Mirai Drives Toyota to Fast Company's 'Most Innovative' List
Feb 10, 2015
Toyota has been named one of worldâs 50 Most Innovative Companies for 2015 by Fast Company magazine, recognizing the companyâs leadership in the development and introduction of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. As Fast Company writes, âToyota plans to do for fuel cells what its Prius did for hybrids: make the ... Continue reading
Hyundai Highlights Future Design And Technology At The 2015 Chicago Auto Show
Feb 9, 2015
Concept & Technology Garage to Feature 2015 Tucson Fuel Cell and Hyundai's Latest Connected Car Technologies CHICAGO, Feb. 9, 2015 -- Hyundai will share its latest design and technology advancements, along with the all-new HCD-15 Santa Cruz Concept, Tucson Fuel Cell and SEMA vehicles at the Chicago Auto Show. Making it ... Continue reading
Agility Fuel Systems and Clean Energy Announce Joint CNG Fuel System Sales Program
Feb 9, 2015
Agility Fuel Systems, the leading designer and producer of natural gas fuel storage and delivery systems for heavy duty trucks and buses, and Clean Energy Fuels , the leading provider of natural gas fuel for the transportation industry in North America, announced today a joint CNG fuel system sales program to reduce th ... Continue reading
Nissan LEAF Only Plug-In Vehicle to Receive 2014 IHS Automotive Loyalty Award
Feb 5, 2015
Following a record-breaking sales year in 2014, the Nissan LEAF continues to earn praise and was named the best Non-Luxury Traditional Compact Car in the annual IHS Automotive Loyalty Awards. The all-electric LEAF â the only plug-in vehicle to be included in the IHS Awards â received this honor during the Aut ... Continue reading
ZAP and Jonway Auto's EV Minivan will be OEM by Dong Feng Motor Corporation
Feb 5, 2015
ZAP (ZAAP: OTC), an Electric Vehicle (EV) automotive company incorporated in California Bay Area, and Jonway Auto just signed an OEM contract on February 2, 2015 for 5000 units of ZAP Jonway's EV Minivans that will be sold under the brand of Dong Feng Motor Corporation (www.dfmc.com.cn), one of the top Auto enterprise ... Continue reading
Speakers Announced for 2015 Electric Drive Congress
Feb 5, 2015
The Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) today announced the list of speakers for the 2015 Electric Drive Congress, set for February 10 and 11 in Washington, DC. The event will assemble electric drive industry executives, policymakers and other stakeholders to discuss the outlook for the market and what rol ... Continue reading
PSA Peugeot Citroën Leads Europe in Reducting CO2 Emissions in 2014
Feb 5, 2015
PSA Peugeot Citroën recaptured its first place standing in reducing emissions at end 2014 in Europe, with an average of 110.3 grams of CO2 per kilometre* (source: AAA DATA), compared with an average of 123.7 grams for the European market. Since 2008, the Group has gradually lowered its vehicle emissions by about 30 gr ... Continue reading
Ryder's Natural Gas Truck Fleet Surpasses 30 Million Miles
Jan 28, 2015
MIAMI -- January 28, 2015: Ryder System, Inc. , a leader in commercial fleet management and supply chain solutions, has achieved a significant milestone with its fleet of natural gas vehicles surpassing 30 million miles. The fleet consists of liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas tractors serving customers i ... Continue reading
Jan 23, 2015
A goal of nearly 100 DC Fast chargers will be installed to support long distance and metropolitan electric vehicle travel with the BMW i3, Volkswagen e-Golf and other electric cars, along heavily trafficked corridors on both coasts, supported by Level 2 chargers. These publicly available charging stations will be added ... Continue reading
PG&E Helped California Drivers Swap 3 Million Gallons of Gasoline for Cleaner Natural Gas in 2014
Jan 23, 2015
As part of its commitment to help its customers minimize carbon footprints and reduce Californiaâs dependency on foreign fossil fuels, Pacific Gas and Electric Companyâs (PG&E) Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling stations provided the equivalent of three million gallons of gasoline to thousands of Natural Ga ... Continue reading
Oil Price Hits Electric Vehicle Sales?
Jan 23, 2015
The oil price may stay low for many years due to oversupply. This will not affect the sales of electric road vehicles because their sales numbers decoupled from the oil price many years ago thanks to superior performance, subsidies and privileges such as no congestion charge. China must reduce local pollution in the fa ... Continue reading
Expanded NRG eVgo Network Takes Electric Vehicle Drivers Further Than Ever Before
Jan 22, 2015
NRG eVgo, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc. , continues to make life easier for electric vehicle (EV) drivers on a national scale, with its ambitious expansion of the largest Fast Charger network in the nation. With NRG eVgoâs Fast Charger network, drivers have better access to more charging choices, enabling them ... Continue reading
Sales of Natural Gas Vehicles are Expected to Reach Nearly 4 Million Annually by 2024
Jan 19, 2015
The North American market for NGVs is likely to be dominated by fleet and commercial operators, report concludes BOULDER, Colo.--A new report from Navigant Research examines the global market for natural gas vehicles (NGVs), including global market forecasts for vehicle sales, vehicles on the road, refueling stations, ... Continue reading
Jan 14, 2015
Elon Musk, co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors, urged executives at established automotive companies to accelerate the development and sale of electric vehicles during the Automotive News World Congress today. "We can't rely on scarcity to drive the price of oil and gas and rely on that to be an adequate forcing functio ... Continue reading
Jan 13, 2015
Revised Transmission, More Powerful Electric Motor and Larger Lithium-Polymer Battery Pack Improve Fuel Economy DETROIT -- Jan. 12, 2015: Today Hyundai introduced the Hybrid version of its award-winning seventh-generation Sonata at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Sonata Hybrid continues to visual ... Continue reading
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