May 28, 2008
Agreement has been reached on a co-operation which sees Volkswagen joining forces with Sanyo, one of the world's leading developers of rechargeable batteries, to work on new and extremely efficient high-performance storage systems based on lithium-ion technology. ... Continue reading
Toyota and Matsushita will collaborate on New Hybrid-Battery Plant
May 27, 2008
Toyota Motor Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. plan to build a new factory to make batteries used to power hybrid vehicles as record oil prices spur demand for fuel-efficient cars. The companies will invest an additional 20 billion yen ($193 million) in their Panasonic EV Energy Co. venture to build the fact ... Continue reading
Greenpeace Cavemen Arrested Delivering Climate Change Message to EU Politicians - VIDEO ENHANCED
May 26, 2008
BRUSSELS - May 26, 2008: Greenpeace activists dressed as cavemen travel in a Flintstones-style car with their message that EU politicians must stop giving into the demands of the car lobby, and start standing up for the climate. Available video includes footage of the cavemen traveling in a Flintstones-style car being ... Continue reading
2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid FWD Review
May 25, 2008
HEELS ON WHEELS: 2008 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID FWD HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser INTRO TO THE MARINER HYBRID The mid-size SUV Mariner, the more refined hybrid twin of the Ford Escape, has received its fare share of recognition from Green supporters, from the Green Car Journal to the U.S. Environmental Projection Agen ... Continue reading
Toyota, Matsushita Eye Additional Investment in Battery JV
May 25, 2008
Tokyo, May 23, 2008; JCN reported that Toyota Motor Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. plan to make an additional investment totaling 20 billion yen in a joint venture that makes batteries for vehicles, it was learned Friday. The move is apparently intended to boost production of batteries for hybrid vehicles ... Continue reading
Ford Escape Hybrid Delivers Total Package for Los Angeles County Ocean Lifeguards
May 23, 2008
- Ford to provide a fleet of 45 customized Escape Hybrids to the Los Angeles County Ocean Lifeguards. - The full-hybrid SUVs will be used for rescue patrol along 72 miles of Southern California coastline. - The front-wheel-drive Escape Hybrid is the most fuel-efficient SUV on the planet, returning 34 mpg in city drivin ... Continue reading
Making Pledges, Zoom Zooming; CTSing, V10 ing and Other (Th)ings in This Months Letter From Europe
May 22, 2008
By Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The Auto Channel Even though this letter from Europe is supposed to be all about cars let me digress for a second to something even more important than the number of seats in a Cadillac Escalade. For most readers this wonât seem like a big deal but it was for me. Last week I ... Continue reading
Honda to Sell Cheaper Hybrid in 2009
May 21, 2008
Washington DC May 21, 2008; The AIADA newsletter reported that Honda Motor Co. announced today that it will launch a new, affordable gas-electric hybrid car in the U.S., Japan, and Europe in early 2009. The vehicle will be one of four new hybrid models the car maker plans to release by 2015 to challenge Toyota's domina ... Continue reading
Honda plans to build hybrid version of Fit
May 21, 2008
According to Hans Greimel writing for Automotive News, Honda has plans to launch a gasoline-electric hybrid version of the popular Fit subcompact in 2010. The car will be the fourth hybrid from Honda Motor Co. by 2015, as the automaker tries to keep pace with Toyota Motor Corp in the low-emission car race Honda already ... Continue reading
Honda to set Environmental Benchmark With Accessible Global Hybrid
May 21, 2008
LONDON, May 21 -- Honda is to launch an accessible hybrid car to allow more people around the world to adopt cleaner motoring technology and significantly reduce global car emissions. Going on sale early next year, Honda expects to sell 200,000 units globally of the new car annually. The company will further accelerate ... Continue reading
Honda 2008 Mid-Year CEO Speech - 3 New Honda Hybrids Coming Soon!
May 21, 2008
TOKYO, Japan, May 21, 2008 - A new 3-year mid-term plan began in April of this year. The basic idea for this 3-year plan is to establish a corporate structure necessary to sustain our strengths and that will enable us to grow globally in the future, and begin such efforts initially under the leadership of our operation ... Continue reading
Nissan-NEC joint venture to invest US$115 million to mass produce lithium-ion batteries
May 19, 2008
TOKYO May 17, 2008; Yuri Kageyama writing for the AP reported that Nissan's joint venture with electronics maker NEC Corp. will invest 12 billion yen (US$115 million; euro74 million) to start mass-producing lithium-ion batteries -- a technology widely viewed as key for next-generation green cars. Nissan Motor Co. Execu ... Continue reading
IT WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN...HYBRID RACING IS ABOUT TO DEBUT
May 15, 2008
Gumpert Sportwagen is about to take the jump into hybrid racing with the Apollo hybrid. ... Continue reading
UPS Places Largest Order for 'Green' Trucks Ever With Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA)
May 14, 2008
- Milestone for Daimler's world-wide 'Shaping Future Transportation' initiative - UPS 'Green Fleet' to expand with 200 Hybrid Electric Vehicles and 300 Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles GAFFNEY, S.C. and STUTTGART, Germany, May 14 -- The largest order of alternative-fuel and drive-train commercial vehicles to-date was pl ... Continue reading
Hedge Funds-The (Real) Reason Behind High Oil Prices?
May 14, 2008
Washington DC May 14, 2008; The AIADA newsletter reported that on May 13, the price of a barrel of oil briefly hit a record of $126.98 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The reason was ostensibly that Iran was cutting oil production. But there is no gas shortage. In fact, in the U.S., stockpiles of oil climbed by 11. ... Continue reading
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