Transport
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 spots […]
Transport
Air/Climate
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 imposing strict limits on emissions from petrol-powered cars. […]
Energy
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 at the 20th anniversary National Biodiesel Board Conference & Expo today in Las Vegas. […]
Business
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 company announced Tuesday. […]
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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 at the Washington Auto Show. The Ford C-MAX Energi was named the Green Car Vision Award winner. […]
Air/Climate
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 stricter […]
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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 European Union, the European Commission has announced. […]
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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 the 2013 Sustainable Transport Award from the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. […]
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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 technologies are attracting attention. […]
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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 first rail transit system, but the downtown part of the route is still up in the air. […]
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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 most stringent smog-emission standard. […]
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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 update on Tuesday by 30 votes to 27, with two abstentions. […]
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Indianapolis Mayor Orders City Fleet Weaned Off Petroleum
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, December 13, 2012 (ENS) – Calling it a vital national security issue, Mayor Greg Ballard has signed an Executive Order making Indianapolis the first U.S. city to require the purchase of either electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles for the city’s non-police fleet. […]
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Ford Fusion, 2013 Green Car of the Year, Recalled for Engine Fires
LOS ANGELES, California, December 3, 2012 (ENS) – Ford has been forced to recall 2013 Fusions equipped with its gas-sipping 1.6-liter EcoBoost engine because they can overheat and catch fire. The recall comes one day after the 2013 Ford Fusion was named Green Car of the Year at the Los Angeles Auto Show. […]
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Chevy’s First Electric Car Sparks Up Los Angeles Auto Show
LOS ANGELES, California, November 29, 2012 (ENS) – Chevrolet’s first pure electric vehicle, the Spark EV, was unveiled Wednesday at the Los Angeles Auto Show. […]
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No Rare Earths in Next Generation Electric Vehicles
CHICAGO, Illinois, November 23, 2012 (ENS) – A variety of electric motors that use no rare earth minerals are being developed in the United States to power future generations of electric vehicles. […]
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California to Get 200 Electric Car Charging ‘Freedom Stations’
SAN FRANCISCO, California, November 12, 2012 (ENS) – U.S. energy regulators have approved a legal agreement between California and a New Jersey utility that will bring more than $100 million in electric vehicle charging infrastructure to the state. […]
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Hyundai, Kia Overstated Fuel Economy Claims
WASHINGTON, DC, November 9, 2012 (ENS) – South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia exaggerated the fuel economy estimates for the majority of their 2012 and 2013 vehicles offered for sale in the United States and must re-label the vehicles and reimburse owners. […]
Energy
European Commission Would Limit Food-based Biofuels
BRUSSELS, Belgium, October 19, 2012 (ENS) – The European Commission is proposing to limit land conversion for food crops used instead to produce biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel. […]
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New Fuel-Sipping Ford Plug-in Hybrid Erases Range Anxiety
DEARBORN, Michigan, October 17, 2012 (ENS) – The range anxiety that has troubled hybrid divers in the past is fast-fading into the rear view mirror. Ford is poised to roll out a new plug-in hybrid utility vehicle that can travel the 614 miles from Detroit to New York powered only by its lithium-ion battery and one tank of gas. […]