iQ Power Secures Renowned Expert from an Established Battery Maker as Head of Production.
Jun 9, 2006
ZUG, Switzerland, June 9 -- iQ POWER AG (OTCBB: IQPOF) has hired a noted industry expert as head of production for manufacturing its innovative energy-storage systems. Karl-Heinz Bauer, a highly respected professional from the battery industry, has been on board at the iQ POWER Deutschland GmbH unit since a few days. K ... Continue reading
VIRGINIA TECH Students Win GM and DOE CHALLENGE X 2006 competition
Jun 9, 2006
Engineering Students Compete to Improve Fuel Economy and Emissions MESA, Ariz. â General Motors (GM) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), lead sponsors for the Challenge X: Crossover to Sustainable Mobility engineering competition, congratulated students from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univer ... Continue reading
Automakers Rapidly Expanding Energy Partnerships
Jun 8, 2006
WASHINGTON, June 8, 2006 The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers today announced that its member companies are involved in more than 25 distinctive partnership programs with fuel providers to expand the alternative fueling infrastructure, conduct research and development, and to get more alternative fueling pumps inst ... Continue reading
Feel Good Cars, Microcar and ITAQ Participate in the 2006 Michelin Bibendum Challenge
Jun 8, 2006
TORONTO, ONTARIO Jun 7, 2006; Feel Good Cars and its French manufacturing partner MICROCAR S.A., with the engineering support of the Quebec Advanced Transportation Institute (ITAQ), have entered a 2006 ZENN(TM) (Zero-Emission, No-Noise) all-electric vehicle in this year's Michelin Bibendum Challenge to be held in Paris ... Continue reading
Confused by the Barrage of Hybrids, Diesels, Compacts and Flex-Fuel Vehicles?
Jun 8, 2006
Thought I would pass this along-- great survey and pro and con tips for all the fuel saving choices and types of vehicles on the market. Let me know if you have any questions or if you would like to speak to one of our automotive anaylsts. Thanks! Joe Joe Foster RBI Communications / Autobytel 323.572.5361 joe@rbicom.co ... Continue reading
U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium Awards Contract to Ener1 Lithium Battery Group
Jun 7, 2006
Phase 1 Contract Advances Development of EnerDel's Li-Ion Battery Technology to Improve the Cost, Performance and Fuel Efficiency of Hybrid Electric Vehicles FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla June 7, 2006--ENER1 Inc., an alternative energy company, announced today that its EnerDel battery subsidiary has received a contract from the ... Continue reading
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. to Host a Media Briefing Tuesday, June 6
Jun 6, 2006
What: Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD Ovonics) will host a media briefing to announce a fundamentally new device with potential to open a whole new field of semiconducting control devices. Stanford R. Ovshinsky will discuss the Ovonic Quantum Control, a unique proprietary all thin-film control device based on his ... Continue reading
Valence Technology Delivers on New Lithium-ion Battery Line
Jun 2, 2006
AUSTIN, Texas--June 1, 2006--Valence Technology, Inc. today announced it is now shipping four recently introduced models of its U-Charge(R) Power System large-format lithium-ion batteries as well as a new Battery Management System (U-BMS). The new battery models are based on Valence Technology's proprietary Saphion(R) ... Continue reading
Sales for New ZAP Electric Car Jump With Gas Prices
May 31, 2006
SANTA ROSA, Calif.--May 31, 2006--Automotive pioneer ZAP (NYSE Arca:ZP) announced today a surge in new business for its electric vehicle, the XEBRA(TM), with concerns over rising gas prices generating a half a million dollar backlog in XEBRA orders from dealers and fleet buyers. ZAP held sneak-preview test drive events ... Continue reading
Sustainable Energy - Cheaper, Cleaner, and Safer
May 28, 2006
Sustainable Energy â Cheaper, Cleaner, and Safer Reliance on foreign oil supplies is increasingly seen as perilous. This, along with the environmental hazards of coal and oil usage, is a driving force behind research into sustainable energy. Ongoing research at IIT includes: solution of thermal management problems ... Continue reading
Automobile Manufacturers Urge Americans to Discover Alternative Fuel Automobiles
May 26, 2006
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 25 -- The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, a trade association including BMW Group, DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Mazda, Mitsubishi Motors, Porsche, Toyota and Volkswagen, has launched an initiative, http://www.discoveralternatives.org/, in support of alternative fuel au ... Continue reading
Consumers Take to the Web for Alternative Fuel Research
May 25, 2006
Washington DC May 25, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that consumers have turned to the internet to research alternative fuel options such as ethanol and biodiesel amid high gas prices, which aren't likely to subside anytime soon, reports Auto Remarketing. Research presented by Hitwise, an online competitive intell ... Continue reading
May 25, 2006
ST. PAUL, Minn., May 25 -- The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, a trade association including BMW Group, DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Mazda, Mitsubishi Motors, Porsche, Toyota and Volkswagen, has launched an initiative, http://www.discoveralternatives.org/, in support of alternative fuel au ... Continue reading
ECD Ovonics' Battery Subsidiary Grants Patent License to L&K Battery Technology of China
May 25, 2006
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., May 25 -- Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD Ovonics) announced today that its subsidiary, Ovonic Battery Company, Inc. (Ovonic Battery), has entered into a patent license agreement in connection with its proprietary nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery technology with L&K Battery Technology Co ... Continue reading
Auto Manufacturers Urge Americans to Discover Alternative Fuel Automobiles
May 24, 2006
SANTA FE, N.M., May 24 -- The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, a trade association including BMW Group, DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Mazda, Mitsubishi Motors, Porsche, Toyota and Volkswagen, has launched an initiative, http://www.discoveralternatives.org/, in support of alternative fuel aut ... Continue reading
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