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The All-New Volvo V40 Range - Low-Emission Luxury Without Compromise

The All-New Volvo V40 Range - Low-Emission Luxury Without Compromise

Volvo V40 range strengthened by arrival of new R-Design and Cross Country variants Unprecedented choice without compromise for premium hatchback customers D2 models feature sub-100g/km CO2 emissions across all trim levels and in three bodystyles The all-new Volvo V40 range has given its premium hatchback competition it ... Continue reading

Ford Triples Dealers Certified to Sell C-MAX Energi Plug-in Hybrid, Beats Toyota in Fuel Economy Across the Board

Ford Triples Dealers Certified to Sell C-MAX Energi Plug-in Hybrid, Beats Toyota in Fuel Economy Across the Board

Ford has tripled to more than 200 the number of dealers certified to sell plug-in electrified vehicles, including C-MAX Energi -- Ford's first-ever plug-in hybrid More than 900 dealers are either certified or enrolled for certification, far outpacing Ford's original estimates for 350 total, with 25 percent of buyers pl ... Continue reading

Green Automotive Company Announces Next Step in Development Program with the Visit to America of CEO and CFO of Liberty Electric Cars

Green Automotive Company Announces Next Step in Development Program with the Visit to America of CEO and CFO of Liberty Electric Cars

-Green Automotive Company (OTC:GACR) today announced that two senior executives from Liberty Electric Cars, Ian Hobday, CEO, and Darren West, CFO, arrived in America on a business development tour. The highlight of their visit sees them participate in the Limo Digest Show 2012 in Atlantic City which starts on the Novem ... Continue reading

Kandi Technologies Received New Order of 100 pure EVs from Hangzhou New Energy Taxi

Kandi Technologies Received New Order of 100 pure EVs from Hangzhou New Energy Taxi

Kandi Technologies, Corp. (the 'Company' or 'Kandi') , a leading Chinese manufacturer and developer of pure electric vehicles (EVs) and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), today announced that the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Zhejiang Kandi Vehicles Co., Ltd ('Kandi Vehicles') recently received a new order of 100 pure E ... Continue reading

Ford Hybrid's EV+ Feature Learns and Automatically Adjusts Powertrain to Deliver More Electric-Only Driving

Ford Hybrid's EV+ Feature Learns and Automatically Adjusts Powertrain to Deliver More Electric-Only Driving

Patent-pending EV+ allows vehicles to learn frequent destinations and as a result, changes the way power is used in vehicles such as C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid and Fusion Hybrid Leveraging GPS data from Ford SYNC, Ford engineers developed a proprietary, predictive software algorithm that automatically adjusts powertra ... Continue reading

All-New 2013 Ford Fusion Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick; Offers Smart Technology, Leading Fuel Economy

All-New 2013 Ford Fusion Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick; Offers Smart Technology, Leading Fuel Economy

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recently named the all-new 2013 Ford Fusion a Top Safety Pick for 2012 The all-new Fusion features the Personal Safety System, new safety belt technologies and a total of eight airbags which can provide protection for vehicle occupants in the event of a crash Redesigned ... Continue reading

Fuji Electric Introduces Electric Vehicle Charger at Residence Inn San Juan Capistrano

Fuji Electric Introduces Electric Vehicle Charger at Residence Inn San Juan Capistrano

Fuji Electric Corporation of America announced today that it has unveiled the first publicly available DC Quick Charger on ChargePoint at the Residence Inn by Marriott in San Juan Capistrano, California. Owned and operated by EV-integrator Evoasis, the 25kW charging station is open to the public and conveniently locate ... Continue reading

Hagens Berman: New Lawsuit Filed against Hyundai and Kia over Mileage Issue Approximates Basic Economic Damage at $775 Million

Hagens Berman: New Lawsuit Filed against Hyundai and Kia over Mileage Issue Approximates Basic Economic Damage at $775 Million

Hagens Berman, a consumer-protection law firm with extensive experience litigating automotive defect and liability cases yesterday filed a second proposed class-action lawsuit against Hyundai Motor America, owned by Hyundai Motor Company of Korea (KSE: 005380.KS), and Kia Motors America, owned jointly by Hyundai Motor ... Continue reading

Electric Drive Transportation Association Responds to President Obama Winning Second Term

Electric Drive Transportation Association Responds to President Obama Winning Second Term

Brian Wynne, president of the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA), issued the following statement in response to U.S. President Barack Obama winning re-election last night: "EDTA looks forward to continuing its work with President Obama and the newly-elected Congress to advance technology innovation that w ... Continue reading

Fuel Prices - Fuel Prices - Regular Gas 11.7.2012

Fuel Prices - Fuel Prices - Regular Gas 11.7.2012

<p>Regular Gas</p> <p> Current Avg. $3.810</p> Yesterday Avg.$3.813</p> Week Ago Avg. $3.789</p> Month Ago Avg.$3.858</p> Year Ago Avg. Current Avg. $3.810p ... Continue reading

Volvo Car Corporation Cures 'Range Anxiety' in Electric Cars

Volvo Car Corporation Cures 'Range Anxiety' in Electric Cars

Volvo Car Corporation is testing a new fast-charger for electric cars that cuts recharging time to an outstanding 1.5 hours. The fast-charger operates six times faster than today's on-board devices. ... Continue reading

Fuel Prices - Fuel Prices - Regular Gas 11.5.2012

Fuel Prices - Fuel Prices - Regular Gas 11.5.2012

<p>Regular Gas</p> <p> Current Avg. $3.810</p> Yesterday Avg.$3.813</p> Week Ago Avg. $3.789</p> Month Ago Avg.$3.858</p> Year Ago Avg. Current Avg. $3.810p ... Continue reading

Fuel Prices - Fuel Prices - Regular Gas 11.4.2012

Fuel Prices - Fuel Prices - Regular Gas 11.4.2012

<p>Regular Gas</p> <p> Current Avg. $3.810</p> Yesterday Avg.$3.813</p> Week Ago Avg. $3.789</p> Month Ago Avg.$3.858</p> Year Ago Avg. Current Avg. $3.810p ... Continue reading

EPA Caught Hyundai Overstating Mileage; Consumer Watchdog, Which Called For Audit And Filed Lawsuit, Praises Agency & Asks Hyundai to Implement Changes

EPA Caught Hyundai Overstating Mileage; Consumer Watchdog, Which Called For Audit And Filed Lawsuit, Praises Agency & Asks Hyundai to Implement Changes

Consumer Watchdog today praised the Environmental Protection Agency for auditing Hyundai and determining it overstated its sticker mileage estimates on various vehicles, including the Elantra. Following a barrage of consumer complaints, the nonprofit consumer group called upon the EPA to audit mileage of the Elantra in ... Continue reading

Ford Fusion Launch Ads Show How All-New Sedan Sets Itself Apart from the Bland Competition

Ford Fusion Launch Ads Show How All-New Sedan Sets Itself Apart from the Bland Competition

Three television commercials for the all-new Ford Fusion debut this week and show viewers how and why this sleek new sedan outshines the competition In one of the new ads, all other vehicles on the road become invisible while the new Fusion remains, standing apart from the crowd. In another, a Fusion drives over a clif ... Continue reading

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