Battery Maker A123 IPO Raises $380 Million
Sep 24, 2009
NEW YORK, Sept 23, 2009; Phil Wahba writing for Reuters eportede that Lithium-ion car battery maker A123 Systems Inc (AONE.O) increased the number of shares in its initial public offering and priced them for $13.50 apiece, above the estimate range. The upsized deal helped the Massachusetts company raise $380.4 million, ... Continue reading
Sep 23, 2009
FRANKFURT AM MAIN--A premiere of a special kind was held on Wednesday at the 63rd International Automobile Fair (IAA PKW). For the first time those responsible for development at all seven German automobile manufacturers â together with Matthias Wissmann, President of the German Association of the Automotive Indus ... Continue reading
Sep 23, 2009
Exclusive and in-depth coverage of the 63rd Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung, the worldâs largest motor show AUTO CENTRAL - September 10, 2009: With just a few days to go before the start of the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, which is the unofficial official start of the 2010 major auto show season, TheAutoChannel ... Continue reading
Johnson Controls Receives Clean Technology Innovation Award for Hybrid Battery Technology
Sep 17, 2009
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Sept. 16 -- The Cleantech Group awarded Johnson Controls, Inc. its Product Innovation Award for clean technology at the Cleantech Forum XXIII in Boston on Sept. 9, 2009. Johnson Controls was recognized for its leadership in the production of advanced batteries for hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric veh ... Continue reading
World Premiere of the Volkswagen E-Up!
Sep 16, 2009
Volkswagen is presenting a pioneering fleet of new sustainable automobiles at the 63rd International Motor Show (IAA) - an update on the future. The range of IAA premieres extends from the world's most fuel-efficient production passenger car (BlueMotion) to hybrid technology and an electric car developed from the groun ... Continue reading
Sep 16, 2009
No other premium auto maker has such good overall prerequisites as we do to fulfil the entire bandwidth of expectations from sustainable mobility for today and tomorrow," this is the conclusion delivered today by Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, at th ... Continue reading
DOT and EPA Propose National Program to Improve Fuel Economy and Reduce Greenhouse Gases
Sep 15, 2009
New Interagency Program to Address Climate Change and Energy Security WASHINGTON September 15, 2009; U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Ray LaHood and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson today jointly proposed a rule establishing an historic national program that woul ... Continue reading
Frankfurt Electrified - Diesel-Touting Europe Plugs In
Sep 15, 2009
Europeans are now rushing into hybrid and ultra-clean pure electric car technology because of strict emissions rules coming into force. Their newest models and technology will be on display across the halls of the Frankfurt Motor Show.Click here for a photo gallery of vehicles on display, courtesy of the Wall Street Jo ... Continue reading
Valeo Offers Hybrid Solutions for All
Sep 15, 2009
FRANKFURT, September 15 -- Valeo is developing a range of scaleable solutions for different levels of vehicle hybridization, offering significant fuel savings and CO2 emission reductions. These systems can be rapidly applied and introduced to the market. Valeo is the only supplier to have two complementary stop-start s ... Continue reading
Development of New Lightweight Battery for Electric Cars
Sep 11, 2009
VAN BUREN TWP., Mich., Sept. 11 -- 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 announced that the award of $2.1 million (GBP1.3m) of funding has ... Continue reading
2010 Green Car of the Year Will Be Announced at the Los Angeles Auto Show
Sep 10, 2009
Green Car Journal Award for Automotive Environmental Achievement Announced December 3 LOS ANGELES, Sept. 10 -- The winner of the 2010 Green Car of the Year (GCOY) award will be announced Dec. 3, 2009 during the Los Angeles Auto Show's Press Days. Green Car Journal, the leading automotive environmental magazine, initiat ... Continue reading
NextGen Research Predicts a "Power Shortage" in Batteries/Fuel Cells
Sep 10, 2009
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.--As portable devices have become smaller in size and richer in features, their power needs have grown, but battery designers and manufacturers have not been able to keep pace by squeezing more energy into less space. Existing battery chemistries are approaching the limits of their energy densities, cre ... Continue reading
Toyota and Lexus Hybrid Sales Top Two Million
Sep 7, 2009
Worldwide sales of Toyota hybrid vehicles have topped the two million mark, with more than 200,000 of these hybrids sales in Europe. ... Continue reading
CASH FOR CLUNKERS Demonstrates the Huge Economic Potential of Alt Fuel and Vehicle Technologies
Sep 4, 2009
Imagine what will happen when we get off gasoline completely By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher Authorâs note: This article includes several videos and text links to help illustrate the point raised herein. For a few years now, Bob Gordon and I have been preaching the urgent need for the quick adop ... Continue reading
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