Green Cars News

MAY 15, 2013

Think electric cars and Japan and your thoughts might turn to the Nissan LEAF, the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid or maybe the Mitsubishi i-MiEV. However, there is a new addition to this impressive line-up of electric cars from the land of the rising sun. The SIM-Drive Corporation has revealed its lat[.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 26, 2009

Dubai is known as one of the most forward-thinking cities in the world, so it’s no surprise that it has been quick to embrace the green car movement. Now, the Sharjah Public Transport Corporation has taken the decision to introduce gas powered taxi and bus fleets.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Mitsubishi hybrid energy hybrid energy storage device Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Mitsubishi hybrid cars.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 12, 2010

We’re a step closer to the introduction of a Mercedes-Benz hybrid truck after the Eaton Corporation supplied key power technology for the Mercedes-Benz BlueTec Atego Hybrid. The vehicle will be part of a new range of Mercedes-Benz Atego trucks and is the first hybrid truck in Europe to gain European Type Approval.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Readers Down Under should keep their eyes peeled for a host of hybrid trucks that will soon be making their way to Australia after Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation agreed to deliver 25 vehicles to the country by the end of March. In what is the company’s largest delivery of hybrid trucks outside Japan, Star [.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Following on from yesterday’s news that Toyota will recall around 436,000 hybrid models worldwide (see article), new reports suggest that the car manufacturer will halt domestic production of two of its hybrid models.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 9, 2011

Not content with having secured more than three million sales for its hybrid vehicles to date, Toyota has now unveiled its global vision for the future to convey its direction going forward which includes a significant expansion to its hybrid line-up.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 7, 2010

The company has expanded its fleet of alternative fuel vehicles with 200 next generation hybrid electric delivery trucks spread across eight US cities – Austin, Chicago, Houston, Long [.].

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 2, 2014

Hybrid cars Volvo Interviews' Volvo might be a small firm, but the Swedish brand has consistently taken a bold and innovative stance in the development of alternative fuel vehicles and new, more efficient vehicle technologies in recent years. Since being sold off by Ford in 2010 to Geely, the brand has been busy exploring everyt[.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 27, 2010

There have been contrasting reports that the Mazda Motor Corporation will introduce a mid-size hybrid vehicle based on core components supplied by Toyota. Tags: Green cars Latest news Toyota mazda Hybrid cars hybrid vehicles Mazda hybrid Toyota hybrid components Toyota Prius.

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Green Cars News

MAY 15, 2010

Good news for plug-in hybrid vehicle fans – Suzuki Motor Corporation has received type approval for its newly developed Swift Plug-in Hybrid.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 14, 2009

The Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) has been marketing the Fuso Canter hybrid truck in its home market since July 2006 with 600 vehicles sold in Japan to date. MFTBC has sold 10 Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid trucks to Ireland’s Electricity Supply Board in Dublin – the country’s leading utility company.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2010

A key element of the new offering will be a new MCU (motor controller unit), Fenton told Green Car Congress. Enova offers electric drive solutions for both hybrid and all-electric applications, with a focus on medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicle fleets. for 12, 14, and 16 foot body lengths.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 20, 2009

With a string of hybrid successes already under its belt, any new innovation from the Toyota Motor Corporation is sure to turn heads, and now the company has unveiled its latest hybrid car design. Toyota is hoping to sell around 3,000 units of the Sai compact in Japan every month.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse for the beleaguered Toyota Motor Corporation following a series of vehicle recalls, now it appears that two more of its hybrid cars will be affected. According to reports in the Nikkei, Toyota will begin recalling both the Sai Hybrid and the Lexus HS250h Hybrid, which use the [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 16, 2009

How do you break into the booming hybrid car market? Well, you might as well learn from the best - and that’s exactly what Mazda plans to do as it turns to green car leader Toyota to boost its development into the sector.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 23, 2009

ZF Friedrichshafen has teamed up with ISE Corporation, with the intention of developing and supplying parallel electric hybrid drive systems and components for the North American market. To date, ZF has developed a number of parallel hybrid configurations for various applications in the transit bus and truck industries.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 23, 2009

Having enjoyed significant success with the Toyota Prius, the Toyota Motor Corporation is now lining up a new medium-sized hybrid saloon car for introduction later this year according to reports in Kyodo News.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 23, 2010

The company will now supply electric drive motors to Ford for both hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles while also expanding its manufacturing capacity at its plant in Houston, Texas, making the location its first base overseas for [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 22, 2009

The FedEx fleet of hybrid-electric vehicles has leapt by more than 50 per cent from 172 to 264 after the company added 92 hybrid-electric trucks to its delivery fleet by converting existing models. ISB EPA 07 200hp EGR diesel engine and an Eaton hybrid-electric system featuring lithium-ion batteries for energy storage.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 6, 2012

Honda is to be taken to court by a Californian driver of one of its 2006 model Civic Hybrid cars over claims that the car fails to live up to its fuel economy ratings. Former corporate attorney Heather Peters is to take the car giant to the small claims court, avoiding a class-action suit, where [.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

The Chevrolet Volt isn’t the only range extended car on its way – now Capstone Turbine Corporation will introduce its own prototype at the LA Auto Show. The prototype is based on a Factory Five Racing GTM body and can accelerate from 0-60mph in 3.9 It has a top speed of 150mph.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 26, 2009

Given the fact that it has already been at the epicentre of numerous green car developments, it should come as no surprise that the name Toyota has taken another giant leap forward for green motoring.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 24, 2010

However, now the vehicles that take away our trash may be about to undergo a green makeover with diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 2, 2009

The world’s first production hybrid electric vehicle to be powered by a liquefied petroleum injected (LPI) engine has proven an instant sales success for its manufacturer. The LPI Hybrid qualifies as a Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle and has a fuel economy rating of 17.8km/l (42mpg) - the petrol equivalent fuel economy is 51mpg.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 22, 2009

A new mild hybrid concept vehicle made its global debut at Auto Shanghai this week dubbed the Buick Business Concept. The vehicle accommodates the next-generation GM Hybrid system and will be introduced in China in the near future.

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Green Cars News

JULY 2, 2009

The report in the Nikkei suggests that the company will raise capacity by 600 per cent next autumn on the back of receiving enough orders of lithium-ion batteries for 100,000 hybrid cars from General Motors Corporation.

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Green Cars News

MAY 6, 2010

An electric clutch that promises to be more than 80 per cent efficient and a new hybrid electric drive train – these are the latest developments from the Axial Vector Energy Corporation (AVEC). The company’s brand new electric clutch is made up of AVEC permanent magnets and coils.

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Green Cars News

MAY 19, 2010

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has announced it is to begin a new recall of vehicles including some models of a Lexus hybrid. The car giant says that around 11,500 vehicles are affected globally by the recall of some of its hybrid Lexus LS 600h model and some of its LS 460 models, to fix a steering [.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Three in every ten cars sold by Toyota in a decade’s time will be hybrid, a senior executive told the Financial Times on Wednesday. In an interview with TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk, UK press relations manager, for Toyota, Michael Valvo said that hybrid is ‘core technology for the future at Toyota’.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Japanese car maker Toyota has teamed up with its customer service IT company, Toyota Media Service Corporation, to develop a tool to support home-based charging. The tool will work with the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle, which is due to be launched next year, as well as other electric vehicles.

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Green Cars News

JULY 15, 2009

Following its appearance at T in the Park, several other Scottish police forces are now going to trial the smart car, which offers great fuel efficiency and low carbon emissions. At T in the Park, the smart’s environmental credentials perfectly complemented the green reputation of an event that is now in its 16th year.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

Hybrid cars are gradually developing from a niche alternative to a mainstream solution and now their impact has been reaffirmed with the news that the Toyota Motor Corporation has cumulatively sold more than two million hybrid vehicles since the 1997 launch of the Coaster Hybrid EV and the Prius.

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Green Cars News

JULY 29, 2011

Think of the Ford F-Series Super Duty product line and you wouldn’t normally think green – however, that may all be about to change after an agreement was reached with Azure Dynamics Corporation. The company has entered an agreement with Ford to integrate its plug-in hybrid vehicle technology into the product line.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 22, 2010

A new liquid fuel turbine is set to meet extremely low global emission standards – including those outlined by the California Air Resources Board for new on-road heavy duty engines for urban bus-hybrid services.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 5, 2010

The US Department of Transportation, along with the US Environmental Protection Agency, have announced increasingly stringent fuel economy standards as part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Corporate Average Fuel Economy programme and the Clean Air Act for 2012-2016.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2011

However, while Mazda plans to offer hybrid vehicles in the medium-term, its engineers are pushing hard to increase the efficiencies of both the gasoline and diesel platforms, moving toward what they call “the ideal Internal Combustion Engine. Mazda and hybrids. Mazda’s roadmap to the ideal internal combustion engine.

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