Electric Drive Transportation Association- EV Motoring
Oct 30, 2009
October 30, 2009 Media Watch: Nissan Aims to Cut Electric-Car Cost Wall Street Journal October 30, 2009 --Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said the Japanese auto maker intends to overcome the high cost of making advanced batteries and make its all-electric cars price-competitive even without government sub ... Continue reading
Fuel Efficient Vehicle for U.S. Army
Oct 29, 2009
VAN BUREN TWP., Mich., Oct. 29 -- Ricardo, Inc., the US subsidiary of Ricardo plc, the leading independent provider of technology, product innovation and engineering solutions to the world's automotive, defense, transport and new energy industries, has been awarded a contract for the development of a new vehicle under ... Continue reading
Oct 29, 2009
DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/59825a/powertrain_new_t) has announced the addition of the "Powertrain - New Technologies & Strategies" report to their offering. Channel to Discovery, Powertrain - New Technologies & Strategies comprehensively explores the emerging powertrain tec ... Continue reading
Plug-Ins Rev Up; Are Consumers Ready?
Oct 29, 2009
Washington DC October 29, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that a California-based startup, Fisker Automotive, will spend nearly $200 million to purchase an abandoned General Motors assembly plant in Wilmington, Del., to produce a new line of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. According to MSNBC, the carmaker hopes t ... Continue reading
Green Cars Ride & Drive Offers Rare Test Drives of Alternative Fuel Vehicles at the LA Auto Show
Oct 26, 2009
Media to Test Drive the Latest Clean Diesel, Electric, Hydrogen Fuel Cell and Hybrid Vehicles LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26 -- The Los Angeles Auto Show will host a unique opportunity for journalists to drive some of the most advanced green cars on Dec. 3 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Green Cars/LA Auto Show Ride & Drive will ... Continue reading
Electric Cars - Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) Media Watch
Oct 23, 2009
Automakers focus on affordable electric cars San Francisco Chronicle October 23, 2009 --There's more than one path to the electric car. Ford Motor Company's first mass-marketed, all-electric car is a battery-powered Focus. In order for electric cars finally to win public acceptance, they'll need to be affordable, said ... Continue reading
ECOtality's Don Karner to Present at "Beyond Oil"
Oct 23, 2009
PHOENIX & SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--ECOtality, Inc. (OTCBB: ETLY), a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, has announced that Don Karner, President co-founder of ECOtalityâs subsidiary, eTec (Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation), will speak to fellow industry innovators at âBe ... Continue reading
Ford, U of M Explore New Ways To Speed Development of Future Hybrid Vehicles
Oct 21, 2009
DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 21 -- -- Ford and the University of Michigan are conducting pioneering new research to speed the development of advanced hybrid vehicle technology -- Through virtual testing, researchers are conducting as many as 175,000 design simulations of hybrid control systems a week to further improve fuel e ... Continue reading
Oct 19, 2009
NEW YORK--The Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, a multimillion dollar competition to inspire a new generation of viable, super fuel-efficient vehicles, today announced the 43 teamsâ representing 18 states, 10 countries and 6 fuel types, that have passed the competitionâs Design Judging phase and will ... Continue reading
Even Oil Rich Iran Recognizes the Importance and Potential of CNG
Oct 19, 2009
Ironically, the leader of the Axis of Evil looks to the very same abundant national fuel source for economic stability and environmental improvement that America continues to shun By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL For years, some of us in California have laughed whenever we see trucks ... Continue reading
Waiting for Freedom from Gasoline: An Almost Daily Blog
Oct 7, 2009
By Bob Gordon and Marc Rauch, Co-Founders of The Auto Channel September 24, 2009 - Day 416 On August 4, 2008 Barak Obama made what I consider to be the most important speech of his presidential campaign. To me it was the seminal moment that changed by opinion as to whether he could be elected President (although it did ... Continue reading
Energy Harvesting, MEMS Based Fuel Cells and Low Power ICs
Oct 6, 2009
Micro Power Technologies October 22, 2009 8AM -- 5PM Radisson Hotel San Jose, CA MEMS Investor Journal and MEPTEC, the MicroElectronics Packaging and Test Engineering Council, will hold the 1st Annual Workshop on Micro Power Technologies on October 22, 2009 at the Radisson Hotel, San Jose, CA. Space is limited -- regis ... Continue reading
Natural Gas Vehicles Offer More Incentives to "Drive Green"
Oct 5, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--Clean, green and readily available, experts are calling natural gas the smart and feasible solution for Americaâs mid-term transportation needs. However, with over 150,000 natural gas vehicles (NGVs) on American roads, over 1,100 NGV fueling stations, and one-in-five of all new transit buses bei ... Continue reading
EV-MOTORING: Charging Through Induction
Sep 25, 2009
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor Amsterdam Bureau The Auto Channel Frankfurt September 15, 2009; German IAV (Ingenieurgesellschaft Auto & Verkehr - or the Association Engineers, Auto and Traffic) wants to make the electric car less dependent on battery technology. The future electric vehicle could automatically a ... Continue reading
GM Announces Establishment of China Science Lab
Sep 25, 2009
Will Contribute to Technological Innovation Shanghai â General Motors Company announced today the establishment of its China Science Lab in Shanghai. The unique facility will carry out important research projects in a number of automotive-related fields for General Motors. As the first major science lab establishe ... Continue reading
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