Green Cars News

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Some of the most advanced green cars and electric vehicles available will be at the Copenhagen Summit this week with Peugeot, Citroen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Think, Honda and Renault all displaying their vehicles and in many cases, lending their greenest models out during the international conference.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The new technology was showcased at the Ninth Annual Hyundai-Kia International Powertrain Conference in Korea and has a compression ratio of 11.3:1. Tags: Green cars Hyundai Latest news direct injection engine Hyundai-Kia Hyundai-Kia International Powertrain Conference. Now the carmaker has unveiled the 2.4

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Fossil fuel subsidies amount to little more than an incentive to pollute and as such are “public enemy number one to sustainable development” Fatih Birol, Chief Economist at the International Energy Agency said at the European Wind Energy Association’s (EWEA) recent annual conference.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 22, 2010

Plug-in hybrids which can run on electric power only as well as using petrol engine power for longer journeys offer the best solution for 21st century motoring, Graham Smith, managing director of Toyota Motor Europe told delegates at the International Automotive Conference in Sunderland yesterday. "But

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Green Cars News

APRIL 23, 2011

At this year’s Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics, researchers from Japan will reveal a new multi-beam laser system that could help reduce a vehicle’s fuel consumption.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 25, 2009

That is the verdict of the European Conference of Transport Research Institutes and the US Transportation Research Board, which have both assessed how the differences between the cultures can be used to drive new innovations in joint research projects. US Transportation Research Board.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 11, 2011

Announced at the company’s Press conference at the North American International Auto Show, Mercedes-AMG will begin [.]. If anyone maintained that perception after the introduction of the Honda CR-Z Hybrid, the Tesla Roadster and the Fisker Karma, Mercedes-AMG is determined to quash the myth once and for all.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 21, 2011

South Korean car maker Hyundai seized the opportunity at the 11th Hyundai-Kia International Powertrain Conference, by releasing two new powertrains: the Gamma 1.6 T-GDI engine; and the Euro6 R-2.0 diesel engine. The Gamma 1.6 T-GDI was developed over 52 months and cost the company around US$61.3million.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 19, 2009

The public hearings are scheduled for the EPA Potomac Yard Conference Centre in Arlington, VA on May 18 and the Bell Harbor International Conference Centre in Seattle, WA on May 21. Tags: Global warming Green cars Latest news Environmental Protection Agency EPA greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 17, 2009

At the Plug-In Conference last week Mike Tinsey, the global manager of Ford’s sustainability activities, admitted that Build Your Dreams Auto (BYD Auto), the China based battery and car manufacturer, could be a “real threat&#. Now it’s easy to see why.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 22, 2010

Saving weight is potentially more important to future car design than many expensive alternative solutions to going greener, delegates at the Sunderland International Automotive Conference were told yesterday (Wednesday). Tags: Green credentials Latest news ARPRO cut design emissions jsp size weight.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The collaboration between the international artist and the motor manufacturer will coincide with the singer’s 50-city European tour in 2011. The new partners announced their co-operation today during an exclusive press conference, live performance and webcast at Air Studios in London. Peter Hope, Vauxhall’s [.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 18, 2010

The latest vehicle confirmed for the Brighton to London Future Car Challenge is a new all-electric commercial based on the Volkswagen Caddy Maxi. Tags: Volkswagen Caddy Maxi electric car Future Car Challenge.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 13, 2012

A brand new electric racing car has been unveiled at the 2012 Low Carbon Racing Conference at the NEC in Birmingham this week. Developed by Drayson Racing Technologies, the new Lola-Drayson B12/69EV can lap as fast, if not faster than a conventionally powered car and has been demonstrating its 850 horsepower, and 200 mph plus [.].

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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). Many participants at the conference expect a 30% decline for the year overall. Details Behind the Conference.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

In the longer term internal combustion engines in general start to hit a wall in terms of CO 2 improvement, and ultimately they need a contribution from the fuel side. Ford hosted Green Car Congress for the Dearborn briefing.]. Kapp, presentation at “Focus on the Future” Automotive Research Conference, U. Resources.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2010

Green Car Congress recently had a quick conversation with John Warren, Director of Government Relations & Project Development for Osage Bio Energy in Glen Allen, VA. They are “technology agnostic” and have partnered with KATZEN International which provides the technology packages and consulting. Launch Plan.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

Raser Technologies, the company behind the hybrid hummer, claims to have achieved the impossible by greening up one of the cars with the worse environmental record. Raser Vice President David West is expected to speak at the convention on “Scaling Up from an Idea to Production.”.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Related Links Government to offer £5,000 to boost green cars Electric shock as sales of green cars reverse With or without incentives, these are still likely to be a specialisedpurchase. Electric cars remain dependent on the development of better,affordable batteries. Walkout at UN conference after Iran.

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JULY 17, 2015

He was formerly with the University of Wisconsin and Rockwell International, and holds a Ph.D. Most drivers of BEVs will need two cars: the electric car for economical short range commuting, and a separate conventional liquid-fuel internal combustion vehicle for long distance travel.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

August 9, 2007 (Multiple reports on speech and press conference by GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz) Lutz said his goal is for GM to develop a plug in hybrid on sale by 2010. That has to be looked at." ( Reuters ) 3/28/07 "Batteries are not yet an economic or efficient way of storing power.we 11/11/06 General Motors Corp. Bloomberg ). Reuters ).

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