Eco-roadster: Attractive, Fast, Powerful and Virtually CO2-free
Feb 28, 2007
ZUMIKON, Switzerland & LEVERKUSEN, Germany--Engine performance: 150 brake horsepower, maximum speed: 210 kph, acceleration: 0 to 100 kph in 4.8 sec. It all sounds like fun driving, but is there perhaps a slight feeling of guilt about the environmental impact? No need for that, not here. That driving enjoyment can go ha ... Continue reading
Feb 28, 2007
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 27 -- Maxwell Technologies, Inc. announced today that Professor Burkhard Goeschel, who retired in November 2006 as a member of the six-person Management Board of BMW Group, with overall responsibility for research, development and purchasing, has been appointed to Maxwell's board of directors. Dr. Richa ... Continue reading
Feb 28, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27 -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced that it has added four Phoenix Motorcars all-electric sport utility trucks (SUTs) to its clean fuel fleet. With one of the nation's largest utility clean fuel fleets, PG&E will test the Phoenix Motorcars SUTs in its daily operations across its 7 ... Continue reading
What Will Be The Fuel of The Future?
Feb 27, 2007
By Les Jackson AIADA Contributing Editor By the middle part of the 21st Century engineers and scientists see a shift to fully electric vehicles. Internal combustion-powered vehicles will be relegated to museums, parades and shows, much like carriages and steam engines are displayed today. Reaching that point will take ... Continue reading
Ford CEO Interested in Bolstering Hybrid-tech Alliance with Toyota
Feb 27, 2007
NEW YORK February 27, 2007; Kyodo reported that the head of Ford Motor Co. has expressed strong interest in boosting the U.S. carmaker's alliance with Toyota Motor Corp. in the field of environmentally friendly hybrid vehicles. In a phone interview Friday, President and Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally said an alli ... Continue reading
Feb 24, 2007
LOS ANGELES--To shine the light on solutions to climate change and lend their star power to the problem of global warming, some of the worldâs biggest celebrities are choosing to arrive at the Academy Awards in âgreen cars.â Instead of stretch limos or SUVâs, theyâll be arriving in eco-friendly ... Continue reading
Johnson Controls Executive Promotes Hybrid Battery Technology at White House
Feb 24, 2007
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Johnson Controls executive met with President George W. Bush and administration officials at the White House today as part of a discussion about alternative fuel vehicles. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030423/JCILOGO ) Alex Molinaroli, president of Johnson ... Continue reading
World's first fuel-cell-powered hired-car service begins
Feb 23, 2007
TOKYO (Feb. 20, 2007)--Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., yesterday delivered to Kanagawa Toshi Kotsu Ltd. the latest version X-TRAIL fuel-cell vehicle powered by hydrogen fuel cells to be used as part of their chauffer-driven hired-car fleet. This is the first time that a fuel-cell vehicle has been made available for hired-car s ... Continue reading
Gasoline-electric Hybrid Technology Gains Momentum At Fords
Feb 23, 2007
Gasoline-electric hybrid technology continues to gain momentum and Ford Motor Company researchers are working hard to advance innovative hybrid solutions to address consumer interest. Ford unveiled a hydrogen-fueled, battery-powered plug-in Ford Edge at the 2007 Washington (D.C.) Auto Show in January. Unveiling the hyb ... Continue reading
A Fresh Look at Electric Vehicles
Feb 22, 2007
Washington DC February 22, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that Steven Woolley is a product manager for niche vehicles at Lotus Engineering and sees electric cars as a real possibility. His British company is co-authoring a comprehensive feasibility study into the creation of ultra-efficient electric cars. He tells ... Continue reading
Focus on Energy Efficiency Drives Growth in the Western European Electric Drives Market
Feb 22, 2007
DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50875) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report: Western European Electric Drives Market Forecasts to their offering. This research service titled Western European Electric Drives Market Forecasts provides forecasts for ... Continue reading
DuPont Biofuels Leader Provides Business Update at Alternative Energy Symposium
Feb 22, 2007
DuPont Commercialization Strategies for Cellulosic Ethanol, Biobutanol Advancing NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- DuPont Biofuels Vice President and General Manager John Ranieri told investors at an alternative energy conference that the company's efforts to commercialize its biofuels technologies, including biobutanol and cellulo ... Continue reading
US Gaining Ground on Green Europe
Feb 21, 2007
Washington DC February 21, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that the general conception is that US consumers buy gas-guzzling, polluting cars and SUVs while Europeans favor smaller, more efficient cars that produce less CO2. However, Automotive News sees a shift taking place in the production of environmentally-frie ... Continue reading
New Alternative Fuel Directory Features Over 2200 E85 and Biodiesel Retail Locations Nationwide
Feb 21, 2007
WHEATON, Ill., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- USA Energy Independence Publications announces the first ever directory covering both E85 Ethanol Fuel and Biodiesel Fuel retail stations nationwide. Designed to help the Flex Fuel Vehicle (FFV)-vehicle and diesel-powered vehicle owners find local retail outlets for the ... Continue reading
FedEx Express Deploys Cleaner, Fuel-Saving Vehicles in Denver
Feb 21, 2007
DENVER--FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. , today introduced four hybrid electric medium-duty trucks into service in the Denver metropolitan area. Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.) joined FedEx to unveil the vehicles at a press conference at a FedEx Express facility in downtown Denver. Salazar, a member of the Senate ... Continue reading
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