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GMs Greener Vehicles
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Once one of America ’s best-known and best-selling automotive brands, Chevrolet is banking on greener cars with its emphasis on the Volt. The Volt was originally unveiled as a concept car at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The Volt is scheduled to start production in late 2010. The Volt ...8 hours ago -
Electric cars: bad for the environment?
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Electric cars could result in higher overall CO2 emissions and oil consumption, according to a new report.Do you think electric vehicles are the answer to reducing harmful emissions on our roads, or are they a bad idea?We’ve weighed up the pros and cons of electric cars to help you decide.Are there any other good or ...11 hours ago -
Are Cars Going Extinct?
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Whats the future of personal transportation? A big chunk of the federal stimulus plan supports the building, repair and expansion of roads at the same time climate scientists tell us fossil-fueled cars are pushing us more quickly toward catastrophe. Are we at a point where personal transportation might come into ...18 hours ago -
Ford develops plastic that could slash emissions
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Plastic fantastic – that’s the phrase that can be used for a new wheat-straw reinforced plastic that has been developed by the Ford Motor Company alongside academic researchers in Canada. The natural fibre based plastic contains 20 per cent wheat straw bio-filler and will be used on the 2010 Ford Flex’s ...1 day ago -
Clean up begins after lithium fire
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The town of Trial, about 600km east of Vancouver, was rocked five days ago by a series of explosions and a fire at a lithium storage building. Five fire departments from surrounding communities responded to the fire which took place at Toxco Inc, one of the most diverse battery recycling companies in operation. As ...1 day ago -
General Motors continues to thrive in China
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General Motors may have only recently bounced back from the financial doldrums, but in arguably the most important developing market in the world it is looking stronger than ever. Along with its joint ventures, GM surpassed 1.5million sales for 2009 in China on November 10. Indeed over the first 10 months of the year ...1 day ago -
Cadillac to follow Chevy Volt’s lead
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The Cadillac brand may be one of the most inspirational in motoring history, but its latest model promises to follow in the footsteps of a much more modern icon. According to reports in the Detroit News , General Motors has decided to produce the Cadillac Converj, which will be an extended range electric vehicle ...1 day ago -
Australia gets charged up by Coulomb
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With the first mass produced electric vehicles scheduled to arrive in Australia in 2010; and most manufacturers expecting to release models in 2012; the country is having to act fast to establish the necessary infrastructure to make its green car ambitions a reality. So it came as no surprise when the announcement ...1 day ago -
BMW provides update on ActiveHybrid X6
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It is BMW’s first application of the two-mode transmission it developed in partnership with GM and DaimlerChrysler, and as the debut of the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 inches ever closer, the company has released a host of new details about this eagerly anticipated model. The ActiveHybrid X6 will offer approximately a 20 ...2 days ago -
Citroen C5 gets a greener engine
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Manufacturers continue to make efforts to slash carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, and now Citroen has introduced two new greener power plants to its C5 range. In comes a new BMW co-developed 1.6i 16V THP 155hp petrol engine that replaces the out-going 2.0i 16V 143hp unit; and a new 2.0HDi 16V 160hp diesel that replaces ...2 days ago -
Renault reveals zero-emission Kangoo plans
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Having already announced that its Zoe ZE Concept will be manufactured in Flins, France (see article ) and that it’s Twizy ZE Concept will call Vallodolid in Spain its home (see article ), Renault has now revealed its plans for the future electric, zero-emission version of its Kangoo Express LCV. The vehicle will ...2 days ago -
REPORT: Chrysler disbands ENVI group, EV development will continue - Green Cars
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler , Green Daily Dodge Circuit - Click above for high-res image gallery According to a report from Reuters , Chrysler has disbanded its ENVI program and integrated the group back into its normal product development organization. Former ENVI head Lou Rhodes will now take the title of ...5 days ago -
UK Government backs electric city car
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The UK-backed Technology Strategy Board will invest £4.5million as part of a new £9million research and development project that will allow a consortium to develop four prototypes of a new all-electric city car. Known as the T.27 project the electric city car will be sustainably manufactured, and is led by a ...5 days ago -
$EVII Update from SEMA Show
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The Dean’s been all over coverage of the SEMA Show in Las Vegas this week and it’s apparent that the trend this year is going green.Yesterday afternoon, The New York Times reported that fewer companies showed up to the SEMA Show but NOT fewer people—120,232 tickets were sold for this event.The article also ...6 days ago -
First public trial of electric smart is launched
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Four electric Smart cars hit the roads of North East England this week as a regional trial was launched to give hundreds of people the experience of driving electric vehicles. The cars have been delivered to the region by the quango Cenex, the UK’s Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell Technologies, and ...6 days ago -
Solar-Powered MINILUX Concept Car By Jukka Rautiainen
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MINILUX is a concept vehicle targeted for urban dwellers who use their own car mainly for leisure purposes and rely on other forms of transport in their daily mobility. Due to its nature as a leisure vehicle, it spends long periods of time unused. When parked outside, the vehicle uses high-efficiency photovoltaic ...6 days ago -
Renault reveals electric car plans
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The Flins plant in the Paris region will be the new home of Renault’s zero emission electric city car the Zoe ZE Concept. The vehicle, which was initially unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show, is an urban, versatile model that is expected to account for two thirds of the company’s electric vehicle sales in ...6 days ago -
Toyota sets sights on China
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It’s no secret that the Chinese market is seen as a key battleground for automakers over the next two decades – and now Toyota, the manufacturer that is leading the way in the rest of the world, has outlined its initial plans for this developing sector. The company will build a research and development centre in ...6 days ago -
Huge rise in hybrid sales during October
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Hybrid sales in the USA enjoyed a significant leap during October, increasing by volume to 24,475 units – an increase of 11.4 per cent and a 2.9 per cent market share. The figures were boosted in part by the fact that October 2009 had 28 selling days compared to 27 in the previous year. However, with overall light ...6 days ago -
Chrysler outlines new strategy
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Rapid downsizing, improved fuel economy and simplification of the company’s engine line-up – they are the key elements of Chrysler’s new powertrain strategy. With a heavy reliance on the rapid transfer of Fiat Group technology for Multiair, Paolo E Ferrero, the senior vice president of Chrysler Powertrain ...1 week ago
