Mar 18, 2011
SEAL BEACH, Calif.--Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has signed an agreement with major contract freight carrier Dillon Transport to build, operate and supply an LNG/CNG fueling station on Dillon-owned property in Dallas, Texas. The new Clean Energy natural gas fueling facility, also available 24/7 for public access, will supp ... Continue reading
U.S. Car Buyers Still Unclear on How Hybrids Work
Mar 16, 2011
Washington DC March 14, 2011; The AIADA newsletter reported that the differences between various alternative fuel cars are confusing consumers, according to a new survey of some 1,900 new car buyers and browsers in the U.S. That lack of knowledge could mean fewer hybrids are purchased according to Synovate, the market ... Continue reading
House Panel Clears Bill to Stop EPA from Regulating Vehicle Emissions
Mar 16, 2011
Washington DC March 14, 2011; The AIADA newsletter reported that house committee on Tuesday cleared a bill to block the EPA from regulating greenhouse gas emissions, including vehicles from the 2017-2025 model years â sending it to the House floor. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.), ... Continue reading
BAF Technologies Launches New Line of Bi-Fuel Ford Vans & Pick-Ups
Mar 7, 2011
DALLAS--BAF Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Clean Energy Fuels Corp. , has expanded its CNG product line to include Ford vehicles equipped with the BAF proprietary bi-fuel compressed natural gas (CNG) system. âNot only will our new BAF bi-fuel models provide commercial and municipal fleets with increased flexi ... Continue reading
BMW Plans To Sell At Least 30,000 Units A Year Of Its i3
Feb 27, 2011
According to Harald Hamprecht writing for Automotive News, BMW AG aims to sell at least 30,000 units of its i3 electric vehicle a year beginning in 2014. "We are targeting volume production for the i3," said Ian Robertson, BMWâs global sales and marketing boss. Robertson said sales volume for the i3 could be "comp ... Continue reading
Daimler, Renault Extend Electric Cars Deal
Feb 27, 2011
According to Reuters, Renault and Daimler have reached a new deal under which the Reanult will develop electric motors for the Smart and Twingo brands, while Daimler will supply batteries, a German paper reported. "By doing this we will immediately be able to boost sales," Daimler's head of research and development Tho ... Continue reading
UPS Contracts with Clean Energy to Fuel New UPS LNG Regional Truck Fleet in Las Vegas
Feb 23, 2011
SEAL BEACH, Calif.--UPS, the world's largest package delivery company, has contracted with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to fuel its new fleet of 48 liquefied natural gas (LNG) package transportation trucks at a new truck fueling station near UPS facilities in Las Vegas, Nevada. The agreement has a seven-year initial term w ... Continue reading
Feb 22, 2011
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. announced today that it has secured a new purchase contract from a large Canadian natural gas vehicle integrator, Hi-tec Fuel & Auto Ltd, to supply a series of natural gas vehicle tanks for light duty trucks. The Quantum next generation medium capacity Compressed Natura ... Continue reading
What's the Plan if Oil Supply is Interrupted? We Don't Have One!
Feb 21, 2011
AUTO CENTRAL - February 21, 2011: Predicting the outcome of all the unrest in the Middle East is impossible. Will the upheavals result in real democracies or greater tyrannys? No one really knows. The only reason we in America or Europe care is the oil issues. Shockingly, as investigative author Edwin Black pointed out ... Continue reading
Honda Civic GX Tops Greenest Car List ... Unfortunately it's Virtually Unavailable to Buy
Feb 21, 2011
Ironic Results name the Chevy Volt 12th on list while making an unavailable car #1 By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL Just how screwed up are our national aspirations to become energy independent? You need look no further than the results of the latest report issued by the American Coun ... Continue reading
U of M Study Finds Automakers Manipulate CAFE Fuel Economy Not Fixing America's Gasoline Problem
Feb 20, 2011
ANN ARBOR, Mich. February 16, 2011; With the recent announcement that the U.S. government will propose new fuel economy standards this fall, a University of Michigan study shows that automakers fine-tune vehicle fuel economy to qualify for more favorable treatment. For more than 30 years, auto companies have done just ... Continue reading
Honda Earns #1 Ranking on ACEEE's "Greenest Vehicles of 2011" List for the Eleventh Year in a Row
Feb 17, 2011
Honda Civic GX natural gas vehicle earns top spot Five Honda vehicles earned recognition from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) as being among the "greenest vehicles of 2011" with the natural gas-powered Civic GX earning the title of America's greenest vehicle for the eighth time. In the annu ... Continue reading
Consumers Claim $33M in Erroneous Vehicle Tax Credits
Feb 16, 2011
WASHINGTON - February 16, 2011: A USA Today story written by Sandra Block states that about 20% of federal tax credits claimed for alternative and plug-in electric vehicles during the first seven months of 2010 were erroneous, costing U.S. taxpayers more than $33 million. The report is credited to the Treasury Departme ... Continue reading
Feb 15, 2011
Washington DC February 15, 2011; Jeff Plungis and Angela Greiling Keane writing for Bloomberg reported that the Obama administration proposed ending a clean-diesel grant program and cutting research for hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles while spurring the market for electric cars. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyâ ... Continue reading
Roush Fenway Racing And Ford Take Propane Autogas For A Test Drive In 2011
Feb 15, 2011
Plymouth Township, February 14, 2011: As the 2011 NASCAR season opens at Daytona International Speedway, race fans will see even more âgreenâ on the track when Ford Motor Company and ROUSH CleanTech roll out two environmentally friendly Track Services trucks. Two Ford F-250 Super Duty pickup trucks equipped w ... Continue reading
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