ROUSH CleanTech Announces Completion of Altoona Testing, Propane Autogas Solutions for Public Fleets
Jun 18, 2012
ROUSH CleanTech Announces Completion of Altoona Testing, Propane Autogas Paratransit Solutions for Public Fleets Now Available Financial, environmental benefits and Federal Transit Administration New Model Bus Testing Program discussed at Government Fleet Expo ROUSH CleanTech announced today the completion of the Feder ... Continue reading
Atlas Disposal Receives CEC Grant for Nation's First Renewable Natural Gas Fueling Station
Jun 17, 2012
The California Energy Commission today awarded Sacramento-based Atlas Disposal Industries a $300,000 grant to support construction of the nation's first anaerobic digestion-based Renewable Natural Gas Fueling Station. 'We are pleased that the California Energy Commission sees the importance of moving forward on this gr ... Continue reading
Mazda Announces SKYACTIV-D CLEAN DIESEL Engine For 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans
Jun 17, 2012
Mazda Motorsports today announced that it will sell racing versions of its new SKYACTIV-D CLEAN DIESEL engines to teams competing in the Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) class of racing's greatest endurance challenge -- the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Le Mans engine program will make its debut at the 2013 running of the race. ... Continue reading
Analysts Highlight Key Findings, Predictions in June 2012 Blue Book Market Report
Jun 14, 2012
Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new car and used car information, today reports its latest automotive market insights are now available in its monthly distribution of the Blue Book Market Report. Kelley Blue Book's Blue Book Market Report for June 2012 covers the new- and used-car markets with foc ... Continue reading
Ford Celebrates Fuel-Efficient Escape Launch, Additional Jobs at Louisville Assembly Plant
Jun 13, 2012
Ford has added 1,800 jobs at Louisville Assembly Plant (LAP), with 1,300 more on the way this year to build the all-new Escape, the nation's most fuel-efficient small utility vehicle with an automatic transmission Ford has added more than 5,200 hourly jobs in the U.S. this year alone. With LAP's third shift, by year-en ... Continue reading
2013 Ford Escape Drives Off Assembly Line with Faurecia Interior and Emissions Control Technology
Jun 13, 2012
As the 2013 next-generation Ford Escape begins rolling off the assembly line in Louisville, Ky., it carries Faurecia technology both inside and under the vehicle. A new 200,000-square-foot Faurecia Interior Systems plant in Louisville is producing the Escape's instrument panel with advanced techniques that contribute t ... Continue reading
SaviCorp Provides Webcast Details for CEO Company Update
Jun 8, 2012
PR Newswire SANTA ANA, Calif., June, 8, 2012 SANTA ANA, Calif., June, 8, 2012 -- SaviCorp® (Pinksheets: SVMI - News) SaviCorp, maker of the DynoValve®, today announced a webcast to update shareholders and partners of work that has been done thus far, discuss company appointments and overview strategic plans moving fo ... Continue reading
The Vehicle Production Group (VPG) Partners with Pittsburgh Cab Company Owner Robert DeLucia
Jun 8, 2012
The Vehicle Production Group today announced a formal partnership with the Star Transportation Group of the greater Pittsburgh area and its president, Robert DeLucia, a veteran who founded STG nearly 30 years ago. The Veterans Taxi Service, a part of STG, provides transportation services using wheelchair-accessible, ... Continue reading
All-New, 38 MPG 2013 Nissan Altima Heads to Showrooms
Jun 7, 2012
The all-new 2013 Nissan Altima, the first of five all-new models Nissan will introduce in the next 15 months, is on the way to dealers as of yesterday, the same day Nissan began production at its second U.S. assembly plant in Canton, Miss. By the end of this year, both plants will operate three shifts each to maximize ... Continue reading
AAA Chicago: Falling Gas Prices are a Welcomed Start to Summer
Jun 7, 2012
AAA Chicago's most recent Fuel Gauge Report estimates that in Illinois, the average regular unleaded gasoline prices decreased $.18 cents during the past month with an average cost of $3.91 for the month of May. This is $.28 lower than last year, marking the first time in 2012 that monthly gas price averages have been ... Continue reading
Jun 6, 2012
Air Products' hydrogen fueling technology is the exclusive fueling supplier for the ride-n-drive events at the World Hydrogen Energy Conference 2012 being held this week (June 3-7) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Air Products is providing its mobile hydrogen fueling technology to fuel the hydrogen fuel cell vehicles of ... Continue reading
2013 Honda Fit EV Rated by the EPA at 118 MPGe; Highest Fuel-Efficiency Rating Ever
Jun 6, 2012
The 2013 Honda Fit EV, with a combined adjusted Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mile-per-gallon-equivalency rating of 118 MPGe, received the highest fuel-efficiency rating ever given by the EPA. Further, with an unprecedented low consumption rating of just 29 kilowatt hours (kWh) per 100 miles and low EPA rated a ... Continue reading
Jun 6, 2012
UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC., has begun supplying the PowerPhase HD 220 electric drive systems to Boulder EV to build delivery vans for FedEx Express. 'We look forward to working with UQM on this and future programs.We just introduced the PowerPhase HD 220 electric drive system last month at EVS26 and have been selected to ... Continue reading
Jun 5, 2012
--Coalition for Clean Air: WHO: 2012 California Air Quality Awards honorees: Jay Leno, Clean Air Leadership--for his longstanding dedication to the promotion of zero-emission vehicles. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Leadership in Government--for his leadership in the groundbreaking Port of Los Angeles Clean Tr ... Continue reading
Gas Mileage Woes? Not for the Vehicles in SAE International's Supermileage Competition!
Jun 5, 2012
With the cost of fuel still rising, collegiate teams in SAE International's Supermileage engineering competition could be the envy of many drivers who are experiencing sticker shock at the pumps. Their hand-built competition vehicles can get 1,000, 2,000, even up to 3,000 miles per gallon (mpg). The vehicles will be fe ... Continue reading
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