Sep 26, 2007
<http://www.altwheels.org/> *Creating a Sustainable Transportation & Energy Vision for the 21^st Century* www.AltWheels.org <http://www.altwheels.org/> __* For Immediate Release * *Contacts*: /Event Founder: /Alison Sander 617-868-1582 info@altwheels.org <mailto:Alison%20Sander%20%3cInfo@AltWheels.org%3e> /Event Media: ... Continue reading
The 2008 Camry Hybrid: Toyota's 2007 AJAC Canadian Car of the Year
Sep 24, 2007
The 2008 Camry Hybrid: Toyota's 2007 AJAC Canadian Car of the Year debuts 2008 model combining style, quality and comfort with clean, efficient powerMonday September 24, 11:03 am ET TORONTO, Sept. 24, 2007; Toyota Canada today introduced the 2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid - the perfect combination of clean, efficient and pow ... Continue reading
Hydrogen-Powered Chevy and Saturn Hybrid On Display at ECOFEST
Sep 24, 2007
Chevrolet Unveils First of Fuel-Cell SUVs that will be Tested by Real Drivers in New York this Winter, Saturn Shows Manhattan its Award-Winning Aura NEW YORK - September 24, 2007: Visitors to Manhattanâs ECOFEST 2007 will witness the first of a fleet of fuel-cell Chevrolet SUVs that will soon be driving across met ... Continue reading
Honda to Sell Only 400 Civic Hybrids Annually in China
Sep 24, 2007
SHANGHAI - September 24, 2007: Dongfeng Honda plans to sell the imported Honda Civic hybrid in China by the end of this year, and sales volume of the model is forecast at 400 units annually, a senior company executive said yesterday. "We has yet to set a price target for it, but it may slot in higher than Toyota Prius ... Continue reading
Toyota: Reconditioning Can Extend Hybrid Battery Life
Sep 23, 2007
the replacement module must be harvested from a battery pack out of a vehicle of about the same age and mileage. Long before the first Prius left the showroom more than a decade ago, Toyota developed a detailed procedure for recycling hybrid vehicles' nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) batteries. In the years since, Toyota a ... Continue reading
NPRA Cites Three New Independent Reports on the Consequences of the Biofuel Mandate
Sep 20, 2007
WASHINGTON--NPRA, the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association, Executive Vice President Charles T. Drevna today called attention to three new reports from the international Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), FarmEcon.com and the Chesapeake Bay Commission that confirm increasing doubt ... Continue reading
Brits Refuse to Live Without Their Wheels on International Car Free Day on 22nd September
Sep 20, 2007
LONDON, September 20 -- - 88% of the UK Unaware of Global Initiative ibuyeco, the eco-friendly UK car insurance company, can reveal that the huge green movement is not affecting our love of the car. In fact, 35% of UK residents believe their car usage will actually increase in the future. Only 12% of people questioned ... Continue reading
Sep 19, 2007
ROCHESTER, N.Y. September 18, 2007: According to the latest wave of the Harris Interactive AutoTECHCAST(SM) study, more than one-quarter (27%) of U.S. vehicle owners(1) say they are likely (13%), very likely (8%) or extremely likely (6%) to include plug-in hybrid engine technology in their next vehicle(2). When present ... Continue reading
Record Increase in Sales of Alternative Fuel Autos Continues
Sep 19, 2007
WASHINGTON--Newly released sales figures from R.L. Polk reveal that an increased number of alternative fuel automobiles (AFAs) rolled off dealer lots in the second quarter of 2007. Between April and June of this year, nearly 490,000 AFAs were sold nationwide, an increase of 27 percent over the same period last year, br ... Continue reading
2008 Green Car of the Year(R) Will be Announced at Los Angeles Auto Show
Sep 18, 2007
Green Car Journal's Award for Automotive Environmental Achievement to be Announced Nov. 15 LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18 -- The winner of the 2008 Green Car of the Year(R) (GCOY) award will be announced on Nov. 15 at the Los Angeles Auto Show during the show's Press Days. Green Car Journal, the leading automotive environmental ... Continue reading
Sep 18, 2007
is part of one Companyâs growing story in helping the U.S. to develop a lithium-ion battery to power the next generation of hybrid cars. 1. As of now, hybrid vehicles are powered by nickel metal hydride batteries. ... Continue reading
More People in US Buying Hybrid Vehicles; Sales Up 49 Percent in First 7 Months of 2007
Sep 18, 2007
DETROIT September 17, 2007; The AP reported that U.S. sales of new hybrid vehicles were up 49 percent in the first seven months of this year, due largely to a boom in sales in the Midwest, an auto information and marketing company said Monday. Oklahoma led all states with a 143 percent increase in registrations of new ... Continue reading
Sep 18, 2007
DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c68596) has announced the addition of âMarket Analysis â Alternative Fuel Cells Industryâ to their offering. Alternative fuels include ethanol, natural gas, propane, hydrogen, bio-diesel, electricity, methanol, etc. With the ... Continue reading
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles Available for Rides and Photos at Washington Symposium
Sep 18, 2007
WHAT: "Plug-in Hybrids: Accelerating Progress 2007," a symposium on the technology and policy challenges of commercializing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. WHY ATTEND: The opportunity to be driven in and photograph plug-in electric vehicles. Learn how they can increase the security of the United States by deriving po ... Continue reading
R. L. Polk & Co. Hybrid Analysis Shows U.S. Midwest Region Fastest Growing, But West Still Leads
Sep 17, 2007
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 17 -- New hybrid vehicle registrations have grown more than 49 percent nationwide in the first seven months of 2007 when compared to the same timeframe in 2006, according to R. L. Polk & Co. The Midwest region posted the highest increase of 56.9 percent when compared to the South, Northeast and ... Continue reading
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