Miles Electric Vehicles Backs Proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Apr 23, 2009
SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 23 -- Santa Monica-based Miles Electric Vehicles, Inc. expressed today its support of the California Air Resources Board's proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard, which will encourage the purchase of electric drive vehicles and expedite the build out of a statewide electric charging infrastructur ... Continue reading
Tennessee Gov Electrified By Nissan All Electric EV
Apr 23, 2009
FRANKLIN, Tennessee April 22, 2009; Rose French writing for the AP reported that Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen test-drove a Nissan Motor Co. electric vehicle at the company's North American headquarters Wednesday, pledging the state's support in the automaker's effort to put the cars on the road soon. Nissan, the third- ... Continue reading
Apr 22, 2009
FRANKLIN, Tenn., April 22 -- The Renault-Nissan Alliance today announced that Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the nation's largest energy-research center, is partnering with Nissan in Tennessee to promote the development of zero-emission vehicles and a complementary charging infrastructure. This expands the scope ... Continue reading
Here's Why I'm Happy I Drive a Ford
Apr 22, 2009
Diane Rogers on Seeking Alpha April 22, 2009 I drive (only) Fords, mostly because my sister works for them. But I like my Fords, especially our two compact Focuses, and I still have hopes to someday be able to buy a hybrid Escape without the waiting list and with the family discount. Of course, I could just buy a regul ... Continue reading
Apr 21, 2009
Revolutionary IDEA Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Will Save Businesses Thousands of Dollars Annually on Fuel, Cut C02 Emissions & Create American Jobs WASHINGTON, April 21 -- At an event in Washington DC today, Bright Automotive unveiled the world's first purpose-built 100 MPG vehicle aimed at commercial and governmen ... Continue reading
Open Letter to the Rt. Hon Geoff Hoon MP, Secretary of State for Transport
Apr 21, 2009
On 16th April 2009 Mr. Geoff Hoon, the UK Transport Secretary, announced a £250 m programme of support for the purchase of electric vehicles. Central to the statement was the announcement that electric cars - excluding quadricycles - will receive up to £5,000 subsidy per car, commencing in 2011. ... Continue reading
Kelley Blue Book's Kbb.com Announces Top 10 Green Cars for 2009
Apr 20, 2009
KBB Green Offers Alternative-Fuel Car Guide, Car-Finding Tools, Forums, Blogs IRVINE, Calif., April 20 -- Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new car and used car information, today announces the expert editors of Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com name their 2009 picks for the Top 10 Green Cars. In an all-n ... Continue reading
China Looks to Electrify Our Cars
Apr 20, 2009
Specual From SeekingAlpha by: Jeff Siegel April 19, 2009 At the bottom of a recent New York Times article about China's burgeoning electric vehicle market, I found quite a few hostile comments. Most seemed to be nationalistic in tone, and questioned why we should rely on China for electric cars when GM, Chrysler and Fo ... Continue reading
Nissan Electric Vehicle Preview - VIDEO ENHANCED
Apr 18, 2009
Pre-Preview: Nissan Electric Vehicle By Carey Russ (c) 2009 What's the biggest block to a truly functional electric car? The power source. Electric cars have been around since the dawn of the Automobile Age. Even then, electric propulsion was nothing new, having seen widespread use in interurban railways (what we'd cal ... Continue reading
Apr 17, 2009
Letter from Europe Andrew Frankl European Bureau ChiefThe Auto Channel You only discover the advantages of a solid automobile when you get hit. Luckily it took me a long time to find out the hard way and even more fortunately I was in BMWâs 2009 X3. The lady behind me was obviously distracted-and was the first to ... Continue reading
Electric Car Manufacturing to Come to London
Apr 17, 2009
evstores today announced at Britain's biggest green consumer lifestyle show, UK Aware (www.ukaware.com) that they have commenced feasibility studies to bring electric car manufacturing to London. The first production vehicles could be rolling off the assembly line before the end of 2010. ... Continue reading
MINI E Joins Government Electric Vehicle Announcement
Apr 16, 2009
BMW Group supports British Government plans for development of electric vehicle infrastructure Ian Robertson, Sales and Marketing Director of BMW Group AG, today joined Business Secretary Peter Mandelson and Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon in Scotland as they launched the Government's vision for ultra-low carbon transpo ... Continue reading
Renault-Nissan Alliance And Leaseplan to Build Zero-Emission Future in Europe
Apr 16, 2009
LeasePlan, the European market leader in fleet and vehicle management, and the Renault-Nissan Alliance today announced their collaboration in a partnership for Zero-Emission Mobility, an initiative bringing electric mobility to the global markets. ... Continue reading
The Renault-Nissan Alliance Forms Zero-Emission Vehicle Partnership in the Phoenix Metro Area
Apr 16, 2009
PHOENIX, April 16 -- The Renault-Nissan Alliance today announced that Nissan and Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG), which represents the Phoenix metropolitan region, are forming a partnership to advance zero-emission mobility by promoting the development of an electric vehicle (EV) charging network. ECOtality I ... Continue reading
Toshiba Batteries Promises 90-second Recharges
Apr 15, 2009
The Japanese firm has improved its SCiB technology and aims to underpin emerging electric cars Tom Young, BusinessGreen, 15 Apr 2009 Toshiba hopes its battery will power hybrids like this Honda Japanese technology company Toshiba has reportedly improved its so-called Super Charge Ion Battery (SCiB) technology to make i ... Continue reading
The Auto Channel content library (since 1996) has grown to become the world’s most extensive and complete interactive archive of automotive centric news, articles, reviews and intense event coverage, presented to viewers as Text, Video and Images.
