General Motors Co. has announced a five-year partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to help develop the potential of the jatropha plant as a sustainable biofuel energy crop. Traditionally considered a weed, jatropha plants produce an oil that can be refined into biodiesel. The goal of the project is to demonstrate that jatropha can [...]
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) have reached an agreement on the supply under license of hybrid technology used in the Toyota Prius. Leveraging this agreement, Mazda plans to combine the hybrid system with its next-generation SKY* engine that is currently under development, and develop and manufacture a hybrid vehicle in Japan. [...]
THINK has announced a significant investment in a brand new, state-of-the-art product development facility at its corporate headquarters in Fornebu, Oslo, Norway. The company’s 70-strong team of product development engineers and technicians will shortly move into the new facility at Fornebu. The fully integrated development centre will offer the pioneering THINK team cutting-edge facilities including a [...]
BMW Forschung und Technik (Research and Technology) last week displayed a new hybrid electric vehicle that uses a UTC Power fuel cell system. The vehicle was unveiled at the 25th anniversary BMW ZT celebration in Munich, Germany. UTC Power, a United Technologies Corp. company, has been working with BMW since 1999 to develop highly efficient, [...]
Hydrogenics Corporation, a leading developer and manufacturer of hydrogen generation and fuel cell products, has announced that the company has been awarded a contract for two HySTAT-60 electrolyzers by The Linde Group for installation as part of a fueling station in HafenCity, Hamburg. The fueling station will be integrated and managed by Vattenfall, the Swedish power [...]
Renault has fitted it’s new large van ( the master) with an all new engine, the 2.3 dCi diesel. The Master will feature three versions of the 2.3 dCi unit, with power output of 100 hp, 125 hp and 150 hp. The engine will power other Renault-Nissan Alliance vehicles in the future. Based on the [...]
Hy9 Corporation, a leading manufacturer of hydrogen generators and hydrogen purifiers for energy and transportation applications, has announced the sale of its HPS industrial scale hydrogen purifiers for use in ITM Power’s Transportable Hydrogen Refueling Station. The primary barrier to the acceptance of hydrogen for fueling vehicles is the guarantee of pure hydrogen. ITM Power’s Transportable Hydrogen [...]
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation announced an unprecedented collaboration by its Canadian unit Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc. and Hydro-Québec that will put up to 50 zero-emission all-electric i-MiEV passenger cars on the streets of the City of Boucherville, an independent municipality and a suburb of Montreal, in the largest Canadian project ever fielded to integrate, [...]
NEW YORK–Medium and heavy duty commercial truck owners can increase the cargo capacity of their fleets, reduce fuel consumption and emissions, lower their maintenance costs and increase their resale value by using aluminum solutions, said an Alcoa executive who spoke at CALSTART National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Green Truck Summit in St. Louis. Todd Summe, [...]
Vehicle-mounted booms are designed to safely lift workers, in order to carry out maintenance and service work on buildings and utilities. Typical applications include street light repairs. Previously, manufacturers had to mount their personnel lifts on diesel truck chassis. The truck’s diesel engine powers the lift, creating additional harmful emissions in city centres. Now, Custers [...]
Ford’s Michigan Assembly To Build Gas- Powered, Electric, Hybrid and Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles
ZAP Begins Project Development on Green City Partnership with Shanghai’s Yangpu District in China
Uncommon Alliance to Accelerate Plug-in Cars in California
California Approves $1.2million Grant for Wrightspeed Inc. EV Plant
Nissan Delivers First “Leaf” to Customer in California
Mahindra Reva Targets to Sell 2,500 Electric Cars in India Next Year
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