Chevrolet Volt Sales Begin; Pricing Announced - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jul 27, 2010
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 27 -- -- Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price starts at $41,000 ($33,500 net of full federal income tax credit, which ranges from $0 to $7,500); Lease payment on a 36-month lease at MSRP as low as $350 per month with $2,500 due at lease signing including security deposit -- OnStar provides unpre ... Continue reading
Jul 27, 2010
Nine Vehicles from Seven Teams Continue in their Pursuit of a Multimillion Dollar Prize for Super Fuel-Efficient Cars BROOKLYN, Mich., July 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, a $10 million competition to inspire a new generation of super fuel efficient vehicles, announced today ... Continue reading
Chevrolet Announces Pricing of Volt; Edmunds Comments
Jul 27, 2010
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Today, during the Plug-In 2010 Conference in San Jose, Calif., General Motors announced the pricing for the Chevy Volt, the extended-range electric vehicle which is expected to be released by year-end. It will be initially sold in California, Michigan, Washington, D.C. along with Austin, Texas and ... Continue reading
Jul 26, 2010
Company expects Congressional recognition of its new 'Fast Energy Storage' Technology, including $7500 tax credit for buyers of cars that utilize it SEATTLE, July 26 -- AFS Trinity Power Corporation's fast, plug-in hybrid SUV came closer to commercialization today as the company announced it has been awarded an histori ... Continue reading
Plug-In 2011 Location Announced: Research Triangle, N.C.
Jul 26, 2010
Fourth Annual International Conference on Plug-In Hybrid and Electric Transportation to Move to Southeast SAN JOSE, Calif., July 26 -- The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) announced today that Plug-In 2011 - an international conference of expert insights on technical advances, market research and policy initiat ... Continue reading
Electric Vehicle News This Week - EDTA Media Watch
Jul 23, 2010
Media Watch With Subsidies, Electric Cars Gaining Foothold in Texas Texas Tribune July 23, 2010 -- By the end of this year, Austinites should be able to buy the new electric car from Chevrolet, called the Volt. By next February, hundreds of Leafs, Nissan's plug-in car, will be on the roads around Houston, which also an ... Continue reading
U.S. Senate Energy Committee Approves $3.5 Billion To Hurry Electric Vehicles Along
Jul 21, 2010
Washington DC July 21, 2010; Simon Lomax writing for Bloomberg reported that A U.S. Senate panel today approved a $2 billion program that aims to put 400,000 electric cars on the road in three years. The legislation from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee also authorizes a $1.5 billion research program t ... Continue reading
Riley Solutions Inc. Selected for Competitive Role in DARPA Armored Vehicle Challenge 2010
Jul 20, 2010
HOUSTON, July 20 -- A new hybrid armor will undergo the most demanding and stringent testing by the Defense Advanced Research Program Agency (DARPA) in Ballston, VA in the fall of 2010. After passing selection, this armor will be able to provide U.S. military and law enforcement personnel serving at home or around the ... Continue reading
C.A.R. Report On Fuel Technologies
Jul 20, 2010
By Thom Cannell and Allene Stark The Auto Channel Detroit Bureau Detroit June 10, 2010; Perhaps you, like we at The Auto Channel, love cars, trucks and anything that offers mobility on wheels. Yes, bicycles, motorcycles, wheelchairs, scooters, and unicycles are included but we are talking about cars and their future. R ... Continue reading
Jul 20, 2010
NEW YORK--A White Paper, released today by Energy Vision, documents that the millions of trucks and buses on US roadways are the best starting point for ending the widely acknowledged dangers of U.S. transportationââ¬â¢s dependence on oil. It describes a practical strategy for moving these medium and heavy d ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Presents Worldwide Research Alliance on Electric Mobility
Jul 20, 2010
Volkswagen Chairman Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn Notes Importance of Silicon Valley in Company's e-Mobility Strategies PALO ALTO, Calif., July 19 -- Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, today reinforced the importance of the electric mobility research and initiatives taking ... Continue reading
Honda Announces New U.S. Market Plug-in By 2012 And Advanced Environmental Technologies
Jul 20, 2010
TORRANCE, Calif. 07/20/2010; Honda will introduce new advanced environmental technology vehicles, including a battery-electric vehicle and a new plug-in hybrid vehicle, to the U.S. market in 2012, the company announced today in the mid-year address by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., President & CEO Takanobu Ito, in Tokyo, Japan ... Continue reading
Honda To Sell Plug-in Car in 2013
Jul 19, 2010
Tokyo July 20, 2010; Siddharth Cavale writing for Reuters reported that Honda Motor Co is working on a hybrid car that can be recharged at home and an all-electric vehicle, both for release in about three years, the Nikkei business daily reported. Honda is also considering building hybrids in the United States, the pap ... Continue reading
Toyota Prius Reaches 200,000 Sales in Europe
Jul 19, 2010
As others promise prototypes or tout test cars, Toyota celebrates ten years of the Prius in Europe with 200,000 sales. The full hybrid Toyota Prius, synonymous as the definitive hybrid car, was launched in 2000 to the European market, (1997 in Japan). With sales reaching 100,000 in 2008, that figure has now doubled to ... Continue reading
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