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About 2019 Subaru Crosstrek Plug In Hybrid

About 2019 Subaru Crosstrek Plug In Hybrid

CAMDEN, NJ – May 11, 2018 – Subaru of America, Inc., which has recorded nine consecutive years of record sales and 10 consecutive years of growth, announced today its first-ever plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV), the 2019 Crosstrek Hybrid. The new Crosstrek Hybrid maintains all the capability of the traditional Subaru ... Continue reading

Micro-Hybrid Vehicles Market Forecasts and Trends 2018 - 2023 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Micro-Hybrid Vehicles Market Forecasts and Trends 2018 - 2023 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "North America Micro-Hybrid Vehicles Market - Forecasts and Trends (2018 - 2023)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The North America Micro-hybrid Market is expected to reach a market value of USD 17 million by the year 2023. ... Continue reading

Clean EV's ?- Coal Fired Electric Plants Going Up In Middle-East

Clean EV's ?- Coal Fired Electric Plants Going Up In Middle-East

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on trade press and company press releases Planned coal-fired capacity additions from a number of countries in and around the Middle East will add 41 gigawatts (GW) of new electric generating capacity over the next decade, based on announced projects and projects cur ... Continue reading

Curtiss Motorcycles Unveils Zeus – the Company’s Highly Anticipated Electric Concept Prototype

Curtiss Motorcycles Unveils Zeus – the Company’s Highly Anticipated Electric Concept Prototype

Curtiss Motorcycles unveiled its vision for a new golden age of American motorcycling - one based on sustainability, minimalism, and fun. The company, named for legendary motorcycle and aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss, pulled the cover off its striking, and highly anticipated electric concept prototype, called Zeus. ... Continue reading

It's AUTO LAB Talk Radio - LIVE from New York - Saturday Morning 7-9 AM May 12, 2018

It's AUTO LAB Talk Radio - LIVE from New York - Saturday Morning 7-9 AM May 12, 2018

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart ... Continue reading

Blue Bird Extends Exclusive Partnership with ROUSH CleanTech

Blue Bird Extends Exclusive Partnership with ROUSH CleanTech

Small Preview Thumbnail http://www.roushcleantech.com http://www.roushcleantech.com Small Preview Thumbnail Small Preview Thumbnail FORT VALLEY, Ga.--Blue Bird and ROUSH CleanTech have extended their alternative-fueled school bus partnership through 2025. Since 2012, the relationship between the school bus manufacturer ... Continue reading

Polaris Slingshot Introduces “Club Slingshot” Owners Group

Polaris Slingshot Introduces “Club Slingshot” Owners Group

Club Slingshot, a national owners group that is designed to embrace a strong, growing community and recognize the loyal Slingshot owners across the country. In its inaugural year, more than 25,000 new and used Slingshot owners will receive a complimentary one-year membership, which includes special offers, access to ev ... Continue reading

Study: Cars are safer & sell better as fuel efficiency improves

Study: Cars are safer & sell better as fuel efficiency improves

Consumer Federation of America, finds that as average fleet fuel efficiency increased from 24.2 MPG in 2013 to 25.2 MPG in 2018, passenger vehicles became both safer and more popular, with more vehicles bought than retired over the same period. “Facts don’t lie, and the data completely refute the Trump/Pru ... Continue reading

Ethanol Powered Vehicles and EV's The Realistic Future Of American Mobility

Ethanol Powered Vehicles and EV's The Realistic Future Of American Mobility

Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen testified this morning before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment. “We believe the future is bright for U.S.-produced ethanol and other emerging biofuel technologies,” Dinneen said in prepared testimony. ... Continue reading

Magic Spigot Can Convert Your 24 MPG Of Gasoline Vehicle Into A 131 MPG Of Gasoline Vehicle And Save You Money

Magic Spigot Can Convert Your 24 MPG Of Gasoline Vehicle Into A 131 MPG Of Gasoline Vehicle And Save You Money

Well here it is in real non MBA or PHD terms...there are 260 million registered vehicles of the roads here in the USA each one beyond anyone's or anything's ability to substantially improve their MPG of gasoline...except for the Magic Spigot. Here are some MPG numbers crunched by an old high school graduate... 24 MPG o ... Continue reading

RFA Statement on White House Meeting on RFS

RFA Statement on White House Meeting on RFS

WASHINGTON May 8, 2018; Emily Druckman writing for the RFA reported that this morning, President Trump convened a meeting at the White House with Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), for yet another discussion on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). As a result o ... Continue reading

President Trump - Stand Up For America - Here Is Who Benefits From EV Fairy-tales and Demonization Of Ethanol As The Realistic Replacement for Gasoline

President Trump - Stand Up For America - Here Is Who Benefits From EV Fairy-tales and Demonization Of Ethanol As The Realistic Replacement for Gasoline

The Auto Channel Co-publisher Comments: It’s about time that others are looking at EV reality and are coming to the same conclusion that we discovered two years ago; Electric Vehicles are not and will never (or until hydrogen fuel-cell technology is ready for prime time) become a meaningful solution to replace gasoli ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB Talk Radio - LIVE from NYC Saturday Morning 7-9 AM May 5, 2018

AUTO LAB Talk Radio - LIVE from NYC Saturday Morning 7-9 AM May 5, 2018

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart ... Continue reading

Lithium Company Asks: When Will Electric Cars Take Over the Roads

Lithium Company Asks: When Will Electric Cars Take Over the Roads

LONDON, May 4, 2018 -- The age of the electric vehicle (EV) will be here sooner than many analysts think. Out of 1 billion cars in the world, only 2 million are electric. ... Continue reading

What Goes Into a Gallon of Gas

What Goes Into a Gallon of Gas

No matter who owns the station, gas prices are ultimately determined by four sets of costs: crude oil, taxes, refining costs and distribution and marketing. ​ALEXANDRIA, Va. ... Continue reading

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