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U.S. Court of Appeals Swats Down the Big Oil Parasites From Blocking E15 Availability +VIDEO

U.S. Court of Appeals Swats Down the Big Oil Parasites From Blocking E15 Availability +VIDEO

American Motorists and Ethanol Win Again - U.S. Court of Appeals dismisses petition due to lack of standing WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia again denied Big Oil in their attempt to keep E15 from reaching the consumer marketplace. The court found that the Ameri ... Continue reading

Panasonic Partners With Powertree Services to Construct 68 Solar-Powered EV Charging Stations with Energy Storage in San Francisco

Panasonic Partners With Powertree Services to Construct 68 Solar-Powered EV Charging Stations with Energy Storage in San Francisco

Powertree Services' Innovative Solution Combines Solar Energy Generation with Battery Storage and Electric Vehicle Charging; Offers Supplemental Building Energy for Customers on Pacific Gas & Electric Grid Panasonic Enterprise Solutions Company (Panasonic) announced it is providing engineering, construction and procure ... Continue reading

XL Hybrids Announces Four Million Customer On-Road Miles Achieved

XL Hybrids Announces Four Million Customer On-Road Miles Achieved

Hybrid electric powertrain innovator to present fleet customer success stories at Southeast Alternative Fuels Conference in Raleigh BOSTON -- October 20, 2014: XL Hybrids, Inc., the pioneering developer of hybrid electric powertrain technology for commercial and municipal fleets, today announced that its fleet customer ... Continue reading

Americans Rank Fuel Efficiency as Top Vehicle Purchasing Factor

Americans Rank Fuel Efficiency as Top Vehicle Purchasing Factor

Many Americans confused about how lighter weight parts can add up to big fuel efficiency WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2014 -- More than three-quarters (79%) of Americans say that fuel efficiency is more important than safety, body type or price, when purchasing a car. That's according to a new study, Driving Toward Change, whi ... Continue reading

Citroen C4 Cactus Finishes on the Podium in 2014 MPG Marathon

Citroen C4 Cactus Finishes on the Podium in 2014 MPG Marathon

A Citroën C4 Cactus BlueHDi 100 Feel has demonstrated its exceptional fuel efficiency in this year’s ALD Automotive Fleet World MPG Marathon. Returning an impressive 95.0mpg, the C4 Cactus came third overall for outright mpg (in field of 20 conventionally powered passenger cars). The Citroën C4 Cactus was dr ... Continue reading

Cadillac ELR : Sexy - Electrified - Expensive by Steve Purdy +VIDEO

Cadillac ELR : Sexy - Electrified - Expensive by Steve Purdy +VIDEO

2014 CADILLAC ELR:SEXYELECTRIC By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau Our sexy red ELR garnered lots of attention when I parked it in front of the new Cadillac-LaSalle Museum and Resource Center at the center’s recent grand opening. Over 300 vintage Cadillac's showed up for the event so we had an intere ... Continue reading

All-New Renault Trafic Crowned Best Performing LCV at the 2014 MPG Marathon

All-New Renault Trafic Crowned Best Performing LCV at the 2014 MPG Marathon

All-New Trafic wins Best MPG & Best % improvement awards 55.5 mpg averaged over 313 mile course 16 per cent improvement on manufacturer claimed figures Renault’s All-New Trafic van has triumphed as the best-performing Light Commercial Vehicle at the 2014 MPG Marathon winning the titles of “Best MPG”, as ... Continue reading

Genovation Cars Unveils Creative, Informative Company Video Series

Genovation Cars Unveils Creative, Informative Company Video Series

Genovation Cars announced that it has produced a series of videos featuring the company’s story, mission and current projects. “These videos are well-produced and do a wonderful job of sharing our message” “These videos are well-produced and do a wonderful job of sharing our message,” said Geno ... Continue reading

Mazda Tops EPA's Fuel Economy Report for the Second Time

Mazda Tops EPA's Fuel Economy Report for the Second Time

Mazda's full line of vehicles keeps company at the top of the chart for the second year in a row - According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s most recent Light Duty Fuel Economy Trends report, Mazda Motor Corporation is the most fuel-efficient auto manufacturer in the U.S for the second consecutive y ... Continue reading

EPA Annual Report Shows Automakers Are Making Strides in Increasing Fuel Economy Averages

EPA Annual Report Shows Automakers Are Making Strides in Increasing Fuel Economy Averages

Statement by John Bozzella, Global Automakers President and CEO Our members' efforts to reduce their environmental footprint each year by advancing fuel efficiency, reducing greenhouse gases (GHG), and accelerating the introduction of advanced fuel technologies are working. The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) a ... Continue reading

Nissan Group Becomes No. 1 Full-Line Manufacturer in EPA's Annual Fuel Economy Review

Nissan Group Becomes No. 1 Full-Line Manufacturer in EPA's Annual Fuel Economy Review

Nissan Group takes lead as most fuel efficient full-line automaker with largest year-over-year improvement among any automotive manufacturer Lightweight engineering strategy, improved aerodynamics and efficient transmissions drive fuel economy improvements ANN ARBOR, MI -- October 9, 2014: Nissan Group is the most fuel ... Continue reading

How the West Was Won: Toyota Offers Chance to Be a Fuel Cell Pioneer

How the West Was Won: Toyota Offers Chance to Be a Fuel Cell Pioneer

It’s hard to be a trendsetter in places like Los Angeles or San Francisco, but one lucky Californian will blaze that trail when they park a new Toyota Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV) in their garage. Toyota and the Environmental Media Association (EMA) are offering a historic opportunity to own the company’s first ze ... Continue reading

Clean Diesel Vehicles Available In U.S. 2014-2017

Clean Diesel Vehicles Available In U.S. 2014-2017

A thorough list of clean diesel cars, trucks and SUVs currently available in the U.S. Clean diesel is a proven technology that is quiet and fun to drive. Recent advances in emission control technology, combined with the introduction of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel in 2006 enabled diesel-powered cars and pickup trucks t ... Continue reading

Hyundai Showcases Fuel-Efficiency Technologies at Paris Motor show

Hyundai Showcases Fuel-Efficiency Technologies at Paris Motor show

Hyundai Motor exhibits two new powertrain concepts to boost fuel-efficiency Hybrid and bi-fuel show cars reduce CO2 emissions output Fuel Cell leadership also on display: ix35 Fuel Cell and Intrado Oct. 2, 2014 - Hyundai Motor has unveiled its latest fuel-efficient powertrain innovations at the Paris Motor Show 2014, a ... Continue reading

Honeywell Global Turbo Forecast Projects 49 Million Turbocharged Vehicle Sales Per Year By 2019

Honeywell Global Turbo Forecast Projects 49 Million Turbocharged Vehicle Sales Per Year By 2019

43 percent of new production vehicles globally will have turbochargers in five years - Turbo markets in North America and China estimated to double by 2019 ROLLE, Switzerland, Sept. 29, 2014 -- Honeywell Turbo Technologies, the leading global developer of automotive turbochargers, released its Global Turbo Forecast tha ... Continue reading

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