Holding Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AMPD), a company engaged in the emission-free electrification of OEM vehicles, have signe ... Continue reading
Mazda Recall: Spiders Can Weave a Destructive Web
Mar 4, 2011
MAZDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 MAZDA6 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 8, 2008, THROUGH FEBRUARY 8, 2010. A CERTAIN TYPE OF SPIDER MAY WEAVE A WEB IN THE EVAPORATIVE CANISTER VENT LINE AND THIS MAY CAUSE A RESTRICTION IN THE LINE. IF THIS OCCURS, THE FUEL TANK PRESSURE MAY BECOME EXCESSIVELY NEGATIVE W ... Continue reading
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