Smart idle stop system
Mazda to cut vehicle fuel consumption 30 percent by 2015.
-     By 2015, Mazda will have renewed almost its entire powertrain lineup.
-     Through steadily developing safe, lightweight, new generation platforms, aim to reduce the weight of new vehicles by 100 kilograms or more, from 2011.
-     Unique Smart Idle Stop System [...]

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FORD, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEVELOP NEW MOBILITY AND TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS FOR THE FUTURE
* By 2015, about two-thirds of the world will be living in urban areas, which will exacerbate traffic congestion and present major challenges to basic transportation and personal mobility.
* “Ford Urban Mobility Networks” is a pilot program that is exploring how to coordinate [...]

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California EPA and General Motors Team up to Help Drivers Reduce Motor Oil Consumption
GM joins campaign to educate Californians about oil changes, helping reduce their environmental impact
GM Oil Life System
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - General Motors, the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) and the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) announced today that they are joining forces [...]

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Toyota Develops Advanced Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle
TOYOTA FCHV-adv, with New Toyota FC Stack, Earns Vehicle-type Certification Tokyo — TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) [...]

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With Gas at $4/Gallon Average, Plug In America Calls on Americans to Demand Electric
Cars
Electric Car Advocacy Group Urges Americans to Call the Auto Companies and Demand
Electrics
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SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION - DRIVE INSTEAD OF FLY. HYDROGEN POWERS SPACE CREW IN MUNICH.
06/06/2008
Munich. The Space Shuttle crew is getting a taste of the future of mobility at BMW. The astronauts, who normally head into space propelled by hydrogen, have adopted the role of earthbound passengers to experience the world’s first hydrogen-powered saloon, the BMW [...]

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BMW Group employee develops solution for a cheap, mobile device for producing drinking water. Stephan Augustin presented with the internationally renowned National Energy Globe Award in Brussels for his invention.
05/30/2008
Munich/Brussels. On May 26 in Brussels, an international jury presented the National Energy Globe Award 2007 to BMW Group designer Stephan Augustin for his invention of [...]

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Irvine, Calif. May 13, 2008: Fisker Automotive, Inc. and Quantum
Technologies [NASDAQ: QTWW] announced today they are performing initial
vehicle testing and fine tuning the battery software management system
for the Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid production car. These initial test
track developments are taking place in Southern California.
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FORD FIRST AUTOMAKER TO JOIN THE CLIMATE REGISTRY
Ford becomes Founding Reporter of the new voluntary North American facility CO2 reporting initiative.
* Ford is the first automaker to join The Climate Registry.
* Ford participates in other greenhouse gas emissions initiatives around the globe including the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), Mexican GHG Program, Philippine GHG Accounting and [...]

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GM and Mascoma Enter into Biofuels Relationship
Automaker to Help Speed One-Step Cellulose-to-Fuels Process to Market
WASHINGTON, May 1 – General Motors Corp. and Mascoma Corp. today announced a strategic relationship to develop cellulosic ethanol focused on Mascoma’s single-step biochemical conversion of non-grain biomass into low-carbon alternative fuels to help address increasing energy demand.
The relationship, which includes [...]

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