Mazda Delivers First Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid to Iwatani Corporation
May 27, 2009
Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid to Iwatani Corporation, an energy development company based in Japan. The Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid is Mazda's latest hydrogen rotary engine (RE) vehicle which uses hydrogen as a fuel and features a unique hybrid system.The Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid can run on both hydrogen and ... Continue reading
May 26, 2009
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 26 -- -- Chrysler LLC submits three proposals totaling $448 million for two Department of Energy (DOE) initiatives aimed at rapid vehicle electrification--The Transportation Electrification Initiative and Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative -- 50/50 cost-share ... Continue reading
'Cash-for-Guzzlers' May be Debated in Mid-June
May 26, 2009
Washington DC May 26, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that according to Automotive News, a bill to offer cash vouchers of up to $4,500 to people who swap cars and trucks for new, more fuel-efficient vehicles may be considered on the House floor as early as mid-June. The measure passed the House Energy and Commerce ... Continue reading
May 26, 2009
JACKSON, Mich., May 26 -- Consumers Energy has teamed up with Ford Motor Co. and 14 other utilities on a proposal for a national pilot project to promote the use of electric vehicles. Ford recently submitted a proposal for the pilot project to the U.S. Department of Energy. That proposal includes a request for a grant ... Continue reading
USA Today: Safety Could Suffer if Cars Get Smaller
May 22, 2009
Washington DC May 22, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that the Obama administration's sweeping fuel-economy and emissions initiative announced Tuesday reopens a fierce debate over tradeoffs between fuel economy and auto safety. According to USA Today, some safety experts say the sale of more small cars, which are m ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Interested in Supplying Vehicles to Saturn Dealerships
May 22, 2009
Washington DC May 22, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that according to The Detroit News, Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp. is in talks to supply vehicles to Saturn dealers if the brand and dealer network is sold this year. Mitsubishi is among several manufacturers, including Nissan, talking to parties int ... Continue reading
CNN Says Gas Prices Are the Key to Fuel Economy
May 21, 2009
Washington DC May 21, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that new fuel economy rules announced by President Obama Tuesday have already gained support from major automakers, but the challenge will be getting consumers to play along, especially if gas prices remain relatively low. According to CNN Money, the Obama admin ... Continue reading
Forbes: The Cars You'll Drive In 2014
May 21, 2009
May 20, 2009; Hannah Elliott writing for Forbes reported that everybody knows the auto world has shifted. The trick is divining which brands have got the gumption to last. Now, with President Obama's new efficiency standards requiring a fleet-wide fuel economy average of 35.5 miles per gallon, automakers have their wor ... Continue reading
May 20, 2009
WASHINGTON, May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The new White House-brokered agreement on increased auto fuel efficiency averaging 35.5 miles per gallon (MPG) for new cars and light trucks sold in 2016 is "historic and a great beginning for recovering America's position in the global auto market," according to 40MPG.org ... Continue reading
May 20, 2009
New Standards Set First Ever Greenhouse Gas Pollution Standards for Cars and Provide More Certainty to Auto Industry WASHINGTON, May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Obama Administration announced today a new national standard for fuel efficiency for cars and light trucks and the first ever greenhouse gas pollution st ... Continue reading
ELECTRIFYING NEWS: Daimler Acquires Stake in Tesla - VIDEO ENHANCED
May 19, 2009
- German automaker acquires nearly 10 percent of one of the leading electric vehicle companies - Automakers agreed to cooperate in battery systems, electric drive systems and vehicle projects STUTTGART, Germany and SAN CARLOS, Calif., May 19 -- Daimler AG has acquired an equity stake of nearly 10 percent of Tesla Motor ... Continue reading
President Obama Announces National Fuel Efficiency Policy
May 19, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC THE WHITE HOUSE May 19, 2009; President Obama today â for the first time in history â set in motion a new national policy aimed at both increasing fuel economy and reducing greenhouse gas pollution for all new cars and trucks sold in the United States. The new standards, covering model years 20 ... Continue reading
Raser Technologies to Demonstrate 100 mpg Hummer Extended-Range Electric Vehicle
May 19, 2009
WASHINGTON--Raser Technologies, Inc. , a leading energy technology company, announced today that its 100 mpg Electric Hummer H3 will be demonstrated at the United States Capitol tomorrow, Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at 2 p.m. EDT. Members of Congress are invited test drive the vehicle. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) will intr ... Continue reading
Plug In America Claims Another Victory: Obama Calls for National Fuel Efficiency Standard
May 19, 2009
Advocacy Group Had Urged Obama to Take the Action Great minds think alike -- in this case, President Barak Obama and members of Plug In America. President Obama today announced a plan to extend California's vehicle emissions standards to the entire nation, following Plug In America's April 2009 campaign asking him to d ... Continue reading
Pelosi Statement on President Obama's Announcement on National Fuel Efficiency Policy
May 19, 2009
WASHINGTON, May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today regarding President Obama's announcement of a National Fuel Efficiency Policy, which will include the first nationwide standards for vehicle fuel mileage and emissions: "President Obama and Congress are working tog ... Continue reading
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