CTS Awarded Production Program from Renault for Next Generation Electronic Accelerator Pedal Module
Aug 8, 2006
ELKHART, Ind.--Aug. 7, 2006--CTS Corporation today announced that Renault has awarded CTS Automotive Products a production contract for a next generation Electronic Throttle Control (ETC) Accelerator Pedal Module. Total sales from the eight-year program are expected to reach $25 million, with production scheduled to be ... Continue reading
Aug 3, 2006
RENO, Nev.--Aug. 2, 2006--Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. today announced that Andrew F. Burke, Ph.D., has joined the company's Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Burke is on the Research Faculty at the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis. "This is an opportune time to be joining Altairn ... Continue reading
Green Car Makers and Fans Rally at Wisconsin Hybridfest - VIDEO NEWS STORY
Aug 3, 2006
MADISON, WI - August 2, 2006: The First Annual HybridFest took place on the weekend of July 21st at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. About 180 hybrid vehicles were on hand and more than 800 people attended. ... Continue reading
Lew Miller's 1904 Electric Car Keeps on Humming - VIDEO NEWS STORY
Aug 1, 2006
Lew Miller is mad about cars, but not any car. his pride and joy is a 1904 baker electric two-seater. Lew Miller's 1904 Electric Car Keeps on Humming (AP-T), World07/31/06 2:33 PM - Lew Miller is mad about cars, but not any car. his pride and joy is a 1904 baker electric two-seater. ... Continue reading
President Bush Touts Plug-in Hybrids, R&D Tax Credit
Jul 28, 2006
Washington DC July 28, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that President Bush said in a speech yesterday that the U.S. is making good progress on plug-in hybrid battery technology that would allow drivers to travel 40 miles without using any gasoline. Experts and auto manufacturers say high sales of plug-ins are likel ... Continue reading
FST Energy Demonstrates Product that Eliminates Fuel Cell Dependence on Bulky Hydrogen Cylinders
Jul 28, 2006
SAN FRANCISCO--July 27, 2006--FST Energy, Inc. (www.fstenergy.com), a hydrogen storage, transport, and distribution company, today announced a significant breakthrough for the emerging fuel cell market by eliminating the need for metal hydrogen storage cylinders. The FST Fuel Cassette(R) system uses a proprietary chemi ... Continue reading
Tomorrow's Energy ... Today! Attracts Worldwide Interest
Jul 27, 2006
DEARBORN, Mich., July 27 -- The alternative energy event, Tomorrow's Energy ... Today!, is attracting worldwide interest. Among the international early adopters of alternative energy presenting during the October 23-25 event are Professor Zongqiang Mao of Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, Ho Hiang Kwee, Associate ... Continue reading
Jul 25, 2006
RENO, Nev.--July 24, 2006--Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. today announced that C.C. Chan, Ph.D., has joined the company's Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Chan, a noted author, professor and founder of the International Research Centre for Electric Vehicles at the University of Hong Kong, will lend his expertise to the ong ... Continue reading
2006 AltWheels Festival on September 22-24 in Boston and Brookline
Jul 25, 2006
* *AltWheels.org <http://www.altwheels.org> *2006 AltWheels Festival on September 22-24 in Boston and Brookline* Boston, MA - July 24, 2006 - The 2006 AltWheels Festival is the largest alternative-transportation event in the Northeast! On September 22 to 24 in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts, you will be able see a ... Continue reading
ZAP Acquires Smart Car Intellectual Property from Smart Automobile LLC
Jul 21, 2006
SANTA ROSA, Calif.--July 20, 2006--Automotive pioneer ZAP (NYSE Arca:ZP) announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire all ownership interest from Smart Automobile LLC for the intellectual property that helped engineer the Smart Car Americanized for ZAP to meet U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) comp ... Continue reading
OBVIO! Announces Export of Electric Cars to ZAP for North America - VIDEO ENHANCED STORY
Jul 20, 2006
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brasil--July 19, 2006--Brasilian automotive company OBVIO ! announced that it will introduce electric cars based on its 828 and 012 microsport car designs for export to North America. OBVIO ! has a strategic partnership with publicly-owned California automobile distributor ZAP (http://www.zapworld.com), ... Continue reading
Raser's Symetron Alternator Demonstrates up to 56% Improvement in Power Output in Customer Testing
Jul 19, 2006
PROVO, Utah--July 19, 2006--Raser Technologies Inc. (NYSE Arca: RZ) ("Raser"), an energy technology company that develops and licenses advanced electric motor, controller and related technologies, today announced recent test results of its Symetron(TM) alternator technology designed for heavy-duty trucks and commercial ... Continue reading
Panasonic Oxyride Powers the World's First Battery Powered Manned Flight
Jul 19, 2006
<http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> JapanCorp: Panasonic Oxyride Batteries Power the World's First Manned Flight; Joint fforts with the Tokyo Institute of Technology Making History aking history Osaka, Japan, July. 19, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic, the brand for which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is ... Continue reading
Toyota Optimistic About Future of U.S. Auto Industry
Jul 18, 2006
Toyota Announces Plans to Pursue 'Plug-In' Hybrid & Flex-Fuel Programs WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Jim Press, president of Toyota Motor North America, today said that despite recent headlines, the U.S. automotive industry continues to be vibrant, citing global demand, demographic trends and a growing consumer desire for hyb ... Continue reading
Microcar-Zenn Introduced In The UK
Jul 16, 2006
The British motorist seems to take the ever increasing cost of motoring on the chin. It doesnât seem to matter what the price of a good old gallon of petrol (or diesel) is. We seem happy to hand our cash across the counter to oil companies and the government without so much as a whimper. We even swallow Kenâs ... Continue reading
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