Honda VP Says Company May Cut Hybrid Production Because of Soft Sales
Apr 13, 2006
NEW YORK April 13, 2006; Dee-Ann Durbin writing for the AP reported that Honda Motor Co. may cut production of the Honda Accord hybrid because sales have been so slow, Honda Executive Vice President Dick Colliver said Thursday at the New York Auto Show. Colliver was the second executive in as many days to question the ... Continue reading
New York Auto Show Spotlights Crossovers And Hybrids
Apr 13, 2006
By Mike Thomas, FCN New York - April 13, 2006: Crossovers and hybrids will be big in the Big Apple as automakers showcase their latest offerings at the New York International Auto Show. Running April 14 through April 23, the New York Show brings back many models previously seen at Detroit's North American International ... Continue reading
Lexus Debuts 2008 LS 600h L: World's First Full Hybrid V8 Luxury Sedan
Apr 13, 2006
--Joins All-New Fourth-Generation LS 460 and LS 460 L-- <p>NEW YORK - April 13, 2006: Lexus unveiled the all-new 2008 LS 600h L hybrid luxury sedan at a press conference today at the 2006 New York International Automobile Show. Scheduled to arrive in Spring 2007, the all-wheel-drive LS 600h L will be the worldâs f ... Continue reading
Land Rover Previews Its Environmental Future & Reveals a New Global Broadband TV Station
Apr 13, 2006
NEW YORK, April 12 -- Land Rover presented a glimpse of its future environmental technology at the 2006 New York International Auto Show as well as introducing an all-new customer communication tool entitled Go Beyond TV. The concept -- called Land_e -- showcases some of the alternative technologies that Land Rover is ... Continue reading
Hybrid Technologies Lithium Smart Car mixes it up on LIVE with Regis and Kelly
Apr 12, 2006
NEW YORK--April 11, 2006--Hybrid Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: HYBT) emerging leaders in the development and marketing of lithium-powered products worldwide, is pleased to announce that one of America's most popular morning TV shows featured the HT Lithium Smart car as part of its lineup of environmentally friendly vehicl ... Continue reading
New ZAPCARS on Display at the New York International Auto Show
Apr 11, 2006
NEW YORK--April 11, 2006--Automotive pioneer ZAP (NYSE Arca:ZP)(PCX:ZP) announced today that it will be exhibiting at the New York International Auto Show for the first time with a full line of fuel-efficient and advanced technology ZAPCARS(TM) and other vehicles on display, all designed to help Americans save gas and ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company Sets Up Hybrid Tax Hotline
Apr 11, 2006
Credits from $1,950 to $5,925 available for Ford, Mercury Hybrids New hotline provides Ford and Mercury dealers a single source of information on federal, state, and local incentives available for Escape Hybrid and Mariner Hybrid owners Escape Hybrid and Mariner Hybrid qualify for a federal tax credit worth $1,950 to $ ... Continue reading
EIA to Release 2006 Summer Fuels Outlook - Clean Diesel to be Featured Prominently on Agenda
Apr 10, 2006
Who: Allen Schaeffer, Executive Director, Diesel Technology Forum Cell: 301 514 9046 Email/Blackberry: aschaeffer@dieselforum.org This summer, American drivers will once again take to the roads in unprecedented numbers and again be stung by inflated gas prices. Thankfully recent studies show that an increasing number o ... Continue reading
Tax Credits for Toyota Hybrids to Fade Away
Apr 10, 2006
Louisville KY April 9, 2006; Robert Schoenberger writing for the Courier Journal reported that only the earliest buyers of Toyota's upcoming hybrid Camry sedan will qualify for the full tax credits that have helped some consumers justify spending more on the vehicles. Buyers can get up to $3,400 off their federal taxes ... Continue reading
Kermit The Frog, Ford Escape Hybrid Team Up For Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Apr 9, 2006
By Michael Collins, FCN Dearborn - April 9, 2006: Since their first appearance together during Super Bowl XL, millions of people have gotten to know Kermit the Frog as the official spokesfrog for the Ford Escape Hybrid. The world's most famous amphibian and the most fuel-efficient SUV on earth will team up again for a ... Continue reading
Apr 8, 2006
NEW YORK--April 7, 2006--Hybrid Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: HYBT) www.hybridtechnologies.com emerging leaders in the development and marketing of lithium-powered products worldwide, is pleased to announce that national and international media will be invited to a PRESS ONLY occasion where Hybrid Technologies will unveil ... Continue reading
Study Shows How the U.S. Can Reduce Foreign Oil Dependency
Apr 7, 2006
LOS ANGELES, April 6, 2006; America could end the need to import fossil fuels from the Persian Gulf region by 2020, according to a study developed by Professor Daniel M. Kammen and his colleagues at U.C. Berkeley's Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory (RAEL). Titled "Towards Energy Independence in 2025," the stu ... Continue reading
A 'Bettah!' Way: New Web 'Toon Touts Benefits of 100MPG Plug-In Hybrid Cars
Apr 7, 2006
Americans for Energy Independence Teams with CalCars.org for Online Animation LOS ANGELES, April 7 -- Fed up with high prices at the gas pump? Sick of contributing to Global Warming? Ready for an alternative to your gas-guzzler, but worried how it will impact your ability to get from here to there? Worry no more, there ... Continue reading
Eco-motors. It is the pure motor.
Apr 7, 2006
- From the moment of the invention more hundred of years ago of engine of internal combustion were undertaken numerous attempts of perfection his with use of production process of steam from water. That was the epoch of steam engines, consequently by whom only was not undertaken an attempt to interbreed the steam engin ... Continue reading
Detroit Diesel Corporation Conducts Testing for Motorcoach and Firetruck Applications for 2007
Apr 7, 2006
DETROIT, April 6 -- Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) today announced that the scope of its comprehensive testing for EPA '07 for its Series 60(R) includes specific testing for motorcoach and firetruck applications. Detroit Diesel will launch a redeveloped heavy-duty Series 60 engine next year and is confident that its ... Continue reading
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