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Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Announces the Availability of an AuraGen Powered All-Electric Transport Refrigeration System

Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Announces the Availability of an AuraGen Powered All-Electric Transport Refrigeration System

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--Aura Systems, Inc. (Pink Sheets:AUSI) announced today that Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. has announced the availability of an all-electric transport refrigeration unit powered by the AuraGen. This system eliminates the need for a diesel motor to run the compressor on refrigerated trucks. M ... Continue reading

SpongeTech Delivery Systems, Inc. COO Steven Moskowitz to Conduct Webcast with 'The Green Baron Report'"

SpongeTech Delivery Systems, Inc. COO Steven Moskowitz to Conduct Webcast with 'The Green Baron Report'"

SpongeTech Steven Moskowitz New Exclusive Webcast Interview for SPNG Shareholders and Investment Community! NEW YORK, March 6 -- SpongeTech Delivery Systems, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SPNG) is pleased to announce that COO Steven Moskowitz will conduct a new exclusive webcast interview with "The Green Baron Report" so that ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Biofuels: A Quick-Fix or a Long-Term Alternative for the Automotive Industry? - Management Briefing

Research and Markets: Biofuels: A Quick-Fix or a Long-Term Alternative for the Automotive Industry? - Management Briefing

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c84967) has announced the addition of Biofuels: A Quick-Fix or a Long-Term Alternative for the Automotive Industry? - Management Briefing to their offering. In this month's briefing we investigate Biofuels, what they are, and what their ro ... Continue reading

Volvo Takes Success with Carbon-Dioxide-Neutral Trucks to Washington, DC

Volvo Takes Success with Carbon-Dioxide-Neutral Trucks to Washington, DC

WASHINGTON--In conjunction with the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) arranged by the U.S. State Department, the Volvo Group will later today present seven different trucks, all of which can be driven without any net contribution of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. During the conference, bei ... Continue reading

2008 Geneva Motor Show: World Premiere of BMW Vision EfficientDynamics - COMPLETE VIDEO

2008 Geneva Motor Show: World Premiere of BMW Vision EfficientDynamics - COMPLETE VIDEO

GENEVA - March 5, 2008: Offering an insight into the future of BMW's innovative EfficientDynamics technologies The Geneva Motor Show Media Days marked the world premiere of the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics, a concept car designed to showcase the future direction of BMW’s performance enhancing and emissions lowerin ... Continue reading

HyPower Fuel Reports Increased Inquiries from Fleet Operators and Vehicle Owners Seeking Fuel Savings

HyPower Fuel Reports Increased Inquiries from Fleet Operators and Vehicle Owners Seeking Fuel Savings

WILMINGTON, Del.--HyPower Fuel Inc. (HFI) (Pinksheets: HYPF) is pleased to provide an update on its innovative, hydrogen division which has products for the transportation industry. Mr. Douglas Bender, President of HyPower Fuel, stated that “in the past few months we have had the pleasure of being inundated with c ... Continue reading

2nd CTI Symposium Focuses on Clean Transmission Technology

2nd CTI Symposium Focuses on Clean Transmission Technology

DETROIT--Global competition, high gas prices and more stringent emissions regulations are increasing the pressure on the international automobile development sector. As Tobias Hagenmeyer, President of the transmission manufacturer Getrag Corporate Group, puts it: “We must collaborate to develop new engines and tra ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show: Innovative technology for a new level of refinement

Mercedes-Benz at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show: Innovative technology for a new level of refinement

Stuttgart, Mar 04, 2008; Under the motto "The Culture of Driving", Mercedes-Benz is presenting attractive new products in five model series at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show. These range from the new generation of the iconic SL Roadster, which celebrates its world premiere in Geneva, right up to the new, particularly econo ... Continue reading

Pininfarina Unveils Sintesi Concept Car Featuring Nuvera's Quadrivium Drive at Geneva Motor Show

Pininfarina Unveils Sintesi Concept Car Featuring Nuvera's Quadrivium Drive at Geneva Motor Show

GENEVA, March 4 -- Pininfarina unveiled its innovative concept car, the Sintesi, featuring Nuvera's Quadrivium(TM) drive, at the Geneva Motor Show today in Geneva, Switzerland. The Sintesi is powered by Nuvera's Quadrivium drive, which incorporates world-leading hydrogen generation technology with state-of-the-art fuel ... Continue reading

Enterprise Rent-A-Car and VeraSun Energy Join Forces in South Dakota to Promote Use of Renewable Fuels

Enterprise Rent-A-Car and VeraSun Energy Join Forces in South Dakota to Promote Use of Renewable Fuels

Enterprise Designates Sioux Falls Rental Location as Official 'VE85(TM)/FlexFuel Branch' SIOUX FALLS, S.D., March 4 -- Enterprise Rent-A-Car and VeraSun Energy Corp. , one of the nation's largest ethanol producers, today announced the first "VE85(TM)/FlexFuel" rental branch location in South Dakota. The Sioux Falls loc ... Continue reading

Green Earth Technologies Delivers First Order of Automotive Appearance Products

Green Earth Technologies Delivers First Order of Automotive Appearance Products

STAMFORD, Conn.--Green Earth Technologies, Inc. (Pink Sheets: GETG), a manufacturer and marketer of environmentally friendly consumer products, today announced it has delivered its first shipment of automotive appearance products to one of its first customers, Steel City Products, a full service automotive aftermarket ... Continue reading

2008 Geneva Motor Show - VW Shows 83 MPG Golf TDI Diesel Hybrid (Hooray!) Concept (Boo!)

2008 Geneva Motor Show - VW Shows 83 MPG Golf TDI Diesel Hybrid (Hooray!) Concept (Boo!)

Geneva March 3, 2008; The challenge: to create a viable, highly-efficient family vehicle capable of emitting less than 90 g/km of CO2. The Volkswagen engineers’ solution, unveiled on the eve of the Geneva Motor Show, combines an advanced diesel engine with an electric motor and the very latest generation of seven- ... Continue reading

Continental Launches Production of Lithium-Ion Battery

Continental Launches Production of Lithium-Ion Battery

The Powertrain division supplies complete battery and other hybrid components for Mercedes S 400 BlueHYBRID HANOVER and REGENSBURG, Germany, March 3 -- The international automotive supplier Continental will launch first-time volume production of a high-performance lithium-ion battery for hybrid vehicles at the end of t ... Continue reading

No Time to Idle: Emission and Idling Reduction Technologies for EPA 2010

No Time to Idle: Emission and Idling Reduction Technologies for EPA 2010

PALO ALTO, Calif.--North American heavy duty truck manufacturers seek to position themselves as global leaders in green technology and as a result market participants have made concerted efforts to develop innovative emission reduction technologies and solutions. Currently, market participants face imminent industry re ... Continue reading

Daimler Announces Battery Breakthrough

Daimler Announces Battery Breakthrough

Daimler AG has achieved a crucial breakthrough in battery technology. The Stuttgart-based automaker is the world's first manufacturer to have succeeded in adapting lithium-ion technology to the demanding requirements of automotive applications. Until now, the technology has been used primarily in consumer electronics. ... Continue reading

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