Toyota Announces Changes in North American Production; Prius to Be Built at Mississippi Plant
Jul 21, 2008
Tokyo, July 10, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), with a long-term aim toward enhancing its ability to flexibly respond to rapid fluctuations in North American market demand and toward facilitating a stable supply of North American-made vehicles - announces the following changes to its North Ameri ... Continue reading
Former GM CEO Stempel On the Future of Electric Cars
Jul 21, 2008
Almost 20 Years After He Approved the EV1 The Same Major Snag Remains: Batteries Detroit July 21, 2008; The Wall Street Journal reported that one of the Big Ideas that's gotten a boost from the recent oil price shock is the notion that the energy for transportation should come from the electric grid, not an oil well in ... Continue reading
Jul 17, 2008
GMC YUKON 2WD, 2-MODE HYBRID A Tree Huggerâs Dilemma â Is It Good or Is It Bad? By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Our timing was good for a thorough test of the new GMC Yukon 2-Mode Hybrid since we have a trip to Chicago planned to haul some furniture to my daughter in Andersonville. Our friend ... Continue reading
Breakthrough Aerodynamics Is Boxy Ford Flex's Secret Weapon for Fuel Economy
Jul 17, 2008
DEARBORN, MI - July 16, 2008: There's no doubt the 2009 Ford Flex's unique profile turns heads on the road, but can a boxy crossover vehicle really deliver the superb aerodynamics needed for maximum fuel economy? In the case of the Flex, the answer is an unqualified yes. Ford designers and engineers spent countless hou ... Continue reading
CO2nfused Britain - Motor Show Reveals 85% Don't Understand Car Emissions
Jul 16, 2008
Research released today by The British International Motor Show, sponsored by Zurich Connect, reveals a high level of confusion surrounding car emissions and greener driving technology. Most people (85%) do not know their own car's emissions level, over half admit to feeling confused about emissions (60%) and do not kn ... Continue reading
2008 British Motor Show: What Car? to Reveal Its First Ever Green Awards
Jul 16, 2008
LONDON - July 16, 2008: In response to overwhelming requests from readers for information on green cars, the awards will comprise 10 categories and an overall Green Car of the Year. Steve Fowler, What Car? Group Editor, commented: âWith increasing environmental concerns among car buyers, not to mention green taxes ... Continue reading
J.D. Power: Consumers Express Desire for Advancements in Alternative Powertrain Technology - Duh!
Jul 15, 2008
Small Cars and Hybrids Lead the Automotive Environmental Index Top 30 WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., July 15 -- While most automotive manufacturers have shifted production to focus on smaller vehicles, nearly 70 percent of consumers say they want manufacturers to invest more in existing and emerging powertrain technologies, ... Continue reading
New VW Jetta Diesel Models in Demand-In Spite of Overpriced Diesel Fuel
Jul 15, 2008
Washington DC July 16, 2008; The AIADA newsletter reported that Volkswagen dealers say the high price of diesel fuel isn't stopping a rush of buyers eager to snatch up the first batch of Jetta TDI cars. The TDI models don't go on sale until late August. But many dealers say they already have enough orders to eat up the ... Continue reading
Jul 13, 2008
AUTO CENTRAL - July 13, 2008: This year TheAutoChannel.com will have its biggest presence ever at the British International Motor Show, with TACH teams from Europe and the U.S. in attendance. Although the British show has never been considered as important as the Paris or Franfurt shows, the British expo never fails to ... Continue reading
Jul 11, 2008
From October 2008 the standard equipment of the 45 kW/61 bhp and 52 kW/71 bhp petrol-engined smart fortwo models will include micro hybrid drive (mhd) technology with a user-friendly automatic start-stop system. This reduces the NEDC consumption of the two naturally aspirated engines by an average of 8 percent. In city ... Continue reading
Most Hybrids Not The Solution to High Gas Prices: NADA Study
Jul 9, 2008
Study Finds Few Hybrid Cars Are Good Investment, Only For Some Drivers COSTA MESA, Calif., July 9 -- With high gas prices, hybrid cars are a more affordable option than ever in terms of gas mileage, but only a handful of hybrid cars make solid financial sense, and only for some consumers, according to a new study by NA ... Continue reading
Jul 8, 2008
No Gasoline Needed...Propane and Electric We Must Have these Vehicles in America - Worldâs first LPI hybrid, first to use advanced Lithium-Polymer batteries - Operation costs poised to be lowest of any hybrid in the market - âHybrid premiumâ cost can be recouped in two years through fuel savings - Emits ... Continue reading
Green Fleet Conference to Help Fleet Professionals Separate Facts from Fiction
Jul 7, 2008
New Conference Takes Fleet Professionals Behind the Scenes of Going Green TORRANCE, Calif., July 7 -- Bobit Business Media, a leading business-to-business media company, announced today a new two-day conference for fleet professionals, the Green Fleet Conference. It will be held at the Hyatt Regency Chicago on Septembe ... Continue reading
Declare Your Energy Independence - Get Free From Oil Slavery
Jul 6, 2008
AUTO CENTRAL - July 6, 2008: The world sits on the precipice of monumental change; a change that will bring back economic prosperity and an unprecedented clean environment. The change will be brought on by energy sources that donât pollute, and mobile and stationery machinery that emits less and less pollutants (u ... Continue reading
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