Green Cars News

DECEMBER 4, 2009

The 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show opens to the public today with a glittering display of green cars taking pride of place. The show, based at the Los Angeles Convention Center will host more than 30 significant world and North American debuts and feature more than 900 vehicles from sports cars and sedans to crossovers and minivans.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Here we offer our pick of the top 10 green cars at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show: Ford Focus EcoNetic – With its start/stop engine technology, the Ford Focus EcoNetic promises to break the 100g/km carbon dioxide (CO2) threshold with emissions of just 99g/km. Volkswagen e-up! It is set to debut in 2013.

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MAY 18, 2009

Ah those Hollywood stars and their green cars. Not only are hybrids, electrics and the like the talk of LA; but they are even attracting A-list celebrities to write passionate letters about their love for the vehicles. Tom Hanks is the latest green car enthusiast to wear his colours proudly. But not mine.

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JULY 28, 2009

The UK has been an epicentre for drivers with a green conscience for many years. Last week, Nissan announced plans to make electric car batteries at its plant in Sunderland, creating 350 new jobs in the process (see ‘ Nissan to make electric car batteries at Sunderland plant ’). The argument for the UK….

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OCTOBER 20, 2009

Nevertheless, the show retains its importance for home-grown manufacturers and with Japanese Government incentives centring on low-emission cars it’s no surprise to see this year’s event adopt a green theme. Unlike most hybrid cars it has also been confirmed to have manual transmission as an option.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

A Williams Hybrid Power flywheel energy storage unit is at the heart of the new Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid. The vehicle recently completed the 1,000km of Zhuhai in China ahead of all other GT cars with fewer stops for petrol.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2009

The two-day scientific and technical conference this year is placing a major focus on microsystems and ICT technologies enabling the “Green Car”, particularly the electric vehicle. Hybrid and All-Electric Traction. Tags: Brief. Driver Assistance. Power Train Efficiency. Traffic Management.

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

Los Angeles-based start-up, Hybrid Kinetic Motors (HK Motors) has announced plans to construct a new green-vehicle manufacturing plant in Baldwin County, Alabama in the US. The firm has set an ambitious target of offer a full-range of hybrid vehicles with production set to start by 2013.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 6, 2010

A few days ago we revealed that Volvo would introduce a plug-in hybrid car by 2012 (see article) – and now we have details of a much wider plug-in hybrid project from the company. According to reports, Volvo will make all its future driveline architectures have the ability to accommodate a rear-axle electric motor and [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 24, 2009

All of the cars ran on electricity or biofuels in addition to petroleum. The event was organised by Bright Automotive to showcase its IDEA - a 100mpg plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that it hopes to market to both Government and commercial fleets. Of course this wasn’t just a showcase event.

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Green Cars News

MAY 28, 2009

Let’s be honest, when you picture a green car it’s unlikely to be a Ferrari. However, it seems that the Italian sports car manufacturer may be about to embrace some green car technology. seconds per lap delivering an 82hp boost for passing other cars.

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Green Cars News

MAY 15, 2009

The LowCVP is the leading action and advisory group working to accelerate the shift to low carbon or ‘green’ vehicles and fuels in the UK and to assist businesses in maximising the opportunities that this shift produces. Tags: LowCVP Automotive PR membership Valence.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

With so much focus on the various Japanese manufacturers that are establishing a lead in the green car race, not to mention the spotlight that has fallen on the American automakers as they bid to bounce back from the global recession, it seems that France’s contributions to the automotive world have almost been forgotten.

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Green Cars News

JULY 26, 2010

Porsche is to trial an all-electric version of its performance Boxster roadster model. Not a name you will regularly hear on TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk, Porsche is nonetheless making the green car headlines today as it releases details of its research into electric transportation.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 13, 2009

Following on from our news story earlier today about Lamborghini making the green switch, it seems an apt time to examine the influx of supercar manufacturers that appear to be leaning towards greener technology. All of this is possible thanks to an exclusive hydrogen fuel injection system from Ronn Motors.

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Green Cars News

JULY 18, 2009

Green cars are the order of the day for Scottish ministers after Labour urged chiefs to hand over £15million for a fleet of new eco-friendly council vehicles. Currently, only 23 of the 20,000 plus council vehicles in the country are electric or hybrid.

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JUNE 30, 2009

The Green Piece - Tuesday 30th June 2009. It was a clear winner in our poll to determine the ‘Green Car Manufacturer of the Year’ in 2008 – but 2009 has been much more difficult for Toyota. After establishing itself as a leader in the green car race, Toyota has been pegged back in recent times.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

If you listen to US President Barack Obama it has been a long time coming – his decision to pour $2.4billion of stimulus money to make America a global leader in electric and hybrid car development comes as the country plays catch up to the likes of Japan and even China in the green car race (see article ). “I

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JUNE 20, 2009

Ever since Ferrari CEO Amedeo Felisa hinted strongly that a hybrid concept is in the works, debates have raged as to whether the supercar manufacturer needs to produce a comparatively environmentally friendly vehicle at all. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Ferrari Ferrari Hybrid.

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APRIL 30, 2009

Search Results for Google April 29, 2009 09:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time Green Star to Demonstrate Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle FRANKFORT, Ky.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Green Star Products, Inc. OTC: GSPI) announced today that within the next four weeks it plans to publicly test its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV).

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

San Francisco is to introduce a new building code which require all new domestic and commercial buildings to have the wiring for electric car chargers. The move is seen by many as the Californian city attempt to become America’s green car capital.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 1, 2010

The company has raised its sales targets for 2010 by 14 per cent thanks to the pending release of the all-electric e6 saloon car and the Chinese government’s green car friendly [.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

A recent report by Pike Research suggests that cumulative sales of hybrid vehicles in the fleet sector will total nearly four million vehicles worldwide between 2009 and 2015. The success of hybrids is expected to be spurred by companies needing to cut costs and reduce carbon emissions.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 15, 2009

The Argonne National Laboratory has completed its study into the impact of real world drive cycles on the fuel efficiency and cost of different plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), with mixed results. These were compared to a conventional hybrid electric vehicle, as well as a conventional combustion engine.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Thanks to the Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity at the Idaho National Laboratory, the US Department of Energy has now clocked up one million miles under its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle testing. The activity looks at plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in real world usage using both fleet and public drivers.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

Plans to introduce a full hybrid have been scrapped by Volvo – and in its place will be a series produced plug-in diesel hybrid. The vehicle, which will be introduced as early as 2012, will support a 31 mile all-electric range and for longer distances will turn to its diesel engine for a combined range of around 746 miles.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The Subaru hybrid Tourer concept is set to make its European debut at the Geneva Motor show next week. Featuring the world’s first ‘Boxer’ hybrid powerplant and Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive (AWD), the Hybrid Tourer Concept display Subaru’s familiar design DNA combined with a spacious cabin accessed through elongated gullwing-style doors.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

More details at: Electric-car maker Tesla preparing IPO. The IPO represents a landmark in the resurgence of electric-car technology that most carmakers had dismissed as impractical until recently. Electric-car maker Tesla preparing IPO. Venture funds back green cars. by Reuters.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 28, 2009

In an effort to speed up the commercialisation of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, some 50 representatives of European electricity companies, as well as national electricity sector associations and power distribution system operators, have signed a declaration on infrastructure for charging electric vehicles.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

It’s been an interesting week for followers of plug-in hybrid technology. Those who think they are the natural successor for full hybrids as we continue the movement towards lower emission driving will be thrilled with Volvo’s plans to unveil a plug-in hybrid car by 2012 (see article ). Does Toyota have a point?

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Green Cars News

MAY 7, 2009

A strategic alliance has been formed between ZF Friedrichshafen AG and Continental to develop and produce hybrid drives for commercial vehicles. The companies had already agreed to jointly develop and market hybrid vehicle technology for passenger cars back in 2005.

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JULY 7, 2009

The Green Piece - Tuesday 7th July 2009. Life has never run smoothly for the electric car. Once envisioned as futuristic, and the ultimate travelling option of the 21st Century, it has been maligned as slow, clunky and arguably not all that green at all. Are electric cars just hype?

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JUNE 1, 2010

China is starting a program to subsidize buyers of battery-powered and plug-in hybrids. Journal article: China to Subsidize Electric Cars. China to Subsidize Electric Cars. All-electric e6 vehicles made by BYD charge up in Shenzhen, where the cars are used as taxis. Read more in the Wall St.

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AUGUST 18, 2009

Smart charging systems appear to be the order of the day among the leading car manufacturers with Ford the latest to develop an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

The German manufacturer will present the Vision S 500 Plug-in HYBRID at the event with an all-electric range of 19 miles. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Mercedes. The vehicle achieves 73.5mpg and CO2 emissions are just 74g/km in the New European Driving Cycle.

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APRIL 26, 2009

The high Mojave Desert may not be the first place you’d look for signs of an American green revolution. It has also become a testing ground for a number of green initiatives that could save the services millions - not to mention lives too, given the frequency with which fuel convoys are targeted.

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JUNE 15, 2009

All of the exciting green car innovations don’t have to emanate from Japan - South Korea too has got in on the act as SK Energy, Asia’s fourth largest energy provider, has developed six lithium-ion cells. kWh pack, targeted at a 20-mile all-electric range PHEV.

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