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Indianapolis Mayor Orders City Fleet Weaned Off Petroleum

December 13, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Ford Fusion, 2013 Green Car of the Year, Recalled for Engine Fires

December 3, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Chevy’s First Electric Car Sparks Up Los Angeles Auto Show

November 30, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Chevy’s First Electric Car Sparks Up Los Angeles Auto Show

 

LOS ANGELES, California, November 30, 2012 (ENS) – Chevrolet’s first pure electric vehicle, the Spark EV, was unveiled Wednesday at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

Executive Chief Engineer [...]

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No Rare Earths in Next Generation Electric Vehicles

November 23, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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California to Get 200 Electric Car Charging ‘Freedom Stations’

November 12, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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Hyundai, Kia Overstated Fuel Economy Claims

November 9, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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European Commission Would Limit Food-based Biofuels

October 19, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on 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 [...]

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New Fuel-Sipping Ford Plug-in Hybrid Erases Range Anxiety

October 17, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on New Fuel-Sipping Ford Plug-in Hybrid Erases Range Anxiety

 

DEARBORN, Michigan, October 17, 2012 (ENS) – The range anxiety that has troubled hybrid car buyers in the past is fast-fading into the rear view mirror.

Ford is [...]

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Business

France Invests 50 Million Euros in Electro-mobility

October 5, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on France Invests 50 Million Euros in Electro-mobility

 

PARIS, France, October 8, 2012 (ENS) – A new 50 million euro investment program to support electric vehicles and charging infrastructure was launched Wednesday by French transport, environment, [...]

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Driverless Cars Allowed on California Roads

September 26, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Driverless Cars Allowed on California Roads

 

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, September 25, 2012 (ENS) – California Governor Jerry Brown today took a test ride in a self-driving car before signing into law new safety standards [...]

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National Plug In Day Shows Fun Side of Electric Cars

September 20, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on National Plug In Day Shows Fun Side of Electric Cars

 

BOSTON, Massachusetts, September 19, 2012 (ENS) – Electric vehicles will star Sunday, September 23 for National Plug In Day, America’s largest grassroots EV event.

Nonprofit groups Plug In [...]

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San Francisco Opens Cornucopia of Electric Vehicles

September 15, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on San Francisco Opens Cornucopia of Electric Vehicles

 

SAN FRANCISCO, California, September 17, 2012 (ENS) – Called EV Week, San Francisco’s new EV public education campaign really lasts just two days – September 17 and 18 [...]

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Renault Gives Pope Benedict Two Electric Vehicles

September 9, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Renault Gives Pope Benedict Two Electric Vehicles

 

VATICAN CITY, September 7, 2012 (ENS) – French automaker Renault has presented Pope Benedict XVI with two electric vehicles designed and built to meet the the pontiff’s needs. [...]

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Air/Climate

Electric Drayage Trucks Unveiled at PortTech Los Angeles

September 6, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Electric Drayage Trucks Unveiled at PortTech Los Angeles

 

SAN PEDRO, California, September 6, 2012 (ENS) – Two electric battery-powered heavy-duty trucks that will help cut pollution at busy Los Angeles County ports were unveiled today at [...]

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India Plans for Seven Million EVs and Hybrids by 2020

September 3, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on India Plans for Seven Million EVs and Hybrids by 2020

 

NEW DELHI, India, September 3, 2012 (ENS) – The government of India has approved a plan to get up to seven million electric and hybrid vehicles on Indian [...]

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Russia’s First Electric Car Debuts in Moscow

August 30, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Russia’s First Electric Car Debuts in Moscow

 

MOSCOW, Russia, August 30, 2012 (ENS) – Russia’s largest automaker AvtoVAZ unveiled its first electric car for journalists at the Moscow Auto Show on Wednesday.

AvtoVAZ said in [...]

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Business

Obama Sets 54.5 mpg Fuel Efficiency Standards

August 28, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Obama Sets 54.5 mpg Fuel Efficiency Standards

 

WASHINGTON, DC, August 28, 2012 (ENS) – The Obama Administration today finalized national fuel economy standards that will require model year 2025 cars and light-duty trucks to get [...]

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America’s Oil City Relies on Electric Car-Sharing

August 24, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on America’s Oil City Relies on Electric Car-Sharing

 

HOUSTON, Texas, August 24, 2012 (ENS) – The Zipcar car sharing network has crafted a new partnership with the City of Houston for a municipal electric vehicle fleet-sharing [...]

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New Nanotech Batteries Allow Super-Fast Charging

August 22, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on New Nanotech Batteries Allow Super-Fast Charging

SEOUL, South Korea, August 22, 2012 (ENS) – Electric car charging time could be cut from hours to just minutes by battery technology being developed in Ulsan, South Korea. [...]

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Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles Demonstrate ‘Rapid’ Advance

August 15, 2012 News Editor Comments Off on Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles Demonstrate ‘Rapid’ Advance

GOLDEN, Colorado, August 16, 2012 (ENS) – The world’s largest, longest hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle and hydrogen fueling demonstration indicates that automakers could bring FCEVs to market in [...]

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