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Honda Clarity Fuel Cell Sedan Makes North American Debut at 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show +VIDEO

Honda Clarity Fuel Cell Sedan Makes North American Debut at 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show +VIDEO

The Honda Clarity Fuel Cell sedan makes its North American debut at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show today as Honda announced additional details for its most advanced zero-emissions vehicle in the U.S. market. Serving as the next evolution of Honda's fuel cell technology, the Clarity Fuel Cell leverages two decades of ad ... Continue reading

Gore Technology Enables Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle

Gore Technology Enables Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle

W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) has been active in the fuel cell industry since the 1970s and Gore Fuel Cell Components have been used in thousands of applications worldwide. Now Gore is providing a key component for the groundbreaking Toyota Mirai fuel cell vehicle. The Toyota Mirai is powered by a fuel cell stack requ ... Continue reading

Charge 'Er Up: Ford Offers Three Years' Complimentary Charging to C-MAX Energi Customers with EV 1-2-3 Charge, Powered by EVgo

Charge 'Er Up: Ford Offers Three Years' Complimentary Charging to C-MAX Energi Customers with EV 1-2-3 Charge, Powered by EVgo

Ford to offer complimentary 240-volt charging to customers in California and Maryland who purchase or lease a 2016 Ford C-MAX Energi Plug-In Hybrid. EV 1-2-3 Charge card will provide drivers with unlimited four-hour sessions of charging at more than 500 participating EVgo and partner public chargers across the nation f ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - November 9-15, 2015: Of Course Recalls: Of Course VW; New Chevy Caddy GMC,Buick, More EV Stuff and AVG.MPG Down

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - November 9-15, 2015: Of Course Recalls: Of Course VW; New Chevy Caddy GMC,Buick, More EV Stuff and AVG.MPG Down

* Cadillac unveiled its all-new 2017 XT5 crossover on the eve of the Dubai auto show. Production of the XT5, which replaces the SRX, will begin in spring 2016 in the U.S. and China. Cadillac plans to show the XT5 again next week at the Los Angeles auto show. We ask: Does the Dubai auto show now need to be added to the ... Continue reading

Coordinating Autonomy and Energy Independence in Vehicles

Coordinating Autonomy and Energy Independence in Vehicles

By Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman, IDTechEx www.IDTechEx.com Energy Independent Electric Vehicle Technology Roadmap 2016-2026 Autonomous Vehicles Land, Water, Air 2015-2025 VIEW ALL IDTechEx Research It is a no brainer. The ultimate vehicle by land water and air is independent in performance of task and in provision of its ... Continue reading

Honda to Debut 2016 Civic Coupe and Next-Gen Clarity Fuel Cell at 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show

Honda to Debut 2016 Civic Coupe and Next-Gen Clarity Fuel Cell at 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show

World debut of all-new 2016 Civic Coupe elevates sporty styling and dynamic performance on 10th-generation Honda Civic platform 2016 Civic Coupe marks next step of ambitious cadence in new Civic lineup Clarity Fuel Cell vehicle makes North American debut in advance of U.S. launch in 2016 Honda will reveal details on tw ... Continue reading

Next Green Car Awards UK Short List Announced

Next Green Car Awards UK Short List Announced

Today sees the announcement of the shortlist for the Next Green Car Awards 2015, which recognises the UK's best green cars for 2015 and 2016. From the shortlist featuring 44 different models competing across 10 categories, the winners of the Next Green Car Awards 2015 will be announced on Tuesday 24th November. As the ... Continue reading

GAC Motor brings the Second Generation Automobiles to Dubai International Motor Show

GAC Motor brings the Second Generation Automobiles to Dubai International Motor Show

GAC Motor is returning to the prestigious Dubai International Motor Show on November 10 with new vehicle models as the company continues its global strategy in the Middle East market. Models including the GS4, GS5 Super and GA6 will be exhibited in Dubai at World Trade Center Hall 705. The GS4, GS5 Super and GA6 are of ... Continue reading

Porsche Canada Lowers the Starting Price of the Panamera S E-Hybrid

Porsche Canada Lowers the Starting Price of the Panamera S E-Hybrid

Porsche Canada announced today that it had lowered the starting price of the Panamera S E-Hybrid for 2016 model year, effective immediately. The first plug-in hybrid vehicle in the luxury segment will now be offered starting at $106,600 – a reduction of $3,400 compared to the 2015 model year. This adjustment effec ... Continue reading

E-mobility Thought to the End: World's Largest 2nd-use Battery Storage Unit Set to Connect to the Grid

E-mobility Thought to the End: World's Largest 2nd-use Battery Storage Unit Set to Connect to the Grid

Cooperation between Daimler, The Mobility House, GETEC and REMONDIS completes the battery value creation cycle Re-use of electric vehicle batteries improves environmental performance and the lifecycle costs of e-mobility 13-megawatt battery storage unit to connect to the grid in early 2016 Levelling out fluctuations in ... Continue reading

UQM Technologies Receives New Orders for Proterra's Catalyst Bus Program for Calendar Year 2016 Delivery

UQM Technologies Receives New Orders for Proterra's Catalyst Bus Program for Calendar Year 2016 Delivery

Proterra’s 2016 Purchase Order is higher than 2015 for the UQM PowerPhase® HD220(+) systems. Proterra currently has an order backlog that stretches more than a year and this order represents only a portion of the growth expected by Proterra. The new Proterra Catalyst bus, powered by UQM PowerPhase® HD220, br ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Donates 2016 Volt to FIRST

Chevrolet Donates 2016 Volt to FIRST

DETROIT – Chevrolet will donate an all-new 2016 Volt to FIRST®, the K-12 robotics program, to help raise money for student robotics opportunities across the U.S. but particularly for those in communities underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education fields. The donation is a nat ... Continue reading

Nissan Announces U.S. Pricing for 2016 LEAF

Nissan Announces U.S. Pricing for 2016 LEAF

Nissan today announced U.S. pricing for the 2016 Nissan LEAF, which goes on sale soon at LEAF Certified Nissan dealers nationwide. For 2016, the all-electric LEAF is available with a 30 kWh battery that provides an EPA-rated best-in-class<sup>*</sup> range of 107<sup>**</sup> miles &ndash; a 27 percent increase over th ... Continue reading

2016 Fuel Economy Guide Now Available

2016 Fuel Economy Guide Now Available

The 2016 Fuel Economy Guide is now available on-line at fueleconomy.gov (http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/printGuides.shtml) and will be available in print in late November at new car dealers, credit unions, and libraries across the country. ... Continue reading

Why Is Getting US Off Gasoline So Important to The Auto Channel?

Why Is Getting US Off Gasoline So Important to The Auto Channel?

Engine fuel and energy technology doesn't just power automobiles, it powers our entire economy. No, I take that back, it powers the world's economy. The automobile industry is the world's largest and most important industry. If we, the people in all democratic countries, can find a new and better way to fuel vehicles; ... Continue reading

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