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2016 Mazda CX-3 Scores Class-Leading EPA Fuel Economy Ratings

2016 Mazda CX-3 Scores Class-Leading EPA Fuel Economy Ratings

New Subcompact Mazda Crossover Has EPA-Estimated Fuel Economy of Up to 35 MPG Highway - IRVINE, CA --June 8, 2015: The all-new 2016 Mazda CX-3 subcompact crossover utility vehicle has been rated with an EPA-estimated fuel economy as high as 29 mpg city/35 mpg highway[2], which positions CX-3's fuel economy as class-lea ... Continue reading

The Ohio State Wins Year One of North American EcoCAR 3 Competition -- Defending Their EcoCAR 2 Title

The Ohio State Wins Year One of North American EcoCAR 3 Competition -- Defending Their EcoCAR 2 Title

16 Teams Receive Keys to 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SEATTLE -- June 5, 2015: The U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors Co. announced The Ohio State University as the overall winning team for Year One of the EcoCAR 3 competition, a four-year collegiate engineering program that gives students the chance to design, buil ... Continue reading

Honda Civic Tourer Goes for GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Title of Lowest Fuel Consumption

Honda Civic Tourer Goes for GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Title of Lowest Fuel Consumption

BRACKNELL, UK -- May 27, 2015: Honda will put the real-world fuel economy of its super-efficient 1.6 i-DTEC engine to the ultimate test in an 8,500mile drive across all 24 contiguous EU countries, with the aim of setting a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for fuel efficiency. On Monday 1st June 2015, two members of Hon ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Silverado Chassis Cab Cleans Up with CNG

Chevrolet Silverado Chassis Cab Cleans Up with CNG

Bi-fuel Silverado 3500HD joins growing alternative fuel lineup DETROIT – Chevrolet will expand its compressed natural gas lineup to include the bi-fuel 2016 Silverado 3500HD Chassis Cab, allowing drivers to operate the vehicle on CNG or gasoline. Bi-fuel will be available on the regular cab in both 2WD and 4WD dri ... Continue reading

Call for Creativity in Toyota i-Road R&D Project in Tokyo

Call for Creativity in Toyota i-Road R&D Project in Tokyo

In July, Toyota will take the next step toward realizing the full potential of the i-Road ultra-compact EV concept by launching the Open Road Project in Tokyo. To encourage the practical, convenient and fun use of the i-Road on city streets, Toyota will seek creative input and feedback from both specialist companies an ... Continue reading

Battery Swap Model May Be the Future of Transportation

Battery Swap Model May Be the Future of Transportation

Fuels Institute hosts first-ever student case competition during last week’s spring meeting. ​ALEXANDRIA, Va. May 4, 2015; A proposed battery swap model developed by University of Wisconsin students to increase the viability of electric vehicles was named the winner of the Fuels Institute’s inaugural Fu ... Continue reading

Toyota Mirai: Coming This Fall to Showrooms Near…?

Toyota Mirai: Coming This Fall to Showrooms Near…?

Eight California Toyota Dealers Announced Mirai Order Requests Begin Summer 2015 TORRANCE, CA -- May 6, 2015: Want a Mirai? All those in favor, say aye! California trailblazers waiting to get behind the wheel of Toyota’s hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle, the Mirai, now have a destination for pick up and pre-ord ... Continue reading

Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell Price Announced: First Mass Production Fuel Cell Vehicle

Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell Price Announced: First Mass Production Fuel Cell Vehicle

Hyundai Motor UK Announces Price of World’s First Mass Production Fuel Cell Vehicle ix35 Fuel Cell public retail price from £53,105 on-the-road (OTR) with part-funding from the HyFive project Hyundai’s zero-emission ix35 Fuel Cell represents one of the world’s most advanced alternative fuel vehicles o ... Continue reading

Peugeot 208 with BlueHDi Diesel Engine Achieves Fuel Consumption Record

Peugeot 208 with BlueHDi Diesel Engine Achieves Fuel Consumption Record

Peugeot 208 with BlueHDi Diesel engine sets a new long-distance fuel consumption record This 79g/km model is the lowest CO2 non hybrid available PSA Peugeot Citroёn was the leader in Europe in 2014 with average CO2 emissions of 110.3g/km COVENTRY, UK -- May 4, 2015: A 1.6-litre BlueHDi 100 S&S PEUGEOT 208 has set ... Continue reading

Testing Shows Lightning Hybrids Technology Provides Consistent, Significant Emissions Reductions

Testing Shows Lightning Hybrids Technology Provides Consistent, Significant Emissions Reductions

Independent tests on Lightning Hybrids' hydraulic hybrid system for medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses show that the technology consistently and significantly reduced harmful vehicle emissions, regardless of OEM platform. The tests compared GM gasoline and diesel powered chassis with and without the Lightning Hybr ... Continue reading

Top Green Vehicle is a 2015 Tesla, According to Fifth Annual AAA Green Car Guide

Top Green Vehicle is a 2015 Tesla, According to Fifth Annual AAA Green Car Guide

ORLANDO, FL -- April 20, 2015: The 2015 Tesla Model S P85D earned the top score in the 2015 AAA Green Car Guide, the motor club announced today. The Palo Alto-based automaker's car is featured with more than 80 other green vehicles in the 2015 AAA Green Car Guide. The best green car value award went to the 2014 Nissan ... Continue reading

Ford’s C-MAX Hybrid Named to KBB's Best Green Cars List

Ford’s C-MAX Hybrid Named to KBB's Best Green Cars List

For the third straight year, Ford’s C-MAX hybrid line has been named to KBB.com’s list of its 10 Best Green Cars. Each year, KBB.com editors compile a list of the most efficient vehicles available, then pick 10 standouts representing a variety of price ranges and powertrains. Both C-MAX Hybrid and C-MAX Energ ... Continue reading

PUMP - The Movie : Now Available on Netflix +VIDEO

PUMP - The Movie : Now Available on Netflix +VIDEO

The Movie That Will Change Your Attitude About Fuel Forever, Narrated By Jason Bateman LOS ANGELES - April 16, 2015: After a successful limited theatrical release last fall and release on iTunes, PUMP is now available on Netflix to a wider audience. Submarine Deluxe, in association with Fuel Freedom Foundation and iDea ... Continue reading

Low(er) Gas Prices Means Happy Americans

Low(er) Gas Prices Means Happy Americans

Continuing decline in fuel prices is driving consumer optimism. ​ALEXANDRIA, Va. April 14, 2015; NACSonline reported that a majority of Americans say they are optimistic about the economy, driven largely by low gas prices. Overall, more than half (52%) of Americans are optimistic about the economy, an eight-point ... Continue reading

EDI Announces Availability of its New Energy PHEV SUV

EDI Announces Availability of its New Energy PHEV SUV

Company Develops Top Performing, Affordable SUV in Response to Rising Asian Market Demand MILPITAS, CA -- April 13, 2015: Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. (EDI), a global leader in advanced zero emissions, high-efficiency hybrid and electric drivetrain solutions, today announced the availability of an affordable new energy ... Continue reading

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