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JUNE 20, 2019

They were turbulent times over a decade ago

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JUNE 22, 2009

Keep your eye on Magna Electronics, which is rapidly emerging as one of the key players in the green car sector. Semikron is a privately held company that signed a supply and license agreement with Fuji Electric in November 2008.

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JUNE 13, 2009

It seems like a great idea in theory - the US Government is backing up its calls for the public to move to green cars by buying some of its own. Significantly too, GSA bought 22,300 flex-fuel vehicles last year according to the website - and bought a total of 68,000 vehicles in 2008. Leave a comment with your thoughts.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Honda has deployed vehicles in the US and Japan, including the FCX Clarity, which was named the 2009 World Green Car. Honda’s current fuel-cell vehicle, the FCX Clarity, launched in July 2008. The collaboration expects to succeed by sharing technological expertise, economies of scale and other benefits.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

In last week’s edition of The Green Piece Column, we looked at the leaders in the green car race including the likes of Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen and Nissan. However, it’s not just the ‘big boys’ of motoring that are having an impact as we enter a new automotive era. Tesla Motors. Faye Sunderland.

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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 four brands will offer 34 nameplates by 2010 compared to the old GM’s total of 48 in 2008.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 27, 2009

As it bids to break even at a US total industry sales volume of approximately 10 million vehicles, General Motors has updated its Viability Plan which will deepen the cuts in its operations. A restructure of GM’s dealer organisation with the number of dealers to drop to 3,605 by the end of 2010 - that’s down from 6,246 in 2008. -

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

General Motors may have only recently bounced back from the financial doldrums, but in arguably the most important developing market in the world it is looking stronger than ever. per cent compared to 2008. per cent compared to 2008. per cent compared to the first 10 months of 2008 to 548,707 units.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2010

The exhibit, which will highlight green-car technologies from across Magna’s operating units, will also introduce E-Car Systems, Magna’s newly created global operating unit that serves as an integrator to Magna’s range of electrification capabilities. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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JUNE 10, 2009

The future is green for General Motors and it has further established its commitment to forward-thinking technology with the opening of what has been dubbed the largest and most technologically advanced battery lab in the USA. Planning for the lab began in December 2007 with construction beginning in August 2008.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

automaker since Henry Ford’s Ford Motor debuted its shares in 1956. 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.&#.

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Green Cars News

MAY 16, 2014

The fully electric luxury saloon was first announced in 2008, and as more details have come to light, interest has heightened. Latest News Tesla Motors' Tesla has announced that the first right-hand drive Tesla Model S to come to the UK will arrive on June 7, with deliveries continuing throughout the summer. Capable o[.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 14, 2009

The UK motor industry can proudly proclaim itself to be one of the most environmentally sustainable, a report from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has concluded. In the last year, the recession has proved difficult but the motor industry adapted quickly to sustain valuable industrial capability.

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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 also sold in Korea and exported more than 1.9million units in 2008.

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Green Cars News

MAY 29, 2009

However, a new car safety study released this week shows that four of the top scoring new models are super-minis. The Honda Jazz, Hyundai i20, Kia Soul and Peugeot 2008 earned top marks in the study conducted by Euro NCAP and backed by European governments and motoring and consumer organisations.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Particulate matter comes from power plants, factories and motor vehicles and can cause a host of health problems including heart attacks and aggravated asthma. The areas have been designated as “non-attainment” because their 2006-2008 air quality monitoring data shows they did not meet the agency’s health-based standards.

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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. Over the course of fiscal year 2008, its group net profit has fallen by 77.2

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2011

the step-by-step introduction of electrification to SKYACTIV internal combustion engines: stop-start, followed by regenerative braking, followed by electric motor drive technologies. Mazda’s roadmap to the ideal internal combustion engine. Click to enlarge. Mazda and hybrids.

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JULY 29, 2009

Motor racing fans won’t have missed the news yesterday that BMW is realigning all of its motor sport activities and is ending its participation in Formula 1 at the end of the 2009 season. Tags: BMW Green cars Latest news BMW F1 BMW F1 team CO2 Champion Formula 1 formula one motor racing.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 5, 2013

Peugeot-Citroen’s unique hybrid-air technology, currently being showcased at the Geneva Motor Show, will be in production by 2016, using the group’s new EMP2 platform. That new platform makes its debut on the new Citroen Picasso, while the hybrid-air tech itself is being demonstrated attached to a Peugeot 2008 and a Citroen C3.

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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 compared to April 2008.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 22, 2009

It is a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) that has been developed in China by the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Centre as part of a design and engineering joint venture with both General Motors and the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation.

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Green Cars News

JULY 5, 2009

This meant that a total of 26,205 hybrid units were sold - some three per cent of all new vehicles, the highest monthly new vehicle share since April 2008. General Motors: A total of 1,454 hybrid models were delivered in the month, which is a rise of 26.5 Reported sales of hybrids in the US increased by 5.2

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

At the 2008 Detroit Motor Show VW will launch a new addition to the Passat range called the Passat CC. The car will be a 4 door coupe - CC stands for ‘Comfort Coupe’ rather than the usual ‘Coupe Convertible’ The CC is longer, wider and lower than the standard Passat. New car launches' The new version gets an Eos-s[.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 29, 2009

In fact, in the fiscal year from 2007-2008 more than 45,000 models were sold around the world. Now, Porsche is working on a Cayenne Hybrid which it hopes will lead its emergence in the high performance green car sector. The electric motor also serves as a booster for extra power.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Miljobil Grenland AS, the Norwegian subsidiary of Tata Motors, the company that bought out Jaguar and Land Rover in 2008, has awarded a contract to supply batteries for the Indica Vista electric vehicle project to South Korea’s Energy Innovation Group (EIG).

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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., Click to enlarge. gallon in January 2009. The Maxity, a 7.5

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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. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news general motors GM plug-in hybrid cars Saturn Saturn Vue Hybrid.

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Green Cars News

JULY 16, 2009

Some think the “G&# in GM now stands for “Government&# rather than “General&# - however, it’s hard to argue that it might just stand for “Green&#. The expansion comes on the back of huge success for GM in Brazil where it recorded record annual sales of 548,941 in 2008.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

EU regulation is striving to cut the CO2 emitted by cars to an average figure of 130 g/km by 2015. Director at the ETA, Andrew Davis, said: “Car makers can build green cars, but they need us to buy them. League table results: Ranking 2008. Country/Average CO2 2008(g/km)/AverageCO2 2007/Rank 2007.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Japanese car giant Toyota has released its 2009 sustainability report as it looks to reduce the impact it has on the environment. The report covering April 2008 – March 2009 shows that the company is achieving year-on-year reductions in CO2 emissions and step up its use of green energy.

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MAY 3, 2009

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. If it proves successful, Changan hopes to take the FlexDI concept to mass production.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

General Motors: GM sold a total of 1,708 hybrids during the month – an increase of 4.8 The Civic Hybrid meanwhile sold 717 units, down 77 per cent compared to August 2008. Tags: Ford Green cars Honda Hybrid cars Latest news Lexus Nissan Toyota general motors. per cent compared to the previous year.

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MAY 4, 2009

Here is how each manufacturer faired: Ford: The addition of the Fusion and Milan Hybrids gave Ford a neat boost with hybrid sales up 21 per cent compared to April 2008. Together the two cars sold 2,299 units. Meanwhile, the Ford Escape and Mariner hybrids saw sales drop by 40.5 Sales of its RX400h Hybrid were down 59.7

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

The Chevrolet Volt may grab most of the headlines, but General Motors has other exciting products ready to enter dealerships in 2010. From the first quarter of the new-year, GM Europe will launch the Chevrolet Spark, an all-new mini-car. per cent in 2008 and less than five per cent in 2005. So what does the Spark have to offer?

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

It was the top-selling Chrysler group vehicle outside North America in 2008, and now a new version of the Dodge Caliber will make an eagerly anticipated debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Tags: Chrysler Green cars Latest news.

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JUNE 30, 2009

The disparity was highlighted to Boris Johnson by Stuart Kerr, Regional President for Europe from Volvo Car Corporation when he collected the What Car? Green Car of the Year award from The Mayor recently. Volvo’s What Car? Green Car of the Year-winning S40 1.6D to enter the capital.

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