Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Stressing that carbon fibre can be recycled, the car has fashion house designed seating made from recycled fabrics (jeans and recycled pinstriped suits) and door panels made from recycled carbon fibre. is the only UK owned car company making a plug-in hybrid EV and is funded by the UK Technology Strategy Board and private investment.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The IPO represents a landmark in the resurgence of electric-car technology that most carmakers had dismissed as impractical until recently. The company’s chairman Elon Musk said early last year that an IPO was a possibility in either late 2008 or 2009.&#. Electric-car maker Tesla preparing IPO. by Reuters.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 13, 2009

Several studies have shown that biofuel production can be increased without a significant increase in acreage, but the debate has only been made all the more tempestuous by the 2007-2008 world food price crises. There are concerns too about soil erosion and deforestation.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

As it continues to bounce back from the doldrums of 2008 and early 2009, General Motors (GM) has established a new January sales record in one of the most important emerging automotive markets in the world – China. The company and its joint ventures sold 219,192 vehicles in the country during the month topping the 200,000 [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 23, 2009

Discounts on company car taxation for hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles will be scrapped under new tax terms revealed as part of yesterday’s Budget. The changes will affect the most polluting hybrids such as the Lexus RX 400H and biofuel ready cars such as the Saab 9-5 Biopower.

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Green Cars News

JULY 21, 2009

The South Korean market has already shown its willingness to embrace green car technologies so it comes as no surprise that GM Daewoo Auto & Technology is considering producing a hybrid vehicle in the country in two years time. The company has five manufacturing facilities in Korea as well as an assembly facility in Vietnam.

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2009

Some good news at last for the battered and bruised automotive industry in North America where the new, downsized General Motors Company emerged from bankruptcy yesterday. The company has been created from the old GM’s strongest operations and is built on four core brands: Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC. The old GM: 10%.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

The polyhedra aid the eye in seeing the ions grouped as (green) Fe/Mg-enclosing octahedra and (yellow) phosphate tetrahedra. Green Car Congress had the opportunity recently to have a discussion with Mark Donaghy, the Global Marketing Manager for Valence Technology, Inc., The two companies have had a relationship since 2005.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 28, 2009

Following on from yesterday’s news about losses and falls in profit for Mitsubishi, Daihatsu and Hino Motors , Honda has now announced a significant loss of more than £1billion for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2008-2009. With sales slumping by a dramatic 35 per cent, the company expects group operating profits to slump by 94.7

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Green Cars News

MAY 15, 2009

Leading European car rental company, Europcar is now providing information about the CO2 emitted by its vehicles on its rental invoices, making it easier for customers to monitor their environmental impact. Tags: Green credentials co2 emissions environment Europcar rental.

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Green Cars News

JULY 18, 2009

Green car drivers are more responsible about the environment, keep their speed in check to keep fuel consumption low and are therefore less likely to have accidents. As a result, their car insurance premiums should be lower, right? The theory is simple isn’t it?

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). We reached peak oil consumption in the US in 2008 and the same is true in the EU and Japan. ” Billion in 2008).

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 14, 2009

MFTBC has sold 10 Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid trucks to Ireland’s Electricity Supply Board in Dublin – the country’s leading utility company. This order, along with another from Australia for 10 vehicles, represents the first time the company has delivered a Fuso hybrid truck outside Japan.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The company has put two giant wind turbines, each standing more than 150 metres tall, into service at its Ford Genk plant in Belgium. The turbines were installed by Electrabel, a local energy company, with each having an output of 2MW of power.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 2, 2009

Despite the fact that diesel cars have had limited success in the Japanese market, Subaru is ready to try its luck in the country by launching a diesel model there in 2011. The company first launched its diesel boxer engine in Europe in 2008 and has sold more than 30,000 models. per cent of Legacy sales in Europe.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 18, 2009

The company is emerging as one of the leading suppliers to the global bus and coach market with almost 50,000 Allison transmissions sold in 2008. Green cars Latest news Allison Transmission hybrid sales. More than 1,800 of Allison’s two-mode hybrid systems are now in operation globally.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 16, 2009

On Thursday, Shanghai Volkswagen produced its five-millionth vehicle and Dr Horst Neumann, a member of the board of management of Volkswagen AG for human resources, announced that the company would continue its growth in China with a €4billion investment in new products and production capacity between 2009 and 2011. .

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 10, 2009

Indeed January-July LDV sales were 5.8million units, a fall of 32 per cent compared to 2008. One company that really had reason to celebrate in China was ChangAn Auto Company, which saw its sales volume increase by more than 82 per cent year on year in July.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 27, 2009

As part of the event, the company presented the capabilities of its Aerodynamic Test Centre and Aerolab, along with a new 3.0litre petrol unit that combines turbo-charging, direct fuel injection and VALVETRONIC fully variable valve management. Tags: BMW Green cars Latest news efficientdynamics VALVETRONIC engine.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 28, 2009

The so-called HyHIL virtual hybrid test platform was originally launched in 2008 by D2T in partnership with several companies including LMS-Imagine, the Laboratoire de Génie électrique de Grenoble (G2ELAB), Renault and IFP. It uses a suite of generic tools to reproduce and assess the architectures of hybrid cars.

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2009

How many times have we read about various green car concepts that come to nothing? However, if you were expecting the Fisker Karma to be another example of a green car that got away, then it seems you got one wrong. The company, which is privately funded, is reported to have 1,400 deposits for the vehicle already.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 17, 2009

Due to professional secrecy, the name of the Chinese manufacturer has not been revealed but it marks a significant breakthrough for BYD, which is 10 per cent owned by Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway and sold 170,000 vehicles in 2008 with target sales of 400,000 this time around.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 22, 2009

In August last year it introduced an original electric car test vehicle and with its alliance with Renault it has established 27 zero emission mobility partnerships. . Furthermore, the company has achieved a 100 per cent resource recovery rate in five Nissan plants, enhancing its commitment to recycling.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 14, 2011

Liberty Electric Cars, a UK company formed in 2008 to re-engineer large luxury cars and SUVs into electric vehicles, is looking at a potential rescue package. There could be light at the end of the tunnel for beleaguered electric vehicle maker Modec, which recently entered administration.

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Green Cars News

JULY 29, 2009

Reithofer stated that the company is continually reviewing its projects and initiatives to check them for future viability and sustainability. Though it plans to remain loyal to motor sports, the company will do this in a series that enables it to transfer technology more directly and realise additional synergies.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 17, 2010

A website designed to match people who want goods moving with available delivery companies already making similar journeys, says that it’s service has successfully saved more than 10 million otherwise wasteful road miles since launching in 2008.

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Green Cars News

MAY 21, 2009

Co-founder of A123Systems Ric Fulop described the company as having made significant progress with two Department of Energy funded projects when speaking at the Annual Merit Review for the Hydrogen and Vehicle Technologies Programmes. Tags: Green cars Latest news A123Systems Department of Energy Ric Fulop.

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Green Cars News

MAY 3, 2009

It is not the first time that the two companies have joined forces. In April 2008, Changan displayed a prototype engine developed with Orbital at the Beijing International Motor Show. Tags: Green cars Latest news Chongqing Changan Automobile Co fuel efficient engine Orbital Corporation Limited.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Eco-Innovation Technology Company Ricardo has been awarded a contract to develop a new vehicle under the Fuel Efficient Ground Vehicle Demonstrator programme for the US Army. Tags: Green cars Latest news Ricardo FED program Fuel Efficient Ground Vehicle Demonstrator Program fuel-efficient vehicles TARDEC US Army.

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Green Cars News

MAY 7, 2009

In an online blog, General Motors’ (GM) vice chairman Tom Stephens stated that the company will apply plug-in hybrid technology to one of its four core brands followings its’ restructuring. The company will be divided into Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC and Buick following the decision to close Pontiac and sell Saturn.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Green Car Congress recently had the opportunity to spend some time with Dr. Prabhakar Patil, the CEO of Compact Power, Inc. Company Overview. Source: DOE, ALBAA 2008. Mini-cells” Source: LG Chem, ALBAA 2008. Source: Alamgir and Sastry (2008). by Bill Cooke. LG Chem has annual sales of $14.3 Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

MAY 3, 2009

Green cars continue to be as badly hit as any during the on-going recession as sales of hybrid cars showed another dramatic year-on-year slump in April. per cent share last year, which was hybrid cars’ highest monthly share to date. per cent compared to April 2008. per cent, representing just a 2.7

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Green Cars News

JULY 16, 2009

That’s because the company has once again shown its commitment to creating vehicles with low fuel consumption and low emissions as General Motors Brazil invests R$2billion into launching a new Chevrolet line of vehicles and to expand its plant in Gravatai, Rio Grande do Sul.

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Green Cars News

JULY 6, 2009

After enjoying a successful launch of the revised Grand Vitara SZ model range in October 2008, Suzuki has announced the addition of both a 1.6litre petrol engine and a 1.9 Tags: Green cars Latest news Suzuki Suzuki Grand Vitara. DDiS to the three-door model range, with emissions slashed.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 30, 2009

The demonstration plant first began producing liquids in October 2008 but has made substantial improvements to its operations in recent months and now the company claims it can use this abundant and relatively cheap gas to make synthetic liquid hydrocarbons with a clear focus on diesel.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 4, 2009

Much of the success is attributed to the company’s domestic sales with Germany’s auto industry federation reporting that new car registrations in the country has jumped by 27 per cent this year compared to 2008, sparked largely by a government bonus scheme.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 20, 2008

Here is the story from the New York Times : Nissan Plans Electric Car in U.S. by ’10 By BILL VLASIC Published: May 13, 2008 DETROIT — The Nissan Motor Company plans to sell an electric car in the United States and Japan by 2010, raising the stakes in the race to develop environmentally friendly vehicles. Toyota ( TM ).

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