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19 April 2007 posted in Green 2 views
Shanghai Motor Show: GM unveils fuel cell E-Flex E-Flex vehicle line executive Tony Posawatz with the fuel cell E-Flex Following up on the plan they laid out when they revealed the Chevy Volt at the Detroit Auto Show, General Motors has unveiled the ...
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28 September 2006 posted in Concept Cars 2 views
Paris Motor Show: Peugeot 207 ePure concept Peugeot has given us another concept car at its home-turf Paris Motor Show, as our fearless leader John Neff reports. The 207 ePure serves a double function: previewing the new 207 CC (coupe/convertib ...
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22 September 2006 posted in Green 5 views
Army takes delivery of Equinox FCV as Project Driveway kicks off The US Army took delivery of the first Chevy Equinox fuel-cell vehicle yesterday during a Washington, D.C. ceremony that marked the kickoff of GM's new Project Driveway initiative. Maj. Gen. Roger A. ...
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6 June 2006 posted in Etc. 10 views
GM teams up with Discovery for TV documentary To help rectify a relative lack of automotive content in the world of TV documentaries, General Motors and the Discovery Channel are teaming up to bring a four-part series to the small screen in 2007. ...
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19 May 2006 posted in Concept Cars 7 views
Honda to unveil new fuel cell vehicle this year In a wide-ranging speech Wednesday covering Honda Motor Company's plans for future growth, president and chief executive Takeo Fukui said that the company is currently developing a new model based on ...
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13 May 2006 posted in Marketing/Advertising 5 views
General Motors sees ethanol, fuel cell future while hybrids are for 'image' In an interview this week, Rick Wagoner, CEO of General Motors, stated GM plans to make ethanol its primary means to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil. The company is not only seeking ways to incr ...
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19 April 2006 posted in Green 8 views
Nissan's X-Trail highlights hydrogen fuel cell development Nissan’s hydrogen fuel cell laboratory-on-wheels is the FCV X-Trail, and the vehicle’s latest iteration highlights the company’s 10-year-long commitment to the hail mary pass of auto ...
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9 April 2006 posted in Concept Cars 9 views
Toyota Fine-T fuel cell concept appearing again at NY Auto show The Fine-T fuel cell concept, which made its first showing at the Tokyo show last year as the Fine-X concept, and also appeared for the first time in the U.S. at the Detroit auto show, will make yet a ...
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11 January 2006 posted in Hybrids/Alternative 10 views
Peugeot Citroen unveils smallest auto fuel cell PSA Peugeot Citroen has announced its GENEPAC fuel cell product - the smallest automotive fuel cell available so far.PSA chairman Jean-Marie Folz stresses that fuel cell technology is still at an earl ...
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28 November 2005 posted in Hybrids/Alternative 10 views
GM R & D chief speaks out on fuel cells Automobilewoche (AutoWeek's' German sister publication) interviewed GM's VP for R&D and strategic planning Larry Burns to chat about the future of fuel cell technology. Despite analysts' predictio ...
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15 November 2005 posted in Hybrids/Alternative 11 views
Honda rolls out Home Energy Station III for Fuel Cell Vehicles Honda R&D Americas introduced the Home Energy Station III Monday, its latest step toward a viable hydrogen fueled vehicle system. Developed with fuel cell technology partner Plug Power, Inc., the ...
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3 November 2005 posted in Hybrids/Alternative 12 views
Ford takes the hybrid road show to Washington Ford Motor is on Capitol Hill today to promote its advanced technology vehicles as helping to address the country's pressing environmental and energy security problems. Scott Staley, chief engineer fo ...
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18 October 2005 posted in Trends 8 views
GM to maintain ties with Isuzu and Suzuki Despite having sold its entire 20 percent stake in Fuji Heavy Industries, the parent company of Subaru, GM will maintain its current relationships with two other Japanese automakers – Isuzu and ...
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12 October 2005 posted in Concept Cars 7 views
Toyota Fine-X concept turns on a dime, literally Toyota has a lot of interesting concepts coming up. One of the more interesting concepts is the Fine-X, which combines fuel cell technology and four wheel independent drive wheels. Besides the typical ...
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11 October 2005 posted in Concept Cars 4 views
Next Mercedes F-Class concept to debut in Tokyo Mercedes Benz has used the Tokyo Motor Show to unveil its last two crazy F-Class concepts, the F400 Carving Concept and the F500 Mind Concept. Following tradition the company will unveil the F600 Hyge ...
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27 September 2005 posted in Hybrids/Alternative 8 views
DC fuel cell vehicles drive their millionth mile DaimlerChrysler proud to announce that its fleet of over 100 fuel cell vehicles operating worldwide has hit the one million-mile mark, saving about 50,000 gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel in the pr ...
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19 September 2005 posted in Trends 9 views
Toyota to use hybrid technology in lift trucks Toyota is looking to apply its hybrid technology to lift trucks, where the current market trend is moving away from internal combustion engines. The alternative to IC engines, of course, is battery po ...
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1 August 2005 posted in Hybrids/Alternative 6 views
GM and Toyota parting ways on hybrids? Rumor - and we must stress that it's an unsubstantiated one - has it that GM and Toyota will be parting ways on their hybrid development collaboration. Aw, and they never even got a chance to consumma ...
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19 July 2005 posted in Hybrids/Alternative 7 views
DaimlerChrysler betting on diesels Daimler Chrysler is expecting the popularity of diesel-equipped vehicles to grow in the U.S. and plans to be ahead of the curve in terms of research and technology. Thomas Weber, head of R&D for D ...
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28 June 2005 posted in Gadgets 9 views
Mitsubishi will mass-produce electric car in 2010 Hoping to turn his company around with new car introductions in both Japan and the U.S., President of Mitsu Motors, Osamu Masuko, announced at a shareholders' meeting last week that the company will b ...
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