California, Texas & Florida Lead U.S. in Fuel-Efficient Diesel & Hybrid Passenger Vehicles
Jun 5, 2014
California, Texas and Florida lead the U.S. with the most registrations of fuel-efficient clean diesel and hybrid passenger vehicles according to a new analysis and data released today by the Diesel Technology Forum (http://www.dieselforum.org/index.cfm). The analysis is based on data that includes the registration sta ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi dealer network to mark the launch of Mitsubishi's game-changing Outlander PHEV
May 30, 2014
Taking place over the weekend of 7th and 8th June 2014, staff at your local Mitsubishi dealership will be welcoming people to see the family 4x4 SUV, learn more about it and arrange test drives. The dealer event follows the highly successful media campaign for the Outlander PHEV that has generated unprecedented coverag ... Continue reading
Save Some Green with Toyota, Lexus and Scion
May 29, 2014
Automobile Club of Southern California Releases its Green Car Guide Picks Los Angeles--May 28, 2014: California drivers looking to save a buck are in luck! Toyota, Lexus and Scion took three of the top ten spots in the 2014 Green Car Guide, published today by the Automobile Club of Southern California. The Toyota RAV4 ... Continue reading
Volvo Cars leads the way in reducing fleet CO2 emissions
May 28, 2014
Volvo Cars reduced average fleet emissions by 8.4 per cent from 2012 to 2013, according to figures monitored by European car industry association ACEA. This underlines Volvo Carsâ position at the forefront of the European car industry in bringing down emission levels and further cements its environmental credentia ... Continue reading
May 28, 2014
Green Automotive Company (OTCQB: GACR) announces that its European based subsidiary, Liberty Electric Cars, has successfully completed the build of the first fully functioning example of âDELIVERâ - an electric delivery vehicle funded by the European Commissionsâ 7th Framework Programme which brings toge ... Continue reading
May 28, 2014
An agreement has been signed on the delivery of three Volvo Electric hybrids to Hamburger Hochbahn AG. The plug-in technology enables fuel consumption and CO2 emissions to be reduced by up to 75% and total energy consumption to be reduced by 60%. The electric hybrids will enter into traffic in Hamburg towards the end o ... Continue reading
Nissan Delivers 50,000th All-Electric LEAF In U.S. To Texas Family
May 23, 2014
Nissan, the global leader in electric vehicle (EV) sales, achieved another milestone this month as Dallas residents Todd and Lisa Bolt made Nissan LEAF the first all-electric model to hit 50,000 sales in the U.S. The Bolt family took delivery of their black LEAF SL earlier this month at AutoNation Nissan of Lewisville. ... Continue reading
Audi updates its Corporate Responsibility Report
May 23, 2014
The Audi Group has today published the update of its Corporate Responsibility Report, in which it reports on the current status of its corporate responsibility program and the latest key figures. The focus is on the five core areas of products, the environment, employees, society and operations. The 2013 Progress Repor ... Continue reading
May 23, 2014
A new paper issued by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) concluded that diesel road vehicles were the cause of only a small percentage of particulate matter â PM 2.5 and PM10 - in Europe and the United States compared to economic sectors like the commercial, institutional and household secto ... Continue reading
Toyota Develops 'Diamond-like' Semiconductor Wafer to Boost Hybrid Mileage
May 22, 2014
Toyota City, Japan â Toyota is using one of the hardest materials in nature after diamonds to develop a semiconductor it hopes will improve the fuel efficiency of its hybrids, such as the Prius, by as much at 10 percent. The company and its partners announced today that they have developed a silicon carbide (SiC) ... Continue reading
2014 Marks 30 Years Of 86 MPG Ford Fiesta Diesel
May 21, 2014
NASA Partners with Rolls-Royce on Braze Joint Technology Testing
May 21, 2014
The Innovative Technology Partnerships Office or ITPO at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland is pleased to announce the signing of a Reimbursable Space Act Agreement between Rolls-Royce, Indianapolis, Ind., to collaborate on the development of braze joint performance prediction methods for critical ... Continue reading
Hyundai's First Mass-Produced Tucson Fuel Cell CUVs Arrive In Southern California
May 21, 2014
Today, at a port near Los Angeles, Hyundai's Tucson Fuel Cell CUVs began rolling onto U.S. soil, marking the first delivery of a mass-produced fuel cell vehicle for the U.S. market. The first retail sale of the Tucson Fuel Cell is expected within the next several weeks in Southern California. Under the Hyundai leasing ... Continue reading
May 20, 2014
Car Charging Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CCGI) ("CarCharging"), the leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging services, announced that it has partnered with Gridscape Solutions, a software and service company that specializes in designing and developing a broad range of smart energy solutions, to integrate Nissan's DC ... Continue reading
May 19, 2014
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., May 19, 2014 -- Car Charging Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CCGI) ("CarCharging"), a nationwide provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging services, and BMW of North America LLC ("BMW") announced that they have entered into a data licensing agreement. CarCharging will provide detailed station information for al ... Continue reading
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