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Subaru Excels in Independent 'Real World' Efficiency Tests +VIDEO

Subaru Excels in Independent 'Real World' Efficiency Tests +VIDEO

Independent test names Subaru as one of only five brands to beat official CO2 ratings in real world driving German magazine Auto Motor und Sport tested 600 production models from all major car manufacturers over two years Subaru ranked second best among all brands for honest fuel economy claims COLESHILL, UK -- Decembe ... Continue reading

Next-Gen Chevy Malibu Hybrid LT--Starting Price, $28,645

Next-Gen Chevy Malibu Hybrid LT--Starting Price, $28,645

Projected to offer 48 MPG city using technologies borrowed from Volt DETROIT -- December 10, 2015: The 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid LT, which achieves a General Motors’-estimated 48 mpg city, will be available this spring with a starting price of $28,645. “The Malibu leverages knowledge and technology directl ... Continue reading

Mayor Boris Johnson is First Politician to Experience Nissan LEAF

Mayor Boris Johnson is First Politician to Experience Nissan LEAF

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson MP takes advantage of Nissan’s zero emission shuttle service at COP21 Johnson is first politician to experience the new, longer range Nissan LEAF 30 kWh The range of the Nissan LEAF 30 kWh is big enough to drive 80 times the distance between Mr Johnson’s hotel and Paris Gare du ... Continue reading

Nissan's 'No Charge to Charge' Program Arrives in the Twin Cities

Nissan's 'No Charge to Charge' Program Arrives in the Twin Cities

Nissan’s “No Charge to Charge” promotion has officially arrived in Minneapolis-St. Paul, providing new Nissan LEAF buyers two years of complimentary public charging with the purchase of the all-electric car from LEAF-certified dealers in the Twin Cities region. “Nissan LEAF is an attractive option f ... Continue reading

Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell Wins Innovation Award

Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell Wins Innovation Award

ix35 Fuel Cell awarded top place in Design/Innovation category, decided by members of the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers Innovative ix35 Fuel Cell was world’s first mass-produced Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Revolutionary SUV powered by hydrogen - emitting nothing but water HIGH WYCOMBE, UK -- November 27, ... Continue reading

Porsche Cars North America Statement Regarding California Air Resources Board In Use Compliance Letter

Porsche Cars North America Statement Regarding California Air Resources Board In Use Compliance Letter

Porsche will continue its efforts to comply fully with all regulatory authorities. Porsche awaits detailed information from the engine supplier, Audi AG, as to the specific actions which will be necessary to correct and recertify the 3.0 liter V6 diesel engine. ... Continue reading

Next Green Car Awards 2015

Next Green Car Awards 2015

Today sees the announcement of the winners for the Next Green Car Awards 2015, which recognises the UK’s best green cars for 2015. The winners of the Next Green Car Awards 2015 have been carefully selected from a green car shortlist featuring 44 new models competing across 10 categories (nine vehicle segments plus ... Continue reading

Hailing Its Taxis: Nissan Exceeds All-Important 500 Electric Taxi Milestone

Hailing Its Taxis: Nissan Exceeds All-Important 500 Electric Taxi Milestone

Nissan has more than 550 electric taxis on European roads, making it Europe’s best-selling manufacturer of 100% electric taxis Latest in a long line of deals sees Hungarian taxi firm purchase 65 Nissan LEAFs More than 100 e-taxis delivered in 2015 year-to-date paris -- November 23, 2015: Nissan is leading the elec ... Continue reading

New Mandate Turns California into Largest US Market for Zero Emission Vehicles

New Mandate Turns California into Largest US Market for Zero Emission Vehicles

California is on the verge of becoming the largest market for zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) in the United States, steered by the state's increasingly stringent ZEV mandate. The directive lends a holistic perspective to the adoption of ZEVs, chalking out a plan for raising consumer awareness, building required infrastru ... Continue reading

Return of the Disrupter: All-New 2016 Toyota Prius Rewrites the Hybrid Rule Book It Created

Return of the Disrupter: All-New 2016 Toyota Prius Rewrites the Hybrid Rule Book It Created

Nearly two decades before “disrupting” became a good thing to do, Toyota did it to the auto industry by launching the world’s first mass production gasoline/electric hybrid vehicle, the Prius. After selling more than 3.5 million worldwide and helping steer the industry toward hybridization, Toyota is introducing ano ... Continue reading

Charge 'Er Up: Ford Offers Three Years' Complimentary Charging to C-MAX Energi Customers with EV 1-2-3 Charge, Powered by EVgo

Charge 'Er Up: Ford Offers Three Years' Complimentary Charging to C-MAX Energi Customers with EV 1-2-3 Charge, Powered by EVgo

Ford to offer complimentary 240-volt charging to customers in California and Maryland who purchase or lease a 2016 Ford C-MAX Energi Plug-In Hybrid. EV 1-2-3 Charge card will provide drivers with unlimited four-hour sessions of charging at more than 500 participating EVgo and partner public chargers across the nation f ... Continue reading

2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Delivers Class-Leading 27-Mile All-Electric Range

2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Delivers Class-Leading 27-Mile All-Electric Range

This week the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) arrives in select dealerships with a competitively priced and compelling product that boasts a class-leading 27-mile All-Electric Range (AER). The 2016 Sonata Plug-in Hybrid offers the efficiency of an alternative powertrain with a unique aerodyna ... Continue reading

EcoBoost Sales Up 46 Percent Year-to-Date; Sales of Turbo Technology Expected to Top 1 Million in 2015 for First Time

EcoBoost Sales Up 46 Percent Year-to-Date; Sales of Turbo Technology Expected to Top 1 Million in 2015 for First Time

Year-to-date, total sales of EcoBoost®-powered Ford vehicles are up 46 percent. Ford expects 2015 will be the first year in which EcoBoost-equipped vehicles in the United States exceed 1 million sales. For 2015, EcoBoost is available on every non-hybrid light-duty passenger vehicle in Ford’s U.S. lineup. The te ... Continue reading

TomTom and Shell Collaborate for Integrated Telematics Services and Fuel Card Management - Analyst Comment

TomTom and Shell Collaborate for Integrated Telematics Services and Fuel Card Management - Analyst Comment

TomTom and Shell Collaborate for Integrated Telematics Services and Fuel Card Management Frost & Sullivan Research Manager, Sathyanarayana Kabirdas, explains why this partnership model will create multiple benefits to the entire telematics ecosystem London, UK – 11 November 2015 - TomTom Telematics, one ... Continue reading

TomTom Telematics and Shell Join Forces to Help Business Fleets Cut Fuel Costs and Carbon Emissions

TomTom Telematics and Shell Join Forces to Help Business Fleets Cut Fuel Costs and Carbon Emissions

TomTom Telematics and Shell cooperate to offer businesses in Europe a complete fuel management solution using the TomTom Telematics fleet management platform WEBFLEET alongside Shell fuel management services. “TomTom Telematics has a strong portfolio and high performance standards to help fleets improve fuel effic ... Continue reading

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