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Eye-Opening Documentary PUMP Now Available On itunes +VIDEO

Eye-Opening Documentary PUMP Now Available On itunes +VIDEO

The Movie That Will Change Your Attitude About Fuel Forever, Narrated By Jason Bateman LOS ANGELES, CA, January 8 2015 – After a successful limited theatrical release this fall, PUMP will be available January 13, 2015 to a wider audience. Submarine Deluxe, in association with Fuel Freedom Foundation and iDeal Film ... Continue reading

2015 Automotive News World Congress: Tesla CEO Elon Musk urges auto industry to accelerate electric-vehicle development: "You won't regret it"

2015 Automotive News World Congress: Tesla CEO Elon Musk urges auto industry to accelerate electric-vehicle development: "You won't regret it"

Elon Musk, co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors, urged executives at established automotive companies to accelerate the development and sale of electric vehicles during the Automotive News World Congress today. "We can't rely on scarcity to drive the price of oil and gas and rely on that to be an adequate forcing functio ... Continue reading

2015 Detroit Auto Show - 2016 Chevrolet Volt Revealed

2015 Detroit Auto Show - 2016 Chevrolet Volt Revealed

Chevrolet today unveiled the all-new 2016 Volt electric car with extended range, showcasing a sleeker, sportier design that offers 50 miles of EV range, greater efficiency and stronger acceleration. The Volt’s new, efficient propulsion system will offer a General Motors’-estimated total driving range of more ... Continue reading

Hybrids Help Power Toyota's Success in the UK

Hybrids Help Power Toyota's Success in the UK

Hybrid models account for almost a quarter of all Toyotas sold in the UK in 2014 Third consecutive year of growth for Toyota group sales, reaching highest total since 2009 British-built Auris a star performer, posting 17.8 per cent rise in sales New model increases Aygo performance by 26.8 per cent year on year, Yaris ... Continue reading

Nissan and NASA Partner to Jointly Develop and Deploy Autonomous Drive Vehicles by End of Year

Nissan and NASA Partner to Jointly Develop and Deploy Autonomous Drive Vehicles by End of Year

Nissan Motor Co., through its North American-based organization, and NASA today announced the formation of a five-year research and development partnership to advance autonomous vehicle systems and prepare for commercial application of the technology. “The partnership will accelerate Nissan’s development of s ... Continue reading

Nissan's Electric Car Drivers Cover More Miles Than the Average Petrol or Diesel Vehicle

Nissan's Electric Car Drivers Cover More Miles Than the Average Petrol or Diesel Vehicle

European Nissan LEAF drivers travel more than 50 percent further a year than the average diesel or petrol car in Europe* Over 31,000 Nissan LEAFs have been sold in Europe to date, and 150,000 sold globally CarWings telemetry reveals that LEAF drivers are ahead of the European Transport average for car mileage ... Continue reading

Detroit Elecric: Exterior and Final Interior Designs for SP:01 Pure-Electric Sports Car Revealed

Detroit Elecric: Exterior and Final Interior Designs for SP:01 Pure-Electric Sports Car Revealed

On-road testing of SP:01 under way, ahead of start of production in early 2015 SP:01 features bold new fastback design and futuristic, sporty interior Range of interior and exterior enhancements available at introduction Detroit Electric announces the appointment of Integrated Energy of South Korea as its first importe ... Continue reading

Car Stuff@CES 2015 - BMW i Solar Carport Concept

Car Stuff@CES 2015 - BMW i Solar Carport Concept

Munich / Las Vegas January 6, 2015; At the Consumer Electronics Show CES 2015 in Las Vegas (6 – 9 January 2015) BMW i will unveil a further innovative product from its 360° ELECTRIC portfolio: BMW i Home Charging Services. This smart solution for home charging of electric and plug-in hybrid BMW models is based ... Continue reading

Car Stuff@CES 2015-Renovo Motors And NVIDIA Showcase Groundbreaking All-Electric Supercar At 2015 Consumer Electronics Show

Car Stuff@CES 2015-Renovo Motors And NVIDIA Showcase Groundbreaking All-Electric Supercar At 2015 Consumer Electronics Show

Renovo Coupe Cockpit Concept is Powered by the NVIDIA Tegra X1 Mobile Super Chip The first all-electric American supercar, the Renovo Coupe, is making its second global appearance this week at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Produced by Renovo Motors, Inc., the 500 horsepower Coupe includes a cockpit concept ... Continue reading

HH Reports: Volkswagen Group Shows Its Fuel Cell Technology Future

HH Reports: Volkswagen Group Shows Its Fuel Cell Technology Future

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel Auto Central Europe December 30, 2014; In the past few years, we did not hear much about fuel cell vehicles (FCV), but Research and Development engineers world wide have not been resting on their laurels. They are working continuously to optimize the technology fo ... Continue reading

Conventional Gasoline Models Are Expected to Represent Less Than Half of Vehicles Sold Worldwide by 2017, According to Navigant Research

Conventional Gasoline Models Are Expected to Represent Less Than Half of Vehicles Sold Worldwide by 2017, According to Navigant Research

Stop-start capability anticipated to be the most important innovation in improving fuel efficiency, report concludes BOULDER, Colo.--A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the emerging global market for technologies that improve fuel economy, including global market forecasts for light-duty vehicle sales, segment ... Continue reading

Scania To Test Wirelessly Charged City Bus for the First Time in Sweden

Scania To Test Wirelessly Charged City Bus for the First Time in Sweden

Scania has become the first company in Sweden to test a wirelessly charged electric-hybrid city bus. The bus will start operating on the streets of Södertälje, Sweden, in June 2016 as part of a research project into sustainable vehicle technology. SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden--Scania (STO:SCVA)(STO:SCVB) is undertaki ... Continue reading

Honda FCV Concept to Make North American Debut at 2015 North American International Auto Show

Honda FCV Concept to Make North American Debut at 2015 North American International Auto Show

Honda FCV Concept demonstrates the exterior and interior styling evolution of the next-generation zero emissions Honda fuel-cell vehicle - Next-generation Honda FCV is intended to provide significant gains in packaging, interior space, cost reduction and real-world performance, including an anticipated driving range in ... Continue reading

Renault Wins Three Awards from What Van?

Renault Wins Three Awards from What Van?

Renault Trafic wins What Van? 2014 Best Medium Van Innovation Award given to Trafic’s ‘Wide View’ passenger mirror Electric Twizy Cargo picks up Editor’s Choice Award MAPLE CROSS, UK -- December 16, 2014: Renault has won three awards at the What Van? Awards 2014, including two for the All-New Trafic ... Continue reading

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