Ford to Create New Midwest Ethanol Corridor; Chicago Taxis To Go Green With Ford Hybrids
Feb 8, 2006
* Ford announces the beginnings of a 'Midwest Ethanol Corridor' - expanding E85 ethanol availability by approximately one-third in Illinois and Missouri, with other states to follow. * Taxis in Chicago will 'go green' with the introduction of new hybrids, including Ford's Escape Hybrid - the first hybrid vehicle from a ... Continue reading
Hybrids Come out on Top in IntelliChoice.com's 2006 ''Best Overall Value of the Year''
Feb 8, 2006
CHICAGO, Ill.--Feb. 8, 2006--PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice.com, the online source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced the results of its "Best Overall Value of the Year" awards for model year 2006. And for the first time, two hybrid SUVs join the reigning hybrid champion Toyota Prius and four o ... Continue reading
Toyota Launches All-out Sales Offensive for Hybrids
Feb 8, 2006
Toyota Launches All-out Sales Offensive for Hybrids Having launched the Prius way back in 1997, Toyota Motor Corp. is girding for an all-out global sales offensive for hybrid cars. The company sold 200,000 hybrids around the world in 2005, and aims to raise that figure to 1 million by 2008. Against a background of shar ... Continue reading
General Motors Promotes Greater E85 Consumer Awareness and Use
Feb 8, 2006
Collaboration with Shell Oil Products US and VeraSun Energy Will Help Local Motorists Power Their GM FlexFuel Vehicles with E85 CHICAGO, Feb. 8 -- General Motors announced Wednesday the addition of 26 additional E85 refueling pumps to stations in greater Chicago through collaborative partnerships with Shell Oil Product ... Continue reading
Ener1, Inc. Appoints Marshall S. Cogan to Board of Directors
Feb 7, 2006
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 7 -- Ener1, Inc. announced today that financial veteran Marshall S. Cogan has joined the lithium battery and fuel cell company's board of directors. Mr. Cogan was recently named Senior Strategic Advisor of Ener1 majority shareholder, private equity firm Ener1 Group. Throughout his career, he ... Continue reading
Fuji Heavy Industries to License Lithium Ion Capacity Technology to Nihon Micro Coating
Feb 7, 2006
Tokyo, Feb 6, 2006; Aki Tsukioka, JCN Staff Writer reported that Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI), the manufacturer of Subaru vehicles, announced on February 6 that it has signed a five-year agreement to license its lithium ion capacity technology to Nihon Micro Coating. Under the license agreement, Nihon Micro Coating will ... Continue reading
Diesel Engines & Hybrid-Electric Powerplants Begin to Gain Share Reports Freedonia Group
Feb 6, 2006
CLEVELAND--Feb. 6, 2006--There will be a significant shift in the product mix of powerplants used in light vehicles, with diesel engines and hybrid-electric powerplants beginning to take share away from spark ignition internal combustion engines. The fuel price spike that occurred in 2005 created new interest in fuel-e ... Continue reading
Volkswagen and Sanyo Team Up To Develop Hybrid Battery Systems
Feb 3, 2006
JAPAN - Feb. 3, 2006: Volkswagen and Sanyo Electric have agreed to co-develop next generation nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH) battery systems for hybrid electric vehicles. This isn't the first such partnership for Sanyo who already provides HEV batteries for Ford’s Escape Hybrid and Honda’s Accord Hybrid in th ... Continue reading
GM to Build New Two-Mode Hybrid Transmission at U.S. Baltimore Plant
Feb 2, 2006
RUESSELSHEIM, Germany and DETROIT, Michigan, February 2 -- - US$118 million investment in upgrade of GM Powertrain facility - Production will start in 2007 - Initial use in Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon Hybrid models General Motors announced it will invest up to US$118 million (100 million euro) to upgrade its GM Power ... Continue reading
Austin Mayor Commends Bush's Support of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles and Biofuels
Feb 2, 2006
AUSTIN, Texas--Feb. 2, 2006--Austin Mayor Will Wynn, a leader in the national Plug-In Partners Campaign, commended President Bush for supporting the development of plug-in hybrid vehicles as part of his Advanced Energy Initiative developed to help America reduce its oil imports by 2025. Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles ... Continue reading
"Addicted to Oil? Not Us San Diegans!"
Feb 2, 2006
'Addicted to Oil?' Not Us, Say San Diegans Participating in First-Ever 'Low-Car Diet'; 14 Residents Agree to Give up Their Cars for a Month, using Flexcar, Transit, Walking, Biking to Get Around SAN DIEGO--Feb. 1, 2006--County Supervisor Ron Roberts was on hand at a special event today to direct more than a dozen San D ... Continue reading
2006 Lexus RX400h(Hybrid) Review
Feb 1, 2006
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: Lexus RX400h ENGINE: 3.3-liter DOHC V6 plus front and rear electric drive motors HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 208 hp @ 5600 rpm/212 lb.-ft. @ 4400 rpm TRANSMISSION: Continuously variable WHEELBASE: 106.9 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 186.2 x 72.6 x 66.1 in. TIRES: 235/55R18 all-s ... Continue reading
Feb 1, 2006
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 1 -- Opal-RT Technologies Inc. (http://www.opal-rt.com/ ), the world leader in distributed real-time simulation on PC-based platforms, will present its latest development in real-time hybrid powertrain simulation at the SAE Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Symposium in San Diego, California February 1-2, 200 ... Continue reading
Feb 1, 2006
$118 million investment at GM's Baltimore Transmission creates up to 87 new jobs WHITE MARSH, MD. - General Motors announced today that the first light-duty integrated hybrid transmission to be designed and built in the U.S., will be produced at GM's Baltimore Transmission plant. The new two-mode hybrid transmission wi ... Continue reading
GM Arlington TX SUV Plant To Build Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Yukon Two-Mode Hybrid
Feb 1, 2006
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - General Motors today announced the Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon Two-mode Hybrid SUVs will be built at its Arlington assembly plant beginning in late 2007. The vehicles will be equipped with GM's two-mode full hybrid transmission, which will be produced at its Baltimore Transmission Operations in Whi ... Continue reading
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