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CODA Holdings Receives Innovation Award from Association for Corporate Growth

CODA Holdings Receives Innovation Award from Association for Corporate Growth

CODA Holdings, a leading developer of all-electric vehicles and advanced battery systems purpose-built for transportation and energy storage applications, today announced that it has received the Innovation Award from the Los Angeles chapter of the Association of Corporate Growth (ACG).‚ Members of the CODA executive ... Continue reading

TMO Renewables Expands Production of 2G Ethanol with Cassava Stalk

TMO Renewables Expands Production of 2G Ethanol with Cassava Stalk

TMO Renewables (“TMO Group"), a leading technology provider for cellulosic biofuels production, today announced the company has advanced to demonstration scale on cassava stalk feedstock with major Chinese fuel and food producers. TMO is now processing an initial shipment of cassava stalk delivered from China, an inex ... Continue reading

Tuk Tuk Factory Launches a 100% Electric Vending Van, the e-Tuk Vendo

Tuk Tuk Factory Launches a 100% Electric Vending Van, the e-Tuk Vendo

On the 24th of April, the Dutch Company Tuk Factory launched a new vehicle, the e-Tuk Vendo. The e-Tuk Vendo is 100% electric vending van intended for mobile catering. The first customer, Toeti Froeti, will use the vehicle for selling fruit shakes and fruitcups. The e-Tuk Vendo has an autonomy of 70 kilometers and can ... Continue reading

VBrick Systems and Dartmouth to Stream Formula Hybrid Competition

VBrick Systems and Dartmouth to Stream Formula Hybrid Competition

Enterprise IP video leader VBrick Systems and Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth are partnering to stream the Formula Hybrid Competition from the New Hampshire Motor Speedway throughout the day on Thursday, May 3, 2012. More than 30 colleges and universities are participating in this year's competition. The Form ... Continue reading

Cummins Signs Agreement to Purchase SCR Doser Assets from Hilite International

Cummins Signs Agreement to Purchase SCR Doser Assets from Hilite International

Cummins Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire the assets associated with the emissions control products of Hilite International. 'Furthermore, Hilite's strong European presence and their experienced team of engineers will be valuable to Cummins. ' Hilite's selective catalytic reduction (SCR) d ... Continue reading

April Sales of Electric Cars Fall Despite High Gas Prices in USA

April Sales of Electric Cars Fall Despite High Gas Prices in USA

electric vehicles had a mostly tough month in April despite near-record high gas prices. About 3,500 electric vehicles were sold in April in the U.S., down from about 4,000 sold in March, the best-ever month for electric car sales. General Motors Co. said it sold 1,462 Chevy Volts in April, up 200 percent from the 493 ... Continue reading

First Ford Dealers Certified to Sell Focus Electric -- America's Most Efficient Five-Seater -- with National Rollout to Follow

First Ford Dealers Certified to Sell Focus Electric -- America's Most Efficient Five-Seater -- with National Rollout to Follow

First 67 dealers are certified and ready to sell Ford's first gas-free, all-electric car -- the 2012 Ford Focus Electric -- arriving this spring Focus Electric is scheduled to be available nationwide by the end of 2012 The 2012 Focus Electric is America's most fuel-efficient five-passenger vehicle -- certified by the U ... Continue reading

Toyota to Debut All New RAV4 EV at EVS 26

Toyota to Debut All New RAV4 EV at EVS 26

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., will debut the all new RAV4 EV at the 26th International Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS26) in Los Angeles. Toyota's news conference will be held on Monday, May 7 at noon in the West Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center. ... Continue reading

MDHI Completes Free MotorBooster Trial - Begins Taking Revenue Generating Orders of Fuel Saving Product

MDHI Completes Free MotorBooster Trial - Begins Taking Revenue Generating Orders of Fuel Saving Product

Medical Alarm Concepts Holding, Inc. (OTCQB: MDHI.PK), today announced it has completed its free promotional trial for the fuel saving engine catalyst called MotorBooster. The Company is now beginning to take orders on both its website and toll free number at a price of $19.95. Additionally, the Company is announcing t ... Continue reading

Blue Bird Named Extra Mile Award Recipient for Commitment to Environment and State of Georgia

Blue Bird Named Extra Mile Award Recipient for Commitment to Environment and State of Georgia

Blue Bird Corporation received the Extra Mile Award this week from the Middle Georgia Clean Air Coalition for their commitment and success in bringing alternative-fueled school bus transportation to the market. The award recognizes organizations that improve Georgia's air quality while advancing economic, environmental ... Continue reading

At 662 HP, 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Certified As World's Most Powerful V8! Segment-Leading Fuel Efficiency +VIDEO

At 662 HP, 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Certified As World's Most Powerful V8! Segment-Leading Fuel Efficiency +VIDEO

The 5.8-liter supercharged V8 in the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 is SAE certified at 662 horsepower and 631 lb.-ft. of torque The world's most powerful production V8 is backed up by chassis, aerodynamic and braking performance that makes the GT500 an outstanding all-around sports car Even with 112 horsepower more than the 2 ... Continue reading

Groups Ask Senators to Authorize DOE Funding for Interagency Project on Military Biofuel

Groups Ask Senators to Authorize DOE Funding for Interagency Project on Military Biofuel

Energy security is a vital part of national security; we can improve energy security with advanced biofuel production in the U.S. The Biotechnology Industry Organization, the Advanced Biofuels Association, the Algal Biomass Organization, Airlines for America, and the National Farm Bureau Federation today wrote leaders ... Continue reading

DOE-Clean Cities Brings New Alternative-Fuel Vehicles to Mammoth Cave NP

DOE-Clean Cities Brings New Alternative-Fuel Vehicles to Mammoth Cave NP

Four new propane buses moved park visitors around the grounds of Mammoth Cave National Park today as part of National Park Week activities. The Department of Energy (DOE)-Clean Cities/National Park Initiative awarded $505,000 to Mammoth Cave for the purchase of high-efficiency vehicles -- buses, pickups and an electric ... Continue reading

All-New Ford Escape with EcoBoost Engine EPA-Certified at 33 MPG, the Most Fuel Efficient Small SUV on Market

All-New Ford Escape with EcoBoost Engine EPA-Certified at 33 MPG, the Most Fuel Efficient Small SUV on Market

All-new Ford Escape certified by U.S. EPA at class-leading 33 mpg with an automatic transmission, which is preferred by the majority of American drivers; all Escape engine offerings achieve 30 mpg or better on the highway Escape's 1.6-liter EcoBoost engine is 2 mpg better than the Honda CR-V and 5 mpg better than Toyot ... Continue reading

New Survey from Yahoo! Autos Finds Americans Ready for Smaller, Fuel Efficient Cars but Divided Sharply Over Paying More for Hybrids

New Survey from Yahoo! Autos Finds Americans Ready for Smaller, Fuel Efficient Cars but Divided Sharply Over Paying More for Hybrids

--A new survey, released today by Yahoo! Autos found that a majority of Americans are ready for a smaller vehicle, a sign of how much concern over gas prices has reshaped our tastes. However they're sharply divided on whether a hybrid car or truck will be worth the extra costs. When asked if they would pay more for a h ... Continue reading

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