Ford Plug-In Hybrid Hits California Streets
Nov 30, 2007
WHAT: Ford delivers first Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid to Southern California Edison at Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS 23), a key milestone in a unique partnership between the automaker and the utility. Join us for demonstration drives and executive interview opportunities. WHEN: Monday, Dec. 3, 2:45 p.m. PST -- 2:45 p. ... Continue reading
USA Today Study: Ethanol Can't Compare to Diesel - You Knew That Already!
Nov 30, 2007
Washington DC November 30, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that anything's better than ethanol blend E85, even ordinary gasoline, a new cost-benefit analysis of alternative fuels by researcher John Graham at the Pardee Rand Graduate School finds. USA Today reports that diesels scored highest, surprising even the re ... Continue reading
Azure Dynamics' Hybrid Shuttle Bus Successfully Completes Altoona Testing
Nov 30, 2007
OAK PARK, Michigan, November 29 -- Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD & LSE:ADC) ("Azure" or the "Company"), a leading developer of hybrid electric and electric powertrains for commercial vehicles, today announced it has successfully completed the durability testing at the U.S. Government's bus certification test fac ... Continue reading
ExxonMobil Chemical's New Film Technologies Help Power Next Generation Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Nov 29, 2007
HOUSTON November 28, 2007; ExxonMobil Chemical and ExxonMobil's Japanese affiliate, Tonen Chemical, have developed new film technologies for lithium-ion batteries with the potential to improve the energy efficiency and affordability of next generation hybrid and electric vehicles. These new film technologies are expect ... Continue reading
Ethanol Dominates Fuel Bill - Huh?
Nov 28, 2007
Washington DC November 27, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that ethanol mileage credits have become a key sticking point as negotiators from the House and Senate work to craft a 35 mpg energy bill acceptable to both houses of Congress, the White House, and U.S. automakers. The Detroit News reports House Speaker Nan ... Continue reading
Auto Media: Student Teams Show Off 'Green' Vehicles at LA Ride and Drive
Nov 23, 2007
Opportunity for Comparison Drives of Collegiate Advanced Technology Vehicles Equipped with Biodiesel, Ethanol and Hydrogen WHAT: General Motors and the U.S. Department of Energy will host a media ride and drive event featuring vehicles from the collegiate engineering competition Challenge X: Crossover to Sustainable Mo ... Continue reading
GM Says ELECTRIC-gas Hybrid Vehicle "Volt" Will Be Launched Before 2011
Nov 21, 2007
DETROIT November 21, 2007; Jui Chakravorty writing for Reuters reported that General Motors Corp (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) plans to launch its electric car, the Chevrolet Volt, by the end of 2010 despite skepticism at GM about that target, its chief of global product development told Reuters on Tuesday. As the r ... Continue reading
Detroit's In-the-red Automakers Going Green To Get in Black
Nov 21, 2007
DETROIT, Nov 21, 2007; Peter Bohan writing for Reuters reported that Detroit's auto industry, which has given the world the "muscle car" and "gas guzzler," may finally be seeing "green." Top auto executives, investors and industry analysts sang the same tune at this week's Reuters Auto Summit: newfound hope for competi ... Continue reading
2007 LA Auto Show: Mercedes-Benz Celebrates AMG 40th Anniversary, Unveils C63 - COMPLETE VIDEO
Nov 20, 2007
LOS ANGELES - November 20, 2007: Mercedes-Benz presented a potpourri of exciting introductions during Media Days press conferences at the Los Angeles Auto Show: A very handsome S400 BlueTec hybrid diesel; the F700 concept; and the latest MB AMG vehicle, the C63. The new Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG is the road-going sibling t ... Continue reading
Hybrid Technologies, Inc. Initiates Production of Lithium Yaris/Toyota Motor Corporation
Nov 20, 2007
Hybrid Engineers Select Top Selling Toyota (TMC) Yaris for 2008 Production Lineup; Market Leader Toyota Yaris All-Lithium Version Ready for 2008 RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA and TOKYO, JAPAN; Nov 19, 2007 -- Hybrid Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB:HYBT.OB - News) (www.hybridtechnologies.com), emerging leaders in the development a ... Continue reading
China's SAIC vows to produce 10,000 hybrids by 2010
Nov 19, 2007
SAIC vows to produce 10,000 hybrids by 2010 http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/3939/SAIC-vows-to-produce-10-000-hybrids- by-2010.html Shanghai. November 19 (Gasgoo.com) ¨CShanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) plans to produce more than 10,000 hybrid vehicles by 2010, a company official said. "SAIC aims to start v ... Continue reading
Toyota Fuel-Cell Logs 2300 Miles in Seven Days, Averages Well-Above 300 Miles Per Tank
Nov 16, 2007
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) U.S.A, Inc., revealed a significant achievement in its ongoing hydrogen-hybrid fuel cell development program at the 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show. A recent 2,300 mile trek in a Toyota Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle (FCHV) from Fairbanks, Alaska to Vancouver, British Columbia alon ... Continue reading
Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid Named 2008 Green Car of the Year(R)
Nov 16, 2007
First Full-Size Hybrid SUV Achieves 30 Percent Fuel Efficiency Increase Over Standard Model LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15 -- The 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid -- the first General Motors vehicle to use the company's all-new two-mode hybrid system -- has been named Green Car Journal's 2008 Green Car of the Year(R). The award was p ... Continue reading
Nov 15, 2007
LOS ANGELES - November 15, 2007: Arnold Schwarzenegger made his 2nd annual official visit to the Los Angeles Auto Show as California's Governor. While his message was similar to last year's speech, Governor Schwarzenegger called on several industry leaders to deliver short versions of their respective auto show speeche ... Continue reading
2007 LA Auto Show: Toyota Unveils All-New 2008 Sequoia - COMPLETE VIDEO
Nov 15, 2007
LOS ANGELES - November 15, 2007: Toyota unveiled the second-generation Sequoia full-size sport utility vehicle at a press conference at the 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show. Sequoia is completely new for 2008, with a new body, a new interior, a new chassis, an available new 5.7L V8 engine/six-speed transmission combination a ... Continue reading
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