Ford gives its dealers the green light
Green Cars News
FEBRUARY 16, 2010
Having ramped up production of green cars with a host of small, efficient vehicles in the works, Ford is now attempting to bring its environmental outlook into its dealerships.
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Honda launches new “Green Path” initiatives for manufacturing and operations; new $210M paint line at Marysville with new 4C2B process
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 25, 2015
Honda’s “Green Path” approach, announced during a media tour of its operations in Ohio, seeks: To reduce or eliminate the use of substances of concern (SOCs) and scarce natural resources such as rhodium, palladium and platinum in the design and production of its vehicles. SOCs are chemical (e.g., solvents) or materials (e.g.,
Big Science tools for clean transportation: neutron scattering at ORNL
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 21, 2013
First up is a quick look at the two advanced neutron-scattering facilities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, which Green Car Congress recently had the opportunity to tour: the newer (2006) $1.4-billion In the case of ORNL’s SNS, the target is mercury. Specs for the 1.4 MW protons beam: 1 GeV, 1.4
Japanese car makers pour praise on Obama
Green Cars News
MAY 23, 2009
On Tuesday Obama announced rules that will bring new cars and trucks sold in the USA to an average of 35.5miles per gallon by 2016 - around 10mpg above today’s standards. Passenger cars will need to reach 39mpg while light trucks must hit 30mpg. Toyota has responded by vowing to continue to develop more green technology.
US vehicle sales show significant decrease
Green Cars News
JUNE 7, 2009
The end of the slump in the automotive sector appears far from over as total sales of light duty vehicles in the USA during May 2009 were revealed to have decreased by 33.7 Sales of passenger cars fell by 38.6 per cent to 488,045 units; while sales of light trucks fell by 27.2 per cent to 437,779. per cent to 25,693 units.
Ford Making Aggressive Push With EcoBoost and Technologies Such as Ti-VCT for Improved Fuel Economy; Roadmap for Future Generations of EcoBoost Highlights Role as Company Strategy as Well as Product
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 20, 2009
As an example of this “democratization of technology”, Ford plans to fit nearly 90% of the Ford, Lincoln and Mercury lineup with EPAS (Electric Power Assist Steering) by 2012. Ford hosted Green Car Congress for the Dearborn briefing.]. Gains in new vehicle fleet economy by OEM, 2004-2009. Click to enlarge.
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