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Obama Advocates $2 Billion Fund for Advanced Cars, Fuels

March 15, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Obama Advocates $2 Billion Fund for Advanced Cars, Fuels

 

ARGONNE, Illinois, March 15, 2013 (ENS) – President Barack Obama today again called on Congress to establish a $2 billion Energy Security Trust for investments in research that [...]

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Honda Recycles Used Rare Earth Metals Into New Batteries

March 15, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Honda Recycles Used Rare Earth Metals Into New Batteries

 

TOKYO, Japan, March 15, 2013 (ENS) – Honda has established the world’s first process to reuse rare earth metals extracted from nickel-metal hydride batteries to make new batteries [...]

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Business

General Motors Chief Bets on Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

March 12, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on General Motors Chief Bets on Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

 

HOUSTON, Texas, March 12, 2013 (ENS) – The United States is poised to achieve long-term energy security because of the rise of fuel-efficient vehicles and the revolution in [...]

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Energy

U.S. Puts $50 Million Into ‘EV Everywhere’ Grand Challenge

March 11, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on U.S. Puts $50 Million Into ‘EV Everywhere’ Grand Challenge

WASHINGTON, DC, March 11, 2013 (ENS) – The U.S. Energy Department Friday announced $50 million in funding for the development of advanced plug-in electric vehicle technologies.

The new funding [...]

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Business

FedEx Fleet Blasts Past Fuel Efficiency Target

March 8, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on FedEx Fleet Blasts Past Fuel Efficiency Target

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, March 8, 2013 (ENS) – New hybrid and electric vehicles added to the Fedex fleet have helped the world’s largest express transportation company achieve its fuel efficiency [...]

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Million-Dollar, Racy Plug-in Hybrids at Geneva Motor Show

March 7, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Million-Dollar, Racy Plug-in Hybrids at Geneva Motor Show

 

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 7, 2013 (ENS) – Like a prima donna, Ferrari’s ultra-powerful new hybrid, LaFerrari, made a star’s entrance at the Geneva International Motor Show at its [...]

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Energy

South Africa to Test Nissan LEAFs in Green Car Project

February 27, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on South Africa to Test Nissan LEAFs in Green Car Project

 

 

PRETORIA, South Africa, February 27, 2013 (ENS) – South Africa on Tuesday rolled out its Green Car project as part of the government’s effort to build a [...]

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Hybrid Air Car Debuts at Geneva Motor Show

February 19, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Hybrid Air Car Debuts at Geneva Motor Show

 

PARIS, France, February 19, 2013 (ENS) – PSA Peugeot-Citroën has developed a unique hybrid car powered by gasoline and compressed air called Hybrid Air that will debut in [...]

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Transport

New York’s Mayor Bloomberg Gives Electric Cars a Boost

February 15, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on New York’s Mayor Bloomberg Gives Electric Cars a Boost

 

NEW YORK, New York, February 15, 2013 (ENS) – In his final State of the City address, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed to add 10,000 public parking [...]

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Air/Climate

Beijing Bans Polluting Petrol-Powered Cars

February 12, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Beijing Bans Polluting Petrol-Powered Cars

 

BEIJING, China, February 12, 2013 (ENS) – To help cut record levels of air pollution in Beijing, the city is making zero-emission and alternative-energy vehicles more desirable by [...]

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Energy

Biodiesel Fuels ‘A New American Economy’

February 7, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Biodiesel Fuels ‘A New American Economy’

 

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, February 8, 2013 (ENS) – The biodiesel industry “is helping create “a new dynamic in America,” U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told a packed audience [...]

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UPS Deploys 100 Electric Delivery Vans in California

February 6, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on UPS Deploys 100 Electric Delivery Vans in California

 

SACRAMENTO, California, February 6, 2013 (ENS) – UPS is buying 100 electric commercial vehicles made in California and putting them to work delivering packages around the state, the [...]

2013 Ford C-MAX Energi
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Green Car Awards Go to Mazda, Ford

February 4, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Green Car Awards Go to Mazda, Ford

 

WASHINGTON, DC, February 4, 2013 (ENS) – Mazda North America was honored with the inaugural 2013 Green Car Technology Award, as presented by “Green Car Journal” on Thursday [...]

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Air/Climate

Poll: Cleaner Gasoline, Vehicles Endorsed by U.S. Voters

January 31, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Poll: Cleaner Gasoline, Vehicles Endorsed by U.S. Voters

 

WASHINGTON, DC, January 31, 2013 (ENS) – An overwhelming majority of voters polled in a new American Lung Association survey support the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in setting [...]

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Europe Sets Common Standard for Electric Vehicle Charging

January 28, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Europe Sets Common Standard for Electric Vehicle Charging

 

BRUSSELS, Belgium, January 28, 2013 (ENS) – The “Type 2” plug developed by the German company Mennekes will be the common standard for charging electrified vehicles across the [...]

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Mexico City Crowned With 2013 Sustainable Transport Award

January 22, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on Mexico City Crowned With 2013 Sustainable Transport Award

 

 

NEW YORK, New York, January 22, 2013 (ENS) – Expansion of its Bus Rapid Transit system, cycling and walking infrastructure and parking program has earned Mexico City [...]

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High-Tech Cars Invade Consumer Electronics Show

January 8, 2013 News Editor Comments Off on High-Tech Cars Invade Consumer Electronics Show

 

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, January 8, 2013 (ENS) – The Consumer Electronics Show is bigger than ever this year, and among all the new high-tech TVs and tablets, automotive [...]

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Feds Fund Honolulu’s Rail Transit But Burials Complicate Route

December 28, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Feds Fund Honolulu’s Rail Transit But Burials Complicate Route

 

HONOLULU, Hawaii, December 28, 2012 (ENS) – The federal government has signed an agreement to provide $1.55 billion to the City and County of Honolulu to build Hawaii’s [...]

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California’s 1st Ultra-Clean Car: 2014 Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid

December 26, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on California’s 1st Ultra-Clean Car: 2014 Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid

 

SACRAMENTO, California, December 27, 2012 (ENS) – The California Air Resources Board has approved Honda’s first plug-in hybrid as the first car that meets the state’s newest and [...]

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EU Environment Committee Moves to Muffle Vehicle Noise

December 21, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on EU Environment Committee Moves to Muffle Vehicle Noise

 

STRASBOURG, France, December 20, 2012 (ENS) – Vehicle noise limits must be lowered to protect the health of EU citizens, said Environment Committee MEPs, who approved a legislative [...]

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