Green Car Congress
JUNE 25, 2010
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc., intends to conduct a voluntary safety recall of potentially 17,000 2010 model year Lexus HS 250h hybrid vehicles to address a compliance issue with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 301. As part of its annual compliance testing program, the NHTSA recently conducted a test of the 2010 model year HS 250h.
Creative Greenius
JUNE 19, 2010
My wife, Debra, and I watched our beloved world champion Los Angeles Lakers banish the bullies from Boston back to Beantown at the Staples Center. Thursday night’s Game 7 of the NBA Finals was a magical experience we’ll never forget — for more reasons than you’d think. Thursday was “Dump the Pump Day,&# which encouraged residents to take public transportation for travel instead of driving.
Revenge of the Electric Car
JUNE 24, 2010
Revenge of the Electric Car director Chris Paine attended the “LA Get Off Oil Day&# rally in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 2 2nd, where Chelsea Sexton from Who Killed the Electric Car? was also spotted, along with author and radio personality Richard Greene, LA’s mayor, members of NRDC, The Sierra Club, Heal the Bay, and more. The event was organized by filmmakers for the documentary recently released on DVD, Fuel , directed by Josh Tickell- who was also in attendance and sp
Electric Cars are for Girls
JUNE 24, 2010
The Wheego Whip has gone on a lithium diet, lost a little weight, and is now officially a hottie.
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Green Car Congress
JUNE 21, 2010
The European Commission Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH) Joint Undertaking (JU) has published its 2010 Call for Proposals with a budget of €89.1 million (US$110 million). The JU publishes annual calls for proposals (from 2008-2013), on the basis of which funding is granted for research, technological development and demonstration projects. ( Earlier post.).
Green Car Reports
JUNE 25, 2010
A recent J.D. Power study is suggesting that by 2015, three million vehicles that use some sort of battery power will be on the road, and 1.4 million of those will be hybrids. If that number turns out to be correct, that would be darn close to 10 percent of the market for hybrids. However, there's no guarantee that hybrid sales will reach that.
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Electric Cars are for Girls
JUNE 22, 2010
I have a 1989 Nissan 4x4 KingCab pickup, with a manual transmission. It weighs about 5500 lb. I'd like to convert to electric. I think I'd prefer.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 22, 2010
Petrobras plans to invest $224 billion from 2010 through 2014, representing an average of $44.8 billion per year, of which 95% ($212.3 billion) will be invested in Brazil and 5% ($11.7 billion) abroad. The planned investment for the next five years is 20% more than the previous Plan. In total, $31.6 billion will be directed to new projects, 62% of which is earmarked for E&P ($19.7 billion).
Green Car Reports
JUNE 25, 2010
Reuters speculates this morning that a hybrid price war is about to break out between Honda and Toyota. The initial skirmish, the bureau says, will come in Japan. But if a discount battle were to start, it's hard to imagine it being contained in the Japanese domestic market. Then again, we've heard all of this before. Japan's Nekkei Business.
All Cars Electric
JUNE 20, 2010
In the 1990s oil was getting scarcer and the pollution produced by combustion engines was becoming recognized as a very serious problem. Consumers began to demand some solutions that would save their world, their bank accounts and their breathing from gasoline's bad effects. Around the world, there was rising concern about pollution, rising oil.
Green Cars News
JUNE 22, 2010
Tuesday 22 June 2010. The Green Piece Column. Once the embodiment of a seemingly far-fetched future, electric cars are on the brink of becoming a mainstream reality. However, as their turn in the spotlight moves closer, questions continue to surround their impact on the environment. Arguably the main reason electric cars have gained momentum in recent years [.].
Green Car Congress
JUNE 23, 2010
Ford Motor Company has awarded Toshiba a major contract to supply electric drive motors for hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Toshiba Corporation will expand manufacturing capacity at its plant in Houston, Texas for production of the high-performance drive motors for HEV, PHEV and EV applications. The production will be Toshiba’s first overseas manufacturing base for automotive propulsion motors, which are currently produced in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
Green Car Reports
JUNE 24, 2010
The 2011 Honda Accord receives a number of updates, and while the addition of a new trim level and some exterior and interior upgrades will gain most of the attention, perhaps the biggest news is that Honda is promising a fuel-economy boost. Four-cylinder models equipped with the automatic transmission are expected to gain 2 mpg city and 3 mpg.
All Cars Electric
JUNE 22, 2010
Until now the words electric, car and Mercedes have had an uncomfortable union. While Mercedes' cheapest car, the diminutive Smart ForTwo, has an electric version, its 62.5 mph top speed is hardly enough to get car buyers excited about converting to electric. But Mercedes super-sexy, bright yellow, Gullwing SLS AMG E-Cell may just change that. As.
Green Cars News
JUNE 23, 2010
Ford’s push towards electrification has taken another step forward after it decided to award a major contract to Toshiba. 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 [.].
Green Car Congress
JUNE 25, 2010
Renault and the CEA (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, le Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives) have signed a cooperative research and development agreement that encompasses work on electric vehicles, new energies, and cleaner combustion engines. Under the terms of this agreement, cooperation between Renault and the CEA will take the form of joint project teams working together at several sites.
Green Car Reports
JUNE 24, 2010
Now ranked as the world's fifth-largest automaker in conjunction with its Kia subsidiary, Hyundai is making strides to build a product line that reflects its status among the world's top manufacturers. With the world's first hybrid vehicle powered by advanced lithium-polymer batteries and capable of running on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) already.
All Cars Electric
JUNE 24, 2010
Unless you've been asleep for the past two months the chances are that you already know that Tesla Motors is about to launch it's IPO. You're probably also aware that predicted investment from the IPO is now at $178 million, up $78 million from original estimates. But just how is Elon Musk, Tesla's larger-than-life CEO and reputed inspiration.
Green Cars News
JUNE 21, 2010
The US Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration wants to boost intelligent transportation systems – and is willing to back new concepts with significant funding. A Broad Agency Announcement has been issued with the aim of identifying contractors for ongoing innovative research on Intelligent Transport Systems applications that will improve environmental performance.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 22, 2010
Capstone’s HEV drive system. Source: Capstone. Click to enlarge. Capstone Turbine Corporation, a leading manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, has released configurations of the C30 (30 kW) liquid fuel microturbine that meet extremely low global emission standards including California Air Resources Board (CARB) requirements for New On-Road Heavy-Duty Engines for Urban Bus - Hybrid service with no aftertreatment.
Green Car Reports
JUNE 21, 2010
A few years back Chrysler was working on all manner of electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid technologies, even going so far as to release a number of concepts as well as establish a separate division called ENVI to develop them into production models. Ever since Chrysler's bankruptcy and eventual sale to Fiat, those original concepts had fallen.
All Cars Electric
JUNE 25, 2010
Let's face it. EVs are still a very small, very niche market. Expensive, short on supply and not even universally supported throughout the USA there are a whole series of achievements EVs will need to attain before they are considered regular cars. Here's the five most important things EVs will need to turn the regular consumer from in-the-dark to.
Green Cars News
JUNE 24, 2010
It’s not just what we put into our cars that is getting greener – it’s also the cars themselves. Ford has announced that the 2011 version of its Explorer vehicle will boast soy foam in the seat cushions and seatbacks as part of its green initiative – the vehicle also manages to slash fuel consumption by [.]. Tags: Ford Green cars Latest news eco-friendly materials Ford Explorer Ford recycling new Ford Explorer soy foam seats.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 24, 2010
DHL Supply Chain and London Stansted Airport recently signed agreements to participate in Hydrogen On Site Trials (HOST) of ITM Power’s transportable high pressure hydrogen refuelling unit (HFuel). The unit under construction is supported by a Technology Strategy Board (TSB) grant (announced February 2010) and project partners Gateway to London and Revolve Technologies.
Green Car Reports
JUNE 25, 2010
Forty-eight-point-five miles per gallon. It's an impressive figure. A little better than the numbers we got in a week of commuting in a Honda Insight last year, in fact. But this number comes not from a little fuel-sipping hybrid that shuts off at stoplights. No, this was a pavement-rippling muscle car putting out more than 300 horsepower. The.
All Cars Electric
JUNE 23, 2010
If most mainstream media outlets are to be listened to we are a few short years from seeing stranded EVs dotting our major highways after running out of electricity short of the next charging station, but is this really an accurate depiction of what life with an EV will be like? While traditional motoring journalists like the U.K's Fifth Gear may.
Green Cars News
JUNE 24, 2010
The growth in the electric vehicle market will stagnate if there is a lack of underlying transport infrastructure including charging points, battery swap stations and smart grid technology, a new report suggests. The latest research from energy market analyst, SBI Energy, suggests that government and manufacturer investment into expanding the market for electric cars will [.].
Green Car Congress
JUNE 23, 2010
Amyris engineers microbes to convert sugar to hydrocarbon fuels. Micrograph of fermentation fluids from production of Amyris Renewable Diesel (Nov 2007). Source: Amyris. Click to enlarge. France-based Total, a major international oil and gas company, and synthetic biology company Amyris Inc., have entered into a strategic partnership encompassing Total’s investment in Amyris and a wide-spectrum master development and collaboration agreement.
Green Car Reports
JUNE 23, 2010
Imagine if your car could talk. What would it say about you? While for the immediate future, this is largely an impossibility, one aspiring actress based on the "West Side" has envisaged just what it could be like if cars were able to talk. Alyssa Price, the proud owner of a Toyota Prius and resident of Los Angeles, California has created a video.
All Cars Electric
JUNE 21, 2010
Tesla has previously hinted that its electric powertrain technology could be applied to a number of vehicle platforms and that the company would eventually expand its lineup beyond the current Roadster and upcoming Model S sedan. In fact, at Tesla's announcement of interest in acquiring a $465 million DOE loan last year, company execs revealed.
Green Cars News
JUNE 22, 2010
The European Commission Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking has announced its 2010 Call for Proposals that outlines how funding will be distributed towards research, technological development and demonstration projects. A whopping €89.1million will be made available across four areas: transportation and refuelling; storage and distribution; hydrogen production; and stationary power generation and CHP.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 22, 2010
The US Departments of Transportation (DOT) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are collaborating for the first time to award up to $75 million in funding—$35 million in TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) II Planning Grants and $40 million in Sustainable Community Challenge Grants—for localized planning activities that ultimately lead to projects that integrate transportation, housing and economic development.
Green Car Reports
JUNE 23, 2010
Microsoft's New Kinect For Xbox 360 is about to revolutionize the way we play video games, while the upcoming 2011 Chevrolet Volt will do the same in terms of the type of cars we drive. Now the two technology pioneers have come together, with new car buyers soon to have a new way of getting information, as well as an overall feel for the Chevrolet.
All Cars Electric
JUNE 23, 2010
We've heard a lot about the upcoming 2011 Chevrolet Volt, read up on all the specs, even seen a few videos of prototypes doing the rounds at GM proving grounds around Michigan, but sadly, for the great majority of Americans, getting a feel for what the Volt is really like to drive is still months away. That is not entirely true, however. Thanks to.
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