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MAY 24, 2023

Ford removed AM from the 2023 Mustang Mach-e and F-150 Lightning electric pickups after data collected from vehicles showed that less than 5 [percent] of customers listened to it, spokesman Alan Hall said. Electrical interference and reducing cost and manufacturing complexity also played a role.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2009

19, the oil and gas equivalent production at Changqing had exceeded 30 million tonnes, and the figure would reach 31 million by the end of this year, or 6 million more than last year, said Peng Xufeng, a company spokesman. Tags: Brief. billion tonnes of oil resources and 10.7 trillion cubic meters of natural gas.

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APRIL 19, 2010

According to Samsung SDI spokesman Seo Hae-su, it would be possible for the company to clinch the top spot in lithium-ion batteries by the end of the year, citing predictions from Japanese marketing firm, International Information Technology (IIT). Tags: Brief. share and China’s BYD 8.9%.

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JUNE 11, 2009

According to GM spokesman Brian Corbett, the company still plans to offer multiple hybrid technologies in addition to the extended-range Voltec technology. Tags: Brief. The Buick hybrid shares the same first-generation mild hybrid system used in the Malibu hybrid (now also suspended, earlier post ). Earlier post.).

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 12, 2009

The Nissan spokesman told me they will be selling the battery as a standalone product too. Tags: electric cars environment plug-in cars solar power Chris Paine Paul Scott Plug-In America stefano paris Who Killed the Electric Car. The Creative Greenius with the new Nissan Leaf flat lithium ion battery.

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OCTOBER 2, 2010

—Werner Kropsbauer, President and Spokesman MBtech Group. Tags: Hybrids Plug-ins. The decisive factors also include the optimal combination and integration of the components along with intelligent energy management. Click to enlarge. liter, four-cylinder combustion engine with exhaust gas.

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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 4, 2009

In 2007 GM spokesman Scott Fosgard told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer that by 2012 there will be about 10,000 hydrogen vehicles on the market from a variety of companies. Tags: fuel cell vehicle toyota. DaimlerChrysler, for example, predicted the industry would be selling 100,000 fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) by 2004. I don't think so.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Chrysler spokesman Nick Cappa said on Friday that an in-house team of electric car development engineers had been disbanded in favor of a more traditional organization. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.). ENVI is absorbed into the normal vehicle development program,” Cappa told Reuters. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

spokesman Greg Martin. Tags: Brief. Aptera’s quest for federal help raises a bigger question about Washington’s effort to subsidize fuel-efficient vehicles: How much of the money should go to traditional companies with the most customers, versus start-ups with unorthodox ideas? XP Vehicles press release, 27 August. (A

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2010

From the article: “Russia’s richest man, Mikhail Prokhorov won early backing from Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for his plan to start mass production of electric cars, Putin’s spokesman said on Tuesday. Tags: International Projects Russia. Russia’s vast defense sector has some expertise in making batteries.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 5, 2010

Bernd Meier, a spokesman for Ford in Cologne, said the study is the automaker’s first in mainland Europe. Last Updated: December 28, 2009 12:30 EST. Tags: International Projects Production News Ford Ford Focus Electric Germany. The company is already trying out battery-powered vehicles in London, Meier said. Ford, the first U.S.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 9, 2010

The company has submitted a letter of intent to acquire South Korean automaker Ssangyong Motor Company with a Renault spokesman informing Dow Jones newswires that its bid [.]. Tags: Green cars Latest news Nissan Renault Renault-Nissan Alliance South East Asia South Korea Ssangyong Motor Ssangyong Motor Company.

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Green Cars News

MAY 13, 2010

Hammond, the MP for Runnymede and Weybridge,g previously served as trade and industry spokesman. Tags: Latest news Campaign for Better Transport David Cameron DfT MP Nick Clegg Philip Hammond Transport Secretary.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 20, 2009

According to Gerd Lottsiepen, the spokesman of the German VCD Automobile Club, hybrid cars are proving cheap to run and very quiet. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Toyota germany greenest car Honda Honda Insight Hybrid Toyota iQ Toyota Prius VCD Automobile Club. But what about the European car makers?

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Chrysler spokesman Nick Cappa said on Friday that an in-house team of electric car development engineers had been disbanded in favor of a more traditional organization. More details below: Tags: Obama Energy chrysler. “Envi is absorbed into the normal vehicle development program,&# Cappa told Reuters.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JUNE 1, 2010

A Nissan spokesman in Beijing said the company was still trying to confirm the details of China’s incentive program. Tags: EV Economics International Projects. He defined a sufficient subsidy as about $7,500 a car. BYD is already in a position to take advantage of the subsidies.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Steve Lott, a spokesman for the International Air Transport Association, a trade group that represents 230 airlines, says that aviation is “ a small part of a big problem ,” particularly when compared to other transportation sources of emissions, such as those caused by shipping, which a 2007 study linked to 60,000 premature deaths per year.

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 21, 2007

As if to confirm that notion, recently a Toyota spokesman in DC was denigrating plug-in hybrids as Hymotion/A123 and Rob Lowe were making a plug-in splash in Congressman Ed Markey's global warming committee. Tags: plug-in prius electric car plug-in hybrid toyota hybrid. After all, grid electricity is cleaner and cheaper than gasoline.

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Green Cars News

JULY 12, 2009

According to company spokesman Stefan Elstrom, the fuel pump has a robustness issue which means that under high temperatures it may cause the vehicle to stall. Tags: Green cars Latest news Volvo green car recall sweden Volvo green car recall Volvo S80 Volvo V70.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

The Roadster is built by Lotus, so presumably Tesla is talking about changes at the British automaker’s factory in Hethel, England, but we can’t confirm that because Tesla spokesman Ricardo Reyes declined to comment. Tags: Production News Tesla Model S Tesla Roadster Sport.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Tesla spokesman Ricardo Reyes declined to comment on what he called “rumor or speculation.&#. Tags: EV Economics Production News. An IPO filing from the 6-year-old start-up, best known for its $109,000 all-electric Roadster, is expected any day, said one of the sources. Tesla Model S. Tesla Model S.

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JULY 18, 2009

According to a Scottish Government spokesman, they are considering converting all public sector vehicles to low carbon technologies by 2020. Tags: Green cars Latest news eco-friendly vehicles Iain Gray Scottish Government.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 2, 2009

A Subaru spokesman speaking at the New York Auto Show stated that the company also has plans to introduce a diesel into the US market within the next decade. Tags: Green cars Latest news electric mini Stella japan Subaru Subaru diesel car. Currently, the diesel version of the car accounts for 54.1 per cent of Legacy sales in Europe.

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OCTOBER 27, 2009

A spokesman for SP AusNet, Sean Sampson, said the trial will allow for a thorough analysis into what electricity demands are likely to be when plug-in electric vehicles are connected to the network. When not being used, the car in the driveway could even become a large battery and energy source for the house.

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Green Cars News

MAY 2, 2009

According to Nick Cappa, a Chrysler spokesman, nothing has changed where these plans are concerned and “vehicle electrification is still very important to the company&#. Tags: Chrysler Electric cars Green cars Latest news Chrysler Town & Country Dodge Circuit EV ENVI.

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Green Cars News

JULY 18, 2009

A calculation of Honda’s weekend output shows production would edge up roughly 13,900 units over four months through October although, according to a spokesman, the plans do not mean an immediate change to the company’s goal of producing 900,000 cars in Japan during this business year.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 21, 2009

The peer, who is also a party health spokesman, raised the issue with Lord Adonis, the Transport Secretary, in the House of Lords earlier this month. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news cowbells electric car noise electric car sounds Lord Adonis Lord Grenfell Lord McColl red flags Transport Secretary.

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APRIL 29, 2009

A spokesman for the company highlighted that many of those who drive a car that’s 10 years old or more do so because they can’t afford a new model. Tags: Green cars Latest news bangers for cash Carcraft UK vehicle scrappage scheme used car scrappage scheme. Do you think the scrappage scheme should be extended to used cars?

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Japan's third-largest automaker is considering the move as consumers are increasingly switching to fuel-efficient cars due to high gasoline prices, spokesman Mitsuru Yonekawa said, declining to give further details. Tags: manufacturers. We'll see the first of the Hyundais to use that technology in November.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

In response a spokesman for City Hall told Hill: “We hope that BMW, through this sponsorship agreement, will take the opportunity to demonstrate their long term commitment to electric vehicles and showcase their new MegaCity car at the 2012 Games. Tags: BMW Electric cars Nissan electric fleet games london Olympic vehicles.

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Green Cars News

JULY 16, 2009

Tory housing spokesman Grant Shapps told the Daily Express : “Gordon Brown’s discredited eco-towns are being used as a test bed for a series of new taxes and charges on local residents, from bin taxes to massive parking fees.”. Tags: Green credentials charges eco-towns motorists parking.

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OCTOBER 22, 2009

A spokesman for AG Barr said: “ We invested in this new electric vehicle technology as part of our ongoing strategy to reduce our carbon footprint. AG Barr’s spokesman said: “ Our drivers love the Newton because it is quiet and very easy to operate. Tags: Brief. AG Barr Newton. Click to enlarge.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

. “The market will be saturated with early adopters so in the long term, that’s something to be looked at but in the short term, the study found it wouldn’t be necessary,&# said Jason Post, a spokesman for Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Tags: EV Chargers EV Economics Obama Energy New York City.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

Tom Welch , a spokesman for the Energy Department, wasn’timmediately able to comment on whether the agency’s view ofhydrogen as an automotive fuel has changed. Tags: evdriven. It looks likehydrogen has lost at this stage.” Honda, the world’s largest engine maker, set a goal ofleading the industry in hydrogen fuel cell autos.

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Green Cars News

JULY 21, 2009

Indeed a spokesman for Transport for London told the New Scientist last year, on the fifth anniversary of the charge’s implementation, that nitrogen oxides had fallen by eight per cent and particulate matter created by diesel engines had dropped by 15 per cent. Tags: The Green Piece congestion charges Volvo. Is it time for a change?

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 9, 2009

A spokesman said the 20-year-old company has delivered more than 1,000 trucks, trams and shuttles, mostly battery-electric models although it also sells hybrid-electric versions and does conventional-to-electric or hybrid conversions for customers. market wasn’t quite ready for electric trucks, a spokesman said.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

"This vehicle is so light it doesnt even require power steering," said Chrysler spokesman Nick Cappa. " These electric cars will go a long way to solving that problem, said Chrysler spokesman Nick Cappa. Tags: evdriven. Power will come from a 200 kilowatt, or 268 horsepower, electric motor.

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