Nissan showcases its Electric Vehicle Leadership
May 22, 2015
As a worldwide leader in electric vehicles, Nissan will be putting electric at the heart of its UEFA Champions League Final activity on June 6, 2015. As part of its innovative partnership with Europe's most prestigious football competition, Nissan aims to enrich the fans' experience of the tournament and leave a lastin ... Continue reading
Obama Scales Back Overly Ambitious Goals for Electric Car Use - DUH!
May 22, 2015
In a 2009 executive order, the president had called for 1 million plug-in vehicles on the road by 2015, but poor sales and lower gas prices have intervened. Washington DC May 21, 2015; The NADA newsletter reported that President Barack Obama's long-standing goal to have a fully fuel-efficient government fleet and 1 mil ... Continue reading
May 22, 2015
Hyundai's zero-emissions, hydrogen-powered Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle continues to satisfy and attract new customers focused on high-versatility and clean transportation. For 2016, the Tucson Fuel Cell adds convenient HomeLink® connectivity to the mirror, allowing owners to open and close garage doors, security gates an ... Continue reading
Forbes Best Memorial Day New Car Deals
May 22, 2015
Memorial Day is a national holiday set aside to honor our country's fallen military heroes, but you wouldn't know it from the plethora of broadcast and print ads that otherwise seem to treat it as an extended weekend's new-car bargain bonanza, reports Forbes. To be sure, the coming holiday weekend is one of the best ti ... Continue reading
May 20, 2015
Already thriving in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle, Breeze enables hardworking individuals to work and build credit on a flexible basis with Uber and Lyft SAN FRANCISCO and CHICAGO -- May 20, 2015: Breeze, a vehicle-leasing platform for the sharing economy, today announced the launch of its service in Chicago. ... Continue reading
May 19, 2015
Tech Mahindra Ltd. a specialist in digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering today announced that it will build an Intelligent Electric Vehicle Charging System (IEVCS) designed to help build Ontario's clean energy future. The project, sponsored by the Ministry of Energy and funded in part through t ... Continue reading
Chevy Spark EV Motor Plant Fueled by Green, Clean Energy
May 18, 2015
ENERGY STAR®, USGBC and Maryland state agency recognize facilityâs efforts WHITE MARSH, MD -- May 18, 2015: â Chevrolet recently began selling the Spark EV to Maryland commuters able to take advantage of the stateâs robust charging infrastructure. Now the carâs electric motor and drive unit are b ... Continue reading
BIG DEAL: Toyota R&D Breakthrough Sets Stage for More Efficient, Durable Fuel Cell Stacks
May 18, 2015
A breakthrough in the real-time observation of fuel cell catalyst degradation could lead to a new generation of more efficient and durable fuel cell stacks. Toyota Motor Corporation and Japan Fine Ceramics Center (JFCC) have developed a new observation technique that allows researchers to monitor the behavior of nanome ... Continue reading
Nonpetroleum Share of Transportation Energy Highest Level Since 1954
May 18, 2015
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review Republished May 18, 2015, 9:30 a.m. to correct an error in the graph In the United States, petroleum is by far the most-consumed transportation fuel. But recently the share of fuels other than petroleum for U.S. transportation has increased to its hi ... Continue reading
Crafted In California: Zero Motorcycles Receives Major Grant
May 14, 2015
$1M in Funding from California Energy Commission Fuels Continued Growth SANTA CRUZ, CA -- May 14, 2015: Zero Motorcycles, the global leader in the electric motorcycle industry, announced today that it has been awarded a grant of $1,009,220 from the California Energy Commission (CEC). With matching commitment from Zero, ... Continue reading
Toyota Flips the Switch to Sustainable Power at Yellowstone National Park
May 13, 2015
Lamar Buffalo Ranch Renewable, Zero Emission Energy System Is Now Online System Features 208 Re-used Camry Hybrid Batteries Torrance, CA -- May 12, 2015: The lights are on where the buffalo roam. At the Lamar Buffalo Ranch field campus in Yellowstone National Park, an innovative distributed energy system that combines ... Continue reading
Volvo's Invitation to an Emission-Free Bus Trip
May 11, 2015
Public transport of the future is now in place in Swedish Gothenburg! A noiseless and emission-free electric bus operating on renewable electricity, and that stops at Swedenâs first indoor bus stop and allows passengers to charge their mobiles onboard. The Volvo Group and the ElectriCity project invite you to a pr ... Continue reading
Call for Creativity in Toyota i-Road R&D Project in Tokyo
May 7, 2015
In July, Toyota will take the next step toward realizing the full potential of the i-Road ultra-compact EV concept by launching the Open Road Project in Tokyo. To encourage the practical, convenient and fun use of the i-Road on city streets, Toyota will seek creative input and feedback from both specialist companies an ... Continue reading
Georgia Power Rolls Out New Statewide EV Fleet
May 7, 2015
Dozens of plug-in electric Chevy Volts to hit roadways across the state demonstrating flexibility of driving electric ATLANTA, May 6, 2015 -- As the early summer sun rose on the parking lot of Georgia Power headquarters in Atlanta this morning, hundreds of Georgia Power employees, community and business leaders gathere ... Continue reading
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