Nissan LEAF Apps Keep Owners in Touch With Their Cars
Aug 3, 2011
The Nissan LEAF application ("app") for smartphones which allows LEAF owners to be in direct contact with their vehicle at all times has launched for use on Blackberry and Android operating systems. Following suit with the mission of all Nissan products, the app provides bold and innovative technology for Nissan LEAF o ... Continue reading
2011 Lexus CT 200h Hybrid Review - Pure Fun To Drive - VIDEO ENHANCED
Aug 2, 2011
2011 Lexus CT 200h Hybrid Pure fun-to-drive. By Larry Nutson (ILM_1885) Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel If you think the terms fun-to-drive and hybrid-drive don't belong in the same sentence much more as characteristics of a the same car, then think again. I spent a week driving a Daybreak Yellow mica Le ... Continue reading
Ontario, Canada - A Global Hub for Green-Tech Auto Research, Production of Fuel-Efficient Vehicles
Aug 2, 2011
The newly formed Ontario Automotive Communities Alliance builds, with 60 member towns and cities stretching from Oshawa to Windsor, produces two million vehicles, plus parts, as the number one automotive jurisdiction in North America. The new Alliance is in Michigan USA this week, at the CAR Management Seminar, to prom ... Continue reading
Chrysler Providing San Francisco and Sacramento with Test Fleet of PHEV Ram 1500 Pickup Trucks
Aug 2, 2011
28 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) will be supplied to San Francisco and Sacramento as part of a demonstration project by Chrysler Group LLC Real world city miles to be accumulated on demonstration vehicles over the next three years Fleet of vehicles developed in partnership with U.S. Department of Energy Ram 1 ... Continue reading
Wineman Technology and Tecnalia Research Introduce Dynacar for Advanced Vehicle Design and Test
Aug 2, 2011
Wineman Technology, a leading automotive design and test system integrator, and Tecnalia, one of the largest applied research institutes in the world, today announce Dynacar, a fully validated, real-time vehicle model simulator for developing and testing passenger and light commercial vehicles, from conventional to ele ... Continue reading
Big Family or Lots of Friends? 6-8 Passenger Cars and Pickups
Aug 1, 2011
6-8 Passenger Cars and Pickups; The AIADA newsletter reported that transportation for big families used to be simple. Gas was cheap and cars were unabashedly big. Not anymore. Finding a car that can fit five or more meant, until recently, shopping for a big, usually American-made SUV. And while these vehicles have the ... Continue reading
Harbin Electric to Report Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results on August 9, 2011
Aug 1, 2011
Harbin Electric, Inc., ("Harbin Electric" or the "Company"; Nasdaq: HRBN), a leading developer and manufacturer in the People's Republic of China of a wide array of electric motors, announced today that it will report its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011 on Tuesday, August 9, 2011, after mar ... Continue reading
Aug 1, 2011
To demonstrate the manufacturing feasibility of lightweight sealed steel fuel tanks for plug-in hybrid and extended-range electric vehicles, the Strategic Alliance for Steel Fuel Tanks (SASFT), in collaboration with the Auto/Steel Partnership and the United States Automotive Materials Partnership, announced its plans t ... Continue reading
Protean Wheel Motors: 300 Percent Fuel Economy Gain on European Hybrid Commercial Van
Aug 1, 2011
A European-based Vauxhall Vivaro equipped with Protean Electric's fuel-saving electric wheel motors showed a 300 percent fuel economy improvement in hybrid mode on a European drive cycle fuel test. Protean Electric, a leading global supplier of in-wheel electric motors, and Millbrook Proving Ground, one of Europe's lea ... Continue reading
Aug 1, 2011
Cyclone Power Technologies (Pink Sheets: CYPW), developer of the all-fuel, clean-tech Cyclone Engine, and its licensee, Advent Power Systems, Inc. announced that they have been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army / TACOM (Tank Automotive Command) valued at $1.4 million. With this contract, Cyclone and Advent will dev ... Continue reading
Chrysler to Present City of San Francisco With 14 RAM Plug-In Hybrid Electric Pick-ups Vehicles
Aug 1, 2011
What Chrysler Group LLC will present 14 Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles to the City of San Francisco as part of a three year evaluation program. Ã The city will evaluate the vehicles in real world driving conditions and report regularly to Chrysler Group LLC all driving and charging experiences with the demonstrati ... Continue reading
BMW Unveils iBrand i3 and i8 EV Concepts - COMPLETE VIDEO
Jul 29, 2011
MUNICH - July 29, 2011: The BMW Group showcases its visions of future mobility in the shape of the BMW i3 Concept and BMW i8 Concept studies .Unveiled for the first time, these concept vehicles provide a glimpse of the first electrically powered production cars from the new BMW i sub-brand, due to be launched as the BM ... Continue reading
World's First Look: BMW iBrand i3 and i8 Concepts - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jul 29, 2011
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel FRANKFURT, July 29, 2011. Today, BMW i, presented the concepts for its first electric and first plug-in hybrid vehicles. The new sub brand for sustainable mobility of the Bavarian car manufacturer will introduce the production models of the compact electric i3 and ... Continue reading
Chevrolet Harnesses Sun to Power Volts and Dealerships
Jul 29, 2011
Capacity to charge a dozen Volts daily; excess energy to supplement dealer's use Two dozen U.S. dealerships pledge to install solar-powered charging stations Chevrolet is harnessing the power of the sun to install solar-powered electric charging stations for its Volts at dealerships in North America. The Green Zone ini ... Continue reading
Charge Your Low Speed Vehicle at Walgreens' Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Jul 29, 2011
Thanks to Walgreens, soon you won't need to get your electric vehicle back to your garage to recharge it. Electric vehicle charging stations will be placed at about 800 Walgreens location by the end of 2011, the pharmacy giant announced this month. These charging stations aren't just benefiting those who drive a Nissan ... Continue reading
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