2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen TDI Review
Apr 11, 2010
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen TDI First, a definition: Cult car: a non-mainstream vehicle supported by a small but rabidly fanatic group of owners who would never even think of buying anything except the new version when theirs finally gives up the ghost. Here in the USA, small ... Continue reading
Apr 9, 2010
April 9, 2010 April 21, 2010 Dirksen Senate Office Building-Room G-50 1:00pm-3:00pm The briefing features EDTA members discussing what the market can expect in the next year and detailing their current electric drive manufacturing investments, vehicle deployments, and the grid preparedness efforts. A moderated roundtab ... Continue reading
Nissan Chooses Pre-Construction Contractor for New Nissan Battery Plant
Apr 8, 2010
FRANKLIN, Tenn., April 7 -- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) has selected W.G. Yates of Philadelphia, Miss., as the general contractor supporting the pre-construction services phase for Nissan's new battery plant that will be built at the automaker's vehicle assembly plant in Smyrna, Tenn. The battery plant will sup ... Continue reading
Apr 7, 2010
Release of Comprehensive Macroeconomic Analysis of Electrification Policy Proposals WASHINGTON - On Thursday, April 8, at 10:00 a.m. in the National Press Club's Zenger Room, NRG Energy President & CEO David Crane, a member of the Electrification Coalition (EC), will release the results of a detailed macroeconomic anal ... Continue reading
Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG Announce Wide-Ranging Strategic Cooperation - COMPLETE VIDEO
Apr 7, 2010
BRUSSELS, Belgium - April 7, 2010: The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG today announced a broad strategic cooperation that will enable both groups to already realize benefits quickly from a range of concrete projects as well as sharing of best practices. The two groups also announced an equity exchange that will ... Continue reading
The Efficiency Standard - The Audi A8 Hybrid
Apr 7, 2010
Audi presents the A8 hybrid as a technology concept at the Geneva Motor Show. ... Continue reading
Hyundai Reveals Hybrid and Turbo Versions of New i45
Apr 7, 2010
At the New York Auto Show in North America, Hyundai Motor Company has announced that its all-new i45 sedan - known as Sonata in North America - will be the first vehicle in that market to offer customers a choice of petrol direct injection (GDI), full-hybrid and twin-scroll turbocharged powertrains. ... Continue reading
UPS Deploys 200 Hybrid Electric Vehicles - VIDEO ENHANCED
Apr 6, 2010
ATLANTA--UPS today announced its fleet of alternative-fuel vehicles had expanded with the deployment of 200 next-generation hybrid electric delivery trucks in eight U.S. cities. The wide variety of technologies in our green fleet is indicative of UPS "rolling laboratory" philosophy to energy efficiency and reduced fuel ... Continue reading
2010 Lexus GS 450h Hybrid Review
Apr 5, 2010
SEE ALSO: Lexus Buyers Guide LEXUS GS450h Performance Luxury Hybrid By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Lexus says the GS450h fits into a genre they call âperformance luxury hybrid.â It may be the only one out there, although Mercedes and Infinity are rumored to have comparable models in the pipe ... Continue reading
Hyundai Plans First U.S. Hybrid by the Winter Holidays
Apr 5, 2010
Hyundai's first hybrid will be in U.S. showrooms "in time for holiday shopping this year," says John Krafcik, CEO of Hyundai Motor America. Unveiling the 2011 Sonata Hybrid at the New York auto show, Krafcik said that the car features design changes from the just-introduced Sonata and uses a new hybrid powertrain archi ... Continue reading
Divergent Opinions Abound Over New Fuel Economy Rules - VIDEO ENHANCED
Apr 3, 2010
AUTO CENTRAL - April 3, 2010: Will it be good for consumers and car makers or will it be bad? How will it affect the struggling U.S. car makers? Is this simply another charade at addressing our gasoline problems? These are just a few of the many questions surrounding the new mandated fuel economy rules. Here's two diff ... Continue reading
Test Drive Alternative Fuel Vehicles at First So Cal Green Solutions Expo
Apr 2, 2010
IRVINE, Calif.--Orange Countyââ¬â¢s Great Park will host the first So Cal Green Solutions Expo June 5-6, 2010. The nationââ¬â¢s premier green expo for all-things green including transportation selected the Great Park based on its sustainable design, expansive area and the diversity of the communit ... Continue reading
National Clean Car Standards Rev Up State Programs
Apr 1, 2010
New Yorkers will save thousands of dollars at the pump NEW YORK, April 1 The Obama administration today announced new fuel economy benchmarks for automobiles and the first national standards for greenhouse gas emissions in U.S. history that will save New York car owners approximately $3,000 in fuel costs over the life ... Continue reading
Toyota Reports March 2010 and First Quarter 2010 Sales
Apr 1, 2010
TORRANCE, Calif., April 1 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported March sales results of 186,863 units, an increase of 35.3 percent over the same period last year, on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. On a raw volume basis, unadjusted for 26 selling days in March 2010, compared to 25 selling days in M ... Continue reading
GSA Doubles the Federal Hybrid Fleet, DOE Takes the Lead in Updating to Hybrids
Apr 1, 2010
Agencies Move to Increase Energy Security and Fuel Efficiency WASHINGTON, March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- President Obama announced today that the Federal Government will lead by example in replacing older cars in the federal fleet with fuel efficient hybrids and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, reducing our depen ... Continue reading
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