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Toyota Mirai Fueled by Bullsh*t

Toyota Mirai Fueled by Bullsh*t

Toyota Taps Morgan Spurlock to Direct First Video in “Fueled by Everything” Series Sometimes reality stinks. Toyota has tapped award-winning documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock to show how calling hydrogen fuel cell vehicles “bullsh*t” isn’t far from the truth. “Fueled by Bullsh*t” ... Continue reading

Continental Mobility Study Reveals Electric Cars Facing Image Problems

Continental Mobility Study Reveals Electric Cars Facing Image Problems

Drivers mainly see electric cars as eco-friendly - Only a few consider them sporty and fun to drive - More and more drivers reject electric cars in all age groups DETROIT -- April 22, 2015: Electric cars have a special "green" image among drivers in the U.S., but so far they barely evoke any emotions. In the recent Con ... Continue reading

Long-Range Electric Vehicles Set to Gain Popularity Globally

Long-Range Electric Vehicles Set to Gain Popularity Globally

Europe likely to hold the second-highest market share by late 2015 LONDON -- April 21, 2015: The global electric vehicles market has made huge progress, with more than 55 models now available globally. Currently, over 70 percent of the models on the market are battery EVs (BEVs) and approximately 25 percent are plug-in ... Continue reading

Top Green Vehicle is a 2015 Tesla, According to Fifth Annual AAA Green Car Guide

Top Green Vehicle is a 2015 Tesla, According to Fifth Annual AAA Green Car Guide

ORLANDO, FL -- April 20, 2015: The 2015 Tesla Model S P85D earned the top score in the 2015 AAA Green Car Guide, the motor club announced today. The Palo Alto-based automaker's car is featured with more than 80 other green vehicles in the 2015 AAA Green Car Guide. The best green car value award went to the 2014 Nissan ... Continue reading

Samsung SDI Showcases Eco-friendly Automotive Batteries and Materials at Auto Shanghai 2015

Samsung SDI Showcases Eco-friendly Automotive Batteries and Materials at Auto Shanghai 2015

Samsung SDI unveils wide range of batteries and interior/exterior items for China, which is set to emerge the world’s biggest EV market Customized battery cells, module and pack specialized for China’s New Energy Vehicle (NEV) market Samsung-ARN (Xi’an) Battery Group set to build up its plant in October, ... Continue reading

Proterra Named 2015 New Energy Pioneer at 8th Annual Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit

Proterra Named 2015 New Energy Pioneer at 8th Annual Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit

Recognized as game-changer in the field of clean energy technology and innovation SAN BRUNO, CA -- April 20, 2015: Bloomberg New Energy Finance has announced Proterra Inc., the leading provider of zero-emission battery-electric buses, as a 2015 New Energy Pioneer – a game-changing innovator who is revolutionizing ... Continue reading

PUMP - The Movie : Now Available on Netflix +VIDEO

PUMP - The Movie : Now Available on Netflix +VIDEO

The Movie That Will Change Your Attitude About Fuel Forever, Narrated By Jason Bateman LOS ANGELES - April 16, 2015: After a successful limited theatrical release last fall and release on iTunes, PUMP is now available on Netflix to a wider audience. Submarine Deluxe, in association with Fuel Freedom Foundation and iDea ... Continue reading

10 Best Green Cars oF 2015

10 Best Green Cars oF 2015

Just in time for Earth Day, eco-friendly drivers in the market for a new car can learn about the 10 Best Green Cars of 2015, hand-selected by the expert editors at Kelley Blue Book. Taking the top spot on this annual list for the second year in a row is the all-electric BMW i3. Each year the KBB.com editors compile a l ... Continue reading

2015 Chevrolet Spark EV Repriced to Offer Greater Value

2015 Chevrolet Spark EV Repriced to Offer Greater Value

As low as $14,995 after full federal and state tax credits and Chevrolet Bonus Cash DETROIT -- April 15, 2015: Chevrolet announced today Spark EV 1LT’s new manufacturer’s suggested retail price would start at $25,995. Depending on an individual’s tax situation, the Spark EV is eligible for federal tax cr ... Continue reading

Toyota Mirai (HFC) Takes the Stage at the National Mall

Toyota Mirai (HFC) Takes the Stage at the National Mall

Toyota Exclusive Automotive Partner of Earth Day 45th Anniversary Celebration Mirai Display Kicks off Month of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Education TORRANCE, CA -- April 14, 2015: Fifteen years ago, a little hybrid no one knew rolled onto the National Mall to celebrate Earth Day. That hybrid – the Toyota Prius. Tomorrow, ... Continue reading

e-smart The Market Leader for the 3rd Time in a Row: Hat trick for the Silent Hero

e-smart The Market Leader for the 3rd Time in a Row: Hat trick for the Silent Hero

STUTTGART -- April 13, 2015: Statistics are boring? Not for smart, because when it comes to new registrations of electric cars in Germany the same name takes first place every year: smart fortwo electric drive. This is a hat trick for the battery-electric two-seater – for the third time in a row it has beaten all ... Continue reading

EDI Announces Availability of its New Energy PHEV SUV

EDI Announces Availability of its New Energy PHEV SUV

Company Develops Top Performing, Affordable SUV in Response to Rising Asian Market Demand MILPITAS, CA -- April 13, 2015: Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. (EDI), a global leader in advanced zero emissions, high-efficiency hybrid and electric drivetrain solutions, today announced the availability of an affordable new energy ... Continue reading

Dana Showcases Advancements in Fuel-cell Components at Hannover Messe 2015

Dana Showcases Advancements in Fuel-cell Components at Hannover Messe 2015

Dana Holding Corporation announced today it will showcase its innovative metallic bipolar plate technology, among other fuel-cell components, at Hannover Messe 2015, April 13-17. The company also will provide a detailed overview of its fuel-cell work as a participant in the Auto-Stack CORE network, an important initiat ... Continue reading

First Look: 2016 BMW X5 xDrive 40e Plug-In SUV

First Look: 2016 BMW X5 xDrive 40e Plug-In SUV

First Look: 2016 BMW X5 xDrive40e Plug-In SUV ... Continue reading

Learning the Future: Daimler Introduces Electric Mobility in Driving Schools

Learning the Future: Daimler Introduces Electric Mobility in Driving Schools

Drawing on the maxim "electric mobility is something you can learn", Daimler AG and the ACADEMY Holding AG are launching a pilot project with five selected ACADEMY driving schools in the wider Stuttgart area, with the aim of making electric vehicles an integral part of driver training. Kick-off for the project will be ... Continue reading

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