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
Better Place Debuts EV Services Platform at Frankfurt Motor Show
Sep 15, 2009
FRANKFURT--Today, at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Better Place marked its next major technology milestone by demonstrating its electric vehicle (EV) services platform for making electric cars more convenient and affordable than internal combustion engine cars, unleashing a new era for wide-scale EV adoption. In conjunctio ... Continue reading
Continental Develops Powerful Networked System for Better Place Electric Vehicle Services Platform
Sep 15, 2009
REGENSBURG, Germany--International automotive supplier Continental has earned a contract from Better Place to develop powerful networked systems (head units) for the Better Place electric vehicle (EV) services platform. Continental will supply Better Place with the first systems in the fourth quarter of 2009 for initia ... 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
Audi e-tron Electric Vehicle: Audi Surprise at 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show - VIDEO ENHANCED
Sep 15, 2009
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor FRANKFURT, September 15, 2009. Undoubtedly one of the start of the IAA, that opened its door to the media today, is the Audi e-tron, a study for an electric super sports car. The resemblance with the R8 is unmistakable and no wonder there were rumours about the electric R8. The e- ... Continue reading
Audi e-tron Electrifies the Media at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show - VIDEO ENHANCED
Sep 15, 2009
FRANKFURT - September 15, 2009: Audi presents the highlight of the IAA 2009: the e-tron, a high-performance sports car with a purely electric drive system. Four motors â two each at the front and rear axles â drive the wheels, making the concept car a true quattro. Producing 230 kW (313 hp) and 4,500 Nm (3,31 ... Continue reading
New Small Family with E-Motor: Volkswagen E-Up! Concept - Outlook for the Beetle of the 21st Century
Sep 14, 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 ground ... Continue reading
Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell Passes 1 Million Miles - VIDEO ENHANCED
Sep 13, 2009
No Gasoline or Tailpipe Pollution in Reaching Unprecedented Milestone DETROIT, September 11 - The Chevrolet Equinox fuel cell electric vehicles today passed 1 million miles of gasoline and tailpipe pollution-free driving by homemakers, accountants, computer game designers and others using the vehicles every day in real ... Continue reading
General Wesley Clark to Deliver Keynote Address at The Business of Plugging In
Sep 12, 2009
General Wesley Clark to Deliver Keynote Address at The Business of Plugging Insm Ann Arbor, Mich., - September 11, 2009 - Retired four-star General Wesley Clark will headline a who$B!G(Js who of industry leaders for the Business of Plugging In, a plug-in electric vehicle conference taking place in Detroit, Michigan O ... Continue reading
First Peek at the Audi 'e-tron' Electric Sportscar Debuting at Frankfurt Motor Show
Sep 11, 2009
Confirmed: Electric Audi e-tron will bow at the IAA in Frankfurt By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor INGOLSTADT , Germany - September 11, 2009: As reported earlier today http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2009/09/10/477064.html), Audi will definitely shock the world with an electric vehicle. Although the Germans do ... 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
Sep 11, 2009
TORRANCE, Calif. & GAFFNEY, S.C.--Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) and Enova Systems (Enova) (NYSE Amex: ENA) (AIM: ENV) (AIM: ENVS) announced today that they have jointly executed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to enter into an all-electric commercial chassis development program. The development program includ ... Continue reading
Audi Set to SHOCK the Auto World at 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show
Sep 11, 2009
HERNDON, Va., Sept. 10 -- Audi today called for an end to uninspired, restrained use of electricity. This vital force of nature has been suppressed and underutilized for too long. What was once seen as the mother of all natural forces has been dumbed down. Wussified. ... 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
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