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Cyclone Power Technologies Finalizes License to Manufacture Burn Everything Engine Systems for China Market

Cyclone Power Technologies Finalizes License to Manufacture Burn Everything Engine Systems for China Market

POMPANO BEACH, Fla.--Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. (Pink Sheets: CYPW) has completed its License Agreement with Great Wall Alternative Power Systems Ltd. to advance the development and production of Cyclone’s Schoell Cycle heat-regenerative external combustion engines for the China market. Under the terms of the ... Continue reading

EVCARCO Goes Public and is Approved for Trading as It Launches Its First Alternative Fuel Car Dealership in Fort Worth, Texas

EVCARCO Goes Public and is Approved for Trading as It Launches Its First Alternative Fuel Car Dealership in Fort Worth, Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas & DETROIT--EVCARCO (OTCBB: EVCA) is pioneering a new way to meet the demands of 21st century car buyers. Bringing to market eco-friendly vehicles with an emphasis on performance and affordability, EVCARCO has created a model for a customer-centric, streamlined dealership with low overhead and high ROI ... Continue reading

Call for Serious Consideration of DME as Attractive Low-Carbon Biofuel for North America

Call for Serious Consideration of DME as Attractive Low-Carbon Biofuel for North America

Chemrec's LeBlanc Promotes This Clean Fuel at Methanol Conference DEERFIELD, IL December 14, 2009; Speaking at the 2009 World Methanol Conference in Miami, Richard J. LeBlanc, CEO of Chemrec, strongly advocated increased efforts to promote the benefits of dimethyl ether (DME) throughout North America. As an alternative ... Continue reading

Roush Performance Launching New Lifestyle Club

Roush Performance Launching New Lifestyle Club

ROUSH PERFORMANCE LAUNCHING NEW LIFESTYLE CLUB LIVONIA, Mich. (December 9, 2009) With more than 16,000 specialty vehicles on the roads of America, ROUSH® Performance feels the time is right to create a new, in-house lifestyle club for the owners and fans of their products. Previously, this aspect was managed by ... Continue reading

BMW Group Hosts Sustainability Summit in Berlin

BMW Group Hosts Sustainability Summit in Berlin

BERLIN December 2, 2009; Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the UN IPCC optimistic about chances of an agreement in Copenhagen; ahead of the climate conference, the BMW Group sets own CO2 reduction targets Speaking at today's BMW Group sustainability summit in Berlin, Dr Rajendra Pachauri, Nobel laureate and Chairman of th ... Continue reading

Linde Gives Californians More Green Fueling Options - VIDEO ENHANCED

Linde Gives Californians More Green Fueling Options - VIDEO ENHANCED

MURRAY HILL, N.J.--Californians who want to find out how some green fueling options are cleaning our environment and reducing our dependence on fossil fuels can visit the San Francisco International Auto Show to learn more about the technology from Linde North America that’s making it happen. The show runs from No ... Continue reading

Newmarket's Proulx Oil & Propane Joins Alliance AutoGas to Bring Propane Vehicle Conversions and Fueling to New England

Newmarket's Proulx Oil & Propane Joins Alliance AutoGas to Bring Propane Vehicle Conversions and Fueling to New England

NEWMARKET, N.H., Nov. 24 -- Proulx Oil & Propane (Newmarket, NH) has joined national alternative fuel vehicle conversion and fueling network Alliance AutoGas. As an Alliance AutoGas partner, Proulx Oil & Propane will work with New Hampshire's public and private vehicle fleets to convert vehicles from conventional gasol ... Continue reading

Houston-based Green's Blue Flame Joins Alliance AutoGas to Provide Propane Vehicle Conversions and Fueling in Texas

Houston-based Green's Blue Flame Joins Alliance AutoGas to Provide Propane Vehicle Conversions and Fueling in Texas

HOUSTON, Nov. 18 -- Houston, TX-based propane retailer Green's Blue Flame has joined national alternative fuel vehicle conversion and fueling network Alliance AutoGas. As an Alliance AutoGas partner, Green's Blue Flame will work with Texas' public and private vehicle fleets to convert vehicles from conventional gasolin ... Continue reading

RoadTrip: 2010 Mercury Milan and Honda Insight - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

RoadTrip: 2010 Mercury Milan and Honda Insight - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

Join The Auto Channel's Mark and Marc to look at hybrids from two marques: Mercury and Honda! SEE ALSO: 2010 Lincoln MKS Pricing and Specifications Show host Mark Fulmer and The Auto Channel's co-founder test drive the new Mercury Milan and Honda Insight while talking about the state of alternative fuels and energy. Th ... Continue reading

CleanFUEL USA Expands Alternative Fuel Options for Light-Duty Fleets With Advanced Liquid Propane Injection Technology

CleanFUEL USA Expands Alternative Fuel Options for Light-Duty Fleets With Advanced Liquid Propane Injection Technology

GEORGETOWN, Texas – Nov. 18, 2009 – CleanFUEL USA, a leading supplier of alternative fuel infrastructure and propane engine systems, today announced the debut of its latest Liquid Propane Injection (LPI) system for the General Motors (GM) 6.0-liter engine. The new engine system will be available the first qua ... Continue reading

Natural Gas Vehicles Tour of Florida Sponsored by TECO Peoples Gas Continues

Natural Gas Vehicles Tour of Florida Sponsored by TECO Peoples Gas Continues

TAMPA, Fla.--The use of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) in Florida is the focus of a statewide tour that ends Friday, Nov. 20 in Tallahassee. TECO Peoples Gas and Wise Gas Inc. are partnering to sponsor the media events. This represents a good photo opportunity for media. The general public, fleet operators, local governme ... Continue reading

Automobiles Can Be Environmentally Compatible With Cities of the Future Says Mercedes-Benz USA Executive

Automobiles Can Be Environmentally Compatible With Cities of the Future Says Mercedes-Benz USA Executive

'One-Size-Fits-All' Approach to Alternative Propulsion Won't Work MONTVALE, N.J., Nov. 12 -- As the debate on climate change and transportation continues to widen, encompassing suggestions ranging from the increased use of mini commuter cars to vehicle-free cities, a Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) executive stated that ther ... Continue reading

TECO Peoples Gas Partners on Natural Gas Vehicles Tour of Florida

TECO Peoples Gas Partners on Natural Gas Vehicles Tour of Florida

TAMPA, Fla.--TECO Peoples Gas and Wise Gas Inc. are partnering to promote the use of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) in Florida with an eight-city tour that starts Tuesday, Nov. 10 in Jacksonville and ends Friday, Nov. 20 in Tallahassee. The general public, fleet operators, local government officials and media are all invi ... Continue reading

Automotive X PRIZE to Receive up to $5.5 Million in Funding from U.S. Department of Energy to Further Technical Goals of Competition

Automotive X PRIZE to Receive up to $5.5 Million in Funding from U.S. Department of Energy to Further Technical Goals of Competition

Public-Private Partnership Intended to Educate and Engage Public in Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Energy Efficiency, Climate Change, Alternative Fuels, and the Science and Math Behind Efficient Vehicle Development PLAYA VISTA, Calif., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The X PRIZE Foundation, a world leader in conducti ... Continue reading

Funding a Diverse Portfolio of Clean Vehicle and Energy Technologies is Right Choice for America

Funding a Diverse Portfolio of Clean Vehicle and Energy Technologies is Right Choice for America

Washington, DC—October 30, 2009— The comprehensive approach to advancing transportation and clean energy technologies embodied in the energy spending bill signed by President Obama this week is the best way to assure that the nation ends its dependence on imported fuels and reduces greenhouse gas emissions, t ... Continue reading

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