Add'l Keynote Speakers Announced for Nat'l Alt Fuels & Vehicles Conference
Mar 10, 2007
For Immediate Release Contact: Kimberly Taylor 702-203-4982 ktaylor@afvi.org Additional Keynote Speakers Announced for National Alternative Fuels & Vehicles Conference Las Vegas, NV-March 7, 2007 The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVi) hosts the annual Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference + Expo in An ... Continue reading
Toyota to Develop Lithium-Ion Batteries
Mar 10, 2007
Washington DC March 9, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that Toyota CEO Katsuaki Watanabe has confirmed to Business Week that Toyota will develop new lithium-ion batteries for its third-generation hybrids. The cars will be due out in late 2008 or early 2009. Lighter and more powerful than the current nickel metal hy ... Continue reading
Enova Delivers Hybrid Vans to North America's 2nd Largest Fleet Operator
Mar 8, 2007
TORRANCE, Calif.--Enova Systems (AMEX:ENA) (AIM:ENV) (AIM:ENVS), an early stage production company in an emerging industry and a leading developer of proprietary electric, hybrid and fuel cell digital power management systems, announced today it has designed, integrated and delivered thirteen (13) GMC 2500 service vans ... Continue reading
BMW to Bring Diesels to U.S. in 2008
Mar 6, 2007
Washington DC March 6, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that BMW AG will begin selling diesel-powered cars in the United States next year, its CEO said today. "Next year we are also going to offer our diesel vehicles in the U.S. -- another step in protecting the environment," CEO Norbert Reithofer said in a speech p ... Continue reading
Kettering University Professors Work to Lower the Cost of Hybrids
Mar 6, 2007
FLINT, Mich.--Kettering University researchers Dr. Juan Pimentel and Dr. Jim Gover, professors of Electrical and Computer Engineering, recently took receipt of a $75,000 grant from Mentor Graphics Inc. (www.mentor.com), a technology leader in electronic design automation that provides software and hardware solutions th ... Continue reading
Promoting Green Power: Verizon Rolls Out Hybrid-Powered Van Pilot Project
Mar 6, 2007
Verizon Is First Major Company to Retrofit Vans With Hybrid Power; Company Will Conduct Trial of 13 Vans Serving FiOS Customers in Parts of D.C. Metro Area and Texas HYATTSVILLE, Md., March 6 -- In a precedent-setting move, Verizon will soon begin a pilot project using 13 specially designed service vans with environmen ... Continue reading
Mar 6, 2007
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - March 6, 2007: Joseph Kenny, president of the Scottsdale-based Automotive Industry Education Foundation joined celebrities Ed Begley Jr and his wife Rachelle Carson, actress Daryl Hannah, Chris Paine, director of Who Killed the Electric Car?, and more than 400 supporters, investors and environmentalist ... Continue reading
Energy Conversion Devices Begins Implementing Succession Plan
Mar 5, 2007
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., March 5 -- Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD Ovonics) today announced the first in a series of management moves consistent with the company's previously announced management succession planning. At his request, Stanford R. Ovshinsky, President and Chief Scientist and Technologist, has relinqu ... Continue reading
Geneva Motor Show Focuses on Fuel Efficiency
Mar 5, 2007
Washington DC March 5, 2007 The AIADA newsletter reported that amid concerns about global warming and the environment, and a debate about auto emission limits in Europe, fuel efficient technology and hybrid vehicles will be featured at this year's Geneva Motor Show. DaimlerChrysler will display a lower-emission diesel ... Continue reading
Affluent Car Buyers Drive Strong Sales
Mar 5, 2007
Washington DC March 5, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that auto-sales figures from February show that car companies are facing a U.S. market driven by choosy consumers seeking well-made, technically innovative brands. Last month, auto sales were down 0.5% largely because blue collar brands such as Ford, Chrysler, ... Continue reading
Mar 3, 2007
FRANKFURT, March 2, 2007; Michael Shields, European Auto Correspondent writing for Reuters reported that challenged to cut cars' output of climate-warming greenhouse gases, global automakers get the chance at next week's show in Geneva to prove they can make products that are fun to drive but won't wreck the environmen ... Continue reading
Toyota Developing Plug-in Hybrid
Mar 3, 2007
DETROIT, March 2, 2007; Reuters reported that Toyota is working on developing a plug-in hybrid vehicle and is open to joining with other automakers in battery development, the president of its North American operations said on Friday. Toyota, which leads the market in hybdrid sales, has not detailed plans to build a pl ... Continue reading
Mar 2, 2007
Washington DC March 2, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that Edward Lapham, Executive Editor of Automotive News, says that for automakers around the world, CO2 emissions, global warming, and the drive to burn less petroleum have become a big product development issue. At the Geneva auto show next week, companies suc ... Continue reading
Regional Efforts to Develop Biorefineries Spotlighted at World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology
Mar 2, 2007
WASHINGTON--The 2007 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing will host companies from across the United States on the leading edge of commercializing alternative fuels, chemicals, and biobased products from cellulosic biomass. The Congressâs sessions will feature some of the companies that rec ... Continue reading
Bay Area Finds Novel Way to Save Money on Gas
Mar 1, 2007
Bay Area Firms Encourage Participation as Bond Funds Expand Carpool Network OAKLAND, Calif., March 1 -- The 511 Regional Rideshare Program, the free Web and phone service that helps match commuters for carpools and vanpools, is again offering gas and Safeway gift cards to solo commuters who switch to carpooling. The Ri ... Continue reading
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