Save Some Green with Toyota, Lexus and Scion
May 29, 2014
Automobile Club of Southern California Releases its Green Car Guide Picks Los Angeles--May 28, 2014: California drivers looking to save a buck are in luck! Toyota, Lexus and Scion took three of the top ten spots in the 2014 Green Car Guide, published today by the Automobile Club of Southern California. The Toyota RAV4 ... Continue reading
May 28, 2014
Ever since we started the Google self-driving car project, weâve been working toward the goal of vehicles that can shoulder the entire burden of driving. Just imagine: You can take a trip downtown at lunchtime without a 20-minute buffer to find parking. Seniors can keep their freedom even if they canât keep t ... Continue reading
May 28, 2014
Green Automotive Company (OTCQB: GACR) announces that its European based subsidiary, Liberty Electric Cars, has successfully completed the build of the first fully functioning example of âDELIVERâ - an electric delivery vehicle funded by the European Commissionsâ 7th Framework Programme which brings toge ... Continue reading
The rapidly growing electric vehicle sector to give a fillip to the EMC test and services market
May 28, 2014
The wider integration of wireless technology into products that were previously wired has caused a steady shift in electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) test services from classic or non-wireless testing to wireless testing. This trend, along with the proliferation of smart devices, has resulted in a higher number of new ... Continue reading
May 28, 2014
An agreement has been signed on the delivery of three Volvo Electric hybrids to Hamburger Hochbahn AG. The plug-in technology enables fuel consumption and CO2 emissions to be reduced by up to 75% and total energy consumption to be reduced by 60%. The electric hybrids will enter into traffic in Hamburg towards the end o ... Continue reading
Hydrogen Fuel Cells Get Boost From Toyota
May 25, 2014
<p>From Mac Gordon 05-24-2014 </p><p>WOODLAND HILLS - The worldâs auto industry set off on four new directions in June, each of which will change driver habits, and reduce costs of fuel, up mileage per gallon averages, and permit dealer-installed accessories. </p><p>First off and the most impressive change came fr ... Continue reading
Nissan Delivers 50,000th All-Electric LEAF In U.S. To Texas Family
May 23, 2014
Nissan, the global leader in electric vehicle (EV) sales, achieved another milestone this month as Dallas residents Todd and Lisa Bolt made Nissan LEAF the first all-electric model to hit 50,000 sales in the U.S. The Bolt family took delivery of their black LEAF SL earlier this month at AutoNation Nissan of Lewisville. ... Continue reading
May 23, 2014
Washington DC May 23, 2014; The AIADA newsletter reported that the CEO of the newly combined Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is urging people not to buy his company's electric car. As USA Today reports, it's a strange request from a world in which automotive CEOs are usually doing everything they can to hype their product li ... Continue reading
Toyota Develops 'Diamond-like' Semiconductor Wafer to Boost Hybrid Mileage
May 22, 2014
Toyota City, Japan â Toyota is using one of the hardest materials in nature after diamonds to develop a semiconductor it hopes will improve the fuel efficiency of its hybrids, such as the Prius, by as much at 10 percent. The company and its partners announced today that they have developed a silicon carbide (SiC) ... Continue reading
EVI Research Highlights the Potential for Electric Vehicles in India
May 22, 2014
A new report by the Clean Energy Ministerial's Electric Vehicles Initiative (EVI) shows the substantial impact that electric vehicle (EV) deployment would have on India's oil consumption and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Assessing and Accelerating Vehicle Deployment in India finds that the benefits of EVs in India ar ... Continue reading
GM Surpasses 400 EV Charge Stations at U.S. Facilities
May 21, 2014
Based on growing employee demand, General Motors today announced that it has installed 401 electric vehicle charging stations at its U.S. production and business facilities. More than 20 percent of the stations use electricity generated from solar canopies to help charge employee vehicles. The majority of the stations ... Continue reading
Google Glass App from SemaConnect Directs Electric Vehicle Drivers to Nearest Charging Stations
May 21, 2014
SemaConnect, one of the largest producers of commercial grade electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in North America, announced today the launch of its Google Glass app SemaConnect for Glass designed to leverage augmented reality to make navigation to EV charging stations faster and easier. The new app allows EV driv ... Continue reading
May 20, 2014
Car Charging Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CCGI) ("CarCharging"), the leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging services, announced that it has partnered with Gridscape Solutions, a software and service company that specializes in designing and developing a broad range of smart energy solutions, to integrate Nissan's DC ... Continue reading
The Volvo Group studies potential to test electric roads in a city
May 19, 2014
The Volvo Group is now taking the next step in the development of sustainable transport solutions. In collaboration with the Swedish Transport Administration, the Volvo Group will study the potential for building electric roads, where city buses can be charged from electricity in the road at the same time as the bus is ... Continue reading
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