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Green Car Journal Brings Advanced Vehicles to Environmental Journalists

Green Car Journal Brings Advanced Vehicles to Environmental Journalists

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 28 -- At the annual conference of the Society of Environmental Journalists opening today in Austin, Texas, the mission is to network and learn how to improve the quality and accuracy of environmental reporting. Complementing this is the mission of Green Car Journal, which seeks to encourage underst ... Continue reading

Raser Technologies Inc. Advanced Hybrid Vehicle Development Consortium Featured in EV World Magazine

Raser Technologies Inc. Advanced Hybrid Vehicle Development Consortium Featured in EV World Magazine

PROVO, Utah--Sept. 27, 2005--Raser Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: RSTG), a technology licensing company that develops and licenses advanced electric motor, controller and related technologies, was featured in a recent two-part series in EV World magazine, one of the leading online hybrid vehicle publications relating to hyb ... Continue reading

Zero Air Pollution Will Distribute Urban Cars for OBVIO! of Rio de Janeiro

Zero Air Pollution Will Distribute Urban Cars for OBVIO! of Rio de Janeiro

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--Sept. 27, 2005--Edaddywarbucks has announced that its client, ZAP (PCX:ZP) has signed an agreement for North American distribution of a new fuel-efficient urban car from Brazil with OBVIO! Automotoveiculos S.P.E. Ltda., of Rio de Janeiro. Santa Rosa, California-based ZAP and OBVIO! intend to deliver ... Continue reading

UQM Hybrid Electric Propulsion System on U.S. Army Future Heavy Truck Demonstrator

UQM Hybrid Electric Propulsion System on U.S. Army Future Heavy Truck Demonstrator

FREDERICK, Colo., Sept. 27 -- UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (AMEX:UQM) , a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that it has been selected by Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. to provide a UQM(R) hybrid electric propulsion system for use on a U.S. Army future heavy truck demonstrator. The custom UQM(R ... Continue reading

Energy Conversion Devices Inc; Leads Alternative Energy Generation and Storage and Advanced Information Technologies

Energy Conversion Devices Inc; Leads Alternative Energy Generation and Storage and Advanced Information Technologies

Overview Hydrogen energy technology has been a part of our scientific work since our founding in 1960. Hydrogen is the ultimate fuel. It is clean, efficient, and yields more energy per unit of weight than any other existing fuel. Because hydrogen is a major component of water and of hydrocarbons, it is in abundant supp ... Continue reading

Bill Ford Remarks On Innovation

Bill Ford Remarks On Innovation

<i>Editors Mote: Earlier this week Bill Ford Chair of the Ford Motor Company discusseed his vision of Ford'd future. Here is the complete speech.</i><p> Dearborn, Michigan<br> September 21, 2005<p> Thank you, Gerhardt. Good morning, everyone. I want to welcome the people here in the room and everyone watching on our FC ... Continue reading

3rd Annual AltWheels Alternative Transportation Festival Draws 4,000

3rd Annual AltWheels Alternative Transportation Festival Draws 4,000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Janice Halpern, classic.pr@verizon.net, 508-698-6810 3rd Annual AltWheels Alternative Transportation Festival Draws 4,000 Brookline, MA-September 23, 2005-With high gas prices and dramatic weather systems leading the news, the AltWheels Alternative Transportation Festival introduced a rec ... Continue reading

Gas, Hydrogen, Spare Tires, Oil Barons; Dumb Politicians; Am I Going CRAZY, or What?

Gas, Hydrogen, Spare Tires, Oil Barons; Dumb Politicians; Am I Going CRAZY, or What?

By Milton Snide Some not so random thoughts. ? &#8211; Is the US under the collective non-leadership of under-trained and just plain dumb politicians on its way to becoming a Third-World like country? WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON? ?- Just three weeks after Katrina, Rita has come along to allow those in charge to prove to ... Continue reading

New Campaign to Focus on Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive

New Campaign to Focus on Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive

September 21, 2005 -- Torrance, CA -- Toyota is launching a national campaign aimed at building awareness and understanding of its gasoline/electric Hybrid Synergy Drive system powering the Prius, Highlander and future hybrid vehicles, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., announced today. "Hybrid Synergy Drive is a core t ... Continue reading

The Answer? Engineuity Presents a Breakthrough in Alternative Fuel - Bye Bye Oil?

The Answer? Engineuity Presents a Breakthrough in Alternative Fuel - Bye Bye Oil?

ASHKELON, Israel, September 22 -- Engineuity R&D Ltd has developed a unique technology for hydrogen production on board vehicles. The technology overcomes all obstacles presently associated with hydrogen. Concerns regarding safety, fuel distribution and storage are irrelevant since the hydrogen is produced onboard as i ... Continue reading

New Campaign to Focus on Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive

New Campaign to Focus on Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive

TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 21 -- Toyota is launching a national campaign aimed at building awareness and understanding of its gasoline/electric Hybrid Synergy Drive system powering the Prius, Highlander and future hybrid vehicles, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., announced today. "Hybrid Synergy Drive is a core technolog ... Continue reading

Paul McCartney New Release Featured in Lexus Hybrid Ad

Paul McCartney New Release Featured in Lexus Hybrid Ad

McCartney's New Release 'Fine Line' in RX 400h Spot, Part of Sponsorship Which Includes Donation of One-of-a-Kind McCartney-Themed Signature Edition RX 400h to Adopt-a-Minefield TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 20 -- A new Lexus television spot features the music from Paul McCartney's just-released CD "Chaos And Creation In The ... Continue reading

Secret Audi Hybrid Concept Goes Public in Frankfurt

Secret Audi Hybrid Concept Goes Public in Frankfurt

LONDON, September 20 -- - With photos - New Q7 SUV Combining Petrol and Electric Power Surprises the Crowds at the International Motor Show - Q7 concept study combining a 4.2-litre V8 FSI petrol engine with electric power unveiled at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt - Could become a production reality by 2008 ... Continue reading

Hybrid Vehicles to Face Competition from Diesel Powertrains

Hybrid Vehicles to Face Competition from Diesel Powertrains

LONDON, September 20 -- - Greater Cost Efficiencies Essential to Fuel Uptake of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Research into hybrid and electric vehicles is reaching an all time high in Europe, with most companies in the automotive industry working towards developing their own versions of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) ... Continue reading

Antonov Hybrid Technology Sues Toyota Over Patents

Antonov Hybrid Technology Sues Toyota Over Patents

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands, Sept. 19, 2005; An infringement action has been filed against Toyota by Antonov Automotive Technology BV (a wholly owned subsidiary of Antonov plc), the automotive technology company, at the Patent Court in Dusseldorf alleging infringement of its patents by the driveline of the Toyota Prius ... Continue reading

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