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GM Showcases Hydrogen and Hybrid Technologies at China's Initial Michelin Challenge Bibendum

GM Showcases Hydrogen and Hybrid Technologies at China's Initial Michelin Challenge Bibendum

Announces first hybrid project with SAIC - Demonstrates near, mid- and long-term solutions SHANGHAI, China, Oct. 11, 2004; General Motors China today announced the first joint hybrid bus program with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Group (SAIC) for the China market in conjunction with its participation in the ... Continue reading

Sierra Club: Waiting List for Hybrid Vehicles Longer than Wait for Organ Transplants

Sierra Club: Waiting List for Hybrid Vehicles Longer than Wait for Organ Transplants

Sierra Club: Waiting List for Hybrid Vehicles Longer than Wait for Organ Transplants SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Oct. 8 -- In the Fall 2004 issue of the Green Car Journal consumer magazine, Sierra Club executive director Carl Pope points out in an interview that, "right now, in many American cities, the waiting list to ge ... Continue reading

GM Delivers Hybrid Buses To San Joaquin County

GM Delivers Hybrid Buses To San Joaquin County

Hybrid Buses Save Up To 60% On Fuel, Reduce Emissions By Up To 90% STOCKTON, Calif.- San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD) set a great environmental example this week by adding two hybrid buses to its mass transit fleet. San Joaquin County joins the growing ranks of communities investing in transit buses powered ... Continue reading

Yamaha Fuel Cell Motorcycle with Direct Methanol Type System Enters Road-test Stage

Yamaha Fuel Cell Motorcycle with Direct Methanol Type System Enters Road-test Stage

Tokyo oCTOBER 7, 2004; (JCNN) Yamaha Motor's has announced that it has received license plates for its recently developed direct methanol type fuel cell motorcycle and commenced with tests on public roads from September 13, 2004, with sights on eventual release for practical use. Yamaha's plans call for this road testi ... Continue reading

Daihatsu to Produce Hybrid Electric Vehicle Based on Hijet Cargo

Daihatsu to Produce Hybrid Electric Vehicle Based on Hijet Cargo

Tokyo (JCNN) - Daihatsu Motor announced October 6 that the company has begun the development of a hybrid electric vehicle based on its Hijet Cargo commercial mini car (659cc) to bring it to market as early as summer 2005. Daihatsu has been monitoring the use of the new hybrid electric vehicle in collaboration with gove ... Continue reading

Three Honda Vehicles Earn Highest Rating in EPA's 2005 Fuel Economy Guide

Three Honda Vehicles Earn Highest Rating in EPA's 2005 Fuel Economy Guide

TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 8 -- The Honda Odyssey, Civic Hybrid and Insight achieved the highest fuel economy in their respective classes in the 2005 Fuel Economy Guide published yesterday by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agen ... Continue reading

Availabilty of Accord Hybrid to Boost Honda Hybrid Sales to 45,000 Units

Availabilty of Accord Hybrid to Boost Honda Hybrid Sales to 45,000 Units

DETROIT October 8, 2004; The AP reported that Honda Motor Co. expects the introduction of its new gas-electric version of the Accord to boost its U.S. sales of hybrid vehicles to more than 45,000 next year. Honda officials said Thursday they expect to sell 20,000 hybrid versions of the Accord sedan, in addition to the ... Continue reading

Japanese Cars Top U.S. Government's List of Most Fuel Efficient Vehicles

Japanese Cars Top U.S. Government's List of Most Fuel Efficient Vehicles

WASHINGTON October 7, 2004; Dee-Ann Durbin wrotong for the AP reported that Japanese vehicles dominate the government's annual list of vehicles with the best fuel economy, but Ford Motor Co. can claim the most fuel efficient pickup and sport utility vehicle. The manual version of the hybrid Honda Insight tops the list ... Continue reading

2005 Fuel Economy Guide Lists Top 10 Vehicles

2005 Fuel Economy Guide Lists Top 10 Vehicles

EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have released the 2005 Fuel Economy Guide to help consumers make well-informed choices when purchasing a new vehicle. Topping out at an estimated 61 miles per gallon (mpg) in the city, hybrids again lead the list of fuel-efficient vehicles for the new model year. Debuting at ... Continue reading

Tech Competition Brews Between S. Korea and Japan Includes Fuel Cells

Tech Competition Brews Between S. Korea and Japan Includes Fuel Cells

Seoul Ocxtober 7, 2004; Seo Jee-yeon writing for the Korea Times reported that South Korea and Japan has entered into a cutthroat competition in developing next growth engines, according to a report by the LG Economic Research Institute (LGERI) on Thursday. ``As a majority of the next generation industries to be foster ... Continue reading

WestStart-CALSTART Secures DOD Funding for Heavy-Duty Hybrid Truck and Dual-Use Technology Initiative

WestStart-CALSTART Secures DOD Funding for Heavy-Duty Hybrid Truck and Dual-Use Technology Initiative

PASADENA, Calif.--Oct. 6, 2004--To accelerate the development of advanced heavy-duty vehicle technologies for military and commercial purposes, the U.S. Army's National Automotive Center (NAC) has provided WestStart-CALSTART with a $4.4 million contract. The contract will support CALSTART's work in two main areas: heav ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor Unveils 1st Hybrid Car

Hyundai Motor Unveils 1st Hybrid Car

Staff Reporter Seoul, October 3, 32004; Bae Keun-min writing for the Korea Times reported that Hyundai Motor has stepped on the gas to advance the mass production era of environmentally friendly passenger cars, planning to begin commercial marketing across the nation at the end of 2006. Hyundai Motor on Friday unveiled ... Continue reading

Toyota Doubles Allocation: Announces 100K Sales for Popular 2005 Prius Hybrid Mid-Size Sedan

Toyota Doubles Allocation: Announces 100K Sales for Popular 2005 Prius Hybrid Mid-Size Sedan

TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 30 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A, Inc., today announced its Prius gas-electric hybrid mid-size sedan will receive an increase in allocation for the U.S. market in 2005 calendar year to 100,000 units annually, approximately double the 2004 calendar year allocation. The announcement coincides ... Continue reading

Toyota Motor Company Hybrids - Made In The USA?

Toyota Motor Company Hybrids - Made In The USA?

TOKYO Sept. 29, 2004 Osamu Tsukimori writing for CBS MarketWatch.com reported that Toyota Motor Corp. is considering production of hybrid cars bigger than its popular Prius in the United States, the automaker said Wednesday. Because of a greater need for bigger cars in North America, Toyota is trying to select the opti ... Continue reading

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