Oct 19, 2009
NEW YORK--The Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, a multimillion dollar competition to inspire a new generation of viable, super fuel-efficient vehicles, today announced the 43 teamsâ representing 18 states, 10 countries and 6 fuel types, that have passed the competitionâs Design Judging phase and will ... Continue reading
17 Million Natural Gas Vehicles Will Be on the Road by 2015, Forecasts Pike Research
Oct 19, 2009
BOULDER, Colo.--Natural gas vehicles (NGVs) have been in the marketplace for a long time, but despite technology advances and the ready availability of natural gas, it is still not widely accepted as a transportation fuel in many parts of the world. However, according to a new report from Pike Research, the NGV sector ... Continue reading
Even Oil Rich Iran Recognizes the Importance and Potential of CNG
Oct 19, 2009
Ironically, the leader of the Axis of Evil looks to the very same abundant national fuel source for economic stability and environmental improvement that America continues to shun By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL For years, some of us in California have laughed whenever we see trucks ... Continue reading
Oct 16, 2009
SEAL BEACH, Calif.--The City of Los Angeles has awarded a 10-year contract to Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to design, build, and operate a new public access CNG fueling station at Ontario International Airport (ONT) to serve growing fleets of CNG-fueled airport courtesy shuttle buses, taxicabs and shuttle vans. CNG fuel re ... Continue reading
Waiting for Freedom from Gasoline: An Almost Daily Blog
Oct 7, 2009
By Bob Gordon and Marc Rauch, Co-Founders of The Auto Channel September 24, 2009 - Day 416 On August 4, 2008 Barak Obama made what I consider to be the most important speech of his presidential campaign. To me it was the seminal moment that changed by opinion as to whether he could be elected President (although it did ... Continue reading
Energy Harvesting, MEMS Based Fuel Cells and Low Power ICs
Oct 6, 2009
Micro Power Technologies October 22, 2009 8AM -- 5PM Radisson Hotel San Jose, CA MEMS Investor Journal and MEPTEC, the MicroElectronics Packaging and Test Engineering Council, will hold the 1st Annual Workshop on Micro Power Technologies on October 22, 2009 at the Radisson Hotel, San Jose, CA. Space is limited -- regis ... Continue reading
Natural Gas Vehicles Offer More Incentives to "Drive Green"
Oct 5, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--Clean, green and readily available, experts are calling natural gas the smart and feasible solution for Americaâs mid-term transportation needs. However, with over 150,000 natural gas vehicles (NGVs) on American roads, over 1,100 NGV fueling stations, and one-in-five of all new transit buses bei ... Continue reading
GSA Fulfills U.S. Administration's Recovery Act-Funded Greening of Federal Fleet
Oct 1, 2009
Government's Advanced-Tech, Fuel-Efficient Buses Save Taxpayer Money WASHINGTON October 1, 2009; With the purchase of five compressed natural gas buses and 35 hybrid buses, the U.S. General Services Administration has successfully completed one of the Administrationâs key initiatives to green the federal fleet thr ... Continue reading
Icom Believes U.S. Clean Cities Grant Will Boost Propane, CNG Use
Sep 29, 2009
NEW HUDSON, Mich.--Icom North America, a leading supplier of alternative fuel systems and tanks for commercial and passenger vehicles, believes the recent U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grants to Michigan and 24 other Clean Cities clusters of government-industry partnerships, will stimulate use of liquefied propane, c ... Continue reading
GM Announces Establishment of China Science Lab
Sep 25, 2009
Will Contribute to Technological Innovation Shanghai â General Motors Company announced today the establishment of its China Science Lab in Shanghai. The unique facility will carry out important research projects in a number of automotive-related fields for General Motors. As the first major science lab establishe ... Continue reading
Sep 24, 2009
SEAL BEACH, Calif.--With growing demand for natural gas vehicles (NGVs) in the United States, Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has signed a purchase and sale agreement to acquire BAF Technologies, Inc. of Dallas, Texas, the leading provider of natural gas vehicle systems and conversions in the United States. The acquisition wi ... Continue reading
Sep 23, 2009
FRANKFURT AM MAIN--A premiere of a special kind was held on Wednesday at the 63rd International Automobile Fair (IAA PKW). For the first time those responsible for development at all seven German automobile manufacturers â together with Matthias Wissmann, President of the German Association of the Automotive Indus ... Continue reading
Sep 23, 2009
Exclusive and in-depth coverage of the 63rd Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung, the worldâs largest motor show AUTO CENTRAL - September 10, 2009: With just a few days to go before the start of the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, which is the unofficial official start of the 2010 major auto show season, TheAutoChannel ... Continue reading
Sep 16, 2009
No other premium auto maker has such good overall prerequisites as we do to fulfil the entire bandwidth of expectations from sustainable mobility for today and tomorrow," this is the conclusion delivered today by Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, at th ... Continue reading
DOT and EPA Propose National Program to Improve Fuel Economy and Reduce Greenhouse Gases
Sep 15, 2009
New Interagency Program to Address Climate Change and Energy Security WASHINGTON September 15, 2009; U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Ray LaHood and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson today jointly proposed a rule establishing an historic national program that woul ... Continue reading
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