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New Mandate Turns California into Largest US Market for Zero Emission Vehicles

New Mandate Turns California into Largest US Market for Zero Emission Vehicles

California is on the verge of becoming the largest market for zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) in the United States, steered by the state's increasingly stringent ZEV mandate. The directive lends a holistic perspective to the adoption of ZEVs, chalking out a plan for raising consumer awareness, building required infrastru ... Continue reading

Return of the Disrupter: All-New 2016 Toyota Prius Rewrites the Hybrid Rule Book It Created

Return of the Disrupter: All-New 2016 Toyota Prius Rewrites the Hybrid Rule Book It Created

Nearly two decades before “disrupting” became a good thing to do, Toyota did it to the auto industry by launching the world’s first mass production gasoline/electric hybrid vehicle, the Prius. After selling more than 3.5 million worldwide and helping steer the industry toward hybridization, Toyota is introducing ano ... Continue reading

Charge 'Er Up: Ford Offers Three Years' Complimentary Charging to C-MAX Energi Customers with EV 1-2-3 Charge, Powered by EVgo

Charge 'Er Up: Ford Offers Three Years' Complimentary Charging to C-MAX Energi Customers with EV 1-2-3 Charge, Powered by EVgo

Ford to offer complimentary 240-volt charging to customers in California and Maryland who purchase or lease a 2016 Ford C-MAX Energi Plug-In Hybrid. EV 1-2-3 Charge card will provide drivers with unlimited four-hour sessions of charging at more than 500 participating EVgo and partner public chargers across the nation f ... Continue reading

2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Delivers Class-Leading 27-Mile All-Electric Range

2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Delivers Class-Leading 27-Mile All-Electric Range

This week the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) arrives in select dealerships with a competitively priced and compelling product that boasts a class-leading 27-mile All-Electric Range (AER). The 2016 Sonata Plug-in Hybrid offers the efficiency of an alternative powertrain with a unique aerodyna ... Continue reading

EcoBoost Sales Up 46 Percent Year-to-Date; Sales of Turbo Technology Expected to Top 1 Million in 2015 for First Time

EcoBoost Sales Up 46 Percent Year-to-Date; Sales of Turbo Technology Expected to Top 1 Million in 2015 for First Time

Year-to-date, total sales of EcoBoost®-powered Ford vehicles are up 46 percent. Ford expects 2015 will be the first year in which EcoBoost-equipped vehicles in the United States exceed 1 million sales. For 2015, EcoBoost is available on every non-hybrid light-duty passenger vehicle in Ford’s U.S. lineup. The te ... Continue reading

TomTom and Shell Collaborate for Integrated Telematics Services and Fuel Card Management - Analyst Comment

TomTom and Shell Collaborate for Integrated Telematics Services and Fuel Card Management - Analyst Comment

TomTom and Shell Collaborate for Integrated Telematics Services and Fuel Card Management Frost & Sullivan Research Manager, Sathyanarayana Kabirdas, explains why this partnership model will create multiple benefits to the entire telematics ecosystem London, UK – 11 November 2015 - TomTom Telematics, one ... Continue reading

TomTom Telematics and Shell Join Forces to Help Business Fleets Cut Fuel Costs and Carbon Emissions

TomTom Telematics and Shell Join Forces to Help Business Fleets Cut Fuel Costs and Carbon Emissions

TomTom Telematics and Shell cooperate to offer businesses in Europe a complete fuel management solution using the TomTom Telematics fleet management platform WEBFLEET alongside Shell fuel management services. “TomTom Telematics has a strong portfolio and high performance standards to help fleets improve fuel effic ... Continue reading

Apple Watch Update to AAA App Gives Consumers More Control over Gas Spending

Apple Watch Update to AAA App Gives Consumers More Control over Gas Spending

Find the Fastest Route to the Cheapest and Most Up-To-Date Gas Prices As the recognized leader in providing fuel price trends and gas prices to consumers, AAA has unveiled its AAA app functionality for Apple Watch. With the recent update, Apple Watch owners can now find the gas station that is the fastest to get to or ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Colorado Diesel: Fuel Efficiency - Up to 651 Miles Per Tank

Chevrolet Colorado Diesel: Fuel Efficiency - Up to 651 Miles Per Tank

2016 Colorado two-wheel drive model offers EPA-estimated 31 mpg highway Up to 7,700 pounds of trailering when properly equipped DETROIT – Chevrolet today confirmed that the 2016 Colorado two-wheel drive with the Duramax turbo-diesel will be the most fuel efficient pickup in America, offering an Environmental Prote ... Continue reading

2016 Fuel Economy Guide Now Available

2016 Fuel Economy Guide Now Available

The 2016 Fuel Economy Guide is now available on-line at fueleconomy.gov (http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/printGuides.shtml) and will be available in print in late November at new car dealers, credit unions, and libraries across the country. ... Continue reading

FUSO Canter E-Cell is Silent with Zero Emissions +VIDEO

FUSO Canter E-Cell is Silent with Zero Emissions +VIDEO

FUSO Canter E-Cell impresses with more than 50,000 kilometres driven 64 percent lower costs compared with conventional diesel engines in customer field trials in Portugal Powerful, high-torque electric motor Targeted operating range of at least 100 kilometres achieved STUTTGART/PORTO --October 30, 2015: 64 percent savi ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Diesel Vehicle Prices Decline Nearly 16 Percent

Volkswagen Diesel Vehicle Prices Decline Nearly 16 Percent

Kelley Blue Booktoday reports that average auction prices, along with new-car shopping activity on KBB.com, for Volkswagen diesel vehicles have declined four weeks after the diesel emissions issue was announced. The average auction price for Volkswagen diesel models dropped by nearly 16 percent since the news broke of ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Bolt EV To Be Developed Through Strategic Partnership Between GM And LG

Chevrolet Bolt EV To Be Developed Through Strategic Partnership Between GM And LG

Engineers from GM and LG Electronics Partner on Critical Components General Motors set aside traditional vehicle development in selecting LG Electronics as its partner in developing the next generation Chevrolet Bolt EV (electric vehicle), which can travel more than 200 miles on a single electric charge. Offering consu ... Continue reading

2016 Honda Civic Sedan Research - Powertrain Specs, Features and Details

2016 Honda Civic Sedan Research - Powertrain Specs, Features and Details

2016 Honda Sedan Research - Powertrain Specs, Features and Details ... Continue reading

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