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Volkswagen and Audi launch sustainability programs for US introduction of e-Golf BEV and A3 e-tron PHEV; carbon offsets with 3Degrees and solar energy

Green Car Congress

Volkswagen of America chose to include carbon reduction efforts in California and in Texas with projects geared towards forestry conservation and landfill gas capture. The Audi-designed Level 2 charger will come standard with the purchase of an all-new Audi A3 Sportback e-tron. McKinney Landfill.

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California Energy Commission awards nearly $5M to encourage natural gas-powered buses and trucks

Green Car Congress

To make the Energy Commission’s buy-down program as efficient and simple as possible, the incentive reservations are awarded in blocks to vehicle manufacturers or their designated dealers. Capacity of Texas, Inc. The incentives are passed on to the individual buyers at the point of sale. The vehicles are built by Mack Truck.

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Keeping your Nissan LEAF?

Electric Auto Association

Replacing the battery pack on a decade-old EV By Stanton Zeff : Member, North Texas ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION. If I was to keep the car, I would need to replace the battery pack (yet again), and if I were to go to that trouble (and expense), then it would make sense to purchase something larger than the current 24 kWh version.

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GM workaround for transport snags: Broker pickup from the manufacturing unit

Baua Electric

GM has labored to seek out inventive techniques round logistics stumbling blocks, from purchasing its personal fleet of vans and excess capability via third-party carriers to uploading the South Korea-made Chevrolet Trax on container vessels in lieu than conventional automobile shipment ships, Bell stated. Fortress Wayne, Ind.;

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Designing the First Apple Macintosh: The Engineers’ Story

Cars That Think

This article was first published as “Design case history: Apple’s Macintosh.” The author spoke with many members of the design team in the months following the 1984 introduction of the Macintosh, however, Steve Jobs did not grant an interview for this article. It appeared in the December 1984 issue of IEEE Spectrum.

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Road Test: 2024 Nissan Leaf SV Plus EV

Clean Fleet Report

If you buy and drive the Leaf SV Plus for how it was designed, expect to be grateful for the latter. Nissan stresses that ProPilot Assist is not autopilot, which no car company has, including the one that fled California for Texas. Not relying on the dealer to provide this information will serve them and you best.

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Coulomb Technologies to Provide 4,600 Free Home and Public Charging Stations Through ChargePoint America Program

Green Car Congress

ChargePoint America will provide 4,600 Level II (220 – 240 volts) public and private ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations by October 2011 to program participants in nine regions in the United States: Austin, Texas; Detroit, Michigan; Los Angeles, California; New York, New York; Orlando, Fla.; Sacramento, Calif.; and Washington DC.

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