Ford and EPRI Add Utility Partners and Battery Maker To Plug-In Hybrid Program
Feb 3, 2009
-- Seven electric utility providers are joining the Ford and Electric Power Research Institute plug-in hybrid electric vehicle program to conduct real world testing with Ford Escape PHEVs. -- Utility companies and a state research agency from New York, Ohio, North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts and Michigan ... Continue reading
Pennsylvania Grants Axion Power $800,000 to Study its Batteries in Electric Vehicles
Feb 2, 2009
Hybrids, Plug-Ins and All-Electric Vehicles NEW CASTLE, Pa., Feb. 2 -- Axion Power International, Inc. (OTC:AXPW) (BULLETIN BOARD: AXPW) , a leading developer of battery technologies and advanced energy storage devices, today announced that the potential energy efficiencies and cost savings its advanced lead-acid batte ... Continue reading
Lithium-Ion Battery Maker Ener1, Inc. Expands Relationship with Japanese Partner
Feb 2, 2009
Growing Relationship with ITOCHU Strengthens Auto Opportunity and Opens Door to Solar, Wind Energy Storage Markets NEW YORK, Feb. 2 -- Ener1, Inc. , maker of advanced lithium-ion batteries, today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with ITOCHU Corporation, a highly diversified global trading co ... Continue reading
BlueMotionTechnologies - Volkswagen Presents A New World Of Efficiency
Feb 2, 2009
BlueMotionTechnologies bundles Volkswagen's best environmental technologies of today to fulfill the automotive aspirations of tomorrow. These are developments such as the new start-stop system and energy recovery by regenerative braking, electric drives and hybrid systems as well as clever drive systems like the one in ... Continue reading
Cleverer Crossover; Diesel Track For Hybrid
Jan 31, 2009
Canberra, AUS January 30, 2009: An important new Peugeot compact crossover will start appearing on the world's highways and byways late this year and a turbo-diesel/hybrid is on the menu. Called the 3008, the new French offering will make its sales debut in Britain at the end of the year and sometime after that it woul ... Continue reading
Britain unveils $3.2B bailout plan
Jan 31, 2009
<B><i>Kevin Sullivan - Washington Post</b></i> LONDON, January 30, 2009: The British government yesterday announced a $3.2 billion plan to make Britain's struggling automakers "greener, more innovative and more productive" as they battle through the global economic downturn. Unlike the U.S.'s $17.4 billion bailout of G ... Continue reading
2009 Ford Escape Hybrid: Delightful Runabout For All Your Errands
Jan 31, 2009
<b><i>By Ron Amadon, MarketWatch</b></i> DAMASCUS, Md. January 31, 2009: For many, the idea of having what seems like 6,000 errands to do is perfectly feasible. For doing them, direct your eyes toward the 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid -- a delightful little runabout that will make those errand days more enjoyable. For some t ... Continue reading
Hybrid Tahoe on The Auto Channel
Jan 30, 2009
Hybrid Tahoe The Auto Channel has almost 150 Tahoe Hybrid stores, articles and news concerning the new Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid. Stories such as - Moms Blog Their Way Across the U.S. in a Chevy Tahoe Hybrid - VIDEO STORY.Tahoe Hybrid specs, reviews, pictures and prices can be found on the Chevrolet Buyers Guide, just cho ... Continue reading
Study Says Ford Technology Innovation Most Important
Jan 28, 2009
DEARBORN, Jan. 28, 2009 â A new study by the worldâs leading patent analyst, The Patent Boardâ¢, found that Ford Motor Company outperformed all other automakers in the quality and significance of its technology patents. âFordâs patented technologies are closer to the cutting edge than its compet ... Continue reading
The GreenCarWebsite.co.uk Name Toyota Their Car Manufacturer Of The Year
Jan 27, 2009
The inaugural 'Green Car Manufacturer' award by TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk goes to Toyota. The definitive guide to green cars, TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk polled visitors during December 2008 to find which car manufacturer they thought had done the most for the advancement of greener cars through the year. ... Continue reading
President Obama Issues Orders For More Fuel-Efficient Cars in U.S.
Jan 27, 2009
Washington DC January 27, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that President Obama issued two orders yesterday that could ultimately toughen fuel efficiency requirements for new cars â and prove stiff medicine for an auto industry already hobbled by financial troubles. "Our goal is not to further burden an already ... Continue reading
AM Oil Resources & Technology Acquires Build Biodiesel Technology to Create Energy Diversity
Jan 26, 2009
VALENCIA, Calif.--AM Oil Resources & Technology Inc. (OTCBB:AMOR), announced today that it has just completed design drawings to build a mobile bio-diesel device. The Companyâs design is a mobile biodiesel production plant, capable of producing 2,000 to 3,000 gallons of biodiesel per week. The designed plant fits ... Continue reading
Could a Green SUV Revive U.S. Auto Plants & Save UAW Jobs?
Jan 26, 2009
AFS Trinity announces prototype SUV fitted with new high mileage, high performance technology at heart of $2.5 billion 'green retooling' DOE proposal SEATTLE, Jan. 26 -- AFS Trinity Power Corporation today announced that the company's XH-150 SUV prototypes introduced a year ago at the North American International Auto ... Continue reading
Hybrid Sales in U.S. Slip 9.9% in 2008
Jan 24, 2009
Washington DC January 23, 2009; U.S. sales of gasoline-electric hybrids fell 9.9 percent in 2008, after rising with gasoline prices early in the year and falling along with fuel costs and a collapsing auto market at the end. Automakers sold 315,761 hybrids last year, 2.4 percent of the total vehicle market. According t ... Continue reading
Canada Continues to Lead in Biofuels Research
Jan 24, 2009
OTTAWA, ONTARIO Jan 23, 2009; The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA) today acknowledged the increased investment by the Government of Canada in both cellulosic biofuels research and in the creation of new opportunities for biofuels and the livestock sector. The new Cellulosic Biofuels Network (CBN) will help i ... Continue reading
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