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General Motors, Goodyear and Bose Collaborate to Boost Chevrolet Volt’s Efficiency

Posted on10. Feb, 2009 by .

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General Motors, Goodyear and Bose Collaborate to Boost Chevrolet Volt’s Efficiency CHICAGO – When the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle debuts next year, advanced, fuel-efficient tires by Goodyear and a new sound system by Bose will be among the components helping the Volt to achieve up to 40 miles of electric-only range. GM announced today [...]

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EcoCAR Teams Roll Out Architectures for ‘Green’ Vehicle of the Future

Posted on03. Feb, 2009 by .

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EcoCAR Teams Roll Out Architectures for ‘Green’ Vehicle of the Future Students Provide Glimpse into the Future of Clean Vehicle Technology Solutions as they Reveal Cutting-Edge EcoCAR Designs WASHINGTON – Today, student engineers participating in EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge, completed a major milestone in their three-year quest to win the competition by unveiling their vehicle [...]

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FORD, EPRI ADD 7 NEW UTILITY PARTNERS, BATTERY MAKER TO PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLE PROGRAM

Posted on03. Feb, 2009 by .

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FORD, EPRI ADD 7 NEW UTILITY PARTNERS, BATTERY MAKER TO PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLE PROGRAM * Seven electric utility providers are joining the Ford and Electric Power Research Institute plug-in hybrid electric vehicle program to conduct real world testing with Ford Escape PHEVs. * Utility companies and a state research agency from New York, Ohio, North [...]

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Opel To Reveal Ampera Electric Car At Geneva Motor Show

Posted on26. Jan, 2009 by .

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Opel To Reveal Ampera Electric Car At Geneva Motor Show Rüsselsheim. Opel has announced Ampera as the name of its revolutionary extended-range electric car. The five-door, four-seat Opel Ampera will be revealed at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show (March 5-15). “With the Ampera, Opel will be the first European automobile manufacturer to provide customers several [...]

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SEAT presents its electric car project to Spanish government

Posted on25. Jan, 2009 by .

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SEAT presents its electric car project to Spanish government # The electrically-powered prototype presented shows the potential of the Twin Drive traction for a compact range vehicle. # This technology uses electrical power in urban circuits, combined with a combustion engine for interurban trips, with no range restriction. # The first units could be available [...]

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The 2e, Aptera’s two-seat, three-wheel vehicle, gets the equivalent of more than 200 mile- per-gallon

Posted on21. Jan, 2009 by .

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First Pre-Production All-Electric Aptera is Complete; Full Production and Delivery to Begin in October The 2e, Aptera’s two-seat, three-wheel vehicle, gets the equivalent of more than 200 mile-per-gallon VISTA, Calif. (Jan. 21, 2009) –The initial pre-production all-electric model from Southern California vehicle manufacturer Aptera Motors had rolled out the door of its Vista, Calif. production [...]

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Let there be light

Posted on20. Jan, 2009 by .

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EDAG presents its powerful innovation “Light Car – Open Source” at the 79th Geneva Motor Show EDAG, worldwide provider of engineering services, will be presenting the world premiere of its vision of an environment-friendly, future-orientated vehicle for everyday and leisure use at this year’s International Motor Show in Geneva. For the body concept of the [...]

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NEW YORK CITY MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG ANNOUNCES USE OF MINI E ELECTRIC CARS PROVIDED BY BMW GROUP TO CITY OF NEW YORK

Posted on16. Jan, 2009 by .

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NEW YORK CITY MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG ANNOUNCES USE OF MINI E ELECTRIC CARS PROVIDED BY BMW GROUP TO CITY OF NEW YORK 01/16/2009 New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Announces Use of MINI E Electric Cars provided by BMW Group to City of New York in State of the City Speech The MINI [...]

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Subaru Unveils G4e electric concept vehicle at CIAS

Posted on16. Jan, 2009 by .

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Subaru Unveils G4e electric concept vehicle, and new 2010 Forester PZEV The focus is on the environment this year when Subaru brings its industry-leading lineup of Symmetrical full-time All-Wheel Drive vehicles to the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto.

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