Ray Bradbury Talks Transportation's Future in Green Car Journal
Jan 12, 2005
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Jan. 12 -- According to Ray Bradbury, one of the world's leading science fiction writers and author of such classics as "The Martian Chronicles" and "Fahrenheit 451," traffic on our nation's major highways will freeze with gridlock, and only then will people decide to change their driving habit ... Continue reading
Ford Expands Lineup of Gas-Electric Hybrid Vehicles
Jan 10, 2005
Jan. 9, 2005; Bloomberg reported that Ford Motor Co plans to expand its fleet of gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles as part of Chief Executive Officer William Clay Ford Jr.'s renewed efforts to make cleaner vehicles. A gasoline-electric version of the Mariner sport-utility vehicle will be sold this year, 12 months ahead ... Continue reading
Jan 9, 2005
DETROIT Januaqry 9, 2005; The bold push from General Motors Corp. to reinvent the automobile, first revealed in the AUTOnomy and Hy-wire concept cars, became that much more real today with the unveiling of the GM Sequel. The technologies embodied in Sequel, such as fuel cells, by-wire and wheel hub motors, have develop ... Continue reading
Evader Receives Official Stamp of Approval in Europe
Jan 4, 2005
BELLEVUE, Wash.--Jan. 4, 2005--Bellevue, Washington based Evader, Inc. (www.evader.us) (Pink Sheets:EVDR), the maker of electric high-performance vehicles powered by their leading-edge proprietary technology is pleased to announce that the European Community Type Approval Certification Agency has given its official app ... Continue reading
LA, San Diego, Indianapolis, Auto Shows Feature Virtually Emission-Free Autos
Jan 4, 2005
99% Cleaner Vehicles Now Available to Consumers in Showrooms SAN DIEGO, Jan. 4 -- Major automakers this week announced a landmark achievement that will help clean the air and protect the environment, as they introduced at the San Diego Auto Show a new generation of vehicles that are 99 percent cleaner than vehicles fro ... Continue reading
Go-Ped(R) ESR750 Wins Scooter of the Year Award
Jan 1, 2005
MINDEN, Nev., Dec. 31 -- Patmont Motor Werks Inc., the US based manufacturer of the genuine California Go-Ped(R) brand Scooters proudly announced today that its new state of the Art Electric Go-Ped(R) Scooter, the ESR750, has been awarded the Scooter of the Year by Electric Scooter World, an independent and influential ... Continue reading
CNN Picks ZAP Among Top 'Green' Gifts
Dec 23, 2004
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Dec. 23 -- CNN last week reported that 'Green' gifts were a holiday favorite for 2004 and named transportation pioneer ZAP (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAPZ) in an online buyer's guide alongside such well-known companies as Honda, Toyota, Ford and Lexus. CNN's December 17 article talks about the popular 2005 mo ... Continue reading
2004 Toyota Environmental Report Shows 'Continuous Improvement'
Dec 23, 2004
NEW YORK, Dec. 23 -- Toyota's newly published 2004 North American Environmental Report, available today, describes the company's continued improvements in its environmental performance in the 2004 Fiscal Year. Building on the success of the second-generation gasoline-electric Prius, Toyota made progress managing enviro ... Continue reading
ZAP Announces Orders of $4.98 Million for SMART Car
Dec 20, 2004
Receives Second $2 Million Purchase for Smart Americanized by ZAP SANTA ROSA, Calif., Dec. 20 -- Automotive technology pioneer ZAP (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAPZ) announced today it has received a second 100-unit wholesale purchase order for the SMART Car, bringing the total in wholesale fleet orders in hand to $4.98 million. Z ... Continue reading
eBay Stops Auction of ZAP's Smart Car now at $27,000
Dec 17, 2004
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Dec. 17 -- ZAP (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAPZ) , the California Company working to sell legal U.S. imports of the Smart Car from Europe, announced today that eBay suspended the auction on Wednesday morning December 15 at around 8:30 AM Pacific Standard Time. "Due to the high profile of this auction, an eBay ... Continue reading
ZAP Signs Exclusive Fuel Cell Distribution Agreement With Anuvu
Dec 15, 2004
Anuvu Says Order for PEM Fuel Cells Largest Transaction in History SACRAMENTO, Calif. and SANTA ROSA, Calif., Dec. 15 -- Automotive technology pioneer ZAP (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAPZ) announced today that it has signed a purchase order with Anuvu Incorporated of Sacramento, California for its patented Power-X(TM) hydrogen fu ... Continue reading
E-LOAN(R) Financing for ZAP Cars Now Available
Dec 14, 2004
Consumer Financing to Include New SMART Car From Europe SANTA ROSA, Calif., Dec. 14 -- Automotive technology pioneer ZAP (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAPZ) announced today that E-LOAN(R) , an online consumer direct lender, is now providing consumer financing for ZAP's entire line of energy-efficient automobiles, including the new ... Continue reading
Car-Buyers Flock to ZAP's Auction of SMART Car on eBay
Dec 9, 2004
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Dec. 9 -- Within hours of putting the first legal U.S. SMART Car on eBay, bidders rushed to become the first to own one, said U.S. distributor ZAP (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAPZ) . ZAP says that over 10,000 people have visited the eBay auction site, according to the eBay counter, and 239 people have put the ... Continue reading
Automakers Challenge California Law
Dec 8, 2004
NEW YORK, Dec. 7 -- THIS IS A MULTIVU SPECIAL REPORT -- THE ALLIANCE OF AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAS JOINED A GROUP OF AUTOMOBILE DEALERS IN CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL VALLEY TO CHALLENGE REGULATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL ECONOMY UNDER CALIFORNIA'S GREENHOUSE GAS LAW. ALLIANCE VICE PRESIDENT GLORIA BER ... Continue reading
Global Warming Emissions Law Enforces State's Right to Protect Citizens from Auto Pollution
Dec 8, 2004
SAN FRANCISCO--Dec. 7, 2004--The California Clean Cars Campaign today called the automakers' legal challenge of the state's vehicle global warming regulation an attack on the state's right to protect its citizens from auto air pollution. The landmark standards, adopted by the state's Air Resources Board in September, r ... Continue reading
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