First Mail-Delivery Van Converted to Hybrid
May 16, 2006
Postal Service Demonstrates Hybrid-Electric Technology BOSTON, May 16 -- For more than 200 years, the U.S. Postal Service has been on the cutting edge in the development of every new mode of transportation in the United States. From the dash of the Pony Express rider, the daring of the early airmail pilot, or the rumbl ... Continue reading
May 15, 2006
WHAT: The U.S. Postal Service will host an event to unveil the first mail-delivery van converted to a hybrid-electric vehicle and to demonstrate how the technology works. WHO: Walter O'Tormey, Vice President, Engineering, U.S. Postal Service Campbell Deacon, Deputy Chairman and CEO, Azure Dynamics Incorporated, Boston ... Continue reading
Azure Dynamics Reports First Quarter 2006 Results
May 12, 2006
TORONTO, Candada, May 11 -- - All Amounts are Canadian Dollars Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD & LSE: ADC) ("Azure" or the "Company") a leading developer of hybrid electric and electric powertrains for commercial and military vehicles, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 200 ... Continue reading
NextEnergy Leadership Explores Alternative Energy as an Area of Investment with Panel of Experts
May 11, 2006
What: 2006 Michigan Growth Capital Symposium Chris Rizik, NextEnergy board member and co-founder, Ardesta LLC Ryan Waddington, Director of Entrepreneurial Programs, NextEnergy Waddington and Rizik will take part in a panel discussion on why alternative energy has become one of the hottest areas of investment, both in t ... Continue reading
GM Boss Boosts Ethanol, Hybrids, and Hydrogen
May 11, 2006
DETROIT, May 11, 2006; Jui Chakravorty writing for Reuters reported that General Motors Corp. plans to stay in the hybrid vehicle business for the favorable image it projects, Chief Executive Rick Wagoner said in an interview this week, adding that the United States also needs to focus on ethanol to reduce foreign-oil ... Continue reading
EV Rental Cars Adds to Its Hybrid Fleet While Politicians Debate Fuel Economy Standards
May 11, 2006
LOS ANGELES--May 11, 2006--While the Bush administration and Congress debate how to alter fuel economy standards, and soaring gas prices continue to cause financial hardship for 7 in 10 Americans, business travelers are turning to alternative means of transportation to save corporate coffers from the squeeze at the pum ... Continue reading
Opel Unveils the New Antara - VIDEO ENHANCED STORY
May 11, 2006
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Hypes Existing Alternate Fuel Autos
May 11, 2006
A New Initiative By the Auto Industry Says There Are Many To Choose From ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Video, hard copy requests, contact information and more available at: http://www.prnewswire.com/broadcast/24428/press.html NEW YORK, May 10 -- THIS IS A MULTIVU SPECIAL REPORT. AS INSTABILITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST CONTINUES AND ... Continue reading
May 10, 2006
AUSTIN, Texas--May 10, 2006--The Plug-In Hybrid Development Consortium (the "Consortium") announced today that Austin Energy, a public utilities company in Austin, Texas ("Austin Energy"), and the Plug-In Partners, a national grassroots campaign working to build public support for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles, have ... Continue reading
Energy Conversion Devices (ECD Ovonics) Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2006 Operating Results
May 10, 2006
* United Solar Ovonic posts record results for quarter: -- operating profit of $2.6 million, marking five consecutive quarters of increasing gross profit margins -- product sales increased 69% to $21 million compared to last year -- produced above the 25MW annual capacity of its manufacturing plant * ECD Ovonics' Board ... Continue reading
Quantum Awarded Contract to Deliver Hydrogen Hybrid Vehicles to Norway
May 9, 2006
IRVINE, Calif., May 9 -- Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., today announced that it received a purchase order for 15 hydrogen-fueled Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles from Miljobil Grenland AS, a participant and vehicle provider to the Norwegian Hydrogen Highway (HyNor). These hydrogen hybrid vehicles will b ... Continue reading
Ener1 Batteries to Provide More Power in Less Space for Hybrid Cars
May 8, 2006
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--May 8, 2006--ENER1 Inc., (OTC/BB: ENEI), an alternative energy company, announced today that its senior management team will present the company's technology at the 2nd Annual Merriman Curhan Ford & Co., Next Generation Energy Conference, to be held at the Essex House in New York City on May 15, ... Continue reading
2006 Clean Cities Congress and Expo Opens Today
May 8, 2006
The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute is joined by Valley of the Sun and Tucson Regional Clean Cities in presenting the Clean Cities Congress and Expo 2006. Fueling Economic Solutions is both the theme and focal point as our presenters and exhibitors drive home the business case for alternative fuels. This Congress fe ... Continue reading
AFS Trinity Today Files Patent Disclosing Technology For 250 Mpg 'Extreme Hybrid' Plug-In Car
May 5, 2006
SEATTLE, May 5 -- - Gasoline and electricity cost expected to be US$8 per week versus US$36 for gasoline for the average American driver today AFS Trinity Power Corporation today filed its patent application disclosing the company's new technology for an Extreme Hybrid(TM) car capable of carrying the average American m ... Continue reading
May 4, 2006
ZUG, Switzerland, May 4 -- Swiss iQ POWER AG (OTCBB: IQPOF) has decided to build its own factory in Dortmund to produce innovative energy-storage systems. The company's board of directors made its decision during this morning's regular meeting. The decision in favor of the Dortmund business region as the production sit ... Continue reading
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